Dr Robert Davidson
Dr

Robert Davidson

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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

Search Professor Robert Davidson’s works on UQ eSpace

214 works between 2001 and 2025
All (214) Journal Article (5) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (6) Other Outputs (200)

121 - 140 of 214 works

2010

Other Outputs

Landscape: Guitar quartet version

Davidson, Robert (2010). Landscape: Guitar quartet version. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Landscape: Guitar quartet version

2010

Other Outputs

Bounce: A work in three movements for ensemble, volunteers and audience

Davidson, Robert (2010). Bounce: A work in three movements for ensemble, volunteers and audience. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Bounce: A work in three movements for ensemble, volunteers and audience

2010

Other Outputs

Bounce

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2010). Bounce. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Bounce

2010

Other Outputs

Overclocked: Topology and Grant Collins

Topology, Collins, Grant and Davidson, Robert (2010). Overclocked: Topology and Grant Collins. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Overclocked: Topology and Grant Collins

2010

Other Outputs

Topology and Misinterprotato present Healthy: New work for double ensemble

Topology, Davidson, Robert and Misinterprotato (2010). Topology and Misinterprotato present Healthy: New work for double ensemble. Stonnington, VIC, Australia: Chapel Off Chapel.

Topology and Misinterprotato present Healthy: New work for double ensemble

2010

Other Outputs

Three men and a blonde

Davidson, Robert and The Brodsky Quartet (2010). Three men and a blonde. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Three men and a blonde

2010

Other Outputs

Topology and The Brodsky Quartet

Topology, Davidson, Robert and The Brodsky Quartet (2010). Topology and The Brodsky Quartet. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Topology and The Brodsky Quartet

2010

Other Outputs

Vague memories (nonet version): Topology and Brodsky version

Davidson, Robert (2010). Vague memories (nonet version): Topology and Brodsky version. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Vague memories (nonet version): Topology and Brodsky version

2010

Other Outputs

Misinterprotato + Topology: 'Healthy'. Debut collaborative album launch

Misinterprotato, Topology and Davidson, Robert (2010). Misinterprotato + Topology: 'Healthy'. Debut collaborative album launch. The Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre, Chippendale, NSW, Australia: Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA).

Misinterprotato + Topology: 'Healthy'. Debut collaborative album launch

2010

Other Outputs

Healthy

Misinterprotato, Topology and Davidson, Robert (2010). Healthy. Kensington, VIC, Australia: Newmarket Music.

Healthy

2010

Other Outputs

...Live attitude

Queensland Ballet, Topology, Davidson, Robert and Karak Percussion (2010). ...Live attitude. Thomas Dixon Centre, West End, QLD, Australia: Queensland Ballet.

...Live attitude

2010

Other Outputs

Vague memories for clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, two guitars, double bass, percussion and piano (septet version): For Dominant Seven. Parts 1 & 2

Davidson, Robert (2010). Vague memories for clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, two guitars, double bass, percussion and piano (septet version): For Dominant Seven. Parts 1 & 2. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Vague memories for clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, two guitars, double bass, percussion and piano (septet version): For Dominant Seven. Parts 1 & 2

2010

Other Outputs

The pulse of power. Part 2: Brightest threads

Continuum Sax, Davidson, Robert and Nightingale, James (2010). The pulse of power. Part 2: Brightest threads. Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, NSW, Australia: International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).

The pulse of power. Part 2: Brightest threads

2010

Other Outputs

The pulse of power. Part 1: Music and politics

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2010). The pulse of power. Part 1: Music and politics. Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, NSW, Australia: International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).

The pulse of power. Part 1: Music and politics

2010

Other Outputs

It was twenty years ago today: Topology and Tara Simmons

Topology, Simmons, Tara, Parker, John and Davidson, Robert (2010). It was twenty years ago today: Topology and Tara Simmons. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

It was twenty years ago today: Topology and Tara Simmons

2010

Other Outputs

Brightest Threads: For saxophone quartet

Davidson, Robert (2010). Brightest Threads: For saxophone quartet. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Brightest Threads: For saxophone quartet

2010

Other Outputs

Selected works

Henbest, Caroline, Connolly, Margaret, Walsh, Michele, Pollett, Patricia, Davidson, Robert and Quinn, Rosemary (2010). Selected works. Mt Buller, VIC, Australia: Mt Buller Chamber Music Summer School.

Selected works

2010

Other Outputs

Creating new music from old sounds

Davidson, Robert (2010). Creating new music from old sounds. Nathan, QLD, Australia: Griffith University.

Creating new music from old sounds

2010

Other Outputs

Vague memories (Topology version)

Davidson, Robert (2010). Vague memories (Topology version). Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Vague memories (Topology version)

2009

Other Outputs

Nature/nurture

Davidson, Robert (2009). Nature/nurture. Southbank, QLD, Australia: Apple University Consortium Australia.

Nature/nurture

Past funding

  • 2010 - 2012
    Effective music collaboration across genres
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Robert Davidson is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Portfolio of compositions with critical commentary

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Solo Repertoire for the Tuba: An Anthology of Australian Original Music

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A COMPOSITIONAL EXPLORATION OF MUSICAL PORTRAITURE AND ANCESTRAL IDENTITY

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Folio of compositions and recordings with critical commentary

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anna Grinberg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Navigating the guitar: negotiating composer-performer collaboration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney

  • 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

Completed supervision

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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