Richard Barrett
Professor Research in Creative Music
- Name
- Prof.dr. R.J. Barrett
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- r.j.barrett@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl
Richard Barrett is Professor of Research in Creative Music at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA).
More information about Richard Barrett
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Video production of Richard Barrett's composition 'world-line' -
Electric Nocturnes by Milana Zarić and Richard Barrett at the World Harp Congress -
New Inputs- research report by Richard Barrett -
New release: binary systems | Richard Barrett
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New digital music label Strange Strings -
eye-blink (1) - Richard Barrett - (Premiere) Performed by Alinéa -
Restless Horizon, Richard Barrett and Milana Zarić in concert -
Book: Music of Possibility
PhD candidates
Richard Barrett is internationally active as composer and performer, and also teaches at the Institute of Sonology (Royal Conservatoire of The Hague) and supervises doctoral students at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts at Leiden University and the Orpheus Institute. His musical work encompasses a range from free improvisation to intricately-notated scores, and from acoustic chamber music and orchestral composition to innovative uses of digital technology. He was awarded a PhD at the University of Leeds in 2018 for his thesis “Music of Possibility”, published in book form by Vision Edition in 2019. His research work centres on the development of new concepts for relating improvisation to other compositional methods, in pedagogical contexts such as directing the Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble (the subject of an ongoing research and project at the Royal Conservatoire) as well as within his own creative activity.
Professor
Professor Research in Creative Music
- Faculty of Humanities
- Academie der Kunsten
- Barrett R.J. (2024), The Empire of Lights, khasma & stirrings. Cikada Ensemble . CD: Challenge Records. [audio].
- Barett R.J. (2024), Composition: distant music ominously nearing (natural causes III) : for clarinet, horn, percussion and piano (16’). . [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2024), Composition: distant music ominously nearing (natural causes III) : for clarinet, horn, percussion and piano (16’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. & Gilonis H. (2023), composition: codex XXV – seasonal words for improvising ensemble (17’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. & Howard S. (2023), codex XXIV: for improvising ensemble (16’). [other].
- Barrett R.J., Allbee L., Gratkowski F., Uchihashi K., Kaufmann A., Joode W. de & Buck T. (2023), Spectra & affrays. SKEIN. CD: Klanggalerie. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (2023), Transforming moments. Chipping Norton: Vision Edition.
- Barrett R.J. (2023), composition: tomorrow, for flute and ensemble (20’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. & Howard S. (2023), Composition: natural causes: act 2 for ensemble and electronics (40’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2023), Composition: outsider: electronic music (8’). [other].
- Barrett R.J., New inputs. Research Catalogue. [web article].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), Composition: pēktis for solo harp (+ voice) (9’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), The composition of promise. In: Craenen P. (Ed.), The promise of music. Antwerp: Garant.
- Barrett R.J. & Howard S. (2022), Composition: until you are that ghost (natural causes XIII) for flute, clarinet and soprano (8’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), Composition: skew for no-input mixing board (15’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), composition: after – improvisation for solo cello, electronic sounds and 3 or more instruments (15’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), Composition: imprints for 3 soloists (playing phaistos, vinča, linear-A, see below) with electric lap steel guitar, violin and cello (6’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. & Howard S. (2022), heard shadows & watched voices (natural causes XV) for solo performer (violin/voice/movement) and electronic sounds (16’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), Composition:all night invisibility flickers on & off visibly (natural causes VI) for soprano saxophone and electronic keyboard (8’). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (2022), Composition: splinter for contrabass (8). [other].
- Barrett R.J. (Screenwriter) (2022), World-line short film (ELISION Ensemble). [film].
- Parker E. & Barrett R.J. (2021), 2001. MP3. [audio].
- Barrett R.J., Buckley D., Grahovac I., Freedman L., La Berge A. & Le Q.N. (2021), Binary systems. MP3. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2020), Accident & Emergency. FURT: furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J., A year in the life of the Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble. https://www.researchcatalogue.net/. [web article].
- Barrett R.J. (2020), Memories of UPIC 1989-2019. In: Weibel P., Brümmer L. & Kanach S. (Eds.), From Xenakis’s UPIC to Graphic Notation Today. Kalsruhe: ZKM.
- Barrett R.J. (2020), Strange lines and distances. MP3: strangestrings.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Zarić M. (2020), Mirage. MP3: strangestrings.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2020), message. FURT. MP3: furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (2019), Music of Possibility. Chipping Norton: Vision Edition.
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2019), sink (recorded 1993). . [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (2019), world-line. ELISION Ensemble. MP3: HCR. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (2019), interference. MP3. Montréal: QB. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (2019), Michael Finnissy’s alongside. In: Pace I. & McBride N. (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on the Music of Michael Finnissy : Bright Futures, Dark Pasts. London: Routledge.
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2018), function. FURT. MP3: furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2018), homunculi (recorded 1992-93): furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2018), what[?]/why[?] (recorded 1994). FURT. MP3: furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2018), furt logic one (recorded 1987-89). FURT. MP3. furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. & Obermayer P. (2018), The Details. FURT. MP3: furtlogic.bandcamp.com. [audio].
- Barrett R.J. (25 September 2017), Music of Possibility (Dissertatie. School of Music, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, Leeds University). Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Dr Michael Spencer, Dr Martin Iddon.