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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"virtuosity"”.
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Supporting virtuosity and flow in computer music
… thesis proposes a design shift from usability to virtuosity, using theories of “flow” (Csikszentmihalyi, 1996) and feedback “liveness” (Tanimoto, 1990) to identify factors that facilitate learning and creativity in digital notations and interfaces, leading to a set of design heuristics to support …
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The urban exploratory circus : infrastructure for corporeality, connectedness, and virtuosity
A traditional form of cultural critique, the circus rests its appeal in presenting extremes of the familiar and by removing perceptual barriers between people. Rather than directly confronting problems, the circus generates ideas of living and creating, seeking the unfamiliar to frame a new …
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Reactive Originality, Conflict and Co-operation, and Virtuosity: Defining the Contemporary Concerto
… and cooperation (concertante) aesthetics and virtuosity.<br/>Chapter 1 outlines what is meant by the term “reactive originality”, some<br/>thoughts regarding the use and presentation of virtuosity in music and outlines the<br/>difficulties of defining the facets of a modern …
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Toward a Postmodern Avant-Garde: Labour, Virtuosity, and Aesthetics in an American New Music Ensemble
… stable history, structural listening, musical virtuosity, and restrained performer movement—is foundational to eighth blackbird’s work. At the same time, ensemble members embrace postmodern values including a celebratory mix of musical styles, attempts to provide accessible concerts, and an …
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Curious virtuosity: the emergence and decline of unconventional repertory for timpani and percussion in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
By the end of the eighteenth century a fascination with Turkey and all things Turkish had spread across much of Europe. This fascination was felt most strongly in Vienna but also extended as far as Stockholm, Paris and London, and embraced art, literature, fashion and music. In its musical …
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Laptop Improvisation in a Multi-Dimensional Space
… theory as a foundation, this paper defines virtuosity in the context of laptop performance, outlines a number of challenges that face laptop performers and software designers, and provides solutions that have been implemented in the author's own software environment. A summary of the …
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Happiness in the catbird seat : conversations with CEOs
… two definitions: eudonic: happiness derived from virtuosity, and hedonic: happiness derived from pleasure and the avoidance of pain. The conversations combined these theories and integrated life lessons from leadership to produce a theorem of sorts: Happiness exists in the enjoyment of virtuosity. …
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"The Practicality of the Impossible": studies in 20th- and 21st-century piano études
… The thesis concludes by describing new forms of virtuosity that have emerged in the 20th and 21st centuries, and ties together the divergent modes of analysis used in each section. Theoretical investigations are interspersed with case study demonstrations from piano études, which draw on scores, …
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"Trash Music": Valuing Nineteenth-century Italian Opera Fantasias for Woodwinds
… my theoretical framework include the concept of virtuosity and its gradual demonization, the strong gendered overtones of individual woodwind instruments and of virtuosity, the distinct Italian context of these fantasias, the presentation and alteration of opera narratives in opera fantasias, and …
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A recording and guide to the performance of Samuel Barber's complete solo piano works, including the recently published early works
… of Barber’s compositional appeal: lyricism, virtuosity, and eclecticism. The goal of this discussion is to aid the student in her exploration of Samuel Barber’s piano music.
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A comparison of the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Antonio Soler
… and modifications, which resulted in increased virtuosity in others, that they bridged the gap between the Baroque and the Classical periods, and contributed profoundly to the development of the keyboard sonata.
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The Development of a Violinistic Idiom in Early Violin Music: Violin Music and its Composers in the Early 17th Century in Italy
… development which lent itself to the pursuit of virtuosity and technical display. By the middle of the 17th century, a more advanced and complex awareness of the violin's capabilities allowed violinist composers to expand virtuosity, technicality, and expression within violin music. This …
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Graduate Recital, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon
… of compositional styles, the music presents the virtuosity and range of the woodwind family. Brahms' Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, No. 1 demonstrates a very classical approach to the clarinet after he was inspired by clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld. Harvey's Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin …
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The Role of the Horn in Band Music
… for their scoring, function, technique, and virtuosity. These examples constitute a representative sample of horn parts depicting the evolution of the horn's role from rhythmic punctuation to featured melodic line. The horn's range and various techniques are discussed as well.
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Graduate Recital, Trumpet
… allowing the soloist to show off his or her virtuosity. The second half features a brass quintet piece and a cornet solo. Mini Overture by Witold Lutoslawski is a short but very challenging piece replete with mixed meters. Slavonic Fantasy by Carl Hohne is a very enjoyable cornet solo which …
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Systematic approaches to the study of cognition in Western art music performance
… Finally, Chapter 6, in addition to re-defining "virtuosity" for the 21st century instrumentalist, presents a set of philosophical considerations for cognitive studies in music performance.
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Virtuosic Performance: Rearticulating Disability in the Works of Lisa Bufano, Ron Athey, and Martin O'Brien
… of <i>Mucus Factory</i>, arguing that when virtuosity and disability are at play with one another in performance, all assumptions about the essential dysfunction of the disabled body become groundless. The disabled body becomes an affirmation of embodiment and possibility, performing a body …
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The six sonatinas for piano of Ferruccio Busoni
… Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924), famous for his virtuosity, compelling interpretations and mastery of the art of transcription, also composed prolifically in most every genre. From among his piano compositions, the six sonatinas stand as pieces technically less challenging than the others, though …
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"A painterly performance of politeness: Jean-Étienne Liotard’s ""Still Life: Tea Set"" and identity in eighteenth-century England"
… or as evidence of the aging artist’s waning virtuosity, as other scholars have done, I argue that Still Life: Tea Set functioned as an active agent within its specific social matrix. Utilizing eighteenth-century sources as well as the work of contemporary scholars, this study closely examines …
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