https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16861 2026-09-14T16:46:04Z 2026-09-14T16:46:04Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149025 2026-09-10T11:21:43Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Funding hybrid knowledge : early music studies between EU cultural and scientific policy Abstract: Early Music makes fundamental contributions to society and cultural identity, from mass media to tourist sites, from annual festivals to national heritage projects. Yet Early Music research often has difficulty conforming to institutional and policybased categories and definitions at a European level, typically being divided between two major policy domains: science & research, represented by Horizon Europe; and arts & culture, likewise represented by Creative Europe. This article investigates the extent to which Early Music researchers have engaged with European funds in the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021–2027 and assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the field in terms of its situation within a broader policy landscape. The article proceeds in three stages. First, it maps the principal European funding frameworks relevant to Early Music research and assesses the extent to which the field has engaged with these opportunities under the current MFF. Second, it cites data collected from survey responses, stakeholder interviews, correspondence and institutional perspectives in order to identify recurring experiences, structural barriers and strategic adaptations within the current policy and funding frameworks. Finally, it discusses the larger implications of these findings for cultural policy, interdisciplinarity and the future positioning of Early Music within European policy.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Coleman, Jeremy https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149017 2026-09-10T10:37:53Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: [Book review] Wagner in context. Ed. by David Trippett Authors: Coleman, Jeremy Abstract: The volume under review is a welcome addition to the Composers in Context series by Cambridge University Press. It also poses a peculiar challenge to the series. As the editor David Trippett ponders in the Introduction, Richard Wagner might himself be ‘the context against which all others can be defined’ (p. 1). Quite simply, there are very few with the same breadth of influence in the nineteenth century and beyond, or who devoted themselves to such a range of artistic, intellectual, and political topics. Trippett is sensitive to the methodological limits of contextual studies as applied to Wagner, as well as to the potentially infinite scope of the undertaking, but happily steers clear of the self-deprecating apologies for adding to a (supposedly) vast body of Wagner scholarship that used to be de rigueur in new books about him.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148121 2026-07-20T07:39:40Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Integrating modal and melodic structures of ethio-jazz with Irish traditional music : portfolio of original compositions with commentary Abstract: The aim of this dissertation is to explore the similarities and differences between Ethio-jazz and Irish traditional music by comparing the scales and modes used within each of these styles, and inspire the composition of new music that fuses elements from these disparate musical traditions. The dissertation includes a portfolio comprised of twenty-one musical scores of compositions arranged into eight ‘sets’. Each set is comprised of three ‘tunes’ except for the first and final set, which contain two pieces and one singular piece respectively. The compositions are arranged for small ensembles commonly found in contemporary Irish traditional music performance. These works are the product of a fusion between two individual fields of musical study. Each composition features a melody composed using a specific pentatonic mode from the Ethiopian system of modes such as Tezeta, Bati, Ambassel or Anchihoye set within a musical form traditionally found in Irish music such as a reel, jig, slip jig or slide. The commentary analyses the modal and melodic properties of my compositions. This portfolio of compositions represents a fusion between two musical styles rooted in folkloric musical tradition. It aims to demonstrate how shared features can bridge culturally disparate musical idioms. Despite significant investigation over many years, ‘folk music’, and what it implies remains a contested concept, and its study has developed differently in different countries and contexts (Carole 2001). Exploring the similarities and differences between two different genres of folk music will help to provide insights into cultural expression, history, and traditions offering an insight to the practices of different groups. Comparing a musical tradition rooted in my own heritage with another that I have a deep affinity for, offers a particular insight into the cultural traditions and implicit meanings of that tradition. While clearly articulated and definitive literature classifying Ethiopian pentatonic scales is scarce, the forms are audible within the music and ripe for analysis. This dissertation will aim to close the gap in literature, and create a clear and concise catalogue of these scales and investigate their versatility within a contrasting style of music. Description: M.Mus(Melit.)

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Vella, Veronique https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147943 2026-07-09T10:06:05Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: W.A.R. - When angels rest Authors: Vella, Veronique Abstract: This short three-movement work was commissioned by Tricia Dawn Williams in 2023 as part of the ToyPiano+ Project and supported by Arts Council Malta. The piece, originally wri􀀲en for toy piano and music box, is dedicated to all those children suffering at the hands of war.

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