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Imagine a raucous pub in Victorian London, filled with singing and laughter; what song can you hear? For me it has to be 'Knees Up Mother Brown'.
In this blog I present a mix of sources from historical articles and videos to a personal story. We trace this tune from the origins in Vict
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Cymatics & Astrophysics
A perfectly good Thursday commenced with no indication it was going to be a random day. I walked to work thinking that this was a perfect...
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What is an Ethnographic Musicologist?
An ethnographic musicologist is someone who studies music in relation to the culture and society that produces it. They use methods such...
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Ancient Greek Greater Perfect System
Musings: A selection of thoughts to summarise and pull together research for the FLCM qualification. Musings are written in a format of...
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l’istitutioni harmoniche - Zarlino (1578) P46 Ch. 36
differenze. L'Harmonica poi chiamo quella, che con tal termine farra inequali non solo le sue differenze, ma le sue proportioni ancora;...
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l’istitutioni harmoniche - Zarlino (1578) P45 Ch. 35
Following a significant amount of research I have started the task of typing up the manuscript for the Fellowship of the London College...