The AHRC, Cheltenham and all that Jazz

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By Professor Martin Cloonan Martin Cloonan is Professor of Popular Music Politics at the University of Glasgow’s Music subject area. He is currently Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded project The Musicians Union: A social history. In early January I joined other contenders aiming to be chosen by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to… Continue reading

International Conference on Music Since 1900 at the University of Glasgow – Keynote speaker details available

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The next International Conference on Music Since 1900 will be hosted by the University of Glasgow from 7th to 9th September 2015. If you are a researcher of 20th- and 21st-century music, check the call for papers here! In collaboration with BAFTA Scotland and the British Audiovisual Research Network (BARN), we are pleased to announce… Continue reading

Rise to Fame: Training an 18th-century singer

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By Brianna E Robertson-Kirkland Brianna is currently on the third year of her PhD at the Music subject area. Her research on castrati has benefited from Special Collections at the University of Glasgow’s Library.   Unlike Manuel Garcia II (1775 – 1832), Venanzio Rauzzini (1746 – 1810) is not commonly remembered for his contributions to… Continue reading