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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"R. Murray Schafer"”.
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Sonic landscapes: The environmental choral music of R. Murray Schafer and John Luther Adams
… so thoroughly to this genre as have R. Murray Schafer and John Luther Adams, both of whom have found inspiration as composers through their work as environmental activists. Schafer’s Landscapes and Soundscapes (2010) and Adams’s Canticles of the Holy Wind (2017) are two prominent …
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An analysis of graphic notation and its impact on conducting gesture in selected works of R. Murray Schafer
R. Murray Schafer has deliberately used a number of different compositional styles in his career, including both standard and graphic notation for both vocal and instrumental ensembles. It can be assumed that both styles of composition accurately represent his musical and aesthetic ideas. However, …
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The contribution of twentieth-century Canadian composers to the solo pedal harp repertoire, with analysis of selected works
… Loman, and two composers, Marjan Mozetich and R. Murray Schafer, were conducted. Analysis of six selected works from 1957 to 2002, Little Suite by Robert Turner, The Crown of Ariadne by R. Murray Schafer, Fifteen Pieces for Harp by John Weinzweig, From the Eastern Gate by Alexina Louie, Songs of …
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Dirty Ears: Hearing And Hearings In The Canadian Liberal Settler Colony
… by the Canadian composer and sound theorist R. Murray Schafer as a fundamental part of culture and nation building. This dissertation explores the ways the Canadian government and settler society use hearing as a silencing technique, mobilizing the field of aurality to place limits on the …
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From ‘Nothing’ to ‘Something’: a compositional evolution through time, media and space
… John Cage, Michael Nyman, David Toop, R. Murray Schafer and Bernie Krause. The notion of ‘silence’ and the basics of Zazen were also explored. A parallel element to this work involved identifying ways to disseminate these findings to the general public and to performers (choral groups, …
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An empirical investigation into heightened listening as an access tool for electroacoustic music.
… exercises based on those advocated by R. Murray Schafer, were organised in a number of schools and their influence on appreciation was tested through questionnaires. A soundscape work was composed as test material to be used in the workshops. After data analysis the piece was recomposed …
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Microsound : a portfolio of original compositions
… Dennis Smalley, Kim Cascone, Joanna Demers, R. Murray Schafer, and others. Through the different compositional investigations and associated discussions I conclude that microsound offers a rich avenue through which to explore contemporary ideas and methods in electroacoustic music, and show how …