Robert Davidson (composer)
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Robert Davidson is an Australian composer. He studied composition with Terry Riley
in 1995 following studies with Philip Bračanin
at the University of Queensland. 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.
Honours include a Young Australian Achiever Award (1997), a Nadia Boulanger Scholarship (1998), and a Helpmann Family Scholarship (2004).
Terry Riley
Terrence Mitchell Riley, is an American composer intrinsically associated with the minimalist school of Western classical music and was a pioneer of the movement...
in 1995 following studies with Philip Bračanin
Philip Bračanin
Philip Bračanin is an Australian composer and musicologist. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1962 with bachelors degrees in mathematics and music. He pursued graduate studies at the same school in musicology and composition, earning an MA in 1968 and a PhD in 1970...
at the University of Queensland. 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.
Honours include a Young Australian Achiever Award (1997), a Nadia Boulanger Scholarship (1998), and a Helpmann Family Scholarship (2004).
External links
- Biography of Robert Davidson Maintained by the Australian Music Centre
- Topology New Music