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Dr Caroline Rae MA, DPhil (Oxon), Dipl Mus (Hanover), ARCM
Reader, Director of Postgraduate Research
Overview
Caroline Rae is a Reader in music, pianist, writer and broadcaster. She is a programming consultant to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and was Series Advisor to the Philharmonia Orchestra’s international festival of French music ‘City of Light: Paris 1900-1950’. While her research centres on French music since Debussy, she also works on twentieth-century music in Latin America and has particular interests in Franco-Hispanic interactions as well as performance practice and music criticism. She gives recitals and lecture-recitals relating to her research interests and has given numerous papers, including keynotes, at international conferences. Recent public talks include at the BBC Proms, The Royal Festival Hall, Barbican and Royal College of Music.
She was a piano pupil of Dame Fanny Waterman from childhood, later studying in France with Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen (French Government Scholarship) and in Germany with David Wilde and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover. She is a graduate of Somerville College Oxford University.
Previous Academic Positions
- Oxford University
- Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University)
- Visiting Lecturer: Universities of Rouen, Paris 8, Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Cologne
- Visiting Scholar: St John’s College Oxford University.
External Examining
- Queen’s University Belfast
- Keele University
- Sheffield University
- City University
- Open University
- Université d’Aix-Marseille
- University of Adelaide
- University of Melbourne
Publication
2021
- Rae, C. 2021. Revitalising the spiritual: Messiaen and La Jeune France. In: Sholl, R. ed. Messiaen in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Rae, C. 2021. Pianism and virtuosity in Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus. In: Sholl, R. ed. Messiaen in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
2020
- Rae, C. 2020. Forging identities: Latin Americans in Paris and the musical interactions of Miguel Angel Asturias and Alejo Carpentier. In: Huebner, S. and Lazzaro, F. eds. Artistic Migration and Identity: Paris 1870-1940. Bern, New York, Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 153-166., (10.3726/b14353)
- Rae, C. 2020. Marius-François Gaillard and his Debussy recordings: Performance, style and pianistic aesthetic. In: Branger, J. et al. eds. Claude Debussy d’hier à aujourd’hui. Paris: Société française de musicologie
- Branger, J. et al. eds. 2020. Claude Debussy d’hier à aujourd’hui. Paris: Société française de musicologie.
- Rae, C. 2020. Jolivet reassessed. Presented at: Université de Montréal Research Seminar, Université de Montréal [via Zoom], 14 October 2020.
2019
- Rae, C. 2019. Catalysing Latin American identities: Alejo Carpentier’s music criticism as a Cuban case study. In: Dingle, C. ed. The Cambridge History of Music Criticism. The Cambridge History of Music Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 484-501.
- Rae, C. 2019. Mussorgsky and his French compositional descendants’. London: Signum Classics, SIGCD-566.
- Rae, C. 2019. Jolivet and the visual arts: Interactions and influences. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 107-131.
- Rae, C. 2019. Sourcing Jolivet’s compositional aesthetic: Literary influences and his library. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 194-213.
- Rae, C. 2019. Introduction: Jolivet in context. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-12.
- Rae, C. 2019. Chronology of Jolivet’s life and works. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. xxii-xxxix.
- Rae, C., Anderson, J. and Potter, C. 2019. The incantatory and the divine: new perspectives on the music of André Jolivet. Presented at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama Research Seminar (ResearchWorks series), Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 18 November 2019.
- Rae, C. 2019. Poulenc at the BBC: composer of the month. BBC Music Magazine Novemb, pp. 66-70.
- Rae, C. 2019. Expressing the incantatory: performing Jolivet's Cinq églogues (1967) for solo viola. Presented at: Public Research Seminar, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 29 October 2019.
- Rae, C. 2019. Proportioning the divine: Jolivet and the golden section. Presented at: Public Research Seminar, University of Aberdeen, 24 October 2019.
2018
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy: Controversies and pianistic legacy. In: de Médicis, F. and Huebner, S. eds. Debussy's Resonance. Eastman Studies in Music Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, pp. 562-580.
