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Rita Fernandes

4 days ago
8 min

Music History's Indebtedness to Narcissism

From Schoenberg to Wagner, narcissistic personalities have plagued music history. But is that so bad?

Meg Holch

Oct 18
7 min

Siegfried Idyll: A Pastoral Expression of Love

An intimate birthday gift which turned into a commercial success.

Jonathan Davies

Oct 11
6 min

What’s Wrong With Isolde? A Feminist Critique of Wagner

The role of Isolde in Wagner's 1865 opera Tristan and Isolde and considered through the lens of Catherine Clement's feminist opera critique.

Rita Fernandes

Oct 4
5 min

The Cycle: Why We Keep Coming Back

We see it in everything from opera to lieder. What is it about cycles in music that keeps us coming back to them?

Zachary Davies

Sep 27
5 min

The Concert Hall is Dead

Zachary explores Gould's statement and the importance of live music to the artistic experience.

Meg Holch

Sep 20
6 min

Turkey’s Refugee Music Scene

Did you know that American Country music was born out of their civil war? I hadn’t made the connection. A genre typified by its amalgamat...

Phoebus Kyriakoudis

Sep 13
6 min

Performance and Technology in a Socially Distanced World

Pondering upon the issues the past six months have brought to ensemble performance, inspired by a collaborative pianist's experience.

Natalka Pasicznyk

Sep 6
4 min

Vocal Tiredness: When to Let Go

In this blog, Natalka discusses a few methods to maintain healthy practice habits for vocal health.

Ng Yu Hng

Aug 30
3 min

20th Century Forms: Stockhausen and Xenakis

Rethinking goal-oriented musical forms in the 20th century.

Rita Fernandes

Aug 13
4 min

"Geotonality": Hearing Covid-19

Rita Fernandes / Imagine being able to hear and see a pandemic...

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Music History's Indebtedness to Narcissism

From Schoenberg to Wagner, narcissistic personalities have plagued music history. But is that so bad?

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Rita is a First Class Music graduate with research interests in the Second Viennese School and Germanic Opera. She is also a violinist and conductor.

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