
The Musical Archeologist explores forgotten ideas from music's past — old books, neglected composers, vanished musical worlds, and surprising stories from the archive. Hosted by Craig Dabelstein, the podcast brings historical musical thought back to life for curious modern listeners.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Music HistoryArtsMusicPerforming Arts | |||

In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores one of Hermann Eichborn's most wonderfully specific examples of musical regulation: the old wedding rules of Lübeck, where even music at a feast could be controlled by civic autho... more
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores one of Hermann Eichborn's strangest and most revealing stories: a world in which playing the trumpet was not merely a musical act, but a matter of privilege, authority, and profes... more
What happens when a critic is so overwhelmed by a pianist that he reaches for storms, devils, fireworks, and dancing skeletons?
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein returns to Oscar Comettant's 1874 portrait of Francis Plan... more
A score is not music. It is grammar waiting to become speech.
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein returns to Oscar Comettant's 1874 portrait of the French pianist Francis Planté to explore the role of the performer — and t... more
Before recordings could preserve a performance, a great pianist might become famous across Europe—and then almost disappear from musical memory.
In this episode, Craig Dabelstein explores Oscar Comettant's portrait of the French pianist Francis Pla... more
Episode 9: A Dreadful Hullaballoo
Why did one nineteenth-century French musician describe military bands as producing "a dreadful hullaballoo"?
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores Frédéric Berr's criticism of th... more
How can you be responsible for a band if you have no power to lead it?
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores Frédéric Berr's surprising criticism of nineteenth-century French military bands: bandmasters were expecte... more
What happens when an army's musicians are hired one day, gone the next, and loyal only to whoever pays them?
In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores Frédéric Berr's colourful account of the problems caused by freelanc... more
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Apple Podcasts | #204 |










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