THE VIRTUOSO and the TRUTH LIES ELSEWHERE: an Encounter with the Past Through a Reading of W.G. Sebald's AUSTERLITZ a Creative P
THE VIRTUOSO and THE TRUTH LIES ELSEWHERE: An Encounter with the Past through a Reading of W.G. Sebald's AUSTERLITZ A creative project (novel) and exegesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Sonia Orchard BA BAppSc (Hons) School of Creative Media Portfolio of Design and Social Context RMIT University January 2007 Declaration I certify that: • except where due acknowledgement is made, all work submitted is my own; • the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other academic award; • the content of this doctorate is the result of work which has been carried out since the official commencement date of the approved research program; • any editorial work, paid or unpaid, carried out by a third party is acknowledged. Signed Sonia Orchard, January 2007 11 Acknowledgments This project would not have been possible without the support and assistance of many people and organisations. This research has been partially funded through a Commonwealth Government Australian Postgraduate Award. In June-July 2003, I spent 8 weeks in London researching for the novel. I am extremely grateful to all those who agreed to be interviewed about Noel Mewton-Wood: Dr John Amis, John Dalby, Dr Patrick Trevor-Roper, Lady Pauline Del Mar, Margaret Kitchin, Tim Gordon, Bryce Morrison and Denys Gurvault. In addition, John Amis gave me access to his collection ofMewton-Wood concert programmes and was of enormous assistance during my stay in London. I would also like to acknowledge the following British organisations and institutions, and their very helpful staff: the British Library (including the British Sound Archives), the British National Archives, the BBC Written Archives, the Britten-Pears Library, the Lambeth Archives, the National Gallery (Archives dept), the British Music Information Centre, the English National Opera, Wigmore Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music.
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