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A performer's exploration of aspects of selected nineteenth-century solo piano works by female composers: Schumann, Chaminade and Beach
(Royal Irish Academy of Music, 2024-04)Much has been written about the performance of nineteenth-century solo piano music which forms part of the so-called canon of more frequently performed or, what might be considered ‘standard’, repertoire. Many highly ... -
A twentieth- and twenty-first-century piano étude soundworld: obsessions and self-portraiture in Philip Glass's Twenty Piano Études
(Royal Irish Academy of Music, 2023-10)Philip Glass’s Twenty Piano Études are a monumental contemporary contribution to the piano étude genre with notable composers throughout history using the oeuvre as a means of creating their own distinctive pianistic ... -
Orchestrations of French piano music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : a pianist's perspective
(Royal Irish Academy of Music, 2023)Regarding orchestrations of the piano repertoire, French music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries constitutes a uniquely rich canon. While a great deal has been written about this repertoire, this thesis ... -
A study of Teatro de los Caños del Peral within the European framework (1787-1799) : performing conditions of Italian opera and ballet d'action in late eighteenth-century Madrid
(Royal Irish Academy of Music, 2022-12)The Teatro de los Caños del Peral remains one of the most understudied and overlooked theatres in Spain. Despite the efforts of Emilio Cotarelo y Mori and Xoán M. Carreira among other scholars, their studies seem to have ... -
Communicating meaning in Petr Eben's Písně nelaskavé : a performance perspective
(Royal Irish Academy of Music, 2023-04)Czech composer Petr Eben (1929-2007) was an important contributor to art music of the Czech Republic. He was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II and lived under an oppressive Communist government ...