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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Other Music"”.
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Music in Perspective
This thesis seeks to explore how geometry, music, and architecture can all interweave with each other. Music is based on the harmonic ratios of geometry. These relationships can also be used to inform the geometries of architecture. As with the aesthetics of music, architecture, too, is not an …
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MusicBox : navigating the space of your music
Navigating increasingly large personal music libraries is commonplace. Yet most music browsers do not enable their users to explore their collections in a guided and manipulable fashion, often requiring them to have a specific target in mind. MusicBox is a new music browser that provides this …
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The Race for Inclusivity: Carlos Chávez and the Issues of Diversity in Music
… topics of discussion in many fields today, and music is no exception. The demand for concert programs filled with a variety of composers is high, almost to a point where it is seen as a requirement. While programming compositions created by composers of different ethnicities and backgrounds is …
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Electronic Dance Music: From Deviant Subculture to Culture Industry
… documents, I examine the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) subculture, since its inception in the late 80s as a deviant subculture. Previous studies of raves and other music subcultures focus almost exclusively on the role of popularity in transforming the subculture. In this research, I found, …
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Applying Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning Techniques for Raga Recognition in Indian Classical Music
In Indian Classical Music (ICM), the Raga is a musical piece's melodic framework. It encompasses the characteristics of a scale, a mode, and a tune, with none of them fully describing it, rendering the Raga a unique concept in ICM. The Raga provides musicians with a melodic fabric, within which all …
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Arty: Expressive timbre transfer using articulation detection for guitar
… an instrument’s timbre to match the timbre of another instrument while preserving key musical information like pitch and loudness. Current attempts tend to rely either on MIDI pitch and velocity information, or on Deep Learning networks. The former approach requires discarding a lot of …
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Take two notes and call me in the morning : the science of music therapy
… and Retirement Center in Boston, MA, music therapist Dianne Tow and her interns use a variety of therapeutic interventions to treat physical and psychological dysfunctions-though not every method has been supported by rigorous scientific research. With current technology in the fields …
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Indie Music in Post-bomb Bali: Participant Practices, Scene Subjectivities
This dissertation focuses on music practices that have been largely uncharted in Balinese music studies. In the twelve years following the 2002 terrorist bombings, during which time an economic downturn and subsequent accelerated tourism development and urbanization transformed southern Bali, …
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Purely Sonorous: The Rhetoric of Sound in Twentieth-Century Music
… of twentieth-century and contemporary music: that of legitimating particular repertoires as exceptionally sound-oriented or sound-based—in contrast with other, usually older music, which is figured as subordinating sound to musical language. In this thesis, I call this tendency …
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A case study of professional musicians and their perceptions of the impact of aural learning experiences in developing musicianship
… examines the perceptions of three professional musicians on the impact of focused aural experiences (FAEs) in developing their musicianship. The participants include a professional instrumental performer, the director of a non-profit jazz school, and a retired high school band teacher. Each …
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A history of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York
… the history of the Aaron Copland School of Music (ACSM) at Queens College. The ACSM evolved out of the Department of Music at Queens College, established by the Board of Trustees and its first president, Paul Klapper, in 1938, one year after the founding of the college. In 1980, the …
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Wagner's Meistersinger and the tradition of comic opera
Wagner's avowed aim in his music-dramas was to create a new type of artwork that had little in common with conventional opera. However, in his only mature comic opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, he engages more extensively with the conventions of the genre. In order to determine the extent of …
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Redefining Multicultural Education and Its Applications in the General Music Classroom
<p>"Understanding music in relation to history and culture" is the ninth standard for music education developed by the National Association for Music Educators (MENC) in 1994 (Mark, 1996, p. 50). This principle is very broad and it is up to individual teachers to make sure they include history and …
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Beyond sound: a descriptive study of fifth and sixth grade children's listening perceptions of rap and classical music
… children while they compared two examples of music: USA east coast rap versus European classical music. Their responses to 24 survey questions were the basis for exploring the idea that social-economic values reflected in bias are affecting their listening perceptions. Moreover, the purpose of …
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Timbral Effects of 3D Printing Brass Wind Musical Instruments: A Comparison Between Traditional and 3D Printed Construction
<p>This study explores the timbral effects that manufacturing wind instruments from thermoplastics (via 3D printing) has in comparison to traditionally made instruments. The project mainly focuses on the individual properties of different thermoplastics in comparison to traditional materials like …
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Using Spectral Analysis to Evaluate Flute Tone Quality
… development, HAT may be a useful tool for musicians for tone development in the practice room.</p> <p>The outcome of this research is a baseline set of some often used descriptors. In addition, results showed some correlation between harmonic spectra and descriptors. There were also trends …
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Música Tejana and the Transition from Traditional to Modern: Manuel “Cowboy” Donley and the Austin Music Scene
… component of Texas history, culture and music. Their vibrant musical heritage holds a central position in the Texas music narrative and by extension permeates the regional music of the Southwest and national music of the United States. Contemporary Texas-Mexican artists rely on electric …
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