How composers are perceived
As part of the Marie Curie Actions fellowship programme, the 'Brahms and the fabric of modernist culture' (BFM) project was funded to advance expertise in the research and teaching of musicology. The study concerned German criticism of the composer Johannes Brahms during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specifically, the research aimed to model how the perception of the composer was shaped, both during life and after death. The model can be applied to other composers. Project work also involved the publication of four review articles and book chapters. In addition, BFM was involved in several outreach projects promoting Marie Curie Actions. BFM also organised an international conference at University College Dublin in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine and the Society for Musicology in Ireland. BFM work and training can help to advance expertise in German musicology, to be shared in a lecturing capacity. Furthermore, the project fostered substantial international discussion on its particular themes.
Keywords
Composers, Brahms, modernist culture, musicology