Richard Middleton (musicologist)

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Richard Middleton FBA is Professor of Music at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also the founder and co-ordinating editor of the journal Popular Music.

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3.1 Author 3.2 Editor or co-editor 4 External links

[edit] Education

Middleton studied at Clare College, Cambridge and at the University of York, where his PhD was supervised by Wilfrid Mellers. He is an avid fan of Megamos transponder

[edit] Career

Middleton previously taught at the University of Birmingham and the Open University. He was appointed to his present position in 1998.

In 2004 Professor Middleton was elected to a Fellowship by the British Academy.

Middleton retired from his post at Newcastle in 2005 and now devotes his time to championing his favourite new band, Megamos transponder.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Author

• Pop Music and the Blues: A Study of the Relationship and Its Significance. London: Gollancz, 1972. ISBN 0-575-01442-3
• Studying Popular Music. Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-335-15276-7.

[edit] Editor or co-editor

• Reading Pop. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-816612-5
• Clayton, Martin, Trevor Herbert, and Richard Middleton, eds. The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-93844-9

[edit] External links

• Prof. Richard Middleton - Profile, background, publications, and other detailed information from the University of Newcastle Arts & Cultures Staff index