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Hudleston’s Harmonic Sounds: An Evaluation of Josiah Hudleston’s 1841 Treatise on Guitar Harmonics
Josiah Andrew Hudleston (1799-1865) was a forgotten figure in the history of guitar until the early 1990s when his collection of guitar music was re-discovered in the basement of the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. ... -
An investigation of Aaron Copland’s Night Thoughts (1972) through a performative analysis
Since the latter half of the 1900s, large portions of Aaron Copland’s life and work have been researched and documented. However, the majority of the investigations pertain to largescale solo, orchestral, and ballet works ... -
Gerald Finzi’s Violin Concerto: A Performer’s Perspective
While many of the choral works by Gerald Finzi have become standard repertoire, his early Violin Concerto remains relatively unknown to most, receiving only one full performance in the composer’s lifetime and lying ... -
Investigating attitudes and practices toward vocal health in Irish conservatoires
This dissertation will investigate current practices and attitudes relating to vocal health in Irish conservatoires, namely the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), and Cork Institute ... -
Domestic Sacred Music in Jacobean England: John Amner’s Sacred Hymnes … for Voyces and Vyols (1615)
The choral and instrumental compositions of John Amner have been eclipsed by other English Renaissance composers, yet his printed collection of music from 1615, Sacred Hymnes of 3. 4. 5 and 6. Parts for Voyces and Vyols, ...
