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MTO 2.6 1996

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  1. Mikropolyphonie
  2. Ethnomusicology Online
  3. Word and Music Studies: Call for Papers
  4. Georgia Association of Music Theorists: Annual Meeting


Mikropolyphonie

Mikropolyphonie is a refereed online journal published on the World Wide
Web. It aims to encourage scholarly analysis and discussion in any genre of
contemporary music making and research.  Check out our demonstration site at:

http://farben.latrobe.edu.au/mikropol
Call for submissions ==================== This is a call for submissions for the first online issue of Mikropolyphonie. Its feature section will be on "Musical Futures" in which we invite you to speculate on music beyond 2000. Articles can adopt this theme or any general subject matter associated with contemporary music. Deadline 31st July for expressions of interest. Submissions should be as follows: Text (max 2000 words): html or plain ASCII text. Images: GIF or JPEG format Sound: AIFF format soundfiles, 8-bit, 22kHz sampling rate, mono. The above may be sent to: J.Giovinazzo@latrobe.edu.au as Macintosh-formatted email attachments or on Macintosh-formatted HD floppy disk to: The Editor, Mikropolyphonie Music Department La Trobe University Bundoora, Vic 3083 Australia While authors should adopt the Harvard style, we are keen to explore the interactive frontiers possible on the "net". To discuss proposals, articles, or any other editorial queries, please contact David Hirst (editor) at D.Hirst@latrobe.edu.au Mikropolyphonie is a project of the National Networked Facility for Research in Australian Music. This facility has been made possible through financial assistance from the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training Mikropolyphonie J.Giovinazzo@latrobe.edu.au

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Ethnomusicology Online

Ethnomusicology Online
http://research.umbc.edu/eol/

Ethnomusicology Online (EOL) seeks scholarly and general
submissions in ethnomusicology and related disciplines that take
advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the World Wide Web.
Articles for the online scholarly journal will be peer-reviewed.
General articles on any ethnomusicology subject will not be
peer-reviewed. We plan to publish EOL at least yearly on CD-ROM.
Reviews, reports, dissertation abstracts, and other contributions
will be edited in consultation with authors.

Submissions combine text, video, graphics, and audio, and all
issues are available free of charge at the web site.

Editor: Karl Signell
E-mail: signell@umbc.edu

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Word and Music Studies: Call for Papers

WORD AND MUSIC STUDIES:  ASSESSING AN INTERART DISCIPLINE

An International Conference
May 29 - June 1, 1997
Graz, Austria

It is the aim of this interdisciplinary conference to survey the field of
Word and Music Studies, to define its subject, methods and objectives and
to describe the field's state of the art.  Scholars from various areas of
activity in Word and Music Studies are invited to present their views on
the shape of the whole discipline from the perspective of their own work,
with a strong emphasis on general reflection.

Sections of the conference will be devoted to questions of the scope, the
critical methodology and the institutional dimension of the field.
Ideally, the sessions will combine stumulating position statements with
focused discussion.

Following an initiative taken at the 1995 Lund conference on "Interart
Studies: New Perspectives", it is envisioned to found, at the conference
here announced, an International Association of Word and music Studies.
Results of the conference are expected to form the basis for the furture
work of the Association.

Offers of conference papers should be sent to Walter Berhnart at the
address below by October 1, 1996.  They should include a title, a brief
statement on the perspective the presentation will take on the topic of
the conference, and an indication of the expected duration of the
presention, which should not exceed 30 minutes.

The organizers of the conference will be happy to welcome participants at
Graz, which is a typical univeristy city of a quarter million inhabitants,
near the Alps and near lovely wine-growing areas, with a large medieval
town centre and a thriving cultural life.

A diversified social program will complement the conference events.

Graz University
Department of English
Section "Literature and the Other Arts"
Chair: Professor Dr Walter Bernhart
A-8010 Graz, Austria
Heinrichstrasse 36
tel.++43-(0)316-380/2478 (or 2475, or 2497)
fax:++43-(0)326-380-9765
e-mail: walter.bernhart@kfunigraz.ac.at

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Georgia Association of Music Theorists: Annual Meeting

EVENT: GAMUT 1997 Meeting
HOST: University of Georgia, Athens, GA
DATE: February 21-22, 1997
DESCRIPTION:
The Georgia Association of Music Theorists will hold it's annual meeting February 
21-22, 1997 at the University of Georgia in Athens.  Gary Wittlich (Indiana 
University) will be the keynote speaker.

The Program Committee invites papers dealing with any aspect of music theory to be 
submitted for the meeting, along with proposals for a Friday evening panel session 
dealing with any aspect of theory pedagogy. Papers may be 30-45 minutes in length, 
and the panel session should be an hour and a half.  Manuscripts should be 
double-spaced with one-inch margins. Send four copies, including a short abstract 
to:

Professor Leondard Ball, Program Chair
University of Georgia
School of Music
250 River Road
Athens, GA  30602

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Up to meeting date, 2/21/97
PAPER/PROPOSAL DEADLINE: December 16, 1996
COST AND PAYMENT OPTIONS:
$25 for regular members, $30 for dual members (same address, one copy of 
mailings), $15 for students and retired faculty.  Cost includes membership in 
GAMUT through spring 1998 and a subscription to the GAMUT Journal.  

TRAVEL AND HOTEL INFORMATION:
To Be Announced

CONTACT:
Kristin Wendland
GAMUT Secretary
Music Department
Morris Brown College
643 Martin Luther King Dr.
Atlanta, GA  30314

e-mail:  ir002842@interramp.com
Phone:(404) 220-0045
Fax:  (404) 220-0261

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