Jacek Blaszkiewicz
@jacekbl.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of music history at Wayne State University. 19th/20th-century France, sound studies, histories of (sight)reading, street music. Author, Fanfare for a City (UC Press, 2024). Non-ac words in Exacting Clam, Gargoyle Magazine.
One of my class assignments is to rewrite mvt 5 of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique “but it’s Gen Z.” And it never, ever disappoints.
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
One of my class assignments is to rewrite mvt 5 of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique “but it’s Gen Z.” And it never, ever disappoints.
Coming soon in 19th-Century Music: a cultural history of sight-reading at the Paris Conservatoire
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Coming soon in 19th-Century Music: a cultural history of sight-reading at the Paris Conservatoire
Intense-looking slide from my upcoming talk,"The Science of Sight-Reading: Notation and/as Ocular Technology in fin-de-siècle France."The hands are Alfred Cortot's, recorded in slow motion then freeze-framed bar by bar.The slurs in the score are not phrasing; they denote lateral/vertical motion.
September 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Intense-looking slide from my upcoming talk,"The Science of Sight-Reading: Notation and/as Ocular Technology in fin-de-siècle France."The hands are Alfred Cortot's, recorded in slow motion then freeze-framed bar by bar.The slurs in the score are not phrasing; they denote lateral/vertical motion.
Excited to present new stuff at MLA 2026 in Toronto
August 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Excited to present new stuff at MLA 2026 in Toronto
I’m giving a joint book talk next week. Stop by via Zoom! Registration link below.
events.wayne.edu/humanities/2...
events.wayne.edu/humanities/2...
February 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m giving a joint book talk next week. Stop by via Zoom! Registration link below.
events.wayne.edu/humanities/2...
events.wayne.edu/humanities/2...
Can’t wait to pair these two in music history class next week
February 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Can’t wait to pair these two in music history class next week
Unlike university presidents, union presidents tell it like it is.
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Unlike university presidents, union presidents tell it like it is.