PhD Dissertation for Queen’s University Belfast - Analysis & Commentary

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1.     An Introduction to my Creative Praxis

2.     Exploring Aspects of Style in my Music

3.     Introducing a Spatial Dimension

4.     The Application of Form and Structure in my Music

5.     A Discussion of my Compositional Language

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6.     Appendix I - 18-note Division of the Octave

7.     Appendix II - An Initial Exploration of Altered Diatonic Scales

8.     Appendix III - A Phonetic Transcription of Classical Greek

9.     Bibliography

 

MLitt Dissertation for University of Dublin Trinity College

A Heuristic Discussion of Unique Perspective in Contemporary Music Composition 

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1.     A Brief Introduction to the Concept of  Unique Perspective

3.     A Comparative Discussion of the Music of Louis Andriessen

4.     A Comparative Discussion of the Music of Arvo Pärt

5.     Igor Stravinsky and the Cultivation of Unique Perspective

6.     A Bibliography of Written Texts and Musical Works

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The Last Days of Socrates: Analysis & Translation