Dorian Bandy, McGill University

Research

W. A. Mozart Historical performance Classic Music Ornamentation Embellishment Composer-performer relationship Musicology Philosophy of music

Latest funding

Mozart's Melodic Embellishments: Recovering the Unwritten Notes
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$29,104

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Mozart's Melodic Embellishments: Recovering the Unwritten Notes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bandy, Dorian

Keywords: W. A. Mozart; Historical performance; Classic Music; Ornamentation; Embellishment; Composer-performer relationship; Musicology; Philosophy of music

$29,104

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: W. A. Mozart Dear Professor Bandy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on w. a. mozart connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Mozart's Melodic Embellishments: Recovering the Unwritten Notes" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]