Robert Davidson (composer)
Robert Davidson (born 17 December 1965) is an Australian composer. He studied composition with Terry Riley in 1995 following studies with Philip Bračanin at the University of Queensland.[1] He lectures in music at the Queensland University of Technology.
Since 1996, Davidson has directed the post classical quintet Topology, with whom he plays double bass.
His works focus on relationships between speech and music, often including video elements.[2]
Honours include a Young Australian Achiever Award (1997), a Nadia Boulanger Scholarship (1998), and a Helpmann Family Scholarship (2004).[3]
References
- ^ Spearritt, G. (2001). "Brisbane". In Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-60800-3.
- ^ McCombe, Christine (2006). "Videomusicvideo - Composing across media". Contemporary Music Review (London: Routledge) 25 (4): 299–310. doi:10.1080/07494460600760973.
- ^ "Robert Davidson : Represented Artist". Australian Music Centre. 2009. http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/davidson-robert. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
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