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Nicholas Jones

Dr Nicholas Jones

(he/him)

Head of the School of Music and Reader in Musicology

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Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I am Head of the School of Music.and Reader in Musicology. My research interests lie primarily in British music since 1900 and my work focuses on music analysis, interpretation, sketch study, place and landscape, and aspects of biography, context and national identity. I have co-edited books for Cambridge University Press on Peter Maxwell Davies (2009), Michael Tippett (2013) and Harrison Birtwistle (2015). Other publications include Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings (CUP, 2017), The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies (Boydell & Brewer, 2020) and a chapter in A History of Welsh Music (CUP, 2022). I am currently working on an edited book concerning the British and Irish symphony since 1900 (CUP, forthcoming 2025).

I am Co-director of the Cardiff University British Music Research Centre (CUBRIT) and the Peter Maxwell Davies Research Network, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Tempo.

Within the School of Music, I have previously held the roles of Director of Performance (2022-23) and Director of Recruitment and Admissions (2018-21).

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and hold a Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (PCUTL). I have held External Examiner positions at Edinburgh University, The Open University and Aberystwyth University.

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  • Jones, N. and Warnaby, J. 2016. Davies, Peter Maxwell. In: Oxford Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Research

My research interests lie primarily in British music since 1900 and my work focuses on music analysis, interpretation, sketch study, place and landscape, and aspects of biography, context and national identity. I have co-edited books for Cambridge University Press on Peter Maxwell Davies (2009), Michael Tippett (2013) and Harrison Birtwistle (2015). Other publications include Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings (CUP, 2017), The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies (Boydell & Brewer, 2020) and a chapter in A History of Welsh Music (CUP, 2022). I am currently working on an edited book concerning the British and Irish symphony since 1900 (CUP, forthcoming 2025).

Teaching

Running in parallel with my research activities, I have a professional interest in all areas of education at HE level, particularly in relation to enhancing the educational experience for learners, exploring different approaches to assessment, improving feedback to students, quality assurance processes and technology-enhanced education. I have devised, implemented and maintained large-scale projects and programmes, and I also have significant leadership and senior-level management experience.

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (PCUTL).

Biography

I am a graduate of Cardiff University (BMus 1994, MMus 1995), where I was awarded a PhD (in 1999) for an analytical study of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's Third Symphony and a portfolio of original compositions. From 2005 to 2007, I was Lecturer in Music and Deputy Chair of the MA in Music programme at The Open University, and from 2008 to 2017, I co-ordinated the Humanities programme at Cardiff University's Division of Professional and Continuing Education.

Academic positions

  • 2022 - : Reader in Musicology, School of Music, Cardiff University
  • 2016 - 2022: Senior Lecturer, School of Music, Cardiff University
  • 2008 - 2017: Co-ordinating Lecturer in the Humanities, Continuing and Professional Education, Cardiff University
  • 2005 - 2007: Lecturer in Music, Open University
  • 2001 - 2010: Associate Lecturer in Music, Open University
  • 1996 - 2012: Associate Lecturer in Music, Cardiff University

Committees and reviewing

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Tempo

Supervisions

I have successfully supervised a PhD on Peter Maxwell Davies's Revelation and Fall and over 30 MA dissertations.

I am currently supervising 5 PhD students.

  • I would welcome enquiries from those interested in PhD research into any aspect of 20th- and 21st-century British music, especially Peter Maxwell Davies and Welsh art music. Those with an interest in 20th-century music more generally are also encouraged to contact me.

Current supervision

Josh Rogers

Josh Rogers

Research student

Tom Whitcombe

Tom Whitcombe

Research student

Fenella Briggs

Fenella Briggs

Research student

Ian Holt

Ian Holt

Research student