Lecturer
Overview
Dr Simon Perry’s research interests include Russian music (history and criticism, and analysis) and analysis of late nineteenth and early twentieth century music.
He is a BMus (Hons) and MMus graduate from The University of Melbourne and a PhD graduate of the School of Music at UQ.
He lectures mainly in music techniques and music history.
Qualifications
- Trinity College London, Trinity College London
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
- Bachelor (Honours) of Music, University of Melbourne
Publications
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Book: Music research essentials
Perry, Simon, Lee, Kat, McCarthy, Adam and Berends, Felicity (2024). Music research essentials. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1ed3dc9
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Book Chapter: 'The Beauty of Bravery': alternative modernisms, de-historicizing Grainger
Collins, Sarah and Perry, Simon (2015). 'The Beauty of Bravery': alternative modernisms, de-historicizing Grainger. Grainger the Modernist. (pp. 17-32) edited by Suzanne Robinson and Kay Dreyfus. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing. doi: 10.4324/9781315585772-7
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Book Chapter: Rimsky-Korsakov and Musorgsky: a posthumous collaboration?
Perry, Simon (2014). Rimsky-Korsakov and Musorgsky: a posthumous collaboration?. Collaborative creative thought and practice in music. (pp. 91-107) edited by Margaret Barrett. Burlington, VT, United States: Ashgate Publishing. doi: 10.4324/9781315572635-15
Grants
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(2002–2004) UQ Early Career Researcher
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Orthographic Analysis of Musorgsky Manuscripts
(1998) University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
Supervision
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Painting musical images in Impressionism: multilayering and colouring in historically informed performance of French music between 1860-1930
Doctor Philosophy
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Harmony, Form, and Literary Response in Selected Works of Lili Boulanger (1893¿1918)
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book
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Perry, Simon, Lee, Kat, McCarthy, Adam and Berends, Felicity (2024). Music research essentials. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1ed3dc9
Book Chapter
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'The Beauty of Bravery': alternative modernisms, de-historicizing Grainger
Collins, Sarah and Perry, Simon (2015). 'The Beauty of Bravery': alternative modernisms, de-historicizing Grainger. Grainger the Modernist. (pp. 17-32) edited by Suzanne Robinson and Kay Dreyfus. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing. doi: 10.4324/9781315585772-7
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Rimsky-Korsakov and Musorgsky: a posthumous collaboration?
Perry, Simon (2014). Rimsky-Korsakov and Musorgsky: a posthumous collaboration?. Collaborative creative thought and practice in music. (pp. 91-107) edited by Margaret Barrett. Burlington, VT, United States: Ashgate Publishing. doi: 10.4324/9781315572635-15
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Perry, Simon (2013). Pitch-notational analysis: a basis for an approach to understanding harmonic thinking in common-practice and post common-practice tonality. Music Theory and its Methods: Structures, Challenges, Directions. (pp. 239-264) edited by Denis Collins. Frankfurt Am Main, Germany: Peter Lang.
Journal Article
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A voice unknown: Undercurrents in Mussorgsky's 'Sunless'
Perry, Simon (2004). A voice unknown: Undercurrents in Mussorgsky's 'Sunless'. Nineteenth Century Music, 28 (1), 15-49. doi: 10.1525/ncm.2004.28.1.15
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Agonising over orthography: Aspects of notation from Tristan to Opus 11, number 1
Perry, Simon (2003). Agonising over orthography: Aspects of notation from Tristan to Opus 11, number 1. Musicology Australia, 26, 1-37.
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Grainger's autobiographical writings: New light on old questions
Perry, S. D. (2001). Grainger's autobiographical writings: New light on old questions. Australasian Music Research, 5, 125-134.
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Musorgsky's 'Gnomus' composer's score as analytical text
Perry, S. D. (1999). Musorgsky's 'Gnomus' composer's score as analytical text. Context: Journal of Music Research, 15/16, 5-20.
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Defining Russia musically: Historical and hermeneutical essays: Richard Taruskin
Perry, Simon (1998). Defining Russia musically: Historical and hermeneutical essays: Richard Taruskin. Musicology Australia, 21 (1), 73-77. doi: 10.1080/08145857.1998.10415961
Other Outputs
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Musorgsky's orthography: An approach to tonal structures in his music
Perry, Simon David (1998). Musorgsky's orthography: An approach to tonal structures in his music. PhD Thesis, School of Music, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/157855
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2002–2004) UQ Early Career Researcher
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Orthographic Analysis of Musorgsky Manuscripts
(1998) University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Painting musical images in Impressionism: multilayering and colouring in historically informed performance of French music between 1860-1930
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Influence of early 20th-century European art music on the repertoire off piano music by Chinese composers
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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A Performer Perspective of Compositional and Pianistic Heritage Present in the Works of Miriam Hyde
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Completed Supervision
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Harmony, Form, and Literary Response in Selected Works of Lili Boulanger (1893¿1918)
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Musical Life at Ely Cathedral, 1800-1892
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Music in the Italian Futurist Movement: A Re-Examination of its Role and Functions
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Prokofiev's New Simplicity and Expressive Form
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Touch Divided: Artistic research in duo piano performance
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2016) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Hubert Foss and the Politics of Musical Progress: Modernism and British Music Publishing
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2016) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2014) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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A Performer's Guide to the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 in D major Op. 19
(2012) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2012) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2010) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2008) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2008) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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ECLECTICISM IN THE MUSIC OF ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: A CONSIDERATION OF SYLISTIC DIVERSITY
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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SILENCE AND THE PERFORMER IN THE FLUTE WORKS OF TORU TAKEMITSU (1930-1996)
(2006) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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THE EFFECTS OF COLLABORATION: A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCES OF VIOLINISTS ON THE VIOLIN REPERTOIRE OF SERGEI PROKOFIEV
(2006) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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THE RHETORIC OF THE NORTH GERMAN ORGAN SCHOOL
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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DELEUZE AND MUSIC: A CREATIVE APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF MUSIC
(2005) Master Music — Principal Advisor
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Gendering the podium: the journeys of professional women conductors
(2005) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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TO BE ADVISED
(2004) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2017) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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From the Battlefield: Chamber Music from the Front Line of WWI
(2017) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The Critical Reception of Robert Schumann's Solo Piano Music in London, 1918-45
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2016) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Kindred Spirits: The beliefs, values, work and learning of independent classical artists
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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On Approaching a Performance of Paul Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher
(2016) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2014) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Classical Music Networks: Creative industry, community and the arts in Australia
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The Influence of Nature on Two Works for Viola by Toru Takemitsu and Ross Edwards
(2011) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Folio of compositions with critical commentary
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Bach's St Matthew Passion: its birth and attempted resurrections
(2009) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Music, The Arts and The Dual Aesthetic In Seventeenth -and Early Eighteenth- Century English Thought
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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FRANCK'S VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR AND SAINT-SAENS' S VIOLIN SONATA IN D MINOR, OP. 75 NO. 1: CONTEXT AND COMPARISON
(2007) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE PERFORMER-COMPOSER DYNAMIC
(2006) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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PLAYING MUSICAL HOPSCOTCH: HOW INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN WOMEN PERFORM AROUND, WITHIN AND AGAINST ABORIGINALISM
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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ASPECTS OF NATIONALISM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY SPANISH PIANO MUSIC: A CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON SELECTED WORKS BY GRANADOS, FALLA AND ALBENIZ
(2002) Master Music — Associate Advisor
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ASPECTS OF RAVEL'S PIANO TRIO
(2002) Master Music — Associate Advisor
