Austin Glatthorn
@glatthorn.bsky.social
Musicologist & cultural historian, Royal Northern College of Music | Fellow, Royal Historical Society | Author, ‘Music Theatre and the Holy Roman Empire’ (CUP) | Editor, 'Eighteenth-Century Music' | Current project: 'The Cambridge History of German Opera'
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I mean, why not enjoy yourself, while being seated on top of ruined stony building that is sailing, on a wooden ship, powered by a mysterious energy that needs an exhaust pipe in the 1660s...
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I mean, why not enjoy yourself, while being seated on top of ruined stony building that is sailing, on a wooden ship, powered by a mysterious energy that needs an exhaust pipe in the 1660s...
#OTD 1792: the #Mainz Nationaltheater performed for the final time. Founded in 1788, it quickly became one of the leading German #opera and #theatre companies and performed at the imperial coronations of 1790 and 1792. Its fate changed when the French Army captured the city in Oct 1792...1/7
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Apple Music nailed the genre of Vincenzo Righini's Missa Solenne (1790): Contemporary Pop
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Apple Music nailed the genre of Vincenzo Righini's Missa Solenne (1790): Contemporary Pop
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Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in—and especially those researching—#Mozart and the music of his contemporaries. If you aren't already familiar with the site, it is worth exploring.
We have just published the 200th document on our site "Mozart: New Documents."! Mozart's autograph receipt for his honorarium in Mainz on 20 Oct 1790, plus two short reports on Mozart in the "States- und gelehrte Zeitung" in Hamburg.
www.mozartdocuments.org/news/our-200...
www.mozartdocuments.org/news/our-200...
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in—and especially those researching—#Mozart and the music of his contemporaries. If you aren't already familiar with the site, it is worth exploring.
Some shots from the wonderful Museu da Música Portuguesa/Casa Verdades de Faria
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some shots from the wonderful Museu da Música Portuguesa/Casa Verdades de Faria
Come study with us!
Fully funded #PhD at RNCM alert!
RNCM + partners in the the Crafting Care Doctoral Focal College are offering 30 AHRC studentships exploring care, creativity & community💡
💰 £20,780 stipend + fees covered
📅 EOI: 1 Dec 2025
👉 rncm.ac.uk/news
#DoctoralFunding #MusicResearch
RNCM + partners in the the Crafting Care Doctoral Focal College are offering 30 AHRC studentships exploring care, creativity & community💡
💰 £20,780 stipend + fees covered
📅 EOI: 1 Dec 2025
👉 rncm.ac.uk/news
#DoctoralFunding #MusicResearch
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November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Come study with us!
At the first of my two remaining conferences of 2025. This one is in lovely Cascais, Portugal (the final one will be in Munich in December). It’s my first time in Cascais, and I’m really enjoying it so far.
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
At the first of my two remaining conferences of 2025. This one is in lovely Cascais, Portugal (the final one will be in Munich in December). It’s my first time in Cascais, and I’m really enjoying it so far.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#Nowspinning: Lajos Lencsés performing oboe concertos by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lJ0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lJ0...
Karl Ditters vo Dittersdorf Oboe Concertos, Lajos Lencses
YouTube video by Ria Brezova
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October 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#Nowspinning: Lajos Lencsés performing oboe concertos by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lJ0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lJ0...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Just your periodic reminder that there is an early modern pub night once a month for PhDs and ECRs and anyone else who'd like to join in London. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list please DM me.
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just your periodic reminder that there is an early modern pub night once a month for PhDs and ECRs and anyone else who'd like to join in London. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list please DM me.
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📢 Call for Papers: Feuchtwanger and the Theater
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.
🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.
🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...
International Feuchtwanger Society | USC Libraries
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October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
📢 Call for Papers: Feuchtwanger and the Theater
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.
🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.
🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...
Dating back to 1681, the Ekhof-Theater in Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, is tiny, but played a significant part in the history of German music theatre. It was among the earliest German-language theatres located at a court and was where many of Georg Benda’s melodramas and Singspiele premiered. 1/3
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Dating back to 1681, the Ekhof-Theater in Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, is tiny, but played a significant part in the history of German music theatre. It was among the earliest German-language theatres located at a court and was where many of Georg Benda’s melodramas and Singspiele premiered. 1/3
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Abdication of Charles V #otd 25 Oct 1555 Philip II kneels before his father, Emperor Charles V, in the presence of the Estates of the Netherlands.
Charles V resigned Spain 16 Jan 1556. (British Museum)
Charles V resigned Spain 16 Jan 1556. (British Museum)
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Abdication of Charles V #otd 25 Oct 1555 Philip II kneels before his father, Emperor Charles V, in the presence of the Estates of the Netherlands.
