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Musicology, MPhil, PhD

Cardiff University, the United Kingdom

Cardiff University

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About Musicology, MPhil, PhD - at Cardiff University

This scheme is suitable for graduates in music, especially in the fields of historical musicology, music aesthetics, theory and analysis.

It aims to offer knowledge and expertise for a career in higher education and writing about music.

We offer a wide range of expertise, with particular strength in the following areas:

  • Critical Musicology: Aesthetics and Philosophy of Music, especially in modern times.
  • Ethnomusicology: African (including African diaspora); Celtic and Islamic regions, especially from an anthropological perspective; other areas may be considered.
  • Historical Musicology: Contemporary British Music, Music and Musical Life in Vienna 1750-1830, Music and Aesthetic Debate in the C18th, Opera in France in the C19th, Music and Society in C19th Britain, Performance Practice, Popular Music, Post-war French Music. Other areas may be considered.

These areas are cross-fertilised by other staff specialisms which include:

  • Biographical studies
  • Historiography of music
  • Performance practice and organology
  • Sketch and source studies
  • Music and politics
  • Popular culture and aesthetics
  • Analytical and theoretical perspectives

Entry requirements for this course

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