Research in Music
Research at King¹s is enormously varied. A glance at the personal pages of
our staff will show that each of us has different specialisms and areas of
interest: in composition, performance, ethnomusicology, jazz, music and
science, critical theory, and Western music history of many periods. The
range of areas results in a lively research atmosphere and also contributes
to the variety of teaching we can offer. We have particular strengths in
opera studies, Western music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and
composition.
At the centre of our research culture is the colloquium series, which meets once a week during term time, and which hosts a distinguished speaker, sometime from abroad, sometimes from nearer home. In addition, there are numerous more specialised forums in which staff, graduate students and visitors can come together for discussion and debate . In addition, there are several research centres and other activities located within the Department, adding still further to the richness of our environment.