This research project aims at defining humor techniques related to operetta music scores, using three Belgian Belle Époque operettas as case studies, and developing a proposition to operationalize…
The chief outcome of this research will be current salon performances that are open to unexpected rituals and thus propose an alternative to established concert performances.
This research project will aim at shedding some light on cello performance practice in late-nineteenth-century France by placing the spotlight on one of the most prominent cellists of the period:…
This research aims to capture notions of musical time such as rhythm and tempo as they were conceived in late eighteenth-century, and how these evolved through the nineteenth century.
This study aims to explore problems, which may be summarized under historicity and idiosyncrasy, whereby Prach draws on his double experience as a fortepianist and a composer.
The artistic research delves into the early creative periods of both artists in ancien régime Paris, using own experiences in bow making and as a violinist to enact both perspectives and to…
The widespread availability of early-20th-century recordings has revealed to us the rich and changing performance history of the 20th century. The evidence presented to us by historical recordings…
This artistic research project exposes Robert Mitchell's attempts to layer musical materials from the core of the classical piano repertoire - in this case, materials from scores and sketches of…
This research project investigates which techniques and tools must be developed by period bassoonists in order to successfully approach the performance of Frans Preumayr's virtuosic repertoire.
An…
I intend to write a monograph entitled ‘The Arpeggione: its History and Performance Practice Today.' This study will be comprised of a written thesis alongside a collection of audio-visual materials.
