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2025

Conference Publication

'Then came 12 hautboys, playing charmingly’: The ceremonial role of oboe bands in Europe, 1700–1740

Owens, Samantha (2025). 'Then came 12 hautboys, playing charmingly’: The ceremonial role of oboe bands in Europe, 1700–1740. The Value of Music/ology: Joint Conference of the New Zealand Musicological Society and the Musicological Society of Australia, Hamilton, New Zealand, 29 November-1 December 2025.

'Then came 12 hautboys, playing charmingly’: The ceremonial role of oboe bands in Europe, 1700–1740

2025

Conference Publication

Keynote: Absolutely democratic?: Community, identity, and meaning in Aotearoa New Zealand’s brass bands, 1840–1920

Owens, Samantha (2025). Keynote: Absolutely democratic?: Community, identity, and meaning in Aotearoa New Zealand’s brass bands, 1840–1920. The Value of Music/ology: Joint Conference of the New Zealand Musicological Society and the Musicological Society of Australia, Hamilton, New Zealand, 29 November-1 December 2025.

Keynote: Absolutely democratic?: Community, identity, and meaning in Aotearoa New Zealand’s brass bands, 1840–1920

2025

Conference Publication

Die samtlichen Hautboisten von der Fürstlichen Hofbande’– The Role of Oboe Bands at German Courts, 1730–1755

Owens, Samantha (2025). Die samtlichen Hautboisten von der Fürstlichen Hofbande’– The Role of Oboe Bands at German Courts, 1730–1755. Fasch-Orte: Zerbst, Jever, Berlin (Internationale Wissenschaftliche Konferenz anlässlich der 18. Internationalen Fasch-Festtage), Zerbst, Germany, 20–21 June 2025.

Die samtlichen Hautboisten von der Fürstlichen Hofbande’– The Role of Oboe Bands at German Courts, 1730–1755

2025

Journal Article

Lessons by correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand

Owens, Samantha (2025). Lessons by correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand. Journal of the Viola Da Gamba Society of America, 52, 10-33.

Lessons by correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand

2024

Book Chapter

Duplex Genius: The French and Italian Musical Styles in the Instrumental Works of Johann Christoph Pez

Owens, Samantha (2024). Duplex Genius: The French and Italian Musical Styles in the Instrumental Works of Johann Christoph Pez. Transitions in Mid-Baroque Music. (pp. 3-13) edited by Carrie Churnside. Martlesham, Suffolk, England: Boydell & Brewer. doi: 10.2307/jj.11589110.9

Duplex Genius: The French and Italian Musical Styles in the Instrumental Works of Johann Christoph Pez

2024

Conference Publication

Lessons by Correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand

Owens, Samantha (2024). Lessons by Correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand. The Spirit of Gambo: The State of Viol Research, Berkeley, CA United States, 15-17 March 2024.

Lessons by Correspondence: Nathalie Dolmetsch, Mona Castle and the Viola da Gamba in 1940s New Zealand

2023

Journal Article

Helen J. English. Music and World-Building in the Colonial City: Newcastle, NSW, and its Townships, 1860–1880 (review)

Owens, Samantha (2023). Helen J. English. Music and World-Building in the Colonial City: Newcastle, NSW, and its Townships, 1860–1880 (review). Context (48), 109-112. doi: 10.46580/cx89103

Helen J. English. Music and World-Building in the Colonial City: Newcastle, NSW, and its Townships, 1860–1880 (review)

2021

Book Chapter

'Grace, Beauty, and Surprising Agility’ – Representations of Barbarina Campanini, 1742–48

Owens, Samantha (2021). 'Grace, Beauty, and Surprising Agility’ – Representations of Barbarina Campanini, 1742–48. With a grace not to be captured: representing the Georgian theatrical dancer, 1760–1830. (pp. 105-119) edited by Michael Burden and Jennifer Thorp. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols.

'Grace, Beauty, and Surprising Agility’ – Representations of Barbarina Campanini, 1742–48

2020

Book Chapter

'Seven young men on Hautboys': the oboe band in England, c. 1680–1740

Owens, Samantha (2020). 'Seven young men on Hautboys': the oboe band in England, c. 1680–1740. Musical exchange between Britain and Europe, 1500–1800: essays in honour of Peter Holman. (pp. 257-268) edited by John Cunnginham and Bryan White. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press.

'Seven young men on Hautboys': the oboe band in England, c. 1680–1740

2020

Book

Johann Sigismund Kusser, Serenatas for Dublin

Samantha Owens ed. (2020). Johann Sigismund Kusser, Serenatas for Dublin. Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, Middleton, WI, United States: A-R Editions.

