The Musicology Review

10/12/2021

Searching for a stocking filler? Look no further! Print editions of issue ten of The Musicology Review are now available to purchase from the UCD School of Music website for €10 (including P&P within Europe).

Since its inaugural edition in 2004, The Musicology Review has sought to nurture, disseminate and promote the exciting work being carried out by undergraduate, postgraduate, and early career researchers in educational institutions in Ireland and beyond. The launch of issue ten in November 2021, foll...

25/11/2021

Coming soon in issue ten: Last but certainly not least in our countdown is Professor Harry White’s foreword. As Chair of University College Dublin School of Music, Prof White founded The Musicology Review in 2004 & we are delighted that he has penned the foreword to this tenth issue with his inimitable poetic prowess!

25/11/2021

Coming soon in issue ten: Dr Ciarán Crilly, Head of University College Dublin School of Music, transforms the UCD Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Closer Reading’ public musicology event into an exquisite analysis in ‘The Grand Illusion: Listening to Tchaikovsky’s Symphonie Pathétique.’

25/11/2021

Today’s the day! Join us at 6:30pm this evening to celebrate the launch of The Musicology Review. See below for details & DM us for the Zoom link 🥳

24/11/2021

Coming soon in issue ten: complemented with data & musical examples, Eleanor Jones-McAuley surveys ‘The Psalm Tune Repertory of Eighteenth-century Dublin: Sources, Concordances, & Cultural Significance’ to trace the provenance of the tunes & raise tantalising questions about their use.

24/11/2021

Coming soon in issue ten: Ellen Stokes offers an incredible insight into the compositional mind of Vienna’s most senior musical figure in ‘Antonio Salieri’s Musical Recycling: Europa Riconosciuta, Tarare, & Cesare in Farmacusa.’

23/11/2021

Coming soon in issue ten: In an impressively comprehensive account of its critical reception, political context & musical content, Hannah Millington brings Smyth’s lesser-known ‘1910’ to the fore in ‘1910: Ethel Smyth’s Unsung Suffrage Song.’

23/11/2021

With just two days to go, we can hardly contain our excitement for the launch! DM us at *** [email protected] *** for the Zoom link 🥳

23/11/2021

Coming soon to issue ten: In an astounding collage of critique, archival materials & musical extracts, Sarah M. Burn offers an unrivalled acumen into Irish composer ‘A.J. Potter: New Perspectives and Connections Revealed Through his Life, Words, & Music.’

22/11/2021

Coming soon to issue ten: Charles Watkins anatomizes Peter Brötzmann, John Edwards, & Steve Noble’s ‘... The Worse The Better’ using an utterly fascinating approach, complete with engaging graphics in ‘Pragmatist Aesthetics as a Framework for Analysing Improvised Music’.

22/11/2021

Coming soon to issue ten: Anika Babel underscores music’s ability to enrich film narratives through an examination of pre-existing, diegetic works in ‘Distinguishing Characters: The Use of Pop & WAM in The Two Popes (dir. Meirelles, 2019)’.

20/11/2021

The countdown is on for the launch! In anticipation, we’ll continue to tease the scintillating articles & reviews that form issue ten. In the meantime, please feel free to DM us at *** [email protected] *** for the Zoom link. 🎉