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Live Performance, Digital Music, And The Music Listener Experience, Jessica Isenhour
Live Performance, Digital Music, And The Music Listener Experience, Jessica Isenhour
Selected Honors Theses
Live music performance, specifically in a contemporary and modem atmosphere, such as in pop, rock, and hip-hop musical genres in a corporate concert environment, is constantly innovating. As technology advances, so does its incorporation into live performance, marketing media, and digital music. Over the course of centuries, music listeners have enjoyed music of various genres through numerous types of media; however, what remains consistent in these avenues of musical exposure is the psychology of those listeners. This thesis aims to observe what consumers of music look for in live concert and digital music streaming environments, how performers have adapted and …
Extended Techniques For Intermediate Violin Students, Mariana Krewer
Extended Techniques For Intermediate Violin Students, Mariana Krewer
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
As we reach the end of the second decade of the 21st century, the performance of contemporary music is not a novelty in any concert hall. American orchestras frequently include contemporary works in their programs, and music schools offer specialized classes, ensembles, and even full degrees dedicated to contemporary music. However, for the violin, there are very few resources explaining extended techniques and other recent aesthetic innovations in a didactic manner. Most of the available material is directed at the advanced student or professional player. On the other hand, traditional instructional material often barely glosses over the 20th century repertoire, …
Psappha By Iannis Xenakis: Developing Multiple Percussion Literacy, Owen Phillip Rockwell
Psappha By Iannis Xenakis: Developing Multiple Percussion Literacy, Owen Phillip Rockwell
Dissertations
Psappha by Iannis Xenakis was written for a solo percussionist in 1975, and since then has been performed almost exclusively by elite musicians. The work suffers from broad neglect by students and professionals alike, because the structure and notation are difficult to access. Through Psappha, Xenakis created an alternative approach to serialist and chance compositional techniques that enabled him to communicate what he believed was rhythm in its purest form. The notation is unconventional and challenges the performer to approach Psappha in a similar manner. The main thrust of this project was to re-imagine the work in a more …