Charles V resigned Spain 16 Jan 1556. (British Museum)
Charles V resigned Spain 16 Jan 1556. (British Museum)
An anecdote from the late 18c stage: an actor & singer of questionable ability encored an aria from a comic opera. Applause demanded yet another. He asked, “Is the praiseworthy audience making a fool of me, or do I really sing so beautifully? In either case, I’m at your command!”, and sang it again.
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
An anecdote from the late 18c stage: an actor & singer of questionable ability encored an aria from a comic opera. Applause demanded yet another. He asked, “Is the praiseworthy audience making a fool of me, or do I really sing so beautifully? In either case, I’m at your command!”, and sang it again.
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Life hack from the past: to read your paper book better in mid 18th century, customize the display settings of your paper lantern by adjusting brightness. #skystorians #bookhistory
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Life hack from the past: to read your paper book better in mid 18th century, customize the display settings of your paper lantern by adjusting brightness. #skystorians #bookhistory
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'History and Archives in Practice, 2026': call for participation bit.ly/4pITZrs
HAP26 takes place in Sheffield on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Closing date 31 October.
HAP26 takes place in Sheffield on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Closing date 31 October.
History and Archives in Practice, 2026: Call for participation now open - RHS
The call is now open for participants to 'History and Archives in Practice, 2026' (HAP26), the annual gathering of historians and archivists, jointly hosted by the Royal Historical Society, Institute ...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
'History and Archives in Practice, 2026': call for participation bit.ly/4pITZrs
HAP26 takes place in Sheffield on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Closing date 31 October.
HAP26 takes place in Sheffield on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Closing date 31 October.
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Psst! She is doing this 'infinite scrolling'. In the public, and in 1793. #skystorians #socialmedia
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Psst! She is doing this 'infinite scrolling'. In the public, and in 1793. #skystorians #socialmedia
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6 Flötensonaten Opus 1 der italienischen Komponistin, Sängerin und Cembalistin Anna Bon (1738–nach 1767) (RISM A/I B 3424 opac.rism.info/id/rismid/ri...): Der Nürnberger Musikdruck in der FB Gotha ist nun online zugänglich: nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:u...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
6 Flötensonaten Opus 1 der italienischen Komponistin, Sängerin und Cembalistin Anna Bon (1738–nach 1767) (RISM A/I B 3424 opac.rism.info/id/rismid/ri...): Der Nürnberger Musikdruck in der FB Gotha ist nun online zugänglich: nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:u...
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To commemorate the death of his friend Christoph Willibald #Gluck, Ignaz von #Beecke composed a ‘Musical Apotheosis’ in 1787. In fact, Beecke had earlier written a similar musical memorial on the untimely death the singer Marianne (Nanette) Gluck (Gluck’s niece & ward) in 1776.
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Tantalus figure as a joke drinking vessel.
Christopher Gandtner, 1580/90. His head is a plug which, when removed, allows the drinker to quench their thirst. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)
Christopher Gandtner, 1580/90. His head is a plug which, when removed, allows the drinker to quench their thirst. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)
October 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tantalus figure as a joke drinking vessel.
Christopher Gandtner, 1580/90. His head is a plug which, when removed, allows the drinker to quench their thirst. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)
Christopher Gandtner, 1580/90. His head is a plug which, when removed, allows the drinker to quench their thirst. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)
On this day, 1790: #Mozart performed a #concert in Frankfurt am Main during the festivities surrounding the coronation of Leopold II. Compared to other concerts at the event, Mozart’s was a relative failure: it was poorly attended and was cut short because hungry listeners wanted lunch.
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Looking forward to teaching about music and outdoor spaces in 18c Europe this week. I find the topic fascinating: so much of the repertory hasn’t been explored and/or performed. Many questions remain, even for pieces that have, like Mozart’s Serenade in B-flat Major (K361).
youtu.be/QXZFuKVtJnk?...
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Mozart - Serenade in B-flat major "Gran Partita", K.361 {Autograph score}
YouTube video by TheOneAndOnlyZeno
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October 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Looking forward to teaching about music and outdoor spaces in 18c Europe this week. I find the topic fascinating: so much of the repertory hasn’t been explored and/or performed. Many questions remain, even for pieces that have, like Mozart’s Serenade in B-flat Major (K361).
youtu.be/QXZFuKVtJnk?...
youtu.be/QXZFuKVtJnk?...
Acknowledging his employer’s fondness for the hunt, Antonio #Rosetti let the horns do some ‘barking’ in the closing movement of his ‘hunting’ Partita for winds in F Major. #Harmoniemusik youtu.be/vfqCq2vF86Y?...
Partita in F Major, M. B18: IV. Finale. Allegro à la chasse
YouTube video by Amphion Wind Ensemble - Topic
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October 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Acknowledging his employer’s fondness for the hunt, Antonio #Rosetti let the horns do some ‘barking’ in the closing movement of his ‘hunting’ Partita for winds in F Major. #Harmoniemusik youtu.be/vfqCq2vF86Y?...