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Harpsichord & Fortepiano, published twice a year, is intended for everyone interested in the world of early keyboard instruments: devotees -- the professional and the amateur -- players, makers, restorers and listeners. Since its relaunch, the 9 published issues of Harpsichord and Fortepiano have included over 50 articles, covered 10 major festivals, reviewed over 40 books and musical scores and over 130 recordings. Articles are about: ... collections (for example, the Neumeyer Collection in Germany), ... instruments (a survey of the keyboards in use in Haydn's Vienna), ... performers, both historical (Isolde Ahlgrimm) and living (Igor Kipniss, Jane Chapman), ... performance practice (a special edition focusing on continuo), ... repertoire (John Field and contemporary music), ... building, making and restoring instruments etc. Our contributors are from around the world -- from, for example: Argentina, the States, Canada, Europe, Australia -- and include established scholars such as Richard Maunder and Philip Pickett, as well as younger scholars such as Giulia Nuti and Robert Webb. Articles can be short and informal, or long and scholarly -- whatever best suits the subject. We have covered festivals from Boston to Bruges, Melbourne to Montreal. H&F is essential reading for all those interested in early music and early keyboard instruments (including the clavichord). In addition, it is able to provide a forum for new ideas and new thinking. ...

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"The Medieval Music & Arts Foundation is an incorporated non-profit public charity. The present activities of the foundation center on online publishing. We have readers and supporters around the world. …

The activities of the foundation grew from those of Todd M. McComb to include contributions from other valued colleagues. Dr. McComb continues to direct the foundation and edit the web site.

The Medieval Music & Arts Foundation welcomes a wide variety of viewpoints. We make every effort to check facts for accuracy, as well as to correct any errors brought to our attention.

Some content areas were developed online as early as 1991. Our formal incorporation to serve as an umbrella for these resources was in 1999. Thank you for your interest."

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Traverso is a quarterly package of news and information to connect and inform everyone interested in the history of the flute and its music.

Each issue carries a short outline of a topic of interest to historical flutists. In the first twenty years (1989-2008), articles have appeared on instruments and materials, performance practice, pitch and tuning, technique, repertory and music publishing, biography, chronology, and commentary. News items cover events, competitions, new recordings and editions, personalities, instruments for sale, new articles and books. Occasionally, selected significant new publications, music and recordings are reviewed. ..“

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Early Music Vancouver has gained international acclaim as one of the foremost organisations in North America devoted to the performance and study of music from the Middle Ages through the late Romantic era. Through its winter & summer concert series featuring both local and international talent, through its extensive range of summer courses & workshops as part of the Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, and through its many other activities and innovative programming, Early Music Vancouver has been an important force in the development and growth of early music. ...

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"Early Music America (EMA) is a not-for-profit service organization for the field of historical performance in North America. Founded in 1985, EMA's goal is to expand awareness of, and interest in, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods. EMA's members receive a quarterly magazine, bulletins, and benefits including access to reduced-rate insurance, discounts on publications, concerts, and festivals, and eligibility for awards and scholarships. With its broad membership, including professional performers, ensembles, presenters, instrument makers, amateur musicians, and audience members, Early Music America serves as an advocate for the field throughout the continent. Find out more about becoming a Member of EMA. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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The Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music (JSCM) is published by the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music to provide a refereed forum for scholarly studies of the musical cultures of the seventeenth century. These include historical and archival studies, performance practice, music theory, aesthetics, dance, and theater. JSCM also publishes critical reviews and summary listings of recently published books, scores, and electronic media.

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