Musicology, music & terror
Really wonderful article on musicology and music-as-torture, by Suzanne Cusick. Musicology, Torture, Repair in Radical Musicology.
Musical surprises #12: The ‘tango’ is a maxixe is a polka with a habañera rhythm
The maxixe was a lower-class dance that caused outrage in upper and middle class society in late 19th century Brazil. Not only did partners hold each other by the buttocks,…
Musical surprises #2: Chopin’s mazurkas aren’t mazurkas
Chopin's "mazurkas" in fact comprise three different kinds of Polish dance in triple meter.
The bifurcating waltz, moths & Van der Merwe
Warning: this post may contain traces of moth Spent the day at Senate House Library (the music bit), on one of my regular-ish trawls for new stuff to include in…