Music, heritage, place: A decentralised history of English music @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL

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Professor Stephen Rose, Royal Holloway, University of London; Professor Kirsten Gibson and Nancy Kerr, Newcastle University

This collaborative project, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, has been investigating music manuscripts and printed music from c.1550 to c.1850 held in local archives across England. The project examines and catalogues over 600 music manuscripts and items of printed music held in England’s county record offices, exploring how the archival discoveries can be reworked for present-day audiences to inspire a new generation of musicians.

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