20th-century music; history of the theories and concepts of music; compositional process and archival research; music aesthetics and reception theories; music’s political background; audiovisual experience
The musical cultures of early modern England, including the analysis of creativity, the study of material cultures (particularly music manuscripts and print publications) and ontological issues relating to musical notation
David R.M Irving's research interests are music and colonialism from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries; the role of music in early-modern intercultural contact; global histories of music; the revival of “early music”; and historical performance practice.
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