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'''John Anthony Caldwell''' (born 6 July 1938) is an [[English people|English]] [[musicologist]] and [[composer]]. |
'''John Anthony Caldwell''' (born 6 July 1938) is an [[English people|English]] [[musicologist]] and [[composer]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Caldwell was born in [[Bebington]], [[Cheshire]] and studied the [[organ (music)|organ]] at the [[Matthay School of Music]] in [[Liverpool]], becoming a [[FRCO|Fellow of the Royal College of Organists]] in 1957. He studied at [[Keble College, Oxford]], obtaining his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in 1960, [[Bachelor of Music|B.Mus.]] in 1961 and [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil.]] in 1965. For his doctorate, he transcribed and edited a manuscript of English liturgical organ music from between 1548 and 1650. He was an assistant lecturer at [[Bristol University]] from 1963 to 1966, before returning to [[Oxford University]] as a lecturer in 1966, holding this position until 1996 when he was appointed a Reader. He was a [[Fellow#Cambridge and Oxford Colleges|Fellow]] of Keble College from 1967 to 1992.<ref name=Grove>{{ |
Caldwell was born in [[Bebington]], [[Cheshire]] and studied the [[organ (music)|organ]] at the [[Matthay School of Music]] in [[Liverpool]], becoming a [[FRCO|Fellow of the Royal College of Organists]] in 1957. He studied at [[Keble College, Oxford]], obtaining his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in 1960, [[Bachelor of Music|B.Mus.]] in 1961 and [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil.]] in 1965. For his doctorate, he transcribed and edited a manuscript of English liturgical organ music from between 1548 and 1650. He was an assistant lecturer at [[Bristol University]] from 1963 to 1966, before returning to [[Oxford University]] as a lecturer in 1966, holding this position until 1996 when he was appointed a Reader. He was a [[Fellow#Cambridge and Oxford Colleges|Fellow]] of Keble College from 1967 to 1992.<ref name=Grove>{{Cite Grove |last=Williamson |first=Rosemary |title=Caldwell, John (Anthony)}}</ref> He became a senior research fellow of [[Jesus College, Oxford]] in 1999 and given the title of Professor by the University Distinctions Committee.<ref>{{cite journal |last=De'Ath |first=John |year=1999 |title=Fellows' News |journal=The Jesus College Record |publisher=Jesus College, Oxford| pages=15 }}</ref> He became an [[Emeritus]] Fellow on his retirement in 2005.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Krebs |first=Sir John |author-link=John Krebs, Baron Krebs |year=2005 |title=College Notes & News |publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|journal=The Jesus College Record |pages=10}}</ref> |
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His main areas of interest are [[medieval music|medieval]] and [[Renaissance music]], [[music theory]] and keyboard music. In one of his late articles dedicated to early witnesses of Western [[Mode (music)|modal]] music and music theory he suggested to consider [[modality]] not to be bound up with 8 "standard" church tones, but to treat it as a unifying concept for Western chant.<ref>''John Caldwell'', Modes and modality: a unifying concept for Western chant? // Music in Medieval Europe. Studies in honour or Bryan Gillinham, ed. by T.Bailey and A.Santosuosso. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, p.35-48.</ref> |
His main areas of interest are [[medieval music|medieval]] and [[Renaissance music]], [[music theory]] and keyboard music. In one of his late articles dedicated to early witnesses of Western [[Mode (music)|modal]] music and music theory he suggested to consider [[modality (music)|modality]] not to be bound up with 8 "standard" church tones, but to treat it as a unifying concept for Western chant.<ref>''John Caldwell'', Modes and modality: a unifying concept for Western chant? // Music in Medieval Europe. Studies in honour or Bryan Gillinham, ed. by T.Bailey and A.Santosuosso. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, p.35-48.</ref> |
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His compositions include the [[oratorio|opera-oratorio]] ''Good Friday'', first performed in Oxford in February 1998 <ref name=Grove/> and ''Ecce sacerdos magnus'' for the Choirs of [[All Saints' Church, Northampton]]. |
His compositions include the [[oratorio|opera-oratorio]] ''Good Friday'', first performed in Oxford in February 1998 <ref name=Grove/> and ''Ecce sacerdos magnus'' for the Choirs of [[All Saints' Church, Northampton]]. |
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He has a wife, two children and five grandchildren |
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 6 April 2024
John Anthony Caldwell (born 6 July 1938) is an English musicologist and composer.
Life[edit]
Caldwell was born in Bebington, Cheshire and studied the organ at the Matthay School of Music in Liverpool, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1957. He studied at Keble College, Oxford, obtaining his B.A. in 1960, B.Mus. in 1961 and D.Phil. in 1965. For his doctorate, he transcribed and edited a manuscript of English liturgical organ music from between 1548 and 1650. He was an assistant lecturer at Bristol University from 1963 to 1966, before returning to Oxford University as a lecturer in 1966, holding this position until 1996 when he was appointed a Reader. He was a Fellow of Keble College from 1967 to 1992.[1] He became a senior research fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1999 and given the title of Professor by the University Distinctions Committee.[2] He became an Emeritus Fellow on his retirement in 2005.[3]
His main areas of interest are medieval and Renaissance music, music theory and keyboard music. In one of his late articles dedicated to early witnesses of Western modal music and music theory he suggested to consider modality not to be bound up with 8 "standard" church tones, but to treat it as a unifying concept for Western chant.[4]
His compositions include the opera-oratorio Good Friday, first performed in Oxford in February 1998 [1] and Ecce sacerdos magnus for the Choirs of All Saints' Church, Northampton.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Williamson, Rosemary (2001). "Caldwell, John (Anthony)". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
- ^ De'Ath, John (1999). "Fellows' News". The Jesus College Record. Jesus College, Oxford: 15.
- ^ Krebs, Sir John (2005). "College Notes & News". The Jesus College Record. Jesus College, Oxford: 10.
- ^ John Caldwell, Modes and modality: a unifying concept for Western chant? // Music in Medieval Europe. Studies in honour or Bryan Gillinham, ed. by T.Bailey and A.Santosuosso. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, p.35-48.
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- English musicologists
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Academics of the University of Bristol
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- English classical organists
- English classical composers
- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- English male classical composers
- 20th-century English composers
- 21st-century organists
- 20th-century British male musicians
- 21st-century British male musicians
- English male classical organists