Musicologist. Find me at my main account @Karenma from March 2023 onward.
UK and Ireland
Joined May 2013
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On my musicology days, I'm either researching or writing. Quite a lot of writing!
#InternationalWomensDay
Musicology and also librarianship:- karenmcaulaymusicologist.blo…
@Biblio_Bill thanks for following 😀. These days my 'X'esses are usually from my @Karenmca account, so do follow me there for a more active feed.
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@RosemaryGolding thank you for following 🙏! These days my tweets all come from @Karenmca, as I decided a month ago that my various identities couldn't easily be separated. My research, musical and librarianship thoughts refuse to stay in watertight compartments!
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One Twitter account: @Karenmca karenmcaulaymusicologist.blo…
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From today, please follow my main account at @Karenmca - I've decided it's easier all round if I focus my efforts on that one. Thanks!
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Had a 'heavenly' time discovering unfamiliar repertoire! @GlasgowLib, I can explain....! This is a little piece of history in its own way.
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Disappeared down a rabbit-warren of unanswered questions in the stacks of @GlasgowLib #MitchellLibrary with one of the librarians. Not seeking music by women, but we found American 19th cent woman hymn writer, Mrs Kate S. Burr. Wonder who she was? Maybe a Sunday School teacher?
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I had two things I had to do, to a deadline. Both done. Admittedly, one was quite close to the deadline, but it was the right side of it. I think I should celebrate!
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#WorldBookDay today, so before I continue writing Chapter 5 of my 2nd book, let me share that it's ALL about books of music, instructional books about how to sing/play it - there isn't a #WorldBooksOfMusicDay, so I'll just share this day, thanks! @RoutledgeMusic @annamusiclib
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#InternationalWomensDay2023 - for historical women as well as those of us kicking around today! This was my post-Christmas-wind-down research ... her BROTHER accepted an award for her because it would have been undignified for her to make her own acceptance speech ...
‘Our Heroine is Dead’: Miss Margaret Wallace Thomson, Paisley Organist (1853-1896) – reproduced from The Glasgow Diapason, March 2023 karenmcaulaymusicologist.blo…
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Let me share this with colleague @emily_doolittle - who has strong views about such things!
I have advocated against this kind of BS my entire professional life. Music history ought not to be reduced to a popularity contest and the distribution of prizes. These are all great composers, for sure, but the top-10 idea is silly.
The top 10 composers theguardian.com/music/2011/j…
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‘Our Heroine is Dead’: Miss Margaret Wallace Thomson, Paisley Organist (1853-1896) – reproduced from The Glasgow Diapason, March 2023 karenmcaulaymusicologist.blo…
How best to organise the remaining (probably three) chapters? This one first? That one? Maybe (taking deep breath) state up-front that this factor and that one coexist - then jump right into a mega-chapter ...?
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It's happening. I feel my library hat sliding off and the research hat trying to push itself on ... must be the end of library Tuesday!
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Catalogues are MUCH more interesting as a research tool, than sitting doing the cataloguing! #HappySaturday
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Happy to see my latest article, Representation of Women Composers in the Whittaker Library, in @JofPAAP this week! All the details here:-
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blo…
@angelajaap @BreeRob_Kirk @WhittakerLib @RCStweets
Direct link:- jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/article/vi…