[ANPPOM-L] CFP: Elgar amd Musical Modernism

[carlos palombini]

CALL FOR PAPERS

ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: ELGAR AND MUSICAL MODERNISM

INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON/GRESHAM COLLEGE

14 DECEMBER 2007

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROF. BYRON ADAMS (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE)

Among the chief areas of growth in Elgar studies in the last decade have been various approaches to his relation to musical modernism, conceived in broad terms which encompass musical structure and design and the cultural contexts in which his music was written, operated, and has maintained or changed its meaning and significance in subsequent generations. Scholars have considerably enriched our understanding of his music by assessing his symphonic processes alongside those of Sibelius, Mahler, and others; by questioning his position in British art and culture as it underwent the process of change attendant on being a late-imperial power; and by relocating his art and thought alongside
broader European concerns, for instance vis-a-vis the Decadent movement and a number of gender identities. As new definitions of modernism break down previous disciplinary boundaries, Elgar is coming into clearer focus as an important critical voice in the first years of twentieth
century.

This one-day conference is held by Gresham College, Holborn (London), in association with the Institute of Musical Research. There is no registration fee, but reservations are required. The day will end with a performance of music by Elgar and his contemporaries.

Abstracts of c.200 words are invited for twenty-minute papers on any aspect of Elgar's relation to musical modernism, broadly defined. The convenors intend to offer space to one or more student papers,
especially (but not exclusively) those drawn from essays which have been awarded the Elgar Society prize in their own universities. 

Abstracts and all enquiries about the conference should be submitted to the conference convenors, J. P. E. Harper-Scott (Royal Holloway, University of London) and Daniel M. Grimley (University of Nottingham)
at the following email address:

ElgarIMR at gmail dot com

The deadline for submissions is 17 August, and contributors will be
notified of results by 1 September.

Further information on the conference will be uploaded on the Gresham
College website as it becomes available:

<http://gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=4&EventId=718>


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