The University of Sheffield
Department of Music

Ethnomusicology: Current and Recent Research Projects


Changgak opera in Korea

The composer Hwang Byungki

New kayagum music in South and North Korea, China and Japan

Chen Qigang and his music

Traditional opera in contemporary Shanghai

The model operas of the Cultural Revolution

The huangmei opera tradition of Anhui

History and development of schools of pipa Chinese four-stringed lute performance

The qin´ge repertory of songs for voice and seven-stringed zither

Qin music as music therapy

Shanghai´s jazz scene

New folk music (xin minyue) in contemporary China

Folksong among the Mosuo people of Yunnan, China

Tibetan ritual music

Folk song in Taiwan: genre, change, meaning

Daily musical life among the Bunun aboriginals, Taiwan

Nan'guan music in Taiwan

Learning dizi bamboo flute in Taiwan: a study of three generations

Labor Exchange Band and Hakka music in Taiwan

Learning processes in beiguan music in Taiwan

The Chinese orchestra in Singapore and Taiwan

Christian cantatas and oratorios in Hong Kong

Presbyterian music in Taiwan

Western music among overseas Chinese communities in East Malaysia

Music for the Iranian new year

Rhythm in Iranian folk music

The Libyan ma'luf: a semiotic analysis

Indigenous knowledge systems in South African music

Cypriot folk song in historical perspective

Clarinet music in Epirus

Portuguese folk music and its application in the state education system

Chinese karaoke in Glasgow

Buddhist musical culture in England

The blind fiddlers of Sheffield

The traditional music of Derbyshire

Learning and transmission in English folk traditions

What makes a good session in Irish music?

Folk music played on the viola in Britain

Music in professional story-telling

Discussing music in gay dance clubs

The female singer-songwriter scene in Northern England

Brighouse and Rastrick brass band: attitudes, positions, practices

Migrants and their musical worlds in Northern England

Ethnomusicology in UK higher education

Incorporating samba in an international school setting

Piano performance and taijiquan

Composing world music for The Mosquito Coast