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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"musical value"”.
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Integrating Piano Technique, Physiology, and Motor Learning: Strategies for Performing the Chopin Etudes
… relatively cursory mention is made of their musical value. From a physiological perspective, what makes Chopin's études exceptional amongst vast pedagogical repertory, and how does their musical value impact what pianists learn from their study?From a modern perspective, a musical image is …
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A musical discussion and analysis of romance sans paroles by three French composers : Charles-Francois Gounod, Camille Saint-Saens and Gabriel Faure
Contained in this study is a musical discussion and analysis of seven Romance Sans Paroles (song without words), written by three French composers, Charles-François Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Gabriel Fauré. The Romance Sans Parole genre seems to be quite unknown in the piano field; as a …
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An investigation of audio signal-driven sound synthesis with a focus on its use for bowed stringed synthesisers
… and methods of sound synthesis, and the act of musical performance, are addressed with the aim of drawing conclusions for the construction of algorithms and interfaces. The alternative approach creates an openness and responsiveness in the synthesis instrument by using implicit playing …
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The literature of the French flute school, 1800-1880 : style characteristics, sociological influences, and pedagogical applications
… due to differing opinion about the questionable musical value of this body of music. The present study was therefore devised to identify idiosyncratic characteristics of the literature, and to examine possible pedagogical applications in light of these characteristics.Six composers were chosen …
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The margin and the mainstream : positioning Harry Partch's theories within the broader discourse of musical aesthetics
The dissertation examines the broader musical value of microtonal composer Harry Partch's musical theories by locating his critique of abstract music within mainstream compositional theory and aesthetics. This contextualisation aims to deconstruct Partch's iconoclastic image so as to understand his …
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Between two worlds : approaching Balkan oral music tradition through the use of technology as a compositional and performing medium
This text explores the problems of interpreting musical identity, meaning, and sociocultural value of a compositional work influenced by two traditions with different values: the modernist tradition based on Western European classical heritage, and the oral tradition of the Balkans. It also follows …
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Radiohead's subterranean jazz structuralism: the music of Louis Armstrong, Alice Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus in ten compositions by Radiohead
… the undocumented jazz lineage of Radiohead's musical evolution that has been overlooked in the current academic discourse. Drawing on ten examples from Radiohead albums OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac and The King of Limbs, I hope to show their jazz structural modeling in three episodes of …
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American women composers of band music : a biographical dictionary and catalogue of works
… The study makes no attempt to evaluate the musical value of any of the cited works, but rather is intended as an initial reference on the subject. It also raises several questions concerning the place of these works in the marketplace and in relation to other creative fields.
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How can one be perfected by music?—contemporary educational significance of Chinese pre-Qin Confucian thought on Yue Jiao (music education)
… in their understanding of the foundation of musical value: for the ancient Chinese, it is emotive and social; for the ancient Greece, it is mostly rational. With the second dimension, I argue that a close examination of Confucian thought on Yue Jiao will contribute to the reflection on the …
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Promoting Creativity: How the Use of Music Analysis Affects Value Judgments in Copyright Litigation
This dissertation investigates the role of music analysis in copyright litigation and demonstrates that forensic musicology is a subjective and problematic discipline. Part of this subjectivity is due to misunderstood terms and definitions. Additionally, forensic musicology is an interpretive act, …