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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Western Art Music"”.
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Systematic approaches to the study of cognition in Western art music performance
… perspective on cognition and meta-cognition in music performance. The goal of the study is to identify and apply methods of inquiry that are phenomenologically resonant with instrumental practice. The first chapter, situating the study in the context of the writer’s musical training, examines …
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Modelling music: a theoretical approach to the classification of notated Western art music
The classification of notated Western art music is a perennial issue. This thesis analyses and models the knowledge organization of notated Western art music in order to elucidate a theoretical understanding of these classification issues and to offer new ways of viewing music classification in the …
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A Portfolio of Compositions Expanding the Role of the Electric Bass Guitar in Contemporary Western Art Music
… role of the electric bass guitar in contemporary Western art music. More specifically, these works address three areas that were hitherto underexplored in existing repertoire: • Works for solo bass guitar and electronics. • Works for bass guitar and ensemble that incorporate the instrument as an …
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Colores Mexicanos: The Mexican Art Song and Setting Mexican Texts to Music
In the Western art music tradition, we typically associate the art song genre with French, Italian, and German music traditions. However, since the rising of Miguel Ponce and his other, 20th-century contemporaries, the Mexican art song tradition has established its own, unique place and role within …
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The Hungarian Cimbalom: History and Evolution
… can be perceived in both the canon of certain Western Art Music composers, and the performance practices of contemporary Classical cimbalists. The implicitly stated thesis of my dissertation is this very idea of a Western Art Music instrument being intrinsically linked to a folk music …
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Subject to change: nine constructions of the crossover between Western art and popular musics (1995-2005)
Exchange between musical cultures has always occurred, but in the age of the global music industry, marketing categories have multiplied and often created boundaries between musics. Today the term “crossover” is attached to many of the musical exchanges that occur across these boundaries. One such …
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An analysis of stylistic elements and challenges of technique and improvisation in three late piano works by Surendran Reddy (1962–2010)
… Reddy. Reddy’s personal identity as a crossover artist is apparent in his stylistic approach. The fusion of Western art music, jazz, contemporary and indigenous music from various parts of the world ensued in a distinctive compositional style, which he termed clazz. Three of his shorter late …
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The unwritten notes: Exploring extemporization strategies for classical pianists and their reciprocal impact on interpretive depth
… the gradual disappearance of improvisation from Western Art Music (WAM) pedagogy has contributed to a narrowing of expressive possibilities in classical performance. Once considered a vital skill for a complete musician, improvisation – especially as a practice grounded in the language, syntax, …
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The use of principles and techniques derived from meditation for the design and creation of co-participatory musical systems
… meditation systems can be applied to "co-participatory" music systems in order to enhance their accessibility, interactivity, and experiential impact, In order to adequately address this subject, a number of investigative steps have been taken. First, a workable list of definitions for what …
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National Identity Formation and Musical Modernism in Post-World War II Korea
… cultural rebuilding, was manifested in the musical works and careers of Korean composers who engaged with modern art music of the West. In exploring this question, my dissertation presents a cultural history of the translation of twentieth-century European musical modernism into the Korean …
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Salvaging the Past: A Composition Portfolio
An overriding and important discussion in Western art music centres around abstraction: in the nineteenth century, the debate considered whether or not 'absolute music' could represent the very essence of being human; twentieth-century abstraction concerned itself with the removal of any form of …
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ECLECTIC STRINGS AND MOTIVATIONAL DESIGN:GUIDING STRING EDUCATION IN THE PROMOTION OF LIFELONG MUSICIANSHIP
… to and playing varying types/ styles of music. A discussion follows, regarding the usage of Eclectic Strings music (the playing of musical styles appropriate for bowed and strummed string instruments derived from a broad range of sources (including classical) for individual …
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ECLECTIC STRINGS AND MOTIVATIONAL DESIGN:GUIDING STRING EDUCATION IN THE PROMOTION OF LIFELONG MUSICIANSHIP
… to and playing varying types/ styles of music. A discussion follows, regarding the usage of Eclectic Strings music (the playing of musical styles appropriate for bowed and strummed string instruments derived from a broad range of sources (including classical) for individual …
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The Art of the Commonplace: Found Sounds in Compositional Practice
… everyday noises as a compositional strategy in Western art music through the first half of the 20th century. Pioneering works are examined to determine the motives and aesthetic goals that first led composers to bring noise to the musical surface, including the avant-garde collaboration Parade, …
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Las raíces de la ira: Fernando Garcia’s Tone Poem & Chilean Politics in Music Culture
Discussing Western Art Music in context of political discourse is not unique to the conception of this document. In contrast, Chile and its symphonic cultural production remains relatively mute within the Classical canon. In the 1960s and 1970s, Chilean political discourse & musical development in …
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A new voice: Australian guitar music with Vietnamese cultural influences
… composers have continued to look for new musical ideas and inspiration in the music of other cultures demonstrating significant interest in the music of China, Bali, Java, Japan and the Pacific. This thesis aims to contribute to the Australasian musical interchanges with a repertoire of …
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A new voice: Australian guitar music with Vietnamese cultural influences
… composers have continued to look for new musical ideas and inspiration in the music of other cultures demonstrating significant interest in the music of China, Bali, Java, Japan and the Pacific. This thesis aims to contribute to the Australasian musical interchanges with a repertoire of …
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Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition
… major orchestras and individual distinguished musicians. His compositions, most of which include distinct Thai musical elements and Thai cultural influences within the guise of Western art music, are emblematic of a trend in contemporary composition that embraces worldwide influences. This …
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Resonant China: Transnational Music-making and the Construction of the Public, 1934-1958
This dissertation examines the history of Sino-Western musical encounters from the second to the third quarter of the twentieth century, arguing for the construction of a music public – a tangible and transnational assemblage of individuals, audiences, institutions, and musical works that …
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Ways of integrating musical systems: a portfolio of compositions
… portfolio comprises three compositions which chart the development of a unique method of integrating systems of organisation pertaining specifically to pitch and rhythm, with both small-scale and large-scale applications. An overview of the general principles behind these techniques is given, …
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