English NEMO-Online No 2 : Contribution theme. Research groups CERMAA, ICONEA and PLM have the pleasure of calling for papers for the second issue of NEMO on the theme of ‘Modality in all its forms’. All papers welcome including Occidental forms of modality and should respect editorial terms and conditions. Papers to be sent to Richard Dumbrill (rdumbrill[[[]]]nemo-online.org) and Amine Beyhom (abeyhom[[[]]]nemo-online.org). Français Thème de NEMO-Online N° 2 Les centres et groupes de recherches CERMAA, ICONEA et PLM ont le plaisir d’annoncer que le deuxième numéro de NEMO sera consacré à “La modalité dans tous ses états” et acceptera les [more…]
(English) We are very pleased to announce that Scott Marcus, Professor of North Indian and Middle Eastern music and performance practice, Arab music theory, North Indian folk music (tuning and temperament) has joined the Academic Board of NEMO-Online. Scott Marcus is the Founder and Director of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble and the Music of India (sitar) Ensemble. He is a member of UCSB’s Center for Middle East Studies and past Board member of the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Society for Asian Music. He brings specific capabilities which complement those of the actual members, especially in Indian music theory [more…]
(French) Frédéric Billiet et François Picard, professeurs de musicologie à l’Université de Paris Sorbonne, rejoignent le Comité de rédaction de Nemo-Online : leurs compétences viennent compléter celle des autres membres en apportant des expertises sur, notamment, la musique ancienne et en ethnomusicologie analytique. Frédéric Billiet est le directeur de l’UFR (Unité de Formation et de Recherches) de Musique et Musicologie de l’Université Paris Sorbonne, et François Picard est le directeur de l’équipe de recherche Patrimoines et Langages Musicaux (PLM) au sein de l’université. Nous leur souhaitons la bienvenue. (English) We are delighted to welcome two new members in the [more…]
NEMO-Online has published this new bibliography of Musical Scales, Acoustics, Temperament and Tuning. It is intended as a complement to other specialized biographies also published by NEMO-Online, and is not exhaustive. It mainly includes references to ethnomusicological debates on the problematics of the scale, instrumental tuning and perception of intervals. Music perception is temporarily restricted to topics directly relevant to scale or temperament.
Editing Guidelines Contributors are informed that they are responsible for the content of their papers. Contributions are welcome in English, German, French and Arabic. Documents will be sent by email to Amine Beyhom, as *.doc or *.rtf compatible as well as in *.pdf. Footnotes will be numbered continuously. Illustration can be BW and colour at 300 dpi or more and must be in *.jpg or *. tif, numbered (“see Fig. X, Pl. Y”), and copyright cleared or authorized. Papers may not exceed 30 pages with an average of 1800 characters per page including inter spaces ; exceptions for the volume of [more…]
Theme: ‘Questioning Modality’ – “La modalité en question” The theme for the forthcoming issue of NEMO-Online (VOL. 1) is ”Questioning Modality’ or, “La modalité en question“. Contributions welcome in English, German, French and Arabic. Please email by end of November 2011 to Richard Dumbrill (rdumbrill[[[]]]nemo-online.org) and Amine Beyhom (abeyhom[[[]]]nemo-online.org). Click here for guidelines Please read the discussion below, in English or in French, as well as recent postings (French), referencing guidelines. Please download the transliteration guidelines for the Arabic language prior to sending your paper. Discussion (English) : Winnington-Ingram’s definition (Mode in Ancient Greek Music, Cambridge University Press 1936) is a classic: [more…]