Dr. Mark Ferraguto

Biography

Mark Ferraguto, Professor of Musicology, specializes in music culture during 18th- and early 19th-century Europe. His teaching and research interests encompass the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, as well as the themes of folk music exoticism, historical performance practices, critical editing, and the politics of music. Ferraguto's research delves into how cultural and political history shapes musical works and styles, exemplified by his book "Beethoven 1806" (Oxford University Press, 2019), which analyzes music through a microhistorical lens, revealing the desires and demands of Beethoven's patrons, performers, and audiences. He also investigates the role of music in international relations, co-organizing the interdisciplinary conference "Music Diplomacy" in March 2013, and co-editing the book "Music Diplomacy in the Early Modern Era to the Present" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He received his Ph.D. in musicology with a concentration in performance practice from Cornell University, and his research is supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the American Musicological Society. He has presented his work at conferences across North America and Europe, including a notable position as a research associate at IES Abroad Center in Vienna in 2017. His publications include articles in journals such as Early Music, Music Letters, and the Journal of the American Musicological Society, among others. He teaches a variety of courses on music, national identity, and critical editing, and in 2019 he was awarded the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Arts and Architecture. In addition to his academic achievements, Ferraguto is an active performer on organ and harpsichord, and he is an associate member of the American Guild of Organists.

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