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    The Invention of "African Rhythm" by Agawu, Kofi

    “…"African ryhthm" was invented in the 1950s when, thanks to pioneering research by the Reverend A. M. Jones, Alan Merriam, Gilbert Rouget, Erich von Hornbostel,…”
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    Outside Ravel's Tomb by Abbate, Carolyn

    “…In his 1956 study of Ravel, Vladimir Jankélévitch remarked that music machines and animated objects are pervasive motifs in the composer's oeuvre. These motifs…”
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    The Problem with White Hipness: Race, Gender, and Cultural Conceptions in Jazz Historical Discourse by Monson, Ingrid

    “…This essay situates hipness within a broader range of African American history and moral debate than is generally presented in accounts of jazz history. The…”
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    The Quest for the Origins of Music in Germany Circa 1900 by Rehding, Alexander

    “…Speculation as to the origins of music flourished around 1900, in the climate of the recently institutionalized academic discipline of Musikwissenschaft at…”
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    "National in Form, Socialist in Content": Musical Nation-Building in the Soviet Republics by Frolova-Walker, Marina

    “…The present article examines the Soviet project of developing national musical cultures within the Caucasian and Central Asian republics of the USSR. This…”
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    Negotiating Cultural Allies: American Music in Darmstadt, 1946-1956 by Beal, Amy C.

    “…In the context of postwar and Cold War cultural politics, the Darmstädter Ferienkurse für Neue Musik set the stage for Germany's ambivalent reception of…”
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    Sonorous Bodies: Women and the Glass Harmonica by Hadlock, Heather

    “…In the 1760s, Benjamin Franklin modified the traditional "musical glasses" into the more elegant and playable "glass harmonica." Its gentle yet irresistibly…”
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    Four-Hand Piano Transcription and Geographies of Nineteenth-Century Musical Reception by Christensen, Thomas

    “…Throughout the nineteenth century, massive quantities of four-hand piano transcriptions were published of virtually every musical genre. Indeed, no other…”
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    From Maker to Composer: Improvisation and Musical Authorship in the Low Countries, 1450-1500 by Wegman, Rob C.

    “…The second half of the fifteenth century saw profound changes in the understanding and valuation of the concepts of "composer" and "composition." This article…”
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    Reply to Peter Jeffery by Treitler, Leo

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    Letter from Peter Jeffery by Jeffery, Peter

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