Research in Music
The Department's research encompasses outstanding activity both in and across practice-based (composition, performance) and scholarly (musicology, ethnomusicology, music psychology) areas, grouped under the themes of Music in Contemporary and Historical Cultures. 87% of our research has been judged ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
This is the result of the national Research Excellence Framework exercise, which assessed research publications and the public impact of research carried out in all universities in the UK, 2015-2021.
Our research projects
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An Artist Residency programme supporting musicians, composers and artists at pivotal stages of their careers to explore new ideas, and develop their practice in our research environment.
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An interdisciplinary research project that aims to provide the first comprehensive analysis of the changing cultural roles of the internet in music.
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This project looks for answers in the sonic, cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying musical groove.
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A new look at familiar repertory and draws together recent research in music theory with the cultural history of English music of the period and its reception history.
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A new edition of Arthur Bliss’s one-act ballet score
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Addressing musical life under ‘Austrofascism’ – the regime in Austria between 1933 and 1938
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This project aims to revivify the modern experience of these two phenomena in tandem by means of modern virtual reality (VR) techniques.
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Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre
Department of Music
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At the College of Arts and Law our research matters, so it needs to be open
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Profiles of our current phd students