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Announcement of a New J.C. Bach Edition
Johann Christian Bach (1735–82), youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was one of the most gifted composers of the eighteenth century. Unlike his father and brothers, J.C. Bach traveled to Italy, where he studied with Padre Martini in Bologna and learned how to compose opera in the galant style. After making his debut with Artaserse for Turin and writing two operas for Naples, he was called to England in 1762 and eventually became music master to Queen Charlotte. While in London he wrote new operas and arranged pasticcios for the King’s Theatre, and he befriended the young Mozart during his family’s visit to London. In the 1770s, J.C. Bach was commissioned to write two operas for the Mannheim court and one French opera for Paris.
The Packard Humanities Institute is pleased to announce a new edition: Johann Christian Bach: Operas and Dramatic Works. Our goal is to make available, in both printed and digital formats, a critical edition of the composer’s operas, an oratorio, and several cantatas. The fifteen volumes include:
1. Artaserse
2. Catone in Utica
3. Alessandro nell’Indie
4. Orione, ossia Diana vendicata
5. Zanaida
6. Adriano in Siria
7. Carattaco
8. Endimione
9. Temistocle
10. Amor vincitore
11. Lucio Silla
12. La clemenza di Scipione
13. Amadis de Gaule
14. Gioas, re di Giuda
15. Cantatas
Each volume contains a critical report with a brief description and evaluation of the sources used for the edition. An introduction provides background on the opera’s first production, along with a brief summary of its plot, and the opera’s reception to the present day. In addition, a modern version of the libretto is included, reflecting the music underlay in Italian or French, as well as an English translation.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Margaret R. Butler, Ulrich Leisinger, David W. Packard,
Annette Richards, Stephen Roe, Christoph Wolff, Peter Wollny
EDITORIAL STAFF
Paul Corneilson, Managing Editor
Laura Buch, Editor
Jason B. Grant, Editor
Conference Report: “Reassessing Haydn’s Sacred Music, 12–14 June 2023, Eisenstadt, Austria”
Robert Wrigley’s Conference Report: Reassessing Haydn’s Sacred Music, 12–14 June 2023, Eisenstadt, Austria is now available on HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America. It can be accessed here: https://remix.berklee.edu/haydn-journal/vol13/iss1/4/
Conference: “Reassessing Haydn’s Sacred Music”
June 12–14, 2023, Haydnhaus, Eisenstadt, Austria
Scholars from North America, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, and Japan will present papers and hold roundtable discussions on Haydn’s sacred music as products of the Catholic Enlightenment, their influences, performance aspects, and reception. For a complete program, please click the following link: Haydn Conference 2023.
Registration is $50 for HSNA members, $90 for non-members, which includes a 2023 membership in HSNA. To register, please contact Michael E. Ruhling (mergsl@rit.edu).
Eisenstadt Hotel information: https://www.eisenstadt-tourismus.at/hotels-reiseinfos/unterkunftsliste#/unterkuenfte
Co-sponsored by:
Haydn Society of North America
Internationale Joseph Haydn Privatstiftung Eisenstadt
Additional financial support generously provided by:
Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (https://botstiberbiaas.org/)
Rochester Institute of Technology School of Performing Arts (https://www.rit.edu/performingarts/)
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New Article Published in HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America
Thirty Years On: Reflections on Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony by James Webster
By L. Poundie Burstein, Elaine Sisman, W. Dean Sutcliffe, and James Webster.
Published in HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America, Vol. 13 (2023)
It has been just over thirty years since James Webster published his influential monograph Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony and the Idea of Classical Style: Through-Composition and Cyclic Integration in His Instrumental Music (Cambridge University Press, 1991). To honor the anniversary of Webster’s groundbreaking book, Encounters with Eighteenth-Century Music: A Virtual Forum steering committee asked L. Poundie Burstein, Elaine Sisman, and W. Dean Sutcliffe to offer perspectives on the book, and James Webster to respond to their perspectives. The interesting online session occurred on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, and included a lively open discussion following the presentations and Webster’s response. The three presenters and Webster graciously consented to publish their perspectives and response in this article to inaugurate the 2023 “Farewell” volume of HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America.
HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America Editorial Director search.
The Haydn Society of North America seeks an Editorial Director for its open-access, peer-reviewed online journal HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America (https://remix.berklee.edu/haydn-journal/). Candidates are expected to be visionary and open to new directions in scholarship and its dissemination, be knowledgeable of web-based academic editorial practices, be able to work collaboratively among a team of scholars, web media experts, and other fields related to publication, and have a record of publication and editing of scholarly material.
The duties of the position include:
1. Preside over the journal’s international editorial board
2. Solicit, receive, and organize submissions through the Berklee REMIX submission system
3. Oversee peer review process
4. Proofread and edit submissions
5. Work with authors to create appropriately formatted visual and electronic materials, such as music scores, tables, figures, etc., to include in articles electronically, and in hard-copy format
6. Negotiate subscription and publication aspects between HSNA, its members, and Berklee REMIX, as necessary from time to time
7. Generate and have sent out notices of publication
8. Negotiate relationships with publishers, recording companies, and other such entities for use of online materials, as necessary
9. Work with Berklee REMIX editorial, technical, and business staff to ensure smooth, proper, and timely delivery of the journal content
10. Other editorial, business, communication, and technical tasks that come up from time to time
11. Serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the HSNA Board (unless also serving as an elected member of the Board), serving as liaison between Berklee REMIX and the HSNA Board and Society, including generating a journal report for each annual general meeting of the Society.
The position begins in January 2023, with the first ½-year working in collaboration with Michael Ruhling, the journal’s current Editorial Director. This is an unpaid position. Those interested in applying for the position should send a letter of interest and cv to Michael Ruhling (Michael.Ruhling@rit.edu), by December 15, 2022. Nominations are also welcome; please include contact information with nominations.
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