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Gendering The Virtual Space: Sonic Femininities And Masculinities In Contemporary Top 40 Music, Michèle Duguay
Gendering The Virtual Space: Sonic Femininities And Masculinities In Contemporary Top 40 Music, Michèle Duguay
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation analyzes vocal placement—the apparent location of a voice in the virtual space created by a recording—and its relationship to gender. When listening to a piece of recorded music through headphones or stereo speakers, one hears various sound sources as though they were located in a virtual space (Clarke 2013). For instance, a specific vocal performance—once manipulated by various technologies in a recording studio—might evoke a concert hall, an intimate setting, or an otherworldly space. The placement of the voice within this space is one of the central musical parameters through which listeners ascribe cultural meanings to popular music. …
Martial Caillebotte’S Mélodies And Scènes Lyriques: Analytical Essays And Performance Guide, Dominique Mccormick
Martial Caillebotte’S Mélodies And Scènes Lyriques: Analytical Essays And Performance Guide, Dominique Mccormick
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Composer, pianist and photographer, Martial Caillebotte (1853–1910) was the unknown younger brother of famous Impressionist painter, Gustave Caillebotte. Martial studied piano and harmony at the Paris Conservatory from 1870–1874. Martial created a substantial number of musical compositions including mélodies, scènes lyriques, operas, symphonic poems, as well as sacred choral and symphonic works. Born into a wealthy Parisian family, he did not need to work for a living and did not self-promote, therefore his pieces were rarely performed and after his death, most of his compositions were left in family archives. In the late 1990’s a rebirth of interest in the …
Romanzen Aus Magelone: Characteristics Of Style, Benjamin Fredrick Hammack
Romanzen Aus Magelone: Characteristics Of Style, Benjamin Fredrick Hammack
All Master's Theses
Brahms' Romanzen aus Magelone serves as an excellent model for the German lied. Although other musical elements are important, Brahms never sacrifices his melodic lines, which progress diatonically in a wide range. Complex rhythms, with such devices as hemiola and holding over the measure line, are frequent. Although some songs are ternary or strophic, a free-sectional form is generally employed. The textures vary; one song may be both homophonic and polyphonic. A complex piano accompaniment always enhances the text and requires an accomplished pianist.
Handel's Bass Solos In His Oratorios, Ronald E. Jones
Handel's Bass Solos In His Oratorios, Ronald E. Jones
All Master's Theses
Handel, recognized as a great Baroque composer, has had his vocal compositions performed by most serious singers. Many of these would agree that his compositions are, in general, very considerate of the singer and seldom vocally awkward. Since Handel wrote for all types of voices, most singers may find appropriate literature in his oratories. All singers should have some acquaintance with Handel's vocal compositions. Unfortunately, much of the present repertoire represents little of the bel canto techniques of the golden age of singing of which Handel was a part. This writer believes every serious vocal student should at least know …
An Analysis Of Verdi's Dramatic And Musical Unity In Desdemona's Monologue, Georgia A. Zutavern
An Analysis Of Verdi's Dramatic And Musical Unity In Desdemona's Monologue, Georgia A. Zutavern
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine as thoroughly as possible Desdemona's monologue in Verdi's fourth act Otello. The study includes a detailed analysis of the composer's approach both musically and dramatically.
An Investigation Of Italian Singing Practices Of The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, George C. White
An Investigation Of Italian Singing Practices Of The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, George C. White
Graduate Student Research Papers
Many contemporary documented sources have substantiated the claims of earlier scholars that singing in the eighteenth century reached such a high point of skill and virtuosity that it has never since been equaled. If the above is true, it would seem that an investigation of the early singing schools would be of value to contemporary teachers and students of singing, in as much as various vocal theories seem to advocate differences of opinion.
J. S. Bach's Use Of Vocal Ornamentation, John A. Melrose
J. S. Bach's Use Of Vocal Ornamentation, John A. Melrose
Graduate Student Research Papers
In view of some misconceptions concerning the reading of these ornamental symbols, a study of how to interpret them accurately seems of value. Stenographic signs of later periods are superficially similar to Baroque ornaments and are frequently used mistakenly in performing music of the Baroque. Bach's embellishments should obviously be treated according to Baroque practice.