James Garratt

University of Manchester

James Garratt is Professor of Music History and Aesthetics at the University of Manchester, where he also holds the position of University Organist. His publications include three single-author books: Palestrina and the German Romantic Imagination: Interpreting Historicism in Nineteenth-Century Music (Cambridge, 2002); Music, Culture and Social Reform in the Age of Wagner (Cambridge, 2010); and Music and Politics: A Critical Introduction (Cambridge, 2018). He is currently completing a book for CUP on Music, Aesthetics and Values.

James Garratt è professore di Storia della musica ed estetica musicale all’Università di Manchester, dove riveste anche il ruolo di organista. Tra le sue pubblicazioni si ricordano in particolare tre monografie: Palestrina and the German Romantic Imagination: Interpreting Historicism in Nineteenth-Century Music (Cambridge, 2002); Music, Culture and Social Reform in the Age of Wagner (Cambridge, 2010); and Music and Politics: A Critical Introduction (Cambridge, 2018). Al momento sta lavorando a un volume su musica, estetica e valori per Cambridge University Press.