Scales v. Mode
By Nicholas D. Lewis This post will be relatively short, but I feel that this topic needs to be discussed. Two musicological gadflies at my old high school in Pennsylvania were debating about the...
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On Another Note… Or Pitch?
Nicholas D. Lewis So it turns out that music theorists often don’t make the distinction between the terms note and pitch. If music theorists don’t make the distinction, then what motivation do...
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Musical Villain Series: Did Stravinsky Ruin Music?
Igor Stravinsky (ca.1920s-1930) Nicholas D. Lewis I am not one to cast aspersions, but we should be honest with ourselves: today’s performance culture has been sterilized. Seventy or eighty years ago,...
View ArticleMusical Villain Series: Recordings
This Musical Villain Series is not an outlet to castigate performers or composers. My assertions are not so narrow in scope; indeed an equally culpable perpetrator is the collective unit known as...
View ArticleBrief Note: Axiomatic Approach to Theory
Let me be clear. Music theory is an insular academic discipline, but things are getting better as the topics get more rigorously codified and generally accepted in academia. But no one knows better...
View ArticleNigerian Church Music: Reform
Segun Akinfenwa Unlike the early years of worship in the Church of Nigeria, where each music setting – Canticles, Psalms, Chants, Hymns, Versicles and Responses – has a different part, the present day...
View ArticleNigerian Church Music: Reform
By Segun Akinfenwa Unlike the early years of worship in the Church of Nigeria, where each music setting – Canticles, Psalms, Chants, Hymns, Versicles and Responses – has a different part, the present...
View ArticleReview: University Symphony Concert (FSU)
By Nicholas D. Lewis I do not often write reviews about performances or musicians, but I attended a concert this evening that forces me to break the mold. The Florida State University Symphony , lead...
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Why We Study Music
First pops concert at Cascades Park. What does it take to create a great performance? Fighting against trains, humidity, and buckets of rain, the Florida State University Philharmonia Orchestra...
View ArticleOpen Minds
Almost ten years ago, IMSLP started with a passion of giving the world access to music. We believe that all people, no matter their background, should have the chance to connect with one of the...
View ArticleInternships
IMSLP is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting internship applications from motivated risk-takers! Our interns work directly with our department leaders in order to gain experience in...
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