- Rae, C. ed. 2018. André Jolivet: music, art and literature. Music and Literature. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780429429255)
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard et ses enregistrements de Debussy: exécution, style et esthétique pianistique. Presented at: Colloque international Claude Debussy, Université de Lorraine, Cité Musicale, Metz, 25-26 September 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. From a foreign correspondent: the Parisian chronicles of Alejo Carpentier. In: Kelly, B. L. and Moore, C. eds. Music Criticism in France, 1918-1939: Authority, Advocacy, Legacy. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, pp. 193-218., (10.1017/9781787442573.009)
- Rae, C. 2018. From a foreign Correspondent: the Parisian Chronicles of Alejo Carpentier. In: Kelly, B. L. and Moore, C. eds. Music criticism in France, 1918-1939: Authority, advocacy, legacy. Woodbridge: Boydell, pp. 193-217.
- Rae, C. 2018. Debussy's Violin Sonata. [BBC Radio Podcast]. 1 June 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. André Jolivet, Antonin Artaud and Alejo Carpentier: Redefining the surreal. Presented at: Surrealism and Music in France 1924-1952: Interdisciplinary and International Contexts, Senate House, London, UK, 8 June 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. Exploring Debussy’s legacy: Maurice Ohana’s 'Tombeau de Claude Debussy'. Presented at: Claude Debussy in 2018: a Centenary Celebration, Manchester and Glasgow, UK, 19-23 March 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. Exploring Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy recordings. Presented at: Debussy Day: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Debussy's Death, University of Bangor, Wales, UK, 12 March 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard and his Debussy recordings [CD Booklet article]. UK: Appian Publications and Recordings, APR 6025.
2017
- Rae, C. 2017. Aspects of colour and timbre in Julian Anderson’s Incantesimi: Exploring French connections. Presented at: Julian Anderson Symposium – Julian Anderson Total Immersion Weekend, Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 20-21 October 2017.
2016
- Rae, C. 2016. Musical revolutions: The promotion of new music in Machado’s Cuba. Presented at: Music and Nation 1918-1945 – Europe-Americas (II), Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, 23-24 November 2016.
- Rae, C. 2016. Henri Dutilleux and the power of enchantment. In: BBC Proms 2016: The Official Guide. BBC Proms Guides London: BBC, pp. 54-57.
- Rae, C. 2016. Celebrating the Dutilleux centenary. Presented at: International Dutilleux Symposium, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 28 January 2016.
- Rae, C. 2016. Innovation and invention in Ohana’s Si le jour paraît for 10-string guitar. Presented at: International Guitar Research Conference (IGRC), University of Surrey, 18-23 March 2016.
2014
- Rae, C. 2014. Dr. Caroline Rae discusses the War of the Romantics. [Website (BBC Radio 3)]. BBC iWonder Guide-Brahms: BBC. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0282nxf
- Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. 2014. City of light: Paris 1900-1950. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Limited.
- Rae, C. 2014. BBC Symphony Orchestra rehearsal performance of Ravel's Bolero, conducted by Lionel Bringuier, with commentary by Dr Caroline Rae.. [Film video]. London: BBC Radio 3. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01t693d
- Rae, C. 2014. The magic of timbre: French orchestral sound. In: Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. City of Light: Paris 1900-1950 Festival Programme Book. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, pp. 23-26.
- Rae, C. and Potter, C. 2014. City of light: the French musical milieu. In: Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. City of Light: Paris 1900-1950 Festival Programme Book. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, pp. 12-19.
2013
- Rae, C. 2013. Messiaen and Ohana: parallel preoccupations or anxiety of influence?. In: Dingle, C. and Fallon, R. eds. Messiaen perspectives 2: Techniques, influence and reception. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 153-174.
- Rae, C. 2013. Messiaen and the romantic gesture: Contemplations on his piano music and pianism. In: Dingle, C. and Fallon, R. eds. Messiaen perspectives 1: Sources and influences. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 235-256.
