Overview
In all texts - whatever the subject - my aim is to ensure that the author's meaning is transmitted as clearly as possible.Part of that is being able to chase down the last detail, whether it's the correct diacritics in a foreign language or smoothing out inconsistency in a bibliography. But the bigger picture is also vital, and I'm confident in re-expressing swathes of text where necessary. That said, I'm very aware that the author's voice must be maintained (enhanced even, where desirable), and change is never made for the sake of it.Most of my recent work has been for Oxford University Press, whose authors have described my work as 'superb', showing 'unparalleled qualities of patience, sensitivity and attention to detail'.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Education & Reference
History
Music
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Work experience
Self-employed
Oct, 1998 —
Present
Work as a freelancer has ranged from substantive editing down to proofreading, with clients including:
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), BBC Worldwide Books;
Chambers Larousse; Macmillan Publishers; Naxos Books; Oxford University Press; I. B. Tauris; Peters Edition; Phaidon Press.
Phaidon Press
Nov, 1995 —
Sep, 1997
(almost 2 years)
In this role I was project manager and editor of the 20th-Century Composers series (commissioned by Norman Lebrecht).
• Managed 6–10 books a year, running the cycle from commissioning to publication.
• Developed and refined the series style.
• Provided a strong interface between team members.
• Adapted text of differing length and subject emphasis to fit within the series framework.
I was also project manager of Rudolph Sabor’s translation of Wagner’s Ring cycle libretto; this uniquely preserved the original metre of the German and offered a running commentary and a list of the Leitmotifs as they occurred.
• Delivered the critically well-received project to a very tight deadline.
• Developed the project’s content with author and designer.
Macmillan Publishers
Jan, 1994 —
Oct, 1995
(over 1 year)
This role involved the management of the area of the dictionary covering the musical history of countries and cities.
After liaising with contributors to ensure submission of appropriate text, I edited the articles, sometimes drafted from skeletal facts, in accordance with a highly complex house style.
Portfolio
Poetry and Radical Politics in fin de siecle France explores the relations between poetry and politics in France in the last decade of the 19th century. The period covers perhaps the most important developments in modern French poetry: from the post-Commune cl... read more
Collection. Education. Grades 6-8. Book and 2 CDs. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
Benjamin Britten's works are placed in the context of his times in this illustrated biography that presents much new material and examines all aspects of his creative personality.
With coverage of both traditional and critical theories and approaches to European integration and their application, this is the most comprehensive textbook on European integration theory and an essential guide for all students and scholars interested in the ... read more
The Sinews of Habsburg Power explores the domestic foundations of the immense growth of central European Habsburg power from the rise of a permanent standing army after the Thirty Years' War to the end of the Napoleonic wars. With a force that grew irregularly... read more
Richard Wagner's vast Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle comprises four full-length operas (Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) and is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. His own libretto to the operas is an i... read more
This volume has been produced to mark the retirement of Roy Foster from the Carroll Professorship of Irish history at the University of Oxford, and to mark his extraordinary career as a historian, literary critic, and public intellectual. It consists of twenty... read more
Examines Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), composer of works such as Boléro and Pavane pour une Infante défunte, as both a composer and a man
