# Barnaby Ralph

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**Barnaby Ralph** (born 14 October 1969 in London) is a British [academic](/source/Academic_staff) and professional [recorder](/source/Recorder_(musical_instrument)) player.

Ralph has performed music in a wide range of styles, from medieval and baroque to post-avant garde. He has had contemporary works written for him by a number of well-known composers, including [Betty Beath](/source/Betty_Beath), [Masturneh Nazarian](/source/Masturneh_Nazarian), and [Anika Mittendorf](/source/Anika_Mittendorf). His recording of Beath’s ‘Night Song’ appears on the disc 'American Dream'[1] and the piece itself was dedicated to Barnaby Ralph.[2]

## Academic career

Ralph studied with a number of teachers, including Rosalind Kelly and John Martin in [Australia](/source/Australia) and [Hans Maria Kneihs](/source/Hans_Maria_Kneihs) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna). He received a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from the [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland). He is currently a professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the Hongo campus of the [University of Tokyo](/source/University_of_Tokyo),[3] where he teaches English literature. Previously, he was a professor at [Seikei University](/source/Seikei_University), Japan, where he taught British literature and culture.

In 2000, he was awarded the Postgraduate Association Medal of Excellence as the top Masters graduate from the [Queensland Conservatorium of Music](/source/Queensland_Conservatorium_of_Music). Ralph has appeared worldwide on the concert stage as a soloist in chamber recitals, in orchestras, as well as on radio and television. His ongoing partnership with the Belgian harpsichordist Huguette Brassine has produced a recording of the sonatas of [Francesco Barsanti](/source/Francesco_Barsanti) that was released internationally by [Naxos Records](/source/Naxos_Records) in 2006.[4] The recording gained favourable reviews,[5][6] and excerpts were played on Australian radio.[7]

## Publications

With harpsichordist Huguette Brassine, Barnaby Ralph edited the score of Barsanti's *Complete Original Recorder Sonatas*, published by Dolce.[8]

Ralph's review of harpsichordist Elizabeth Anderson's *The Convict Harpsichordist* was published in the journal, *Early Music*.[9]

Ralph's teaching article "Modern recorder music, techniques and classroom applications" was published in *Australian journal, Bulletin (Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia)*.[10]

With Kei Hibino and Henry Johnson, Ralph co-edited the book *Music in the Making of Modern Japan* (Palgrave, 2021).[11]

## References

1. ["CD: American dream: music of American & Australian composers"](https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/american-dream-music-of-american-australian-composers). *Australian Music Centre: Breaking Sound Barriers*. Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Night songs: two solo pieces for alto and bass recorder by Betty Beath"](https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/work/beath-betty-night-songs). *Australian Music Centre: Breaking Sound Barriers*. Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Barnaby Ralph │ 東京大学文学部・大学院人文社会系研究科"](https://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/teacher/database/14221_00004.html)

1. ["BARSANTI, F.: 6 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 1 (Ralph, L. King, Brassine)"](https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557944). *Naxos Records*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Paterson, Scott (November 2007). ["Music Reviews: Complete Original Recorder Sonatas by Francesco Barsanti, ed. Barnaby Ralph and Huguette Brassine"](https://americanrecorder.org/docs/ARnov07body.PDF). *American Recorder*. **XLVIII** (5): 34. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Album Reviews: BARSANTI, F.: 6 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 1 (Ralph, L. King, Brassine)"](https://www.naxos.com/reviews/reviewslist.asp?catalogueid=8.557944&languageid=EN#28516). *Naxos Records*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Thursday 27 December Program Fine Music Sydney FM 102.5, 'Chamber Soiree'"](https://issuu.com/finemusic/docs/fine_music_magazine_december_2012). *Fine Music Magazine*. '***(December 2012): 46. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2020.***

1. Ralph and Brassine, Barnaby and Huguette (2005). [*Complete Original Recorder Sonatas*](https://www.dolce-edition.com/completes.html). London, England: Dolce (London Pro Musica). Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Ralph, Barnaby (February 2004). ["This beauteous wicked disc"](https://academic.oup.com/em/article/32/1/169/372354). *Early Music*. **32**: 169–170. [doi:10.1093/earlyj/32.1.169](https://doi.org/10.1093/earlyj/32.1.169). [S2CID 193236795](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:193236795). Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Ralph, Barnaby (2003–2004). ["Modern recorder music, techniques and classroom applications"](https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=092822220843815;res=IELHSS). *Bulletin (Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia)*. **2003-2004**: 22–34. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Hibino, Kei; Ralph, Barnaby; Johnson, Henry (eds.) (2021). [*Music in the Making of Modern Japan*](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-73827-3). Pop Music, Culture and Identity. [doi:10.1007/978-3-030-73827-3](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73827-3). ISBN 978-3-030-73826-6.

## External links

- [The Brisbane Institute](https://web.archive.org/web/20070405002725/http://www.brisinst.org.au/people/ralph_barnaby.html)
- [Researchmap.jp](https://researchmap.jp/BarnabyRalph/?lang=english)

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