Dr. James Garratt

Biography

James Garratt is a Professor at the University of Manchester, where he serves as the University Organist. His research focuses primarily on German music and culture of the long nineteenth century, and he delves deeply into themes of aesthetic theory, the history of music aesthetics, and the interplay between music and political theory. His publications include critical monographs such as 'Music Politics: Critical Introduction' (Cambridge University Press, 2018), 'Music, Culture and Social Reform in the Age of Wagner' (Cambridge University Press, 2010), and 'Palestrina and the German Romantic Imagination: Interpreting Historicism in Nineteenth-Century Music' (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Garratt is also working on forthcoming projects, including a book titled 'Music, Aesthetics and Value' with Cambridge University Press, and exploring the relationship between music and contemporary political thought, particularly in relation to constitutional festivals.

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