Index and Bibliography Series Editor Annual Report 2021

submitted by Maristella Feustle

Current Roster

  • Maristella Feustle, series editor (2022)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Bring the Metaldata bibliography project (Capuzzo and Archer-Capuzzo) to successful completion
    • Title was published in the summer of 2021
  • Bring the choreographic music bibliography (Payette) to successful completion
    • The manuscript is with production
  • Continue inviting proposals and setting new titles in progress
    • A contract for the guide to Beethoven sonatas (Stroh) was signed in March of 2021.
  • Assess existing series titles (going back to the 1960s) for potential updates, look for additional gaps in coverage to fill)
    • One possible item for continuation would be Arthur Wenk’s prior titles in the series on musical analyses in the remainder of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first (divided as needed into manageable scope)
    • Popular music and its subgenres continue to offer new avenues to pursue
    • There remains important work to be done in diversifying the offerings within the series.

List of Future Goals

  • Continue to invite proposals in the remainder of this editor’s term
    • FY 2019-2020 Action: Engage with Other Fine Arts Professional Organizations to Pursue
      Collaborations for Meetings, Education, and Advocacy.
  • Ensure a smooth transition with continuity of activities and information between the current editor and the next editor