[AMS-announce] CFP: Niccolo Paganini: Diabolus in Musica, La Spezia, July 2009
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NICCOLÒ PAGANINI: DIABOLUS IN MUSICA
International Conference on the occasion
of the 8th edition of the FESTIVAL PAGANINIANO of Carro
ORGANISED BY: Società dei Concerti, La Spezia; Centro Studi Opera Omnia Luigi Boccherini, Lucca
DATES: 16-18 July 2009
LOCATION: La Spezia (ITALY), Sala Dante
Call for papers
The SOCIETA' DEI CONCERTI of La Spezia, Italy (http://www.sdclaspezia.it) and the CENTRO STUDI OPERA OMNIA LUIGI BOCCHERINI of Lucca (http://www.luigiboccherini.org), in association with MUSICALWORDS.IT (http://www.musicalwords.it), on the occasion of the 8th edition of the FESTIVAL PAGANINIANO of Carro are pleased to invite submissions from scholars of proposals for the symposium on "Niccolò Paganini: Diabolus in Musica", to be held in La Spezia, Sala Dante, from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 July 2009.
The Symposium aims to investigate different aspects of the life and works of Niccolò Paganini. The programme committee encourages submissions within the following areas, although other topics are welcome:
* Paganini and the 18th- and 19th-Centuries School of the Violin technique.
* Paganini and Viotti.
* Paganinis oeuvre in the light of the musical style of his time.
* The Role of the Orchestra in Paganinis Violin Concertos.
* Questions of performance practice in Paganinis music.
* Paganini and the bravura tradition.
* The Reception of Paganinis music.
Papers are limited to 20 minutes in length, with time following for discussion. For proposals please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words and one page of biography. All proposals should be submitted by email no later than Saturday 31 January 2009 to Dr. Massimiliano Sala (msala at adparnassum.org). Please include your name, contact details and (if applicable) your affiliation within your proposal.
For further questions, please contact:
Dr Massimiliano Sala
Via Antonio Puccinelli, 27
I-51100 Pistoia
<msala at adparnassum.org>
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