by Louis Epstein | May 27, 2015 | Louis Epstein
It’s been a full day: morning and afternoon at the British Library, evening at the opening events of the conference I’m attending here. Highlights included: – Looked at letters written to Walter Leigh, an English composer who died fighting the...
by Louis Epstein | May 26, 2015 | Louis Epstein
On this first day of CURI research, I’m . . . in London. In my defense, I’m here to present a paper on the 1924 Soirées de Paris season, which means I’m thinking about (and soliciting feedback on) the topic of our summer-long project. I’m also...
by Louis Epstein | May 14, 2015 | Louis Epstein
Premieres, innovations, and influential revivals jump off the pages of musicological scholarship, contributing to a historical narrative that emphasizes progress and the new even when the overwhelming majority of historical evidence suggests that...