American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter Conference Proceedings

Contents

Papers Read

Benedicto Sáenz’ Libera Me and the Silence of Guatemalan 19th-Century Choral Music
(Andrés R. Amado, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

The Music Privilege Walk
(Kendra Preston Leonard, Silent Film Sound and Music Archive)

Paper Abstracts

Jacques Offenbach’s La belle Hélène: Parodic Mythology
(Melissa Cummins, Sam Houston State University)

Poster Session Abstracts

Improvisation in Simon Mayr’s Adelasia ed Aleramo
(Xuan Qin, The University of Texas at Austin)

The Use of the Bassoon in Paul Hindemith’s Concerto for Trumpet, Bassoon, and Strings
(Eloy F. Ramierez III, Texas State University)

The Vocal Music of Jacob J. Sawyer (1856-1885): A Content Analysis of the Lyrics
(Nico Schüler, Texas State University)