Biography
John Griffiths has built his academic career around researching and performing early Spanish instrumental music. As a vihuelist and lutenist he has performed throughout the world, and his musicological work has maintained strong links with his artistic practice. His academic studies at Monash were complemented by performance studies in Germany, Spain and Switzerland, and since 1980 he has directed early music studies at the University of Melbourne. In 1993 he was made an Oficial de la Orden de Isabel la Católica by Juan Carlos I of Spain for his contribution to Spanish culture. His research encompasses broad music-historical studies of renaissance culture as well as more specific work on renaissance music pedagogy, organology, music printing, music in urban society, connections between written and oral traditions, and music in Spanish Naples. He is general editor of Lyrebird Press, joint general editor of Corpus des Luthistes (CESR, Tours) and in 2006 was elected president of the Musicological Society of Australia.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Arts (honours) |
Monash University |
31-Dec-1975 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
Monash University |
06-Jun-1984 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Sociedad de Vihuela |
Honorary life member |
02-Dec-2006 |
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| Member |
International Musicological Society |
Member |
01-Jul-2007 |
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| Member |
Society for Seventeenth-Century Music |
member |
01-Aug-2007 |
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| Member |
Musicological Society of Australia |
member |
01-Jan-1977 |
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| Member |
American Musicological Society |
member |
01-Jan-1981 |
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| Member |
Sociedad Espanola de Musicologia |
member |
01-Jan-1978 |
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| Associate |
Australian Performaing Rights Association |
associate member |
01-Jan-1983 |
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| Member |
Lute Society of America |
member, Editorial Board |
30-Aug-1975 |
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| Member |
Lute Society (UK) |
member |
01-Apr-2003 |
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Honours
| Honour |
Date Awarded |
| Oficial de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica |
1993 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) |
18-Nov-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Urban Soundscapes in Renaissance Spain |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2007 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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