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Tag: Musicology
The Dent Medal Interview: Laura Tunbridge shares thoughts on her research and the future of musicology
Here at the RMA, we continue our tradition of interviewing the winner of the Dent Medal Prize every year. Our 2021 recipient was musicologist, author and fellow of the British […]
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Rhené-Baton as Conductor and Composer: The Hiatus Years
Callum Rogers Rhené-Baton (1879–1940) was a French musician perhaps best known for his conductorship roles across Europe. Although he was born in neighbouring Normandy, Rhené-Baton gleans much of his compositional […]
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Jerome Roche Prize Winner Amanda Hsieh on the Possibilities and Responsibilities of Archival and Transnational Music Research
Continuing our series of interviews with RMA prize winners, Dr Elsa Marshall interviewed the 2020 recipient of the Jerome Roche Prize, Dr Amanda Hsieh (Durham University) after her keynote lecture […]
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Exploring Poulenc’s Paris and the Bibliothèque national de France
Kerry Bunkhall describes her journey exploring Poulenc’s Paris and the Bibliothèque nationale de France for her doctoral research.
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Creating Nature Soundscapes for Relaxation
The purpose of the blogpost is to demystify the creative process by discussing my work ‘Wind and Trees Soundscape,’ which can be listened to on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nEOBp8hqHoU Creative practices, also […]
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Deadline Extended: Library Music in Audiovisual Media
Conference/RMA Study Day (15-16 September 2022) Conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/librarymusic Library music (also known as “stock” or “production” music) occupies a pervasive presence in audiovisual media. Rather than hiring a composer […]
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Researching Film Music – Where to start?
For anyone who’s ever embarked on the journey of writing an academic essay, the feeling of having a mind full of ideas but not being sure where to start researching […]
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“A Musicologist of the Present”: Dent Medallist Eric Drott on the Current Challenges of the Music Business
Continuing our series of interviews with RMA prize winners, Elsa Marshall interviewed the 2020 recipient of the Dent Medal, Dr. Eric Drott (University of Texas) after his keynote lecture at […]
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My PhD on Ignaz Moscheles’ 19th Century Reception and Influence on Concert Life: Reflections on Methodology and Contribution to Current Scholarship (Sevastiana Nourou)
During my Master’s, my supervisor introduced me to Moscheles, who I was only aware of his name which I have read in Chopin’s letters (Dover Publications, 1988). After looking Moscheles […]
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