| 01May | “The Copyist[‘s] Processes” (Professor Rebekah Ahrendt, Utrecht University) |
“My dear and well-beloved son, William Babell,” wrote bassoonist-copyist-arranger Charles Babel (d. 1716) in his will. |
| 30Apr | Quantifying musical note usage in major pentatonic ragas - Achintya Prahlad (University of Cambridge) |
Indian classical music, including Hindustani music, is based on the concept of rāga. A rāga, while based on or derived from a scale, is not the same thing. It is an aesthetic and grammatical entity somewhat similar to Arabian maqām, Turkish makam and Persian maqām or māye. |
| 23Apr | Absolute pitch training for adults: How effective is the “Melody Triggers” method? - Sam Leak (University of Cambridge) |
Despite over a century of research into absolute pitch (AP), musicians and scientists alike still cannot agree on what it is or how it develops. Some researchers hold that it is entirely innate, although there is little compelling evidence for this. Many studies suggest it can be fostered through early musical training. |
| 23Mar | Taster Day for Year 11 and Year 12 Students |
This Music Faculty Taster Day is aimed at Year 11 and Year 12 students from non-fee-paying schools and colleges who want to find out more about studying music at University. |
| 14Mar | electro//acoustic day |
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| 12Mar | Composer's Workshop: Richard Causton and Erik Bertsch | |
| 06Mar | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Depictive Text-Painting and the Birth of the “Musical Idea” - Jack Boss (University of Oregon) |
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| 05Mar | Composer's Workshop: STUDENTS FORUM |
Join us for a special preview of the sound-visual installations created jointly by students at the Faculty of Music and the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, that will form the centrepiece of the upcoming electro//acoustic day on 14 March. |
| 28Feb | Chopin’s Suicidal Plan? Rethinking Failure in the Early Nineteenth-Century Non-Modulating Sonata Exposition - Anne Hyland (University of Manchester) |
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| 27Feb | Composer's Workshop: Odaline de la Martinez (Cuban composer and conductor) |
The award-winning Cuban composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez pursues a demanding and successful career composing – particularly opera, conducting repertoire from Mozart symphonies to the latest contemporary m |
