Musicology, MPhil, PhD, Cardiff University

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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