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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"musical thinking"”.
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Musical Thinking as Exemplified in Music Criticism
… criticism. Using John Dewey's definition of thinking as a basis, the works of metacritics Francis Sparshott, Theodore M. Greene, and D. W. Gotshalk and critics Virgil Thomson and M. D. Calvocoressi were surveyed, and their outlines of the critical process were used to develop a paradigm for …
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The Symphonies of Johann Michael Haydn: A Chronological Perspective Using Theories of Joseph Riepel and Heinrich Christoph Koch
… a more precise application of eighteenth-century musical thinking as shown in a large body of work by one composer. The application of these theories meets the challenge as a useful and reliably pedagogical guide to the music of their time as alternatives to the theories of the last two centuries, …
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Topology of spatial texture in the acousmatic medium
… of spatial texture in composition and musical thinking. The theory draws from research on the cross-modality of texture perception, philosophical discourse on embodied meaning, physics, psychology of visual art, and discourse on space in acousmatic music. Several different structural …
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Contemporary Brazilian Styles: Supplemental Piano Teaching Materials for a First Year Curriculum
… methods in Brazil reflects the conservative musical context in which piano teachers train and work. This paper seeks to complement and expand the previous project by providing a sample of teaching materials that may prepare students for the variety of styles present in Brazilian contemporary …
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The influence of the Javanese gamelan on selected piano works of Claude-Achille Debussy
… and an evaluation made of their role in the musical development of the composer, for as Rollo Myers remarks after his description of the Javanese music which Debussy heard, "... the experience thus gained undoubtedly tended to influence his musical thinking in the years to come ".
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"Looking for the Land that is Nowhere": A Portfolio of Compositions and Commentary
… function in a variety of contexts. Central to my musical thinking, they provide a coherent core around which more complex musical situations are created through layering and textural invention. On a harmonic level these works attempt to integrate the insights of 'spectral', 'serial' and 'modal' …
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"Karol Szymanowski's ""Stabat Mater"""
… effort to reawaken Poland's interest in its musical heritage. Szymanowski's early studies, isolated in the village of Tymoszowka, created a lifelong interest in and knowledge of Polish tradition and enabled him to acquire extensive basic skills in music. The ""Young Poland in Music"" movement …
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Magic realism in music : Four electroacoustic compositions
… using the electroacoustic medium to express my musical thinking, I have instead introduced a new idea to provide a wider context: Magic Realism in music. I have developed the notion that there is a musical equivalent to Magic Realism in literature, and that my work, as well as the work of other …
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A Musico-Pneumatology for Christian Formation: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Polyphony of Life in the Spirit
… In recent years Bonhoeffer’s creative use of musical terminology has even sparked a highly constructive resurgence of interest in this adumbrated theology of music. Yet, the full significance of Bonhoeffer’s musical thinking has not been sufficiently actualised. In this context, this thesis …
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Counterpoint and linearity as manifested in the music of George Gershwin
… and linearity remain at the heart of his musical thinking and procedures, whether they are generating harmonic progressions, layering multiple melodic lines, developing thematic material, or creating smooth, linear chord progressions.
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Pendulum V: DM "Vitality, Exhaustion and Fleeting Equilibrium"
… DM. Part B is a companion essay to the musical composition. Pendulum V: DM is a 17-minute work for large ensemble and live electronics. It was commissioned jointly by the Wet Ink Ensemble and AMP, with support from the TANK performance space and the National Endowment for the Arts. The …
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”Jag kan göra hundra låtar”. Barns musikskapande med digitala verktyg
… are able to create music by singing and using musical instruments. The present study was undertaken with eight-year-old children in school year 2 in order to investigate the children’s composing and composition processes using a synthesizer and computer software. The research questions are …