New PeriodicalsAuthor(s): Karen LittleSource: Notes, Second Series, Vol. 57, No. 1 (Sep., 2000), pp. 178-179Published by: Music Library AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/899812 .

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NEW PERIODICALS BY KAREN LITTLE

This semiannual column lists newly issued periodicals; describes their objectives, formats, and contents; and provides information about special issues, title and format changes, mergers, and cessations.

Free-Reed Journal. Center for the

Study of Free-Reed Instruments. Edited by Allan W. Atlas. Annual. Vol. 1 (fall 1999). Subscription: Pendragon Press, P.O. Box 190, Hillsdale, NY 12529. Individual, $15 (North America), $20 (Overseas); Institutions, $25 (North America), $30 (Overseas). ISSN 1526-3029.

This journal's inaugural issue contains five heavily documented articles on five dif- ferent instruments: the accordion, con- certina, harmonica, harmonium, and khaen. By publishing these articles, the jour- nal satisfies one of its main goals, to "cut across the entire gamut of free-reed instru- ments" rather than to focus on just one. It hopes to cover the spectrum of free-reed instruments in a way that is consistent with high scholarship but free of elitism. All per- spectives of the instruments are covered, including acoustics, organology, history, sociology, iconography, repertory, and performance traditions. The journal also offers detailed reviews of books, music, and recordings pertaining to all types of free- reed instruments, as well as a bibliography of recent publications, an announcement column, and a communications section.

As a publication of the Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments, the jour- nal is included on the Web site for that group, and a list of contents of the journal will appear there.

Gig Magazine. Edited by Bill Evans.

Monthly. September 1999-November 1999. Subscription: Gig Subscriptions, Miller Freeman PSN, 460 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Individual, $16.95 (United States),

$31.95 (International surface mail), $46.95 (International airmail). ISSN 1093-5657.

First issued in February/March 1997, this magazine claims to be "the #1 resource for professional bands and musicians." The short articles are distributed among three sections: Biz, Sweat, and Tech. The Biz sec- tion covers record companies and individ- ual musicians as well as topics that will assist readers in various aspects of the music busi- ness, such as "Booking Better Jobs." The Sweat section carries regular feature arti- cles on instrumental technique. The Tech section treats amplification, recording, and other sound-technology concerns of the magazine's readers.

The magazine's Web site (http://www. gigmag.com) offers a search engine for lo- cating articles in back issues, which are available for purchase through this search mechanism when available. The Web site does not offer tables of contents or the text of past issues.

Music Education Research. Edited by Sarah Hennessy. Semiannual. Vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1999). Subscription: Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Ltd., Customer Services Department, Rankine Road, Basingstoke, Hants RG24 8PR, United Kingdom. Indi- vidual, £34 (U.K.), £56 (North America); Institution, £78 (U.K.), £128 (North America). ISSN 1461-3808.

This refereed journal's stated focus is "firmly on research" in hopes of providing "a new source of insight and illumination" for the academic and professional commu- nity. The scholarly articles range from five thousand to eight thousand words in

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length and are reviewed by at least two ref- erees prior to publication. They are fol- lowed by extensive lists of references and footnotes, as appropriate. The subjects are wide-ranging, including topics as varied as the question of who should be involved in the music education of children and reflections on what music is. A "Viewpoints" section serves as a forum for shorter pieces, such as short research papers, responses to previous papers, issues for debate, and pro- posals for collaborative research. Reviews appear annually in the October issue.

Volume 2 of the journal will appear online. Information on this and the free contents-page alerting service for this jour- nal are found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/ journals/alphalist.html.

Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography. Research Center for Music Iconography. Edited by Zdravko Blazekovic. Semiannual. Vol. 23, nos. 1-2 (spring-fall 1998). Sub-

scription: Research Center for Music

Iconography, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016. Individual, $20; Institution, $35. ISSN: 1522-7464.

As the discipline of music iconography has flourished, it has needed a forum less restrictive than the RIDIM/RCMI Neisletter. Recognizing this, the editors of the Newsletter terminated their publication in 1997 and released in its place Music in Art. Although the newjournal retains the num- bering scheme of the Newsletter, this is truly an international journal reflecting the needs of a full-fledged discipline. Still in an 81/" X 11" format, appropriate for the many reproduced plates that appear throughout it, the journal contains schol- arly articles of considerable length, all of which are thoroughly documented. The black-and-white reproductions are clear. (They would be spectacular in color.)

The journal also reviews a wide variety of books as well as exhibitions. While articles

and reviews may be submitted in English, French, Italian, or German, with one ex- ception, all of the text in the inaugural issue is in English. The international scope of the journal is evident, however, in the list of contributors.

Mozart Society of America Newsletter. Mozart Society of America. Edited by Edmund Goehring. Semiannual. Vol. 3, no. 2 (27 August 1999). Sub-

scription: Mozart Society of America, Music Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5025. Individual, $25; Student, $15; Institution, $25. ISSN 1527-3733.

The Mozart Society of America, a group affiliated with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, was founded in November 1996, and the group's first newsletter appeared in January 1997. The Society exists "for the advancement of re- search about the life, works, historical con- text, and reception of Wolfgang Amade Mozart, as well as the dissemination of in- formation about study and performance of related music," and this newsletter seems key to this mission.

The newsletter is substantial, typically containing a lengthy book review and record review, abstracts of papers to be pre- sented at upcoming meetings (or those of the recent past), a list of new writings in English on Mozart, a calendar of events, and calls for papers.

The Society's Web site at http://www.unlv. edu/mozart provides helpful information about the society as well as lists of contents for all newsletters issued to date.

... and briefly noted

20th Century Music (ISSN 1085-5505) be- came 21st Century Music with volume 7, number 1 in January 2000. Previously pub- lished by 20th Century Music, it is now pub- lished by 21st Century Music.

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