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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Herzlichen Dank. Es freut mich sehr, dass Sie durch das Buch sowohl Wezels Denken als auch die Bedeutung des Melodrams neu entdecken konnten.

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Herzlichen Dank für die freundlichen Worte. Es freut mich sehr, dass Ihnen das Buch gefallen hat.

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Lecturer in Music needed! Specialism relevant to teaching jazz and musical theatre musicological modules at years 2 and 3, fixed term until 31 August 2029 at 0.8FTE (4 days per week). Closing date 1 Sep. Please share widely! #musicology @royalmusical.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSO572/l...

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Lecturer in Music (Part time) at University of Liverpool

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Music (Part time). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Our elders still remember how to send an #email in the past. By holding your paper letter towards a nearby cloud, and wait for the internet-based email service provider to pick it up and deliver it miraculously. #skystorians

A woman, likely a nun, standing outside and holding a sealed paper letter towards the sky. Source: http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/lo-8222-1/start.htm?image=00475

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I've not been very active here recently, but I'm looking forward to seeing this forthcoming volume from the University of Chicago Press published soon. I was delighted to contribute a chapter (even if I don't really see myself as a 'Mozart scholar'!). press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Mozart and His World

A collection of essays that reinvigorates our understanding of some of Mozart’s best-loved works.One of the world’s most revered composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) wrote works in almost ev...

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

After spending a few years working as a journal editor and on a history of German opera for CUP, among other things, it has been great having a bit of time to focus on my own work again. I'm delighted to have gotten two chapters and an article off of my desk recently!

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Sarah Fox @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

IT'S PUBLICATION DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Download 'The King's Dinner: family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820' here FOR FREE and read all about George III's eating habits over breakfast! uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin... #skystorians #openaccess #18thC #foodhistory 🗃️

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The King’s Dinner

The King’s Dinner is about what it meant to be British at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the vast kitchen ledgers of two royal households made newly available to research through digiti...

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12tone @12tone.nebula.tv · 17/05/2026

This is musicology.

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Jessica A. Holmes @holmesjessica.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Conference: “Global Music History & Northern Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries” Fri May 15-Sat May 16 at the University of Copenhagen (South Campus) feat. a keynote lecture by @katherineschof8.bsky.social ! Organized by my colleague Mikkel Vad. globalhumanities.ku.dk/events/2026/...

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Global Music History and Northern Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Conference.

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Calling for speakers Our QGIS Open Day this month falls on 24th April. We'd love to have you as one of our speakers. Come share your thoughts with the global community! Sign up on the wiki: github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-April… or reach out to […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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RNCM Research @rncmresearch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A long‑lost 19th-century piano concerto by Beethoven’s pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) - re-discovered, edited, and premiered by Dr Adam Swayne (@adamswayne.bsky.social) - has recently been published for the first time in history by A-R Editions 🎶🎹 🎵 Full story: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/long-lo...

Front cover of the publication:

Ferdinant Ries

Grand Concert Pour le Pianoforte

First version of Piano Concerto No.6 in C Major, Op.123

Edited by Adam Swayne

Flyer of the new publication, with the following additional information :

This edition presents the first version of Ferdinand Ries's earliest piano concerto, the Grand concert pour le pianoforte (1806), which has gone untouched for over two centuries. Composed upon Ries's return to Bonn after his time as Beethoven's piano pupil, secretary, and copyist, this ambitious and expansive concerto shows the undeniable influence of his former teacher. Following extensive revision, the concerto was eventually published as the Piano Concerto No. 6 in C Major, op. 123, but Ries's preservation of his original autograph supports the idea that he regarded the first iteration of the concerto as not just an early draft but an important score in its own right. This edition not only facilitates comparison with the work's later version, which illuminates stylistic shifts within the piano concerto genre in the context of a single work, but also explores Ries's earliest foray into one of the most significant areas of his compositional output.

Dr. Adam Swayne is Deputy Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. He has undertaken research into Ferdinand Ries as a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University. Alongside nineteenth-century concertos, contemporary music has been the primary focus of his performing career, following the example of his teacher at Northwestern, Professor Ursula Oppens. He cofounded the London-based Riot Ensemble, which won the inaugural Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize in 2020. He has recorded two solo albums with Coviello Classics that address societal issues in the United States. He was the only artist to be nominated in two categories at the 2019 Opus Klassik awards in Germany. The BBC have recommended his performances in print, broadcast, and online. The Times described him as "a pianist of formidable technique and high intelligence," and the Evening Standard as "an ideal blend of panache and subtlety."

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Corona Schröter’s ‘Fünf und Zwanzig Lieder’ (1786) lists subscribers, their locations, and the quantity ordered. Alongside 64 copies intended for 15 local noble patrons, 506 copies of her #songs reached musicians in at least 47 locations, summarised in the #map below.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🚨WE'RE HIRING AGAIN – AGAIN!🚨 Music @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Super excited to announce this post: Lecturer in Performance, fixed-term 2 years We're looking for a distinguished performer and performance teacher to head up our new MMus Performance specialism www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/138365-...

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Lecturer in Performance (Academic Education Pathway) | King's College London

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨WE'RE HIRING AGAIN!🚨 Music @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Permanent lectureship in historically European music (anywhere in the world) in the long 18C. Must have PhD in hand at application. Deadline 12th March; job talks/interviews 1st & 2nd April for ASAP start. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/138148-...

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Lecturer in Music History | King's College London

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I enjoyed my tenure as Reviews Editor at 'Eighteenth-Century Music'. It was a wonderful experience, and I learned a lot from that role and my amazing colleagues. It was a difficult decision to step down, but I look forward to supporting the journal in this new capacity! And congrats, Annika!

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RNCM Research @rncmresearch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

📣 Call for Expressions of Interest 👇 The RNCM invites proposals from international early‑career researchers, particularly those addressing wind & brass band music, for the @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships 2026. 📆 EoI deadline: 17 February 2026 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/call-fo...

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Call for Expressions of Interest – British Academy International Fellowships at the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

Call for Expressions of Interest – British Academy International Fellowships at the Royal Northern College of Music The […]

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposal for this year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with German History Society! 📯 📅 29 May 2026 📍German Historical Institute London ⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2026 1/3

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

#OTD 1789: ice on the #Danube broke causing severe flooding in #Linz (among other places). Maria Magdalena #Kauth responded by composing and publishing ‘Gemälde der Natur’ to raise funds for the victims. Depicting a storm, the #melodrama commemorated the flood, victims, and rescuers.

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#OTD 1775: ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ premiered in the Friedenstein Palace #Theatre, Gotha. Created to highlight the talents of actor Esther C. #Brandes by Georg Benda and her husband Johann, the #melodrama was a sensation that was translated for performance across #eighteenth-century Europe.

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Wolfgang Amadeus #Mozart was born #OTD, 1756. Here is a simple #map I quickly of his life’s travels a while ago (I hope to remake it soon). My maps have tended to summarize the journeys of #18c musicians. This time I went for completeness, so it is a bit crammed!

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RNCM Research @rncmresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Our Spring Term has just begun and we're kicking off 2026 with some exciting news! The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students (OfS) to grant Research awards, giving us Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read the full announcement: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-se...

On the left is a picture of the RNCM building in the snow and under a clear blue sky. On the right is text announcement reading:

Full Research Degree Awarding Powers: The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students to grant Research awards, with Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read more: rncm.ac.uk/news

On the left is a picture of Professor Wiebke Thormählen, RNCM's Director of Research. On the right is Wiebke's comments following the announcement of this exciting news: "RNCM's vibrant research culture is central to the institution's ethos and learning environment. The authorisation of Full Degree Awarding Powers is a key piece in upholding and continually enhancing the music industry training that we provide for students across all levels of study".

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Well hello, again, Regensburg. It’s been a while!

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

👋 Alas, I won’t make it this trip (though it did cross my mind 😉)

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It’s great to be back in Munich for my last conference of the year. The Christmas season definitely helps the atmosphere!

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I mean, why not enjoy yourself, while being seated on top of ruined stony building that is sailing, on a wooden ship, powered by a mysterious energy that needs an exhaust pipe in the 1660s...

The image in full glory. A ship sailing.

