Jonathan Bellman
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Bellman is a musicologist
currently employed at the University of Northern Colorado
and a widely acknowledged expert on exoticism
and music.
Bellman is the author of The ‘Style hongrois’ in the Music of Western Europe (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1993, ISBN 1555531695) and editor of The Exotic in Western Music (Northeastern University Press, 1997, ISBN 1555533191), a collection of essays. His contributions to that volume, "Hungarian Gypsies and the poetics of exclusion" and "Indian resonances in the British Invasion, 1965-1968," are widely cited in the musicological literature.
He has written numerous articles on topics related to music and exoticism in periodicals such as the Journal of Musicological Research, Early Music, 19th-Century Music, and the Pendragon Review. His articles and books have received numerous citations in important indicator-databases such as Grove Music Online
, Music Index, and RILM
.
His book A Short Guide to Writing About Music (New York: Pearson Longman, 2000, 2nd edn 2007, ISBN 0321187911) has become a standard in the field of music history pedagogy.
He currently participates in the musicology blog "Dial 'M' for Musicology."
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
currently employed at the University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
and a widely acknowledged expert on exoticism
Exoticism
Exoticism is a trend in art and design, influenced by some ethnic groups or civilizations since the late 19th-century. In music exoticism is a genre in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times Exoticism (from 'exotic')...
and music.
Bellman is the author of The ‘Style hongrois’ in the Music of Western Europe (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1993, ISBN 1555531695) and editor of The Exotic in Western Music (Northeastern University Press, 1997, ISBN 1555533191), a collection of essays. His contributions to that volume, "Hungarian Gypsies and the poetics of exclusion" and "Indian resonances in the British Invasion, 1965-1968," are widely cited in the musicological literature.
He has written numerous articles on topics related to music and exoticism in periodicals such as the Journal of Musicological Research, Early Music, 19th-Century Music, and the Pendragon Review. His articles and books have received numerous citations in important indicator-databases such as Grove Music Online
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, it is the largest single reference work on Western music. The dictionary has gone through several editions since the 19th century...
, Music Index, and RILM
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale , commonly known as , is an international bibliography of writings on music covering scholarly publications on all kinds of music and published in any language...
.
His book A Short Guide to Writing About Music (New York: Pearson Longman, 2000, 2nd edn 2007, ISBN 0321187911) has become a standard in the field of music history pedagogy.
He currently participates in the musicology blog "Dial 'M' for Musicology."
See also
- New musicologyNew musicologyThe New Musicology is a term applied to a wide body of musicology with focus upon the cultural study, analysis, and criticism of music, with influences from feminism, gender studies, queer theory, and postcolonial studies...