I've not been very active here recently, but I'm looking forward to seeing this forthcoming volume from the University of Chicago Press published soon. I was delighted to contribute a chapter (even if I don't really see myself as a 'Mozart scholar'!). press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Mozart and His World

A collection of essays that reinvigorates our understanding of some of Mozart’s best-loved works.One of the world’s most revered composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) wrote works in almost ev...

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About one more week to apply to join us in Durham this coming academic year as a Teaching Fellow in Music Psychology! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW347/t...

Teaching Fellow in Music Psychology at Durham University

An academic position as a Teaching Fellow in Music Psychology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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After spending a few years working as a journal editor and on a history of German opera for CUP, among other things, it has been great having a bit of time to focus on my own work again. I'm delighted to have gotten two chapters and an article off of my desk recently!

IT'S PUBLICATION DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Download 'The King's Dinner: family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820' here FOR FREE and read all about George III's eating habits over breakfast! uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin... #skystorians #openaccess #18thC #foodhistory 🗃️

The King’s Dinner

The King’s Dinner is about what it meant to be British at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the vast kitchen ledgers of two royal households made newly available to research through digiti...

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This is musicology.

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Do you ever think about the fact that the designers of General Midi were tasked with coming up with the 128 most important instruments in the world, and one of the answers they came up with was "Goblins"

Conference: “Global Music History & Northern Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries” Fri May 15-Sat May 16 at the University of Copenhagen (South Campus) feat. a keynote lecture by @katherineschof8.bsky.social ! Organized by my colleague Mikkel Vad. globalhumanities.ku.dk/events/2026/...

Global Music History and Northern Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Conference.

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Looking forward to a symposium on various aspects of eighteenth-century musical life this afternoon at @rncmresearch.bsky.social @rncmlive.bsky.social! www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/...

RNCM Research Forum: Mini-Symposium on Eighteenth-Century Music - Royal Northern College of Music

The RNCM is a leading international conservatoire and live music venue in the heart of Manchester

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Calling for speakers Our QGIS Open Day this month falls on 24th April. We'd love to have you as one of our speakers. Come share your thoughts with the global community! Sign up on the wiki: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-April-2026 or reach out to […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

A long‑lost 19th-century piano concerto by Beethoven’s pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) - re-discovered, edited, and premiered by Dr Adam Swayne (@adamswayne.bsky.social) - has recently been published for the first time in history by A-R Editions 🎶🎹 🎵 Full story: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/long-lo...

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.

🚨WE'RE HIRING AGAIN – AGAIN!🚨 Music @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Super excited to announce this post: Lecturer in Performance, fixed-term 2 years We're looking for a distinguished performer and performance teacher to head up our new MMus Performance specialism www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/138365-...

Lecturer in Performance (Academic Education Pathway) | King's College London

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🚨WE'RE HIRING AGAIN!🚨 Music @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Permanent lectureship in historically European music (anywhere in the world) in the long 18C. Must have PhD in hand at application. Deadline 12th March; job talks/interviews 1st & 2nd April for ASAP start. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/138148-...

Lecturer in Music History | King's College London

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I enjoyed my tenure as Reviews Editor at 'Eighteenth-Century Music'. It was a wonderful experience, and I learned a lot from that role and my amazing colleagues. It was a difficult decision to step down, but I look forward to supporting the journal in this new capacity! And congrats, Annika!

RNCM Research@rncmresearch.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two RNCM researchers, Dr Annika Forkert & Dr Austin Glatthorn (@glatthorn.bsky.social), have recently taken up prominent editorial roles for internationally renowned music journals, strengthening the RNCM’s global impact on music scholarship & research innovation 👇 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-re...

📣 Call for Expressions of Interest 👇 The RNCM invites proposals from international early‑career researchers, particularly those addressing wind & brass band music, for the @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships 2026. 📆 EoI deadline: 17 February 2026 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/call-fo...

Call for Expressions of Interest – British Academy International Fellowships at the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

Call for Expressions of Interest – British Academy International Fellowships at the Royal Northern College of Music The […]

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Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposal for this year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with German History Society! 📯 📅 29 May 2026 📍German Historical Institute London ⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2026 1/3

#OTD 1789: ice on the #Danube broke causing severe flooding in #Linz (among other places). Maria Magdalena #Kauth responded by composing and publishing ‘Gemälde der Natur’ to raise funds for the victims. Depicting a storm, the #melodrama commemorated the flood, victims, and rescuers.

#OTD 1775: ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ premiered in the Friedenstein Palace #Theatre, Gotha. Created to highlight the talents of actor Esther C. #Brandes by Georg Benda and her husband Johann, the #melodrama was a sensation that was translated for performance across #eighteenth-century Europe.

Wolfgang Amadeus #Mozart was born #OTD, 1756. Here is a simple #map I quickly of his life’s travels a while ago (I hope to remake it soon). My maps have tended to summarize the journeys of #18c musicians. This time I went for completeness, so it is a bit crammed!

Our Spring Term has just begun and we're kicking off 2026 with some exciting news! The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students (OfS) to grant Research awards, giving us Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read the full announcement: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-se...

Well hello, again, Regensburg. It’s been a while!

It’s great to be back in Munich for my last conference of the year. The Christmas season definitely helps the atmosphere!

I mean, why not enjoy yourself, while being seated on top of ruined stony building that is sailing, on a wooden ship, powered by a mysterious energy that needs an exhaust pipe in the 1660s...

#OTD 1792: the #Mainz Nationaltheater performed for the final time. Founded in 1788, it quickly became one of the leading German #opera and #theatre companies and performed at the imperial coronations of 1790 and 1792. Its fate changed when the French Army captured the city in Oct 1792...1/7

Apple Music nailed the genre of Vincenzo Righini's Missa Solenne (1790): Contemporary Pop

Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...

This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in—and especially those researching—#Mozart and the music of his contemporaries. If you aren't already familiar with the site, it is worth exploring.

Dexter Edge@dexedge.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We have just published the 200th document on our site "Mozart: New Documents."! Mozart's autograph receipt for his honorarium in Mainz on 20 Oct 1790, plus two short reports on Mozart in the "States- und gelehrte Zeitung" in Hamburg. www.mozartdocuments.org/news/our-200...

Some shots from the wonderful Museu da Música Portuguesa/Casa Verdades de Faria

Come study with us!

RNCM Research@rncmresearch.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Fully funded #PhD at RNCM alert! RNCM + partners in the the Crafting Care Doctoral Focal College are offering 30 AHRC studentships exploring care, creativity & community💡 💰 £20,780 stipend + fees covered 📅 EOI: 1 Dec 2025 👉 rncm.ac.uk/news #DoctoralFunding #MusicResearch

At the first of my two remaining conferences of 2025. This one is in lovely Cascais, Portugal (the final one will be in Munich in December). It’s my first time in Cascais, and I’m really enjoying it so far.

Harlequin costume (German, #c18th #c18 #18thc), Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg