The American Musicological Society (AMS) is a musicological organization which researches, promotes and produces publications on music. Founded in 1934, the AMS was begun by leading American musicologists of the time, and was crucial in legitimizing musicology as a scholarly discipline.
"exists to expand understanding of music and sound through research, teaching, learning, and advocacy."[1]
Headquarters
New York, NY, US
Key people
Steve Swayne (President) Siovahn Walker (Executive Director)
Website
www.amsmusicology.org
At present, approximately 3000 individual members from forty nations are a part of the Society. Since 1948, the AMS has published the triannual Journal of the American Musicological Society.
The society consists of approximately 3000 individual members divided among fifteen regional chapters across the United States, Canada, and elsewhere, as well as 60 committees and subcommittees. It was admitted to the American Council of Learned Societies in 1951, and participates in the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale. The society's annual meetings consist of paper presentations, panels, and lecture-concerts, as well as more-or-less informal meetings of numerous related musical societies. Many of the society's awards, prizes and fellowships are announced at these meetings.
The AMS awards three fellowships to graduate students in musicology, with a deadline for applications typically in early January. They include the Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation-year Fellowships, Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship, and the Holmes/D'Accone Dissertation Fellowship in Opera Studies.[4]
Publications
Most of the society's resources are dedicated to musicological publications: the triannual Journal of the American Musicological Society (1948–present) published by the University of California Press. The journal publishes scholarship related to historical musicology, critical theory, music analysis, ethnomusicology, gender and sexuality, popular music, aesthetics and more. JAMS was preceded by the annual Bulletin (1936–1947) and the annual Papers (1936–1941).[5] With Oxford University Press, the society sponsors the series AMS Studies in Music.[6]
Other items published by the society include the series Music of the United States of America (1993–present),[7] and the blog Musicology Now. MUSA is a forty-volume scholarly series that addresses American musical styles, including jazz, psalmody, popular song, art song, and experimental music. Musicology Now publishes essays written for the general public. It seeks to engage educators, musicians, listeners, and colleagues with fresh research and ideas about music. The Journal of Music History Pedagogy (JMHP) covers any aspect of the teaching and learning of music history at both the undergraduate and graduate level, for all audiences (majors, non-majors, and the public), and all genres of music.
Additionally, the AMS underwrites expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, providing between $75,000 and $100,000 of publication subventions each year.
Crawford, Richard (1984). The American Musicological Society, 1934-1984: An Anniversary Essay. Philadelphia: American Musicological Society. OCLC 11474705.
"AMS 75: The American Musicological Society Celebrates a Birthday". Celebrating the American Musicological Society at Seventy-five(PDF). Brunswick: American Musicological Society. 2011. ISBN978-1-878528-14-8.
Haar, James. "AMS 75: The American Musicological Society Celebrates a Birthday". In AMS (2011), pp. 45–66.
AMS (2011a). "Appendices". In AMS (2011), pp. 83–125.
american, musicological, society, confused, with, american, institute, musicology, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, . Not to be confused with American Institute of Musicology This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources American Musicological Society news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The American Musicological Society AMS is a musicological organization which researches promotes and produces publications on music Founded in 1934 the AMS was begun by leading American musicologists of the time and was crucial in legitimizing musicology as a scholarly discipline American Musicological SocietyFormationJune 3 1934 89 years ago 1934 06 03 FoundersVarious See list George S DickinsonCarl EngelGustave ReeseHelen Heffron RobertsJoseph SchillingerCharles SeegerHarold SpivackeOliver StrunkJoseph YasserTypeNonprofit organizationPurpose exists to expand understanding of music and sound through research teaching learning and advocacy 1 HeadquartersNew York NY USKey peopleSteve Swayne President Siovahn Walker Executive Director Websitewww wbr amsmusicology wbr orgAt present approximately 3000 individual members from forty nations are a part of the Society Since 1948 the AMS has published the triannual Journal of the American Musicological Society Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Publications 4 List of presidents 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Sources 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditThe American Musicological Society grew out of a small contingent of the Music Teachers National Association and more directly the New York Musicological Society 1930 1934 It was officially founded on 3 June 1934 by the leading American musicologists of the time George S Dickinson Carl Engel Gustave Reese Helen Heffron Roberts Joseph Schillinger Charles Seeger Harold Spivacke Oliver Strunk and Joseph Yasser 2 3 Its first president was Otto Kinkeldey the first American to receive an appointment as professor of musicology Cornell University 1930 Overview EditThe society consists of approximately 3000 individual members divided among fifteen regional chapters across the United States Canada and elsewhere as well as 60 committees and subcommittees It was admitted to the American Council of Learned Societies in 1951 and participates in the Repertoire International des Sources Musicales and the Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale The society s annual meetings consist of paper presentations panels and lecture concerts as well as more or less informal meetings of numerous related musical societies Many of the society s awards prizes and fellowships are announced at these meetings The AMS awards three fellowships to graduate students in musicology with a deadline for applications typically in early January They include the Alvin H Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation year Fellowships Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship and the Holmes D Accone Dissertation Fellowship in Opera Studies 4 Publications EditMost of the society s resources are dedicated to musicological publications the triannual Journal of the American Musicological Society 1948 present published by the University of California Press The journal publishes scholarship related to historical musicology critical theory music analysis ethnomusicology gender and sexuality popular music aesthetics and more JAMS was preceded by the annual Bulletin 1936 1947 and the annual Papers 1936 1941 5 With Oxford University Press the society sponsors the series AMS Studies in Music 6 Other items published by the society include the series Music of the United States of America 1993 present 7 and the blog Musicology Now MUSA is a forty volume scholarly series that addresses American musical styles including jazz psalmody popular song art song and experimental music Musicology Now publishes essays written for the general public It seeks to engage educators musicians listeners and colleagues with fresh research and ideas about music The Journal of Music History Pedagogy JMHP covers any aspect of the teaching and learning of music history at both the undergraduate and graduate level for all audiences majors non majors and the public and all genres of music Additionally the AMS underwrites expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship providing between 75 000 and 100 000 of publication subventions each year List of presidents EditSource 8 Otto Kinkeldey 1935 36 Carl Engel 1937 38 Carleton Sprague Smith 1939 40 Otto Kinkeldey 1941 42 Glen Haydon 1943 44 Charles Seeger 1945 46 George S Dickinson 1947 48 Curt Sachs 1949 50 Gustave Reese 1951 52 Donald Jay Grout 1953 54 Karl Geiringer 1955 56 J Murray Barbour 1957 58 Oliver Strunk 1959 60 Donald Jay Grout 1961 62 Nathan Broder 1963 64 William Mitchell 1965 66 Jan LaRue 1967 68 William S Newman 1969 70 Claude V Palisca 1971 72 Charles Hamm 1973 74 Janet Knapp 1975 76 James Haar 1977 78 Howard Mayer Brown 1979 80 Howard E Smither 1981 82 Richard Crawford 1983 84 Margaret Bent 1985 86 Lewis Lockwood 1987 88 H Colin Slim 1989 90 H Wiley Hitchcock 1991 92 Ellen Rosand 1993 94 Philip Gossett 1995 96 James Webster 1997 98 Ruth A Solie 1999 2000 Jessie Ann Owens 2001 02 Wye J Allanbrook 2003 J Peter Burkholder 2003 04 Elaine Sisman 2005 06 Charles M Atkinson 2007 08 Jane Bernstein 2009 10 Anne Walters Robertson 2011 12 Christopher Reynolds 2013 14 Ellen T Harris 2015 16 Martha Feldman 2017 18 Suzanne G Cusick 2019 20 Steve Swayne 2021 2022 References EditCitations Edit About The AMS American Musicological Society Retrieved 1 May 2022 Crawford 1984 p 1 Judd 2001 para 1 Haar 2011 pp 46 47 Judd 2001 para 5 Haar 2011 p 49 Haar 2011 p 50 AMS 2011a pp 83 92 Sources Edit Crawford Richard 1984 The American Musicological Society 1934 1984 An Anniversary Essay Philadelphia American Musicological Society OCLC 11474705 AMS 75 The American Musicological Society Celebrates a Birthday Celebrating the American Musicological Society at Seventy five PDF Brunswick American Musicological Society 2011 ISBN 978 1 878528 14 8 Haar James AMS 75 The American Musicological Society Celebrates a Birthday In AMS 2011 pp 45 66 AMS 2011a Appendices In AMS 2011 pp 83 125 Judd Robert 2001 American Musicological Society Grove Music Online Oxford Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article A2256004 subscription or UK public library membership required Further reading EditOliver Strunk State and Resources of Musicology in the United States ACLS Bulletin 19 1932 Arthur Mendel Curt Sachs and Carroll C Pratt Some Aspects of Musicology New York 1957 B S Brook ed American Musicological Society Greater New York Chapter a Programmatic History 1935 1965 New York c1965 W J Mitchell A Hitherto Unknown or a Recently Discovered Musicology and the Computer ed B S Brook New York 1970 1 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Musicological Society Official website American Musicological Society s channel on YouTube Musicology Now blog run by AMSPortals Classical music Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Musicological Society amp oldid 1170283154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
