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Since the turn of the twenty-first century there has been a small but significant number of operas written by Thai composers or those who identify as being Thai. Most of these Thai operas are based on Thai mythology or histories. The majority of the librettos are in English, wit…

This dissertation examines music making in late medieval London (c.1300–c.1550) from the commoners’ perspective, and with this emphasis, does not discuss royal or monastic musical ensembles or music in aristocratic households, nor does it examine the music of St Paul’s Cathedral…

Over the past decades, the interaction of culture and art from different countries has become very popular- including singing. Many singers from all over the world desire to sing songs in their native language on the international stage while other singers want to try different …

In this thesis, I examine the musical and social performance of the class of musicians known as singing slave girls in the early Islamic court at Baghdad from 661 to 950CE as seen through their representation in three 9th century texts. The singing slave girls, called qayna in A…