Theses - Music
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'A New Type of Part Writing': Notation and Performance in Beethoven's Late String Quartets
Beethoven’s late string quartets are among his most extraordinary and elusive works. A source of fascination to performers, audiences and scholars alike for nearly two centuries, they are defined by an aesthetic of ... -
From Lineage to Legacy: Charles Garland Verrinder and Victorian Anglo-Jewish Music
(2020-09-04)The work of Charles Garland Verrinder (1834-1904) provides an unusual insight into the world of Jewish music in Victorian Britain. An Anglican musician trained as a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral and with Royal Organist ... -
Music, number, and logic in Eriugena’s reading of Augustine’s De musica
This thesis examines John Scotus Eriugena’s reading of Augustine’s De musica. It argues that material from Augustine’s text is presented within a nexus of musical, logical, and numerical traditions and that it contributes ... -
Swinging the Score: Compositional and empirical investigations into the performance of swing and groove rhythms by score-reading musicians
(2021-01-30)This PhD project consists of (1) an empirical thesis and (2) a portfolio of compositions with commentary. 1.) The thesis explores the effect of habitually playing from music notation on classical musicians’ ability to play ...
