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)

141 - 160 of 214 works

2009

Other Outputs

Sound on sound: TaikOz, Topology + Karak

TaikOz, Topology, Karak and Davidson, Robert (2009). Sound on sound: TaikOz, Topology + Karak. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Sound on sound: TaikOz, Topology + Karak

2009

Other Outputs

Topology

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Topology. Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia: Queensland Academy for Creative Industries.

Topology

2009

Other Outputs

New invention

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). New invention. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

New invention

2009

Other Outputs

Composing and performing with Topology

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Composing and performing with Topology. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Composing and performing with Topology

2009

Other Outputs

Queensland at home

Davidson, Robert, Golding, Sally and Topology (2009). Queensland at home. Powerhouse Theatre, New Farm, QLD, Australia: Queensland Music Festival.

Queensland at home

2009

Other Outputs

Australians: Voice Portraits

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Australians: Voice Portraits. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Australians: Voice Portraits

2009

Other Outputs

Katie Noonan and Topology

Noonan, Katie, Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Katie Noonan and Topology. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Katie Noonan and Topology

2009

Other Outputs

Selected works

Musical Churchill Fellows of Queensland, Pollett, Patricia, Roberts, Gwyn and Davidson, Robert (2009). Selected works. Lucas Parklands, Montville, QLD, Australia: Maleny Arts Council.

Selected works

2009

Other Outputs

Topology: Big decisions

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Topology: Big decisions. Brisbane, Australia: Serrated Records.

Topology: Big decisions

2009

Other Outputs

Corridors of power: Cheating, lying, stealing

Topology and Davidson, Robert (2009). Corridors of power: Cheating, lying, stealing. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Corridors of power: Cheating, lying, stealing

2009

Conference Publication

Generation in context: an exploratory method for musical enquiry

Brown, Andrew, Gifford, Toby, Davidson, Robert and Narmour, Eugene (2009). Generation in context: an exploratory method for musical enquiry. The Second International Conference on Music Communication Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3-4 December 2009. Sydney:

Generation in context: an exploratory method for musical enquiry

2009

Other Outputs

Conflict as a source of musical ideas: Nature/nurture and Three Conflicts

Davidson, Robert (2009). Conflict as a source of musical ideas: Nature/nurture and Three Conflicts. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: International Society for Cultural History.

Conflict as a source of musical ideas: Nature/nurture and Three Conflicts

2008

Other Outputs

Topology: Music as the food of ... being fully human

Topology, Davidson, Robert, Powell, Christa, Hoey, Bernard, Davidson, Kylie and Babbage, John (2008). Topology: Music as the food of ... being fully human. Southbank, QLD, Australia: Apple University Consortium (AUC).

Topology: Music as the food of ... being fully human

2008

Other Outputs

Ontology

Davidson, Robert, Vella, Richard, Topology, Babbage, John, Powell, Christa, Milanovic, Therese, Patterson, Michael and Bourke, Nike (2008). Ontology. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Ontology

2008

Other Outputs

Topology: Spirit dancing

Topology, Davidson, Robert, Babbage, John, Powell, Christa, Davidson, Kylie and Hoey, Bernard (2008). Topology: Spirit dancing. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Topology: Spirit dancing

2008

Other Outputs

Topology and Gerard Brophy: Sheer nylon dances

Topology, Brophy, Gerard and Davidson, Robert (2008). Topology and Gerard Brophy: Sheer nylon dances. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Topology and Gerard Brophy: Sheer nylon dances

2008

Other Outputs

Love you Brisbane

Davidson, Robert, van Noordenburg, Henri and Collusion (2008). Love you Brisbane. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Love you Brisbane

2008

Other Outputs

Generation after generation

Davidson, Robert (2008). Generation after generation. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.

Generation after generation

2008

Other Outputs

Topology and The Kransky Sisters

Topology, Davidson, Robert and The Kransky Sisters (2008). Topology and The Kransky Sisters. New Farm, QLD, Australia: Brisbane Powerhouse.

Topology and The Kransky Sisters

2008

Other Outputs

Tune

Davidson, Robert (2008). Tune. Brisbane, Australia: Robert Davidson.

Tune

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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Approaching Contemporary Violin Repertoire

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shaun Brown

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Folio of compositions and recordings with critical commentary

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anna Grinberg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Approaching Contemporary Violin Repertoire

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shaun Brown

  • 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

    Folio of compositions and recordings with critical commentary

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anna Grinberg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Portfolio of compositions with critical commentary

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Approaching Contemporary Violin Repertoire

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shaun Brown

  • 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

  • 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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