'Musical representations of Europe in myth and allegory are well known, but when and under what circumstances did the words "European" and "music" become linked together?' Looking forward to seeing how David R.M. Irving's new #book addresses these points. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

mapping out for my students where the great #cities of the world were to be found c. 1400

With a bank holiday weekend ahead of me, I'm looking forward to a long overdue revisit of Robert Rawson's #Bohemian #Baroque. Can't wait to get stuck in! cambridge.org/core/books/boh…

Wranitzky’s ‘Oberon, König der Elfen’ (1789) was a popular #opera in the late #18c. Arrangements like these allowed people to experience it—and other operas—outside the #theatre. While keyboard adaptations were common indoors, those for winds were ideal for outdoor performance.

One of the oldest preserved palace #theatres in Europe is found in Schloss #Ludwigsburg, a residence of the Dukes of #Württemberg. It first raised its curtain on 23 May 1758 and enchanted its guests with its impressive stage technology.

I made a map of the Holy Roman Empire

Really looking forward to visiting UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG and the @HabsburgOpera Team again in a few weeks for this #conference. #Habsburg #opera uni-leipzig.de/en/event-detai…

#OTD 1791: the premieres of ‘Habsburgs Meistersänger’ and ‘La clemenza di Tito’. The first was a #melodrama by Weinlig, the second an #opera by Mozart. Both works were designed to celebrate Leopold II’s coronation as Bohemian king, which occurred earlier that day in Prague.

Well hello again, #Leipzig. It is great being back for what promises to be a stimulating conference on #opera, dynastic representation, and #Habsburgs Europe.

Managed to catch the German premiere of a recently uncovered work by #Mozart yesterday: leipzig.de/newsarchiv/new…

#OTD, October 1, 1273 the imperial princes elected Rudolf von Habsburg, a battle hardened 55 years old ruthless warrior as king. Though he was a mere count, without him the Holy Roman Empire may well have vanished and the Habsburg dynasty would never have risen to power. 🧵(1/

🙏 #antisemitism

Some new morning listening. It makes a nice follow-up to their first #recording of Anton Zimmermann's #symphonies: music.apple.com/gb/album/anton…

Corona Schröter’s ‘Fünf und Zwanzig Lieder’ (1786) lists subscribers, their locations, and the quantity ordered. Alongside 64 copies intended for 15 local noble patrons, 506 copies of her #songs reached musicians in at least 47 locations, summarised in the #map below.

#OTD 1790: #Mozart performed a #concert in Frankfurt am Main during the festivities surrounding the coronation of Leopold II. Compared to other concerts at the event, Mozart’s was a relative failure: it was poorly attended and was cut short because hungry listeners wanted lunch.

Has anyone watched this? I’m only halfway through the first episode and I don’t see how this is any different than *the* story of #Mozart that those interested know already. So far it seems tired and rehearsed. Is it worth sticking it through to episode 3? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Come work with me! Three TT jobs in my department. Assistant Professor of Music Education, Choral (TT): jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/236715 Assistant Professor of Violin (TT): jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/237056 Assistant Professor of Composition, Commercial Music (TT): jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/237765

Another draft #map of music from eighteenth-century Germany. This one shows the geographic reach of subscribers to Ernst Wilhelm #Wolf's 'Sechs leichter Claviersonaten' (Weimar, 1787). According to the publisher, its 387 copies reached keyboardists in 79 places. Here they are:

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Romantic Music Aesthetics by Matthew Pritchard Reassesses the political motives and consequences of Romantic music aesthetics and gives nuance to our understanding of its relationship to emotion. 📚 cup.org/3DAhpM9