Johann Sigismund Kusser, Serenatas for Dublin

2019

Journal Article

Fourth-class wine from Bietigheim? Employment conditions for Lutenist Maria Dorothea St. Pierre and Waldhornist Franz Anton Spurni at the Württemberg Court, c.1719–1736

Owens, Samantha (2019). Fourth-class wine from Bietigheim? Employment conditions for Lutenist Maria Dorothea St. Pierre and Waldhornist Franz Anton Spurni at the Württemberg Court, c.1719–1736. Musicology Australia, 41 (2), 76-90. doi: 10.1080/08145857.2019.1696163

Fourth-class wine from Bietigheim? Employment conditions for Lutenist Maria Dorothea St. Pierre and Waldhornist Franz Anton Spurni at the Württemberg Court, c.1719–1736

2019

Conference Publication

"Eine schöne Stimm”: Kapellknaben at German Lutheran Courts, 1680–1730

Owens, Samantha (2019). "Eine schöne Stimm”: Kapellknaben at German Lutheran Courts, 1680–1730. International Fasch Festival, Zerbst, Germany, 12–13 April 2019. Beeskow, Germany: Ortus Verlag.

"Eine schöne Stimm”: Kapellknaben at German Lutheran Courts, 1680–1730

2019

Journal Article

Pictorial depictions of musicians, musical instruments and music-making in the Stammbücher of Paul Jenisch and Johann Michael Weckherlin

Owens, Samantha (2019). Pictorial depictions of musicians, musical instruments and music-making in the Stammbücher of Paul Jenisch and Johann Michael Weckherlin. De Musica Disserenda, 15 (1–2), 159-177. doi: 10.3986/dmd15.1-2.08

Pictorial depictions of musicians, musical instruments and music-making in the Stammbücher of Paul Jenisch and Johann Michael Weckherlin

2018

Journal Article

The Music Collection of Johann (Ján) Kusser (1626–1695): A Hungarian Émigré in Seventeenth-Century Stuttgart

Owens, Samantha (2018). The Music Collection of Johann (Ján) Kusser (1626–1695): A Hungarian Émigré in Seventeenth-Century Stuttgart. Musicologica Brunensia, 53 (2), 61-85. doi: 10.5817/MB2018-2-4

The Music Collection of Johann (Ján) Kusser (1626–1695): A Hungarian Émigré in Seventeenth-Century Stuttgart

2018

Book Chapter

Introduction

Collins, Denis, Murphy, Kerry and Owens, Samantha (2018). Introduction. J.S. Bach in Australia: studies in Reception and performance. (pp. 1-7) edited by Denis Collins, Kerry Murphy and Samantha Owens. Melbourne, Australia: Lyrebird Press.

Introduction

2018

Book Chapter

Appendix 1

Collins, Denis, Murphy, Kerry and Owens, Samantha (2018). Appendix 1. J.S. Bach in Australia: studies in Reception and performance. (pp. 218-221) edited by Denis Collins, Kerry Murphy and Samantha Owens. Melbourne, Australia: Lyrebird Press.

Appendix 1

2018

Book Chapter

"A gothic cathedral in music": the performance and reception of Bach's Mass in B minor in 1920s Australia

Owens, Samantha (2018). "A gothic cathedral in music": the performance and reception of Bach's Mass in B minor in 1920s Australia. J.S. Bach in Australia: studies in reception and performance. (pp. 101-116) edited by Denis Collins, Kerry Murphy and Samantha Owens. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Lyrebird Press.

"A gothic cathedral in music": the performance and reception of Bach's Mass in B minor in 1920s Australia

2017

Journal Article

‘The above mentioned aliens’: Rudolf Mersy’s German band in New Zealand, 1913–19

Owens, Samantha (2017). ‘The above mentioned aliens’: Rudolf Mersy’s German band in New Zealand, 1913–19. Musicology Australia, 39 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/08145857.2017.1332971

‘The above mentioned aliens’: Rudolf Mersy’s German band in New Zealand, 1913–19

2017

Journal Article

‘Unmistakeable Sauerkrauts’: local perceptions of itinerant German musicians in New Zealand, 1850–1920

Owens, Samantha (2017). ‘Unmistakeable Sauerkrauts’: local perceptions of itinerant German musicians in New Zealand, 1850–1920. Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 15 (01), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1479409817000076

‘Unmistakeable Sauerkrauts’: local perceptions of itinerant German musicians in New Zealand, 1850–1920

2017

Book

The well-travelled musician: John Sigismond Cousser and musical exchange in Baroque Europe

Owens, Samantha (2017). The well-travelled musician: John Sigismond Cousser and musical exchange in Baroque Europe. Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom: Boydell Press.

The well-travelled musician: John Sigismond Cousser and musical exchange in Baroque Europe