New Periodicals

This semiannual column selectively lists newly issued periodicals; describes their objectives, formats, and contents; and provides information about special issues, title and format changes, mergers, and cessations. The following resources were frequently consulted when assembling this column: International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP; http://music.chadwyck.com), Music Index (MI; http://www.ebscohost.com/MusicIndex.asp), RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, (RILM; http://www.rilm.org), OCLC Worldcat and Ulrich's Periodical Directory (http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/). All Web sites were accessed on 26 May 2010 unless otherwise specified.

New Titles

Jazz Inside Magazine. Edited by Gary Heimbauer. Eric Nemeyer Corp. Quarterly. Vol. 8, issue 4 (Winter 2010). ISSN 2150-3397 (print); ISSN 2150-3400 (online). Print and online format (PDF). Access: http://jazzinsidemagazine.com/. Subscription or inquiries: Eric Nemeyer Corp., P.O. Box 30284, Elkins Park, PA 19027. E-mail: eric@jazzinsidemagazine.com. $44.95 (USA); $69.95 (Canada); $99.95 (International) institutions and individuals.

Jazz Inside is aimed at a wide popular audience of jazz aficionados, designed around the theme of improvisation. According to the journal's mission statement, the editorial vision is shaped around documenting jazz repertoire and the improvised solos of practitioners, in order to motivate students and encourage jazz lovers. They also promote the art of jazz by including transcriptions, reviews and recordings, downloads, companion CDs, and instructional columns. Recent issues include interviews with prominent figures such as Sonny Rollins, bassists John Patitucci, Richie Goods, Todd Coolman, Vicente Archer, and others. Issues include up to 100 reviews of CDs, books, and other media products. Web site members can also supply their own interviews and reviews. The publisher's Web site includes partial content, video, audio, photos, and more. Subscription prices include free digital access to a monthly downloadable edition of Jazz Inside NY Magazine. See the publisher's Web site for more price options (by region and multi-year packages).

Journal of the Alamire Foundation. Brepols Publishers. Semiannual. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Autumn 2009). ISSN 2032-5371. Print format. Access: http://www.brepols.net/. Subscription or inquiries: Brepols Publishers, Begijnhof 67, Turnhout 2300, Belgium. E-mail: periodicals@brepols.net. €55 institutions and individuals (print and online).

The subtitle of this journal is Music in Private and Civic Contexts (c. 1480–1550): Lay Confraternities and the Liturgy. This semi-annual yearbook covers topics focused on musicology, analysis, music theory, paleography, notation, source studies, archival research, music and institutions, and aesthetics for a scholarly audience. The scope of the contents of the first issue includes Renaissance polyphony, text and spirituality, historical performance practice, and a research and performance practice forum. The Alamire Foundation, established in 1991, is the "International Centre for the Study of Music in the Low Countries."

The journal seeks to act as a forum for critical and outstanding research, and subject parameters include topics about Low Countries up to the end of the Ancien Régime. General editors are David Burn and Katelijne Schiltz, and there is a substantial editorial and advisory board, including distinguished scholars in musicology. Additional information available at: http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/alamire/html/frameset0.html.

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