Raymond Monelle

Towards the end of his life, he wrote a novel, yet to be published, entitled Bird in the Apple Tree, about the adolescence of the composer Alban Berg.

His three books, many articles and countless lectures, presented in various venues all over Europe, North America and Israel, had an immense impact on the international music scholarship scene.

Toward the end of his life, he began studying the subject of The Musical Sublime, inspired by the writings of Slavoj Žižek.

He did some conducting,[1][3] mainly of choral and opera productions, and was particularly known for his skilled jazz piano playing.

[2][4] He also nurtured the careers of two of Scotland's most notable living musicians, Donald Runnicles and James MacMillan.

Raymond Monelle