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Mental Concerts: Musical Imagery And Auditory Cortex, Robert J. Zatorre, Andrea R. Halpern

Faculty Journal Articles

Most people intuitively understand what it means to “hear a tune in your head.” Converging evidence now indicates that auditory cortical areas can be recruited even in the absence of sound and that this corresponds to the phenomenological experience of imagining music. We discuss these findings as well as some methodological challenges. We also consider the role of core versus belt areas in musical imagery, the relation between auditory and motor systems during imagery of music performance, and practical implications of this research.

New Method Of Rhythmic Improvisation For The Jazz Bassist : An Interdisciplinary Study Of Dave Holland's Rhythmic Approach To Bass Improvisation And North Indian Rhythmic Patterns, Linda M. Oh

Theses : Honours

The focus of this honours dissertation is rhythm in jazz-bass improvisation. It is an exploration of the rhythmic devices employed by cutting-edge bassist, Dave Holland (b. 1946). Through transcription and analysis of Holland's improvisation over a selection of compositions recorded by the award-winning Dave Holland Quintet, this study isolates the key rhythmic tools he uses to create engaging solos. Furthermore this study examines rhythmic concepts from North Indian Classical music (a primary influence on Holland) through transcription and analysis of rhythm in certain tabla compositions. Consequently, a synthesis of the explored rhythmic devices is presented in the form of an …

Digital Harmony Of Sound And Light, Bill Alves

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

In the late 1980s and early 1990s I was privileged to work with the computer animation pioneer John Whitney Sr. and was profoundly influenced by his ideas on how to apply musical concepts of harmony to visual arts of motion. at the time of his death in 1995, he and I were planning composition software in which an artist could apply these concepts to create harmonic patterns simultaneously in sound and animation.
Though this idea was never realized beyond certain tests, I have taken this step in my subsequent work in computer-generated music and video in ways inspired by, if …

Elephants And Suffering In Dusty Corners, Susanna Ferrar

Sound Scripts

The following non-refereed paper has been compiled by the editors from the audio transcript and notes provided by Susanna Ferrar for her talk delivered to the Inaugural Totally Huge New Music Festival Conference (Perth: 9 Oct. 2005). The original program note to her presentation reads: "I keep talking about this project I'm doing, visiting places where the ashes of my grandparents' children ended up, who were all born and raised in Western Australia. As I proceed, adventures seem to be befalling me. Sometimes it seems more important to hang out the washing or change the cat litter. The level of …

La Música En Los Cultos Dionisiacos, Adriana Renero

Publications and Research

Para penetrar en el mundo musical griego es preciso alejarnos de nuestras categorías estéticas habituales y pensar en modos, ritmos y armonías diferentes. Al mismo tiempo, es indispensable advertir que en la sociedad griega arcaica la música ocupaba un lugar fundamental, pues mantenía estrechos vínculos con la medicina, la astronomía, la religión, la filosofía, la poesía y la pedagogía, entre otras disciplinas. Lo anterior responde a que la música era considerada un arte peculiar y ambiguo dotado de “poderes especiales” porque actuaba como fuerza capaz de precipitar al hombre a la locura, al mismo tiempo que la curaba, o bien, …

Music And Visual Form: An Investigative Study, Kendra Bousfield

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Music and the visual arts are persistent areas of interest in my life; as a person who seeks to understand connections between and within the inner and outer worlds I designed a thesis project toward better appreciation of the relationship between music and art. This document chronicles the progression of my journey into and through an exploration of the association between music and art as well as the development of my thought and art-making regarding this subject. Along the way I encountered more questions than answers; in hope that others will continue this exploration and because questioning is an integral …

Concert Recording 2005-04-20b, Elizabeth Taylor, Lyndon Meyer

Concert Recordings & Programs

Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV1007. Courante ; Sarabande ; Menuet I & II / J.S. Bach -- Fantasy for euphonium and piano / Hiroshi Hoshina -- Apres un reve / Gabriel Faure -- Soliloquies / John Stevens -- Brilliant Fantasy / J.B. Arban

Concertino For Piano And Chamber Orchestra, By Mozart Camargo Guarnieri: A Performing Edition With Reduction Of The Orchestra For Second Piano, Francisco Coelho Ribeiro Da Silva

LSU Major Papers

The Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, by Brazilian nationalist composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993), is one of his ten works for piano and orchestra. The work is cast in three movements in sonata, ternary, and rondo forms respectively, and contains elements of Brazilian folk music. It is possibly the most appealing work by Guarnieri in this medium, and it has been performed by artists of the caliber of Laís de Souza Brasil, Joo Carlos Martins, Roberto Szidon, and Caio Pagano. It dates from 1961, and like most of the other works by Guarnieri in this genre, its scores have …

A Survey Of The Operettas Of Emmerich Kálmán, Jessie Wright Martin

LSU Major Papers

The purpose of this document is to introduce singers, teachers, and devotees of musical theater to the prolific stage output of Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953), who ranks with Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár as one of the most important and most-often performed among the composers of Viennese operetta. Although today relatively unknown in this country, Kálmán's operettas have been performed consistently in Europe for almost a century. Most of his twenty-two works provide excellent vehicles for both collegiate and professional companies that wish to explore the genre of operetta. Following a biography and brief analysis of his compositional …

Interactive Computer Music: A Performer's Guide To Issues Surrounding Kyma With Live Clarinet Input, Roland Anton Karnatz

LSU Major Papers

Musicians are familiar with interaction in rehearsal and performance of music. Technology has become sophisticated and affordable to the point where interaction with a computer in real time performance is also possible. The nature of live interactive electronic music has blurred the distinction between the formerly exclusive realm of composition and that of performance. It is quite possible for performers to participate in the genre but currently little information is available for those wishing to explore it. This written document contains a definition of interaction, discussion on how it occurs in traditional music-making and a brief history of the emergence …

A Wind Ensemble Adaptation And Conductor's Analysis Of Selected Movements Of Darius Milhaud's Saudades Do Brazil, With An Examination Of The Influences Of Ernesto Nazareth, Monty Roy Musgrave

LSU Major Papers

French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) lived in Rio de Janeiro from early 1917 to late 1918 as an attaché to the French ambassador to Brazil. While there he discovered its popular music, in particular the works of the Brazilian pianist Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934). Milhaud was fascinated by the Afro-Brazilian syncopated rhythms that constituted Brazilian popular music, which according to Milhaud “helped me better understand the Brazilian soul.” Milhaud’s Brazilian experiences profoundly affected his compositional style and inspired several important works in this idiom. Upon his return to France, Milhaud composed a suite of twelve dances for piano entitled Saudades do …

Information Delivery On Mobile Devices Using Boolean Sonification Patterns, Charlie Cullen, Eugene Coyle

Conference papers

