Dr Rachel Campbell
Rachel Campbell is a Lecturer in Musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. She gained her PhD from the University of Sydney for a thesis exploring Peter Sculthorpe’s Irkanda period music in relation to Australian cultural history, historiography and nationalism. She has published articles in journals such as Musical Quarterly, Journal of Musicology, and Musicology Australia and entries in Grove Music Online. Her research is focused on Australian music in the context of Australian cultural history, especially themes of primitivism, gender, landscape, and nation.
Supervision
- Australian music, especially cultural history, national identity, historiography, gender, landscape, analysis, reception.
- Musical exoticism and primitivism.
- Twentieth and twenty-first century music, especially history.
Teaching
- MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times
- MCGY5600 Critical Discourses in Music
- MUSC1506 Music in Western Culture
- MCGY1031 Australian Musical Worlds
- MCGY4110 Themes in Australian Music History
- MUSC2622 Music in the Sixties
Rachel is currently writing a book about John Antill’s Corroboree.
Faculty Teaching Award for contributions to the highest standards of teaching and curriculum development in the academic program, 2009.
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| The Madwoman in the Static – A Study of the Commodification of Women’s Mental Health in Western Music and How It Can Be Reframed, Reimagined and Repurposed by Contemporary Musicians | Leila HARRIS |
| Minimalist Music in the Works of Selected Japanese and Chinese Composers | Jingxuan WANG |
Publications
Journals
- Campbell, R. (2022). Primitive, Exotic, and Australian: The Reception of John Antill's Corroboree. Journal of Musicology, 39(4), 405-431. [More Information]
- Campbell, R. (2022). Primitivism and Settler Primitivism in Music: The Case of John Antills Corroboree. Musical Quarterly, 105(1-2). [More Information]
- Campbell, R. (2019). 'The Whole Work is Full of Primitive Rhythms': The Folk-Primitivist Origins of Peter Sculthorpe's National Music. Musicology Australia, 41(1), 36-57. [More Information]
Reference Works
- Campbell, R. (2011). Hindson, Matthew. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
- Campbell, R. (2011). Ricketson, Damien. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
2022
- Campbell, R. (2022). Primitive, Exotic, and Australian: The Reception of John Antill's Corroboree. Journal of Musicology, 39(4), 405-431. [More Information]
- Campbell, R. (2022). Primitivism and Settler Primitivism in Music: The Case of John Antills Corroboree. Musical Quarterly, 105(1-2). [More Information]
2019
- Campbell, R. (2019). 'The Whole Work is Full of Primitive Rhythms': The Folk-Primitivist Origins of Peter Sculthorpe's National Music. Musicology Australia, 41(1), 36-57. [More Information]
- Campbell, R. (2019). The Genesis of John Antill's Corroboree. Context: Journal of Music Research, 45, 1-18. [More Information]
2018
- Fox, C., Campbell, R., Attinello, P., Buckley, D., Barrett, R. (2018). Remembering Richard Toop. Tempo (London, 1939): a quarterly review of modern music, 72(283), 81-87. [More Information]
2011
- Campbell, R. (2011). Hindson, Matthew. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
- Campbell, R. (2011). Ricketson, Damien. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
Selected Grants
2016
- Historiography, Nation, Context: Australian classical music in cultural history, Campbell R, DVC Research/Laffan Fellowships
Campbell, R and J. H. Maher. (2022) "The Vitality and Counter-Pedagogy of Cage in the Conservatoire" Australian Humanities Review, 29–34. http://australianhumanitiesreview.org
In the media
"History of Western Music" on Nightlife with Philip Clarke, ABC Radio, 25 November, 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/western-music/12921346; Rebroadcast 12 January, 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/western-music/13703584
Campbell, R. (2017) “Richard Toop – obituary” Resonate Magazine, 29 June http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/richard-toop-obituary