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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"musical work"”.
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Beyond gangsta: hip-hop, web culture and racial masking in the musical work of Tyler, The Creator
… close media analysis and through ethnographic work in and around the black suburbia of Tyler’s upbringing in Southern California.
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Narrativity in Postmodern Music: A Study of Selected Works of Alfred Schnittke
… and postmodern characteristics evinced in the musical texts. We then provide a brief narratological reading of each concerto. We believe a theory of music narrative completes the aforementioned three-part comprehensive analysis of a musical work and is requisite for the full understanding and …
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Antický hudební mýtus a jeho responze ve středoškolské hudební výchově
… of mythology on music. Classical myths with musical elements are understood as an inspiration sources for musical works, especially on instrumental program music, musical impressionism and on the music of 20th century. Historiographic aspect of the topic is also taken into consideration. The …
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Workflow as a mediatory agency in a compositional language: portfolio of compositions with commentary
This composition portfolio comprises eleven works presented in musical scores. In this work, I will consider the migration of my workflow. Stemming from works based on a pencil-and-paper based system to an OpenMusic Computer-aided Composition environment outlining the shortcomings and advantages of …
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Justified: A sacred cantata based on Paul's doctrine of Justification
Justified is a musical work for choir and orchestra that uses prose Scripture alone as its source of text. The text incorporated is drawn from Romans chapters 3-11 with additional text from Genesis 15 and 17 and 2 Timothy 2:12; the work is a setting of Paul's explanation of the doctrine of …
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Five Seasons: A composition for flutist and percussionist
Five Seasons is a musical work for flute and percussion. The flutist alternately performs on the C flute with a B foot, alto flute, piccolo, and bass flute in each movement. The percussionist also plays different instruments in each movement: the vibraphone for Mid-Summer; the xylophone for Fall; …
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Aspect-Oriented Music Representation
The composition of a musical work may be viewed as involving the exploitation, through various combinations, transformations and arrangements, of a finite set of compositional processes and musical materials. As a consequence, combinatorial and transformational processes and musical materials …
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Clockwork Plums
… with additional lyrics by Joshua Bradford, Clockwork Plums is an original musical work that integrates techniques and ideas from composers and different cultures. The accompanying essay about the work includes a summary of the story, "Clockwork Plums," some historical background covering 30 years …
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The composer as technologist : an investigation into compositional process
This work presents an investigation into compositional process. This is undertaken where a study of musical gesture, certain areas of cognitive musicology, computer vision technologies and object-orientated programming, provide the basis for a composer (author) to assume the role of a technologist …
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Investigating musical copyright infringement: Examining International Understandings of Musical Copyright Infringement for Potential Adaptation into South African Copyright Law
This thesis examines international approaches to musical work copyright infringement law for the purpose of establishing an approach that can be utilised effectively under the South African copyright infringement framework. In doing so, the importance of the various interactive elements of musical …
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Soundscapes Of The Pillow Book: Creating Music Exploring Pamela Z's Sonic Landscapes
… and video elements, crafting a distinctive musical landscape that embodies the forefront of artistic exploration in our time. The primary aim of this thesis is to create “The Pillow Book,” a new musical work inspired by Z's creative process and methods. This work will also incorporate …
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TATAR FOLK MUSIC AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE FIRST NATIONAL BALLET
… quite possibly the most beloved and popular musical work of Tatars to this day. The monograph will include a brief discussion of the history of Tatars, as well as historical background of Tatar folk music and its importance to the development of concert music in Tatarstan. An analysis of …
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CREATIVITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF MUSICAL IDEAS: PUTTING THE CREATIVE PRINCIPLES OF AUSTIN KLEON TO WORK
<p>All composers internalize the musical ideas of other composers and infuse them into their own original work. But the fear of being labeled “derivative” causes most composers to shy away from talking about these influences openly and directly. In Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like an Artist, he …
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The Autodidactic Process of Hugo Wolf and the Fourfold Learning Equation
… will be presented, discussed, and applied to the musical compositions of Hugo Wolf, who learned how to compose music mostly by self-study, and minimal formal conservatory level training. Standard methods of analysis of musical construct, harmony, and orchestration will be used to evaluate each …
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Samuel Pepys' reception and perception of vocal music in seventeenth-century England : an analysis of selected diary entries from 1660 until 1669
… Walter Benjamin, called the 'after-life' of musical works.' The 'after-life' of a musical work is described by Mark Everist as a feeling that is evoked by the experience of it. This feeling that one gets during and after listening to a musical work could be seen as reception of the work. …
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The Sword of Truth, Tribute Synthesizer Suite
… processes and notation examples for an original musical work based on Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy "The Sword of Truth." Various characters in the text are set to music similar to the "leitmotif" technique used by operatic and film composers such as Wagner and John Williams. Blind since birth, …
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GENERIC: Musical Improvisation with Machine Learning and Generative Composition
… intelligence (AI) techniques in the field of musical creativity. This task is first approached through an examination of selected existing musical works involving humans and AI systems, beginning near the advent of the digital computer and progressing through contemporary works. The project …
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Black Aggie: A Tale of American Folklore
… Aggie: A Tale of American Folklore italic is a musical work written for wind symphony and synthesizer. The piece has the possibility to be performed in two different ways. It can either be performed by a live wind symphony or can be played as an electronic realization with media. The piece was …
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The lily of Quito a cantata for soprano, flute, classical guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello & percussion
… interludes that together create an evocative work depicting her life and message. The music combines vocal lyricism with modern and traditional idioms. Its influences range from the Baroque and Classical to the Romantic and Contemporary. The Lily of Quito depicts a unique historical figure via …
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Understanding the Process of Musical Cognition for Maximizing the Excellence of Individual Musical Performance
… bring to light relevant studies and research on musical cognition in classical music performance that can be fruitfully utilized by professional performers in order to help augment excellence in performance. Because the nature of music performance is multifaceted, it is necessary to look at the …
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