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

In the end, the abrupt regime change in #Mainz led to a scenario where the new administration was enthusiastic about—but financially, ideologically, and logistically ill-equipped to support—the #theatre that had flourished under the former electoral government and ultimately led to its collapse. 7/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

In mid-1793, troops from Brandenburg-Prussia retook the city. The bombardment destroyed the theatre, its sets, and wardrobe. The court eventually returned, but not the renowned Nationaltheater that performed before international audiences at imperial coronations in 1790 and 1792. 6/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

When elections were held in February 1793, only c400 showed up to vote after days of threats and coercion (Mainz’s total population was c30,000). Some elected in surrounding areas refused to serve. It seems as though they knew the Mainzer Republik’s days were numbered. And they were right. 5/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Mainz’s c500 Jacobins listed in the Red Book tried organising their own political theatre in its place, but the few musicians and actors who remained refused to perform or lend costumes, sets, etc. Records, testimonies, and letters reveal most Mainzers refused to support the French. 4/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The French and their supporters did at least try to raise money for the theatre through dances, as depicted below. Yet it was clear to Nationaltheater personnel by November that they had no future in Mainz: most fled to areas untouched by the war like Hamburg and Berlin. 3/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Performances continued at first. But the theatre struggled without the ticket sales generated by Mainz’s electoral court and citizens. According to local actor Joseph Anton Christ, very few French military theatregoers paid: their belief in freedom and equality meant ‘everything must be free’. 2/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

#OTD 1792: the #Mainz Nationaltheater performed for the final time. Founded in 1788, it quickly became one of the leading German #opera and #theatre companies and performed at the imperial coronations of 1790 and 1792. Its fate changed when the French Army captured the city in Oct 1792...1/7

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Apple Music nailed the genre of Vincenzo Righini's Missa Solenne (1790): Contemporary Pop

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...

The image of 1612 shows an academic scene of early modern Europe: a lecture hall with a professor on a professorial chair at the upper centre, a large groups of students present.

This is one from a series of eighteen plates by the workshop of Crispijn van de Passe, depicting scenes of academic life, more here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1972-0722-6-3

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in—and especially those researching—#Mozart and the music of his contemporaries. If you aren't already familiar with the site, it is worth exploring.

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Some shots from the wonderful Museu da Música Portuguesa/Casa Verdades de Faria

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

At the first of my two remaining conferences of 2025. This one is in lovely Cascais, Portugal (the final one will be in Munich in December). It’s my first time in Cascais, and I’m really enjoying it so far.

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Harlequin costume (German, #c18th #c18 #18thc), Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Wool jacket and trousers with inlaid patchwork in yellow, white green and red with animals embroidered in wool and silk

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

#Nowspinning: Lajos Lencsés performing oboe concertos by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lJ0...

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Karl Ditters vo Dittersdorf Oboe Concertos, Lajos Lencses

YouTube video by Ria Brezova

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Electoral coach and sleighs, Nymphenburg #c18th #c18 #18thc

Huge rococo coach in gilt wood, designed to be drawn by eight horses

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Anna Cusack @annacusack.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Just your periodic reminder that there is an early modern pub night once a month for PhDs and ECRs and anyone else who'd like to join in London. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list please DM me.

Woodcut of four individuals around a table which has tankards of ale on it and a candle in a candle stick. One individual on the right as you look at the image is smoking a pipe and standing. The others are sitting. They are dressed in late Elizabethan or early Stuart clothings with some hats with feathers. One individual may be a woman the other three are male.

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German Studies Association @thegsa.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

📢 Call for Papers: Feuchtwanger and the Theater 📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible) ⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026 Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome. 🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...

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International Feuchtwanger Society | USC Libraries

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I was really just lucky when I was there: right time and place to get to operate the thunder machine. Still, sounds like we had a similar experience in Gotha!

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Austin Glatthorn @glatthorn.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

The town is absolutely lovely. I was very lucky to have visited it not that long ago (as well as @fbgotha.bsky.social and the theatre itself). Stefan Dittmayer was kind enough to give me a theatre tour and even let me operate some of the stage machinery—I was truly lucky. Can’t wait to visit again.

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