Dear Musicology-all mailing list members,

Taking into consideration the current situation with covid-19 and upon
receiving several enquiries, the organizational committee has decided to
postpone the deadline for submission of proposals for papers for the
international musicological conference *In search of Perfect Harmony:
Giuseppe Tartini's Music and Music Theory in Local and European contexts *to
*30 June*. Please, find the updated call for papers below.


*IN SEARCH OF PERFECT HARMONY: GIUSEPPE TARTINI'S MUSIC AND MUSIC THEORY IN
LOCAL AND EUROPEAN CONTEXTS*

International Musicological Conference

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tartini House, Piran, Slovenia

16 and 17 November 2020



The 250th anniversary of the death of the famous violinist, violin teacher,
composer and music theorist Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), which we will
commemorate in 2020, presents an opportunity to reconsider the research of
his life and work already done, as well as to address topics that have so
far remained in the background. The international musicological conference,
which will be held on 16 and 17 November 2020 in Ljubljana and Piran,
Tartini’s birthplace, will focus on Tartini’s musical-theoretical thought
and his compositional creativity.

When in 1896 Tartini’s monument was erected in Piran, one of the
commemorative records named him as “*an artist and scientist* of European
reputation *without an equal*” (*Amico*, 2 August, 1896)*.* Indeed, not
many musicians made history both as an outstanding composer (the renowned
mathematician, physicist and Tartini’s contemporary Leonhard Euler even
called him the greatest composer of the time) and as an exceptional music
theorist (beginning from traditional musical-theoretical ideas*,* Tartini
laid the foundation for many later music-acoustical considerations).
Especially after he began to devote himself to speculative reflections on
music, Tartini seems to have been searching for *harmony *between music
theory (which he studied in depth, even reaching back to ancient concepts
of music) and musical practice (his daily routine as composer and violinist
at St Anthony’s Basilica in Padua and as violin teacher).

Given that during his lifetime Tartini’s music and musical-theoretical
works were known throughout Europe, they should also be considered in a
broad European context. Despite his international reputation and his
residence in Padua, Tartini remained connected to his native Piran:
although he never returned to live there after 1708, when he left for
Padua, he stayed in touch with his family through a lively correspondence.
The influence of local (Istrian) folk-music traditions is of particular
importance for his compositional output as well as for his theoretical
reflections on music. This is revealed by the fact that the Piran archives
still hold many Tartini documents, including manuscripts containing
theoretical essays and fragments.



In this context, the following themes seem to be of special interest:

- Tartini’s music-theoretical thought in Italian and European contexts.

- Tartini as a follower of ancient theoretical tradition.

- Specific musical-theoretical questions in Tartini’s treatises.

- Tartini as a mathematician and a philosopher.

- Previous research on Tartini’s musical-theoretical thought and the
publications of his musical-theoretical writings.

- Links between Tartini’s music theory and his compositional work.

- Tartini’s music in the European context.

- Tartini’s perceptions of folk-music tradition.

- Traces of folk music (especially Istrian) in Tartini’s works.

- Musical analysis of Tartini’s works.

- Music-theoretical and compositional influences on Tartini and Tartini’s
influence on music theorists and composers of later periods.

- Other themes connected to Tartini’s compositional and musical-theoretical
work.



Proposals for papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion), which should
include a title and a short summary of the proposed topic (200-400 words),
a short biography and contact details of the author, are to be sent by
Sunday, *30 June 2020*, to *[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>*.



Authors will be informed about the selection of papers, which will be
reviewed by the international scholarly committee, no later than *31 July
2020*. The final programme of the conference will be formed by the middle
of October 2020. After the conference, the selected papers will be
published either in a monograph or a special number of Musicological
Annual.



The official languages of the conference will be Slovenian and English.



The registration fee for active participation at the conference is € 50.00;
members of the Slovenian Musicological Society may participate free of
charge.



*Invited keynote speakers*

Prof. Sergio Durante, Ph.D. (University of Padua)

Prof. Pierpaolo Polzonetti, Ph.D. (University of California, Davis)



*International scholarly committee*

Prof. Patrizio Barbieri (Rome)

Prof. Dr Matjaž Barbo (University of Ljubljana)

Prof. Sergio Durante, Ph.D. (University of Padua)

Sr. Res. Fell. Dr Metoda Kokole (Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy
of Sciences and Arts)

Prof. Dr Svanibor Pettan (University of Ljubljana)

Prof. Neal Zaslaw, Ph.D. (Cornell University)



*Organizational committee*

Assist. Prof. Dr Katarina Bogunović Hočevar (Faculty of Arts, University of
Ljubljana)

Res. Assoc. Dr Klemen Grabnar (Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of
Sciences and Arts)
Assist. Prof. Dr Nejc Sukljan (Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana)




Univerza* v Ljubljani*
Filozofska* fakulteta* doc. dr. Nejc Sukljan
*Assistant Professor*

*Oddelek za muzikologijo* / *Department of Musicology*
Filozofska* fakulteta* / Faculty *of Arts*

Aškerčeva cesta 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija / Slovenia
T.: +386 1 2411 438, M.: +386 31 575 038
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