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Two OU papers at “Expressions of Britishness: Music and the Arts in the Twentieth Century” conference
“Expressions of Britishness” is a one day conference to be held at the Institute for Musical Research at Senate House, University of London in association with the RMA (Royal Musical Association) and CHOMBEC (Centre for the History of Music in Britain, … Continue reading
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Music Research Student on BBC ‘One Show’
Part-time OU Music Department research student, David Hammond, will be featured on the BBC ‘One Show’ from 7 pm on Friday 9 November discussing the role of the Last Post and Reveille as part of military ceremony. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tcw7
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Handel Institute Conference: ‘Handel at Court’
OU music department staff Donald Burrows and Helen Green will present papers at the Handel Institute conference, which will be held at The Foundling Museum, London, on 24 and 25 November. Donald will talk about the relationships of George I … Continue reading
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The Music of Fantasy Cinema
A new book has been published by Equinox Press in their ‘Genre, Music, and Sound’ series called The Music of Fantasy Cinema. Edited by Janet K. Halfyard, it features a chapter by Ben Winters about Bruckner allusions in John Williams’s … Continue reading
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New issue of ‘Music, Sound, and the Moving Image’
A new issue of Music, Sound, and the Moving Image has just been published by Liverpool University Press. Devoted to ‘Film Music and Narrative’ it has been edited by OU Music Lecturer Ben Winters, and features articles by scholars of … Continue reading
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Significant contribution by OU Music Department to RMA Music and Philosophy conference
The work of the Open University Music Department is strongly represented at the forthcoming RMA Music and Philosophy Study Group 2nd Annual Conference at Kings College London. Robert Samuels will be chairing a session on “Music and Language” while Byron … Continue reading
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New Research on Private (Musical) Lives of Tweens and Teens
Music department lecturer Ruth Herbert has just published an article in the July issue of Music Teacher magazine on children and teenagers subjective experiences of music outside school. The article heralds the start of a nationwide three year research project … Continue reading
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IMS Music and Media Study Group
Ben Winters has just returned from the University of Turin, where he gave a paper entitled ‘Rehearing Classical Hollywood: Concert Scenes and the Self-Referential Score’ at the Music and Media 4th Study Group Conference (in association with the International Musicological … Continue reading
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Trevor Herbert to speak at IMS congress
Professor Trevor Herbert will give the lead paper in a session titled ‘The Trumpet and Power’ at the International Musicological Society Congress in Rome in July. Also in July he will give a paper at the Historic Brass Society Conference … Continue reading
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Music, Sound, and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema
A new book has been published by Routledge in their Music and Screen Media Series called Music, Sound, and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema. Edited by James Wierzbicki, it features a chapter by OU Music Lecturer Ben Winters about the films of Wes … Continue reading
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