Dantes Variations Archive

"Dantes Variations" premieres in a two-day academic conference in New York

Dantes Variations” a success at two-day conference

Dantes Vari­a­tions” pre­mieres in a two-day aca­d­e­mic con­fer­ence in New York

[F]ordham Uni­ver­sity, in con­junc­tion with the joun­ral, 19th Cen­tury Music, will present a two-day con­fer­ence explor­ing the inter­tex­tu­al­ity of lit­er­a­ture and music in the 1800s, with atten­dant ram­i­fi­ca­tions for today’s […]

Richard D. Russell as part of “Counterpoints” at Fordham University

[F]ordham Uni­ver­sity, in con­junc­tion with the joun­ral, 19th Cen­tury Music, will present a two-day con­fer­ence explor­ing the inter­tex­tu­al­ity of lit­er­a­ture and music in the 1800s, with atten­dant ram­i­fi­ca­tions for today’s […]

Borrowing from literature's hero myth has been a fruitful way for composing since Beethoven's time. Here are some different ways to think about it.

Using literature’s hero myth as a blueprint for music

Bor­row­ing from literature’s hero myth has been a fruit­ful way for com­pos­ing since Beethoven’s time. Here are some dif­fer­ent ways to think about it.

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