Overview
Background
Robert Davidson is Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of Queensland. After studying composition with Terry Riley, he formed his quintet Topology, resident at the Brisbane Powerhouse, with whom he regularly tours internationally in venues including New York's Lincoln Center and London's Barbican, and works with a wide range of collaborators such as the Brodsky Quartet, Kate Miller-Heidke, Megan Washington, Katie Noonan, TaikOz and Trichotomy. His music is focused on stylistic pluralism, intersections between music and language, and improvisation. His research focuses on modelling musical intelligence, qualitative studies of creativity and collaboration, music's relationship with language, and practice-based research.
Availability
- Dr Robert Davidson is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2021
Other Outputs
Suburban
Davidson, Robert (2021). Suburban. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2020
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From. To. Here.
Davidson, Robert (2020). From. To. Here.. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Robert Davidson.
2020
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Spiralling
Davidson, Robert (2020). Spiralling. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2020
Other Outputs
Stuttgart fantasy
Davidson, Robert (2020). Stuttgart fantasy. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2020
Journal Article
Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Live Wires music program for older adults living in a retirement village.
Dingle, G. A., Ellem, R. J., Davidson, R., Haslam, C., Clift, S., Humby, M., Stathis, A. and Williams, E. (2020). Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Live Wires music program for older adults living in a retirement village.. Journal of Music, Health and Wellbeing (Summer).
2020
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Taking shape
Davidson, Robert (2020). Taking shape. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Musica Viva.
2020
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Tour van: canon for 4 electric guitars
Davidson, Robert (2020). Tour van: canon for 4 electric guitars. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2019
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Crystal clear
Davidson, Robert (2019). Crystal clear. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2019
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We are twenty
Washington, Megan, Howard, Luke, Fielding, Zaachariaha, Ross, Michael, Serret, Veronique, Daniel, Gregory, Davidson, Robert, Babbage, John and Macneish, Rowena (2019). We are twenty. Sydney, NSW, Australia: City Recital Hall.
2019
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A good place to live
Davidson, Robert (2019). A good place to live. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2019
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Stalin's Piano - performance at Barbican Centre London
Davidson, Robert and Lifschitz, Sonya (2019). Stalin's Piano - performance at Barbican Centre London. London, United Kingdom: Sound Unbound, Barbican Centre.
2018
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Boom for two double basses
Davidson, Robert and Sakrewski, Zachary (2018). Boom for two double basses. Brisbane, Australia:
2018
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Stalin's Piano (performance in Sydney City Recital Hall)
Davidson, Robert and Lifschitz, Sonya (2018). Stalin's Piano (performance in Sydney City Recital Hall). Sydney, Australia: City Recital Hall.
2018
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Balance
Davidson, Robert (2018). Balance. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2016
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Across the water
Davidson, Robert and Arnold, Stephanie (2016). Across the water. Grosvenor Place, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2016
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Only forever once for orchestra
Davidson, Robert (2016). Only forever once for orchestra. Grosvenor Place, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
2016
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Total political correctness and Not now not ever
Davidson, Robert (2016). Total political correctness and Not now not ever. Sydney, Australia: ABC Classics.
2016
Journal Article
'It makes you think anything is possible': representing diversity in music theory pedagogy
Davidson, Robert and Lupton, Mandy (2016). 'It makes you think anything is possible': representing diversity in music theory pedagogy. British Journal of Music Education, 33 (2), 175-189. doi: 10.1017/S0265051716000115
2016
Other Outputs
QSO Chamber Players Appalachian Spring, Bartok String Quartet No.5, Quod scripsi, scripsi
QSO Chamber Players, Murphy, Patrick, Hoey, Bernard, Adeny, Warwick, Zhao, Rollin and Davidson, Robert (2016). QSO Chamber Players Appalachian Spring, Bartok String Quartet No.5, Quod scripsi, scripsi. Brisbane, Australia:
2016
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Two poems of Randolph Stow - version for voice and piano
Davidson, Robert (2016). Two poems of Randolph Stow - version for voice and piano. Grosvenor Place, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Robert Davidson is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Folio of compositions and recordings with critical commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anna Grinberg
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Doctor Philosophy
Portfolio of compositions with critical commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton
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Doctor Philosophy
Solo Repertoire for the Tuba: An Anthology of Australian Original Music
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton
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Doctor Philosophy
A COMPOSITIONAL EXPLORATION OF MUSICAL PORTRAITURE AND ANCESTRAL IDENTITY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton
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Doctor Philosophy
The Singer-Songwriter-Producer: Exploring the Nexus Between Music Technology and Contemporary Songwriting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne, Associate Professor Eve Klein
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Doctor Philosophy
Navigating the guitar: negotiating composer-performer collaboration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Approaching Contemporary Violin Repertoire
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shaun Brown
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Feeling the Resistance: Music for the left-hand only double bass. Folio of Compositions with critical commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael O'Loghlin
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Big band of the future? Applying experimental composition techniques to unlock freedom and agency in large jazz ensemble
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Eve Klein
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Metaxis: An exploration of Metamodern and Wabi Sabi aesthetic philosophies in a folio of original compositions.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The Syntheticistic Compositional Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Practising composition through performance: playing to compose and composing to play
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
An exploration of intercultural influences in contemporary composition
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Creative Collaborative Composition in the Context of Interdisciplinary and Polystylistic Dyads
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Folio of Compositions and Critical Commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2017
Master Philosophy
Performing with a post-genre ethos: a performance-led exploration of post-genre and indie classical music
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Folio of Compositions and Critical Commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stephen Carleton
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Reflections on Composition and Consciousness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Folio of Compositions and Critical Commentary
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Denis Collins
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Folio of compositions and compositional commentaries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Media and Compositional Action: Folio of Compositions and Critical Commentary
Principal Advisor
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2013
Master Philosophy
The Other Flautist: Vocal Sounds in Contemporary Flute Music
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Reaching the depth of the mind through premeditated improvisation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE GRAMOPHONE (c. 1900-1930): A SOCIO-CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND MUSICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY'S INDIAN RECORDING EXPEDITIONS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam Bowles
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The Significant Other: A Flutist's Role in Performer-Composer Collaborations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Composer Development: Learning from Performance and Performers
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Folio of compositions and critical commentary
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Musicalvisual Relationships - Folio of compositions and Critical Commentary
Associate Advisor
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2005
Master Philosophy
CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON A FOLIO OF COMPOSITIONS
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Robert Davidson directly for media enquiries about:
- Composition - music
- Contemporary art music
- Cross-genre music
- Music - cross-genre
- Music - pop
- Music and language
- Music composition
- Music performance
- Popular music
- Speech intonation
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