Basil Considine

Musicologist, Composer, and Playwright

Research

The Mauritian ravane, a traditional séga instrument.

I am very interested in political sponsorship of the arts, and in situations where musical practice is co-opted or adapted for political ends. Currently, I am engaged in writing a musical history of the island of Mauritius in the southern Indian Ocean. Some of my other research interests that I am presently pursuing or have pursued in the recent past include:

The 2012 International Kreol Festival in Mauritius. December 2012.

  • Reformation hymnody
  • 16th-century Anglo-French motet manuscripts
  • 17th-century Roman sacred opera
  • Nationalism in French opéra comique during the July Monarchy (1830-1848)
  • American Musical Theatre (especially P.G. Wodehouse and racism in the theatre)

For information about my conference activities, please see the About page.

French and Australian tourists dancing séga on a catamaran in Mauritius, as the boat’s Mauritian crew look on.

 

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