PhD Musical Composition
For our Musical Composition PhD, you’ll research and develop new musical languages. You achieve this through building a portfolio of works accompanied by a reflective critical commentary.
Our facilities provide the latest tools in software and hardware in the Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio. Other specialist facilities include rare 20th-century music scores and unique collections of jazz and music television documentaries.
Our supervisors in the field of Musical Composition have particular expertise in:
- opera
- orchestral and chamber music
- electronic and computer music
- film and media music
- improvisation.
For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.
For our Musical Composition PhD, you’ll research and develop new musical languages. You achieve this through building a portfolio of works accompanied by a reflective critical commentary.
Our facilities provide the latest tools in software and hardware in the Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio. Other specialist facilities include rare 20th-century music scores and unique collections of jazz and music television documentaries.
Our supervisors in the field of Musical Composition have particular expertise in:
- opera
- orchestral and chamber music
- electronic and computer music
- film and media music
- improvisation.
For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.