The new localism: Local government and the Constitution Many argue that Britain has become too centralized, that Whitehall...
An Introduction to Film Music Music has always been closely associated with film. From Saint-Saëns...
Classical Music, Noisy Listening In this lecture, we will introduce the idea of musical works as tools for listening, from Mozart to Mahler, from medieval repertoires to minimalism.
Music of the Last Century: Did Schoenberg get it right? The composers least noticed by writers on music history seem...
In Prison Camp: Messiaen 'Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps' A lecture with live musical illustrations on Olivier Messiaen's 'Quatuor...
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Middle, 1945-1970 The success of Peter Grimes caught Britten by surprise. It...
Vienna and Schubert: The ‘Trout’ Quintet Schubert Quintet in A, D.667 'Trout' Eleanor Corr violin Xin...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...
Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...