The Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group is interested in developing a special session proposal for the 2023 meeting in Denver on the topic of Serialism at 100. We are not asking for full proposals at this time. Rather, we would like some basic information about what you plan to present: (1) what composers and/or approaches to…[Read more]

Hello everyone,
I hope this email finds you well. In preparation for the annual meeting of SMT (jointly with AMS and SEM) in New Orleans in November, Phil and I wanted to touch base with you about some things.
1. We have not heard from anyone who is able to go to the Hogan Archive on Thursday morning to learn more about the special collections…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Danny Jenkins and I have been making plans for the Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group (AADIG) meeting this fall in New Orleans. On the morning of Thursday, November 10 we are considering a field trip to Tulane University to visit the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New…[Read more]

Many, many thanks and congratulations to all the excellent presenters at the AADIG’s annual session (Laura Hibbard, Barry Wiener, Rachel Mann, and Brent Yorgason)! It was an impressive showing and scholarship of the highest quality, all around. My thanks also to all who attended, asked questions, and contributed to the vibrant scholarly c…[Read more]

Dear colleagues and members of the AADIG,

Below is a message from Richard Beaudoin which is likely to be of great concern to our Interest Group. Please note the invitation to contribute to the Google Document and to circulate it as appropriate.

The Paddock Music Library at Dartmouth College has just been closed — permanently — without con…[Read more]

Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group Meeting – TOMORROW, 12:00-12:50pm Central Time! – The Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group (AADIG) is pleased to host a presentation by Jill Vuchetich, head of the Archives and Libraries at the Walker Art Center (https://walkerart.org/ ), an institution with a long history as a lea…[Read more]

Hello all! Many of you may have gotten this email about the Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music through the SMT list, but I thought it was worth reposting here, since it deals explicitly with archival research in music, and it might be a wonderful opportunity for someone in the group! Here is the link, but please…[Read more]

Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group meeting at SMT

Friday, November 8, 12:30-2:00PM, Taft A

Chair: Benjamin Levy (University of California, Santa Barbara)

David Carson Berry (University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music), “Schenker’s Ideas Come to Middle America (Much Sooner Than You Thought): What Two Ohio Archives Tell…[Read more]

The Society for Music Theory’s Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group invites proposals for lightning talks (ten minutes) for our next annual meeting in Columbus, OH (November 7-10). We welcome research informed by the study of archival documents, including but not limited to compositional sketches, theoretical texts, performance…[Read more]

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