Sound and Music

Roddy Hawkins, a doctoral student at the University of Leeds doing a PhD on contemporary music in Britain, is looking for people with opinions on the post-war scene.

The title of his thesis is (mis)understanding complexity from Transit to Toop (1977-88): a critical interpretation of New Music and its discourse in 1980s Britain. He is particularly interested in the label "new complexity" which was coined to link together the practices of various British composers, but is interested in more general perspectives as well.

If you would like to be involved and to fill in his survey, "A Questionnaire to Examine Opinion About Contemporary Music Practices and Contexts In Post-War Britain", please email Roddy on mus2rwmh [at] leeds.ac.uk.