Shay researches and writes about the music of Henry Purcell and of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England. Publications include the book Purcell Manuscripts: The Principal Musical Sources (Cambridge University Press, co-authored with Robert Thompson), a recipient of the Music Library Association’s Vincent H. Duckles Award, given annually to “the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music.” Articles have appeared in the journals Early Music, Music & Letters, and Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, and in the books Purcell Studies (Cambridge University Press) and King Arthur in Music (D. S. Brewer). He has completed a new critical edition of Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas, for Bärenreiter (Kassel, Germany, expected to be published in March 2023), and has now embarked on a second editorial project for Bärenreiter, Purcell's opera, King Arthur.
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Historical musiocology, source studies, seventeenth century, England
MUSC 4202 - Special Topic in Musicology: Current and Critical Issues
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Spring 2022
Examination of a specific topic of current or critical interest within areas of music history, ethnomusicology, critical theoryand practice across the spectrum of Western, Popular and World Music traditions. Designed as a capstone course for music majors who have completed a full complement of musicology courses. Topics vary from term to term. Instructor consent is required for non-music majors.
MUSC 5708 - Introduction to Music Bibliography and Research
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Spring 2022
Explores basic informational sources about music and musicians; a study of citation formats, research methodologies and writing techniques employed in music research papers, theses and dissertations. Intended to increase students' information fluency. Required in all master's degree programs.
MUSC 5712 - Renaissance Music
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Spring 2021
Provides a repertory and analysis of polyphonic music, 1400-1600. Same as MUSC 4712.
MUSC 5852 - 17th and Early 18th Century Music
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Fall 2022
Examines music and writings about music from the Baroque era. Emphasizes cultural and musical analysis and surveys current musicological literature. Same as MUSC 4852.
MUSC 7822 - Seminar in Musicology
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Fall 2022
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. Offered fall only.
