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Article

Hewett, I. (2000) Behind the beard (review article). The Musical Times, 141 (1870) pp. 61-63. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Meyn, N. and Curran, T. and Levi, E. (2020) The legacy of Peter Gellhorn. Music, Migration and Mobility Online Resource: Émigré Musicians from Nazi Europe

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: 'Agostino Agazzari and music at Siena Cathedral 1597-1641' by Colleen Reardon. The Musical Times, 135 (1821) p. 714. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: 'Benedetto Vinaccesi: a musician in Brescia and Venice in the age of Corelli' by Michael Talbot. The Musical Times, 135 (1821) p. 711. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1976) Book review: 'Claude Debussy' by François Lesure. Music & Letters, 57 (2) pp. 189-190. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1990) Book review: 'Darius Milhaud' by Paul Collaer, edited and translated by Jane Hohfeld Galante. Music & Letters, 71 (1) pp. 134-135. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1981) Book review: 'Ernest Chausson: the man and his music' by Ralph Scott Grover. Music & Letters, 62 (1) pp. 67-68. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: 'Francesco Geminiani' by Enrico Careri. The Musical Times, 135 (1815) p. 290. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1995) Book review: 'Guillaume Lekeu: correspondance; introduction, chronologie et catalogue des oeuvres' ed. Luc Verdebout. Music & Letters, 76 (3) pp. 461-462. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1993) Book review: 'Herbert Howells: a centenary celebration' by Christopher Palmer. The Musical Times, 134 (1800) pp. 90-91. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1996) Book review: 'Massenet: a chronicle of his life and times' by Demar Irvine. Music & Letters, 77 (3) pp. 476-478. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1993) Book review: 'Nadia Boulanger' by Jérôme Spycket, translated by M. M. Shriver. The Musical Times, 134 (1809) p. 648. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: 'Saint-Saëns and the organ' by Rollin Smith. Music & Letters, 75 (3) pp. 475-477. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: 'Vivaldi: voice of the Baroque' by H. C. Robbins Landon; 'The master musicians: Vivaldi' by Michael Talbot. The Musical Times, 135 (1812) p. 99. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Book review: Claude Debussy avant Pelléas, ou, les années symbolistes [Claude Debussy before Pelléas, or, the symbolist years]. Music & Letters, 75 (1) pp. 109-111. ISSN 0027-4224 (print) 1477-4631 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1989) DIY biography: review of 'Gabriel Fauré: a life in letters' by Barrie Jones. The Musical Times, 130 (1759) p. 543. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1997) Good, bad and...: review of 'Ambroise Thomas: un compositeur lyrique au XIXe siècle' by Georges Masson. The Musical Times, 138 (1857) p. 32. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1994) Sister of perpetual indulgence. The Musical Times, 135 (1822) pp. 740-744. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1992) The scenic route: review of 'François Couperin' by Philippe Beaussant, translated by Alexandra Land. The Musical Times, 133 (1796) p. 522. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Smith, R. L. (1990) The tunesmith: review of 'Tomaso Albinoni, the Venetian composer and his world' by Michael Talbot. The Musical Times, 131 (1774) p. 655. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (1992) Book review: 'Charles Ives: my father's song' by Stuart Feder. The Musical Times, 133 (1798) p. 628. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (1993) Book review: 'Charles Seeger: a life in American music' by Ann M. Pescatello. The Musical Times, 134 (1803) p. 270. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (1995) Book review: 'Max: the life and music of Peter Maxwell Davies' by Mike Seabrook. The Musical Times, 136 (1824) pp. 97-99. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (1993) Book review: 'Samuel Barber: the composer and his music' by Barbara B. Heyman. The Musical Times, 134 (1800) p. 91. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2014) Covalent bond: review of 'Sir George Dyson: his life and music' by Paul Spicer. The Musical Times, 155 (1929) pp. 91-97. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2005) In memoriam: Susan Bradshaw. The Musical Times, 146 (1890) pp. 2-3. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2001) In the doll's house: review of 'Sviatoslav Richter: notebooks and conversations' by Bruno Monsaingeon, translated by Stewart Spencer. The Musical Times, 142 (1875) pp. 77-78. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2006) Post factum: review of 'The collected letters of Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine)' edited by Barry Smith. The Musical Times, 147 (1895) pp. 103-107. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2009) Reaping Tom: review of 'Thomas Beecham: an obsession with music' by John Lucas. The Musical Times, 150 (1907) pp. 119-120. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2008) Sacred and profane: review of 'Edmund Rubbra: symphonist' by Leo Black and 'The innumerable dance: the life and work of William Alwyn' by Adrian Wright. The Musical Times, 149 (1905) pp. 103-106. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Wright, D. C. H. (2008) Situating Stainer: review of 'John Stainer: a life in music' by Jeremy Dibble. The Musical Times, 149 (1903) pp. 95-103. ISSN 0027-4666 (print) 2397-5318 (online)

Book Section

Fuchs, S. (2023) Emma Calvé: a diva’s campagne de propagande. In: Creative Women of the “Lost Generation”: Women in the Arts in the Wake of the Great War. Routledge, New York. ISBN 9781032387352 (hardback) 9781003346517 (e-book)

Hewett, I. (2020) Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (Max). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Book

Garnham, A. M. and Woodhouse, S. (2019) Hans Keller 1919-1985: a musician in dialogue with his times. Routledge. ISBN 9780754608981 (hardback) 9781138391048 (paperback) 9781315586175 (e-book)

Guillaumier, C. (2024) Sergei Prokofiev. Critical Lives . Reaktion Books, London. ISBN 9781789149517 (paperback) 9781789149890 (e-book)

Thesis

Crespo O'Donoghue, N. (2025) Pablo Sarasate across theory and practice: synthesising old and new sources. Doctoral thesis, Royal College of Music.

Goodman, B. (2025) Cultural fusion in piano compositions by composers who immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union and the former Soviet Union. Doctoral thesis, Royal College of Music.

Querns Langley, K. E. (2021) Reconstructing the tenor ‘pharyngeal voice’: a historical and practical investigation. Doctoral thesis, Royal College of Music.

Other

Curran, T. and Meyn, N. (2017) Peter Gellhorn (1912-2004): Biography. RCM Editions, London.

Reich, N. B. and Loges, N. (2021) Grove Music Online article: Schumann [née Wieck], Clara (Josephine). Oxford University Press, Oxford.