- Rae, C. 2013. Dutilleux and Lutosławski: Franco-Polish connections. In: Mantzourani, E. ed. Polish Music since 1945. Krakow: Musica Iagellonica, pp. 147-162.
2012
- Rae, C. 2012. Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy: performances and recordings – controversy and legacy. Presented at: L'héritage de Claude Debussy: du rêve pour les générations futures, Université de Montréal, Canada, 29 February - 3 March 2012.
2011
- Rae, C. 2011. From a foreign correspondent: Alejo Carpentier’s Parisian Chronicles. Presented at: Music Criticism in France in the Interwar Period (1918-1939), University of Ottawa, Canada, 4-6 November 2011.
- Rae, C. 2011. Debussyist, Modernist, Exoticist: Marius-François Gaillard rediscovered. The Musical Times 152(1916), pp. 59-80.
2010
- Rae, C. 2010. Beyond boundaries: Dutilleux's foreign leavening. Contemporary Music Review 29(5), pp. 431-446. (10.1080/07494467.2010.589123)
- Potter, C. and Rae, C. 2010. Dutilleux at 95: Preface. Contemporary Music Review 29(5), pp. 429-430. (10.1080/07494467.2010.589122)
2009
- Rae, C. 2009. Piano music of Africa and the African Diaspora. Ethnomusicology 53(1), pp. 146-151.
2008
- Rae, C. 2008. The Works of Messiaen's Final Years. In: Sherlaw Johnson, R. and Rae, C. eds. Messiaen. London: Omnibus Press, pp. 196-208.
- Rae, C. 2008. In Havana and Paris: The musical activities of Alejo Carpentier. Music and Letters 89(3), pp. 373-395. (10.1093/ml/gcn033)
2007
- Rae, C. 2007. The musical collaborations of Alejo Carpentier: Afrocubanism and the quest for spiritual renewal. Bulletin of Spanish Studies: Hispanic Studies and Researches on Spain, Portugal and Latin America 84(7), pp. 905-929. (10.1080/14753820701560519)
- Rae, C. 2007. Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken: Lieder des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Programmbuch zum Europäischen Musikfest Stuttgart, pp. 232-239.
- Rae, C. 2007. Alejo Carpentier: music and magic realism. Presented at: Centre for Interdisciplinary Music Research (CIMR), Roehampton University, London, 13 October 2007.
2006
- Rae, C. 2006. Alejo Carpentier and the promotion of new music in Machado's Cuba. Presented at: Royal Musical Association Conference, Nottingham University, July 2006.
- Rae, C. 2006. Jolivet on Jolivet: an interview with the composer’s daughter. Musical Times 147(1894), pp. 5-22.
2005
- Rae, C. 2005. Maurice Ohana: From the Garden of the Hesperides [CD booklet article]. Warner Classics.
- Rae, C. 2005. Alexandre Tansman and his Symphonies [CD booklet article]. Chandos.
2004
- Rae, C. 2004. Myth and mysticism in Jolivet: musical magic realism?. Cahiers rémois de musicologie 2, pp. 139-171.
- Rae, C. 2004. Alejo Carpentier and the magic of music: a Centenary retrospective. Presented at: Alejo Carpentier Centenary Lecture, Taylor Institution, Oxford University, 23 November 2004.
- Rae, C. 2004. Maurice Ohana and the Debussyian descendency: an exploration of the music for piano. [Performed at Lecture-Recital, Elder Conservatorium University of Adelaide, 28 July 2004].
- Rae, C. 2004. André Jolivet: The Erato recordings [CD booklet article]. Warner Classics.
- Rae, C. 2004. Irish Music in the Twentieth Century [Book Review]. Music and Letters 85(4), pp. 666-669. (10.1093/ml/85.4.666)
- Rae, C. 2004. Lutoslawski Studies [Book Review]. Music and Letters 85(1), pp. 127-132. (10.1093/ml/85.1.127)
2001
- Rae, C. 2001. Maurice Ohana's 'Livre des Prodiges', 'Anneau du Tamarit' and 'Synaxis'. Tempo(216), pp. 55-58.
- Rae, C. 2001. Boutry, Roger. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musician 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03741)
- Rae, C. 2001. Constant, Marius. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06329)
- Rae, C. 2001. Delaistier, Maurice. In: Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.44410)
- Rae, C. 2001. Ohana, Maurice. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.20292)
- Rae, C. 2001. Tansman, Alexandre. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27479)
2000
- Rae, C. 2000. Ohana’s 'In Dark and Blue', 'Sorgin-Ngo' and other music for strings. Notes 57(2), pp. 464-468.
- Rae, C. 2000. Henri Dutilleux and Maurice Ohana: victims of an exclusion zone?. Tempo 212(212), pp. 22-30. (10.1017/s0040298200007580)
- Rae, C. 2000. Maurice Ohana’s 'Office des Oracles' and 'Messe' [Music Review]. Tempo(212), pp. 55-57. (10.1017/S0040298200007683)
- Rae, C. 2000. The music of Maurice Ohana. Aldershot: Ashgate.
1999
- Rae, C. 1999. Magic and music - Alejo Carpentier and Maurice Ohana: cross-connections in Twentieth Century French music and the South Americas. In: Barbiche, J. ed. Des Amériques: impressions et expressions. Paris: L'Harmattan
1995
- Rae, C. 1995. The piano music of Maurice Ohana. Revista Musica 6(12), pp. 44-74.
1994
- Rae, C. 1994. La magie musicale de Maurice Ohana. Le Monde de la musique(2), pp. 16-17.
- Rae, C. 1994. L'improvisation dans l’oeuvre de Maurice Ohana. Presented at: l'improvisation Musicale En Question: Actes du Colloque International, Rouen, France, 16-18 March 1992 Presented at Dambricourt, J. ed.l'improvisation Musicale En Question: Actes du Colloque International Tenu à l'Université de Rouen les 16, 17 et 18 Mars 1992. Rouen: Université, Centre d'étude et de diffusion des langues artistiques pp. 73-85.
- Rae, C. 1994. Debussy et Ohana: allusions et références. Cahiers Debussy(17-18), pp. 103-120.
1992
- Rae, C. 1992. Honegger: a centenary reappraisal. The Musical Times 133(1789), pp. 118-121.
- Rae, C. 1992. Le symbolisme et l’archétype du mythe européen dans l’oeuvre de Maurice Ohana. 'Musique et Europe' Cahiers du CIREM (Centre international de recherche aesthétique musicale)(24-5), pp. 115-130.
- Rae, C. 1992. Ohana, Maurice. In: Morton, B. and Collins, P. eds. Contemporary Composers. St James Press, pp. 703-705.
- Rae, C. 1992. La Célestine. In: Sadie, S. ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera., Vol. 1. Macmillan, pp. 795.
- Rae, C. 1992. Ohana, Maurice. In: Sadie, S. ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera., Vol. 3. Macmillan, pp. 659-600.
1991
- Rae, C. 1991. Maurice Ohana: iconoclast or individualist?. The Musical Times, pp. 69-74.
1988
- Rae, C. 1988. La Célestine: Maurice Ohana's Oper in Paris. Die neue Zeitschrift für Musik 149(10), pp. 35-36.
Articles
- Rae, C. 2019. Poulenc at the BBC: composer of the month. BBC Music Magazine Novemb, pp. 66-70.
- Rae, C. 2011. Debussyist, Modernist, Exoticist: Marius-François Gaillard rediscovered. The Musical Times 152(1916), pp. 59-80.
- Rae, C. 2010. Beyond boundaries: Dutilleux's foreign leavening. Contemporary Music Review 29(5), pp. 431-446. (10.1080/07494467.2010.589123)
- Potter, C. and Rae, C. 2010. Dutilleux at 95: Preface. Contemporary Music Review 29(5), pp. 429-430. (10.1080/07494467.2010.589122)
- Rae, C. 2009. Piano music of Africa and the African Diaspora. Ethnomusicology 53(1), pp. 146-151.
- Rae, C. 2008. In Havana and Paris: The musical activities of Alejo Carpentier. Music and Letters 89(3), pp. 373-395. (10.1093/ml/gcn033)
- Rae, C. 2007. The musical collaborations of Alejo Carpentier: Afrocubanism and the quest for spiritual renewal. Bulletin of Spanish Studies: Hispanic Studies and Researches on Spain, Portugal and Latin America 84(7), pp. 905-929. (10.1080/14753820701560519)
- Rae, C. 2007. Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken: Lieder des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Programmbuch zum Europäischen Musikfest Stuttgart, pp. 232-239.
- Rae, C. 2006. Jolivet on Jolivet: an interview with the composer’s daughter. Musical Times 147(1894), pp. 5-22.
- Rae, C. 2004. Myth and mysticism in Jolivet: musical magic realism?. Cahiers rémois de musicologie 2, pp. 139-171.
- Rae, C. 2004. Irish Music in the Twentieth Century [Book Review]. Music and Letters 85(4), pp. 666-669. (10.1093/ml/85.4.666)
- Rae, C. 2004. Lutoslawski Studies [Book Review]. Music and Letters 85(1), pp. 127-132. (10.1093/ml/85.1.127)
- Rae, C. 2001. Maurice Ohana's 'Livre des Prodiges', 'Anneau du Tamarit' and 'Synaxis'. Tempo(216), pp. 55-58.
- Rae, C. 2000. Ohana’s 'In Dark and Blue', 'Sorgin-Ngo' and other music for strings. Notes 57(2), pp. 464-468.
- Rae, C. 2000. Henri Dutilleux and Maurice Ohana: victims of an exclusion zone?. Tempo 212(212), pp. 22-30. (10.1017/s0040298200007580)
- Rae, C. 2000. Maurice Ohana’s 'Office des Oracles' and 'Messe' [Music Review]. Tempo(212), pp. 55-57. (10.1017/S0040298200007683)
- Rae, C. 1995. The piano music of Maurice Ohana. Revista Musica 6(12), pp. 44-74.
- Rae, C. 1994. La magie musicale de Maurice Ohana. Le Monde de la musique(2), pp. 16-17.
- Rae, C. 1994. Debussy et Ohana: allusions et références. Cahiers Debussy(17-18), pp. 103-120.
- Rae, C. 1992. Honegger: a centenary reappraisal. The Musical Times 133(1789), pp. 118-121.
- Rae, C. 1992. Le symbolisme et l’archétype du mythe européen dans l’oeuvre de Maurice Ohana. 'Musique et Europe' Cahiers du CIREM (Centre international de recherche aesthétique musicale)(24-5), pp. 115-130.
- Rae, C. 1991. Maurice Ohana: iconoclast or individualist?. The Musical Times, pp. 69-74.
- Rae, C. 1988. La Célestine: Maurice Ohana's Oper in Paris. Die neue Zeitschrift für Musik 149(10), pp. 35-36.
Audio
- Rae, C. 2018. Debussy's Violin Sonata. [BBC Radio Podcast]. 1 June 2018.
Book sections
- Rae, C. 2021. Revitalising the spiritual: Messiaen and La Jeune France. In: Sholl, R. ed. Messiaen in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Rae, C. 2021. Pianism and virtuosity in Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus. In: Sholl, R. ed. Messiaen in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Rae, C. 2020. Forging identities: Latin Americans in Paris and the musical interactions of Miguel Angel Asturias and Alejo Carpentier. In: Huebner, S. and Lazzaro, F. eds. Artistic Migration and Identity: Paris 1870-1940. Bern, New York, Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 153-166., (10.3726/b14353)
- Rae, C. 2020. Marius-François Gaillard and his Debussy recordings: Performance, style and pianistic aesthetic. In: Branger, J. et al. eds. Claude Debussy d’hier à aujourd’hui. Paris: Société française de musicologie
- Rae, C. 2019. Catalysing Latin American identities: Alejo Carpentier’s music criticism as a Cuban case study. In: Dingle, C. ed. The Cambridge History of Music Criticism. The Cambridge History of Music Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 484-501.
- Rae, C. 2019. Jolivet and the visual arts: Interactions and influences. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 107-131.
- Rae, C. 2019. Sourcing Jolivet’s compositional aesthetic: Literary influences and his library. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 194-213.
- Rae, C. 2019. Introduction: Jolivet in context. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-12.
- Rae, C. 2019. Chronology of Jolivet’s life and works. In: Rae, C. ed. André Jolivet: Music, Art and Literature. Music and Literature Abingdon: Routledge, pp. xxii-xxxix.
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy: Controversies and pianistic legacy. In: de Médicis, F. and Huebner, S. eds. Debussy's Resonance. Eastman Studies in Music Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, pp. 562-580.
- Rae, C. 2018. From a foreign correspondent: the Parisian chronicles of Alejo Carpentier. In: Kelly, B. L. and Moore, C. eds. Music Criticism in France, 1918-1939: Authority, Advocacy, Legacy. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, pp. 193-218., (10.1017/9781787442573.009)
- Rae, C. 2018. From a foreign Correspondent: the Parisian Chronicles of Alejo Carpentier. In: Kelly, B. L. and Moore, C. eds. Music criticism in France, 1918-1939: Authority, advocacy, legacy. Woodbridge: Boydell, pp. 193-217.
- Rae, C. 2016. Henri Dutilleux and the power of enchantment. In: BBC Proms 2016: The Official Guide. BBC Proms Guides London: BBC, pp. 54-57.
- Rae, C. 2014. The magic of timbre: French orchestral sound. In: Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. City of Light: Paris 1900-1950 Festival Programme Book. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, pp. 23-26.
- Rae, C. and Potter, C. 2014. City of light: the French musical milieu. In: Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. City of Light: Paris 1900-1950 Festival Programme Book. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, pp. 12-19.
- Rae, C. 2013. Messiaen and Ohana: parallel preoccupations or anxiety of influence?. In: Dingle, C. and Fallon, R. eds. Messiaen perspectives 2: Techniques, influence and reception. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 153-174.
- Rae, C. 2013. Messiaen and the romantic gesture: Contemplations on his piano music and pianism. In: Dingle, C. and Fallon, R. eds. Messiaen perspectives 1: Sources and influences. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 235-256.
- Rae, C. 2013. Dutilleux and Lutosławski: Franco-Polish connections. In: Mantzourani, E. ed. Polish Music since 1945. Krakow: Musica Iagellonica, pp. 147-162.
- Rae, C. 2008. The Works of Messiaen's Final Years. In: Sherlaw Johnson, R. and Rae, C. eds. Messiaen. London: Omnibus Press, pp. 196-208.
- Rae, C. 2001. Boutry, Roger. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musician 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03741)
- Rae, C. 2001. Constant, Marius. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06329)
- Rae, C. 2001. Delaistier, Maurice. In: Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.44410)
- Rae, C. 2001. Ohana, Maurice. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.20292)
- Rae, C. 2001. Tansman, Alexandre. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition. Grove Music Online Oxford University Press, (10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27479)
- Rae, C. 1999. Magic and music - Alejo Carpentier and Maurice Ohana: cross-connections in Twentieth Century French music and the South Americas. In: Barbiche, J. ed. Des Amériques: impressions et expressions. Paris: L'Harmattan
- Rae, C. 1992. Ohana, Maurice. In: Morton, B. and Collins, P. eds. Contemporary Composers. St James Press, pp. 703-705.
- Rae, C. 1992. La Célestine. In: Sadie, S. ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera., Vol. 1. Macmillan, pp. 795.
- Rae, C. 1992. Ohana, Maurice. In: Sadie, S. ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera., Vol. 3. Macmillan, pp. 659-600.
Books
- Branger, J. et al. eds. 2020. Claude Debussy d’hier à aujourd’hui. Paris: Société française de musicologie.
- Rae, C. ed. 2018. André Jolivet: music, art and literature. Music and Literature. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780429429255)
- Rae, C. and Potter, C. eds. 2014. City of light: Paris 1900-1950. London: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Limited.
- Rae, C. 2000. The music of Maurice Ohana. Aldershot: Ashgate.
Conferences
- Rae, C. 2020. Jolivet reassessed. Presented at: Université de Montréal Research Seminar, Université de Montréal [via Zoom], 14 October 2020.
- Rae, C., Anderson, J. and Potter, C. 2019. The incantatory and the divine: new perspectives on the music of André Jolivet. Presented at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama Research Seminar (ResearchWorks series), Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 18 November 2019.
- Rae, C. 2019. Expressing the incantatory: performing Jolivet's Cinq églogues (1967) for solo viola. Presented at: Public Research Seminar, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 29 October 2019.
- Rae, C. 2019. Proportioning the divine: Jolivet and the golden section. Presented at: Public Research Seminar, University of Aberdeen, 24 October 2019.
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard et ses enregistrements de Debussy: exécution, style et esthétique pianistique. Presented at: Colloque international Claude Debussy, Université de Lorraine, Cité Musicale, Metz, 25-26 September 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. André Jolivet, Antonin Artaud and Alejo Carpentier: Redefining the surreal. Presented at: Surrealism and Music in France 1924-1952: Interdisciplinary and International Contexts, Senate House, London, UK, 8 June 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. Exploring Debussy’s legacy: Maurice Ohana’s 'Tombeau de Claude Debussy'. Presented at: Claude Debussy in 2018: a Centenary Celebration, Manchester and Glasgow, UK, 19-23 March 2018.
- Rae, C. 2018. Exploring Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy recordings. Presented at: Debussy Day: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Debussy's Death, University of Bangor, Wales, UK, 12 March 2018.
- Rae, C. 2017. Aspects of colour and timbre in Julian Anderson’s Incantesimi: Exploring French connections. Presented at: Julian Anderson Symposium – Julian Anderson Total Immersion Weekend, Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 20-21 October 2017.
- Rae, C. 2016. Musical revolutions: The promotion of new music in Machado’s Cuba. Presented at: Music and Nation 1918-1945 – Europe-Americas (II), Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, 23-24 November 2016.
- Rae, C. 2016. Celebrating the Dutilleux centenary. Presented at: International Dutilleux Symposium, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 28 January 2016.
- Rae, C. 2016. Innovation and invention in Ohana’s Si le jour paraît for 10-string guitar. Presented at: International Guitar Research Conference (IGRC), University of Surrey, 18-23 March 2016.
- Rae, C. 2012. Marius-François Gaillard’s Debussy: performances and recordings – controversy and legacy. Presented at: L'héritage de Claude Debussy: du rêve pour les générations futures, Université de Montréal, Canada, 29 February - 3 March 2012.
- Rae, C. 2011. From a foreign correspondent: Alejo Carpentier’s Parisian Chronicles. Presented at: Music Criticism in France in the Interwar Period (1918-1939), University of Ottawa, Canada, 4-6 November 2011.
- Rae, C. 2007. Alejo Carpentier: music and magic realism. Presented at: Centre for Interdisciplinary Music Research (CIMR), Roehampton University, London, 13 October 2007.
- Rae, C. 2006. Alejo Carpentier and the promotion of new music in Machado's Cuba. Presented at: Royal Musical Association Conference, Nottingham University, July 2006.
- Rae, C. 2004. Alejo Carpentier and the magic of music: a Centenary retrospective. Presented at: Alejo Carpentier Centenary Lecture, Taylor Institution, Oxford University, 23 November 2004.
- Rae, C. 1994. L'improvisation dans l’oeuvre de Maurice Ohana. Presented at: l'improvisation Musicale En Question: Actes du Colloque International, Rouen, France, 16-18 March 1992 Presented at Dambricourt, J. ed.l'improvisation Musicale En Question: Actes du Colloque International Tenu à l'Université de Rouen les 16, 17 et 18 Mars 1992. Rouen: Université, Centre d'étude et de diffusion des langues artistiques pp. 73-85.
Other
- Rae, C. 2019. Mussorgsky and his French compositional descendants’. London: Signum Classics, SIGCD-566.
- Rae, C. 2018. Marius-François Gaillard and his Debussy recordings [CD Booklet article]. UK: Appian Publications and Recordings, APR 6025.
- Rae, C. 2005. Maurice Ohana: From the Garden of the Hesperides [CD booklet article]. Warner Classics.
- Rae, C. 2005. Alexandre Tansman and his Symphonies [CD booklet article]. Chandos.
- Rae, C. 2004. André Jolivet: The Erato recordings [CD booklet article]. Warner Classics.
Performances
- Rae, C. 2004. Maurice Ohana and the Debussyian descendency: an exploration of the music for piano. [Performed at Lecture-Recital, Elder Conservatorium University of Adelaide, 28 July 2004].
Videos
- Rae, C. 2014. Dr. Caroline Rae discusses the War of the Romantics. [Website (BBC Radio 3)]. BBC iWonder Guide-Brahms: BBC. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0282nxf
- Rae, C. 2014. BBC Symphony Orchestra rehearsal performance of Ravel's Bolero, conducted by Lionel Bringuier, with commentary by Dr Caroline Rae.. [Film video]. London: BBC Radio 3. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01t693d
Research
My research focuses on French music since Debussy, notably the composers Ohana, Jolivet, Dutilleux and Messiaen, but I also have particular interests in the Hispanic aspects of music in France and cosmopolitanism in interwar France.
These wider interests have led me to develop interdisciplinary research on twentieth-century Cuban, and other Latin American, music and literature.
My interests in the Hispanic aspects of French music and the Parisian interactions between French, Latin American composers and writers have been developed for my interdisciplinary second monograph, Magic Realism, Music and Literature: the French – Latin American Axis since 1920 (Ashgate, 2009) for which I received an AHRC grant.
I am also investigating the reception of new music in Cuba, the Debussyian connections of Marius-François Gaillard and preparing a new study of the music of Jolivet.
Teaching
At undergraduate level, her teaching has included modules on French music since Debussy, Piano Music and Pianism from Liszt to Ligeti, Schenkerian Analysis, Tonal and Post-Tonal Analysis, Debussy and Bartók (specialist modules), harmony and counterpoint, and Advanced Performance Class (seminars for public recitalists). In addition she supervises dissertations on a wide range of topics and some Analysis projects.
Her contribution to the postgraduate taught MA programmes include modules on 20th-Century French Music with particular reference to Messiaen, Dutilleux and Ohana, Repertory Studies, Organology and Technique (piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, French horn, flute), performance practice, cultures of performance and performance masterclasses. She has supervised dissertations on a wide range of topics and contributed to composition and ethnomusicology as well as to musicology and performance pathways.
PhD Topics Supervised and Examined (including PhD in Performance)
- French women composers (supervisor)
- French performance practices in the piano music of Ravel (supervisor)
- Maurice Duruflé and the organ (supervisor)
- The piano music of Maurice Ohana (supervisor)
- The 20th century harpsichord (co-supervisor)
- The piano music of John Ireland (supervisor)
- Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé at the piano (examiner)
- The cello method of André Navarra (examiner)
- Spanish Music and its Representation in London, 1878-1930 (examiner)
- Harmonic Resonance in Oliver Messiaen (examiner)
- Alejo Carpentier and Music (examiner)
- Clara Wieck-Schumann composer-pianist (examiner)
- The Hungarian violin school (examiner)
