RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Below is a reference list of Ingvarsson's current and past research projects, dissertations and articles:
Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2023). Tónlist og samfélag: Hagfræði og verðmætamat. Þræðir - Tímarit um tónlist, 8.tölublað. https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-8-tonlist-og-samfelag
Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2022). Sjálfstæðisyfirlýsing þjóðar í óperettu - Í álögum, fyrsta íslenska óperettan. Þræðir - Tímarit um tónlist, 7.tölublað. https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-7-sjalfstaedisyfirlysing-thjodar-i-operettu
Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson. (2019). Opnun óperunnar: dramatískur spuni, hin sígilda ópera og leikgleði. Þræðir - Tímarit um tónlist (4. tölublað). https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-4-opnun-operunnar-dramatiskur-spuni-hin-sigilda-opera-og-leikgledi
Ingvarsson, H. R. (2018). Opening Opera: Developing a framework that allows for the interactive creative processes of improvised theatre in the productions of new music-dramas". London, England: Guildhall School of Music and Drama. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/21324/ and http://helgiingvarsson.com/opening-opera
Ingvarsson, H. R. (2009). Kvikmyndatónlist: Frumleiki?. Reykjavík, Iceland: Listaháskóli Íslands (Iceland University of the Arts). More info: http://helgiingvarsson.com/kvikmyndatonlist
Ingvarsson’s specialisms and interests include:
History of opera, opera composition and analysis.
History of music in Iceland:
Including Icelandic folk music, the dawn of classical music in Iceland 1880-1950, „Í álögum“ (Bewitched) the first Icelandic operetta from 1944, composer Jón Leifs, Icelandic opera history, and more.
History of 20th and 21st century music in Europe and USA.
Improvisation and/in classical music.
Open music and musical mobiles.
Music for choirs: composition, analysis, performance, interpretation.
Music for voice: composition, analysis, performance, interpretation.
Including art songs. Traditional and experimental performance.
Music for solo string instruments and string quartets: composition and analysis.
Music for flute: composition and analysis.
Creative collaboration. E.g. between composers and performers, or within performance groups.
Leadership and hierarchies in music composition and performance.
Philosophy of music notation.
Musical theatre.