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The Impact of Nazism on Twentieth-Century Music
A new book has just been published by Böhlau Verlag entitled The Impact of Nazism on Twentieth-Century Music. Edited by Erik Levi, and arising from the proceedings of a 2008 conference in London, it features a chapter by OU Music … Continue reading
New book on film music by Ben Winters
Routledge have just published a new book about film music by music department lecturer Ben Winters. It’s called Music, Performance, and the Realities of Film: Shared Concert Experiences in Screen Fiction. The book examines the relationship between narrative film and … Continue reading
New MA in Music from October 2014
Here is advance notice of the new MA in Music, which will be taught and assessed entirely online. The first part of the MA, A873, is a 60-credit module which introduces a wide range of music research skills in the context of the … Continue reading
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Theosophy and music: the composer Edmund Rubbra
Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy and the Arts in the Modern World This conference will be held 25–27 September at the University of Amsterdam. It is the first to be organised by a newly established research network set up jointly by the … Continue reading
Benny Goodman book shortlisted for award
Catherine Tackley’s Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert is a finalist in the category of ‘Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz’ for the Association of Recorded Sound Collections’ annual awards. The judging panel includes the distinguished jazz writer and … Continue reading
Film and Music
Ben Winters has just returned from Ottawa, Canada – where he gave a paper at the 5th annual conference of the IMS ‘Music and Media’ Study Group at Carleton University (‘Music on Small Screens’). His paper was entitled ‘Idolising the … Continue reading
“Symphony” episodes 3 and 4 on BBC4
Episodes three and four of “Symphony”, the award-winning collaboration between the BBC and the music department, will be shown this Friday (7 June) and next (14 June) at 8pm on BBC4. Episode three is entitled “New Nations, New Worlds,” and the … Continue reading
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Young people and music research study showcased by Musical Progressions Roundtable
Ruth Herbert has been invited to share findings from her nationwide British Academy-funded study of young people’s subjective experiences of music outside school at the next meeting of the Musical Progressions Roundtable later this month. The MPR is a network … Continue reading
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“Symphony” to be repeated on BBC4
“Symphony”, the OU’s award-winning collaboration with BBC4, is to be re-screened on BBC4 beginning this Friday at 8pm. The four-part series is presented by Simon Russell Beale and features performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of … Continue reading
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The Sound + the Fury: A Century of Modern Music
This new collaboration between BBC4 and the Music Department tells the story of modernism in the 20th Century. It airs on Tuesday 12 February at 9pm with the first of three one-hour documentaries (“Wrecking Ball”). The series features a number … Continue reading
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