In a few Classical era works, an entire composition, or a large section thereof, ends with an imperfect authentic cadence (IAC), completing the har... MORE
Form, Tonality, and Influence in Eric Ewazen's Sonata No. 1 for Flute and Piano
The attraction of music by Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) partially stems from the expressive interweaving of multiple nineteenth- and twentieth-century inf... MORE
Imagining an Autochthonous Music: The First Movement of W.G. Still's Fourth Symphony
William Grant Still occupied a singularly exalted place in American music during the 1930s and 1940s. His music was recognized as being emblematic ... MORE
Mozart's Osmin and the Phrasing of Discomposure
Perhaps the most memorable character in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail is Osmin, the grumpy harem overseer whose angry antics receive some ... MORE