Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Organology

FP27

Jul 12, 2025, 9:00 AM

Aula 8

Conveners

Organology

• Egberto Bermudez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

28. Haydn and the 5-string Cello

7/12/25, 9:00 AM

Free paper

In spite of its enduring appeal to audiences, the technical demands and the high tessature of the solo part of Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major (Hob VIIb:2) have made it a trial by fire for modern cellists. However, the origins of the piece have resisted musicological investigation for nearly two centuries.
In the early 20th century, Hans Volkmann and Donald Tovey argued that the...

156. Study of Lexicography and Musical Terminology of Ophicleide in the 19th Century

7/12/25, 9:20 AM

Free paper

The global trade in aerophones grew exponentially in the 19th century due to the creation of new models, the adaptation of chromatic playing mechanisms, the expansion of military and civilian bands, the dissemination of teaching manuals and the diffusion of specific repertoires. These new aerophones and their repertoires were incorporated into the musical groups of several countries during...

166. Transcultural instruments from Africa to Europe: a contribution to the cultural history of timpani

7/12/25, 9:40 AM

Free paper

In the transformation of kettledrums from military to ceremonial and parade uses, serving as a symbolic and universalist display of political power, the role played by African mediation has not been sufficiently studied. This role has been obscured by the fact that the transition of these instruments to the Western world has always been analyzed through the lens of Near Eastern mediation. The...