THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

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Harry White

Harry White is professor of Musicology at University College Dublin and a fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. His most recent book is The musical discourse of servitude. Authority, autonomy and the work-concept in Fux, Bach and Handel (Oxford University Press, 2020).

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