University of Tasmania, Australia

Liturgical Music in Australia

The successful project will explore an aspect of the contribution of music to liturgical worship in Australia and will focus on the various roles that music may play in the enhancement of spiritual experience.  Investigation of denominational performance practices, liturgical genres, works of a particular composer, debates concerning music and liturgy and the effect of music on perception of mystical or spiritual experience are valid areas of enquiry.

Fields: Musicology; Performance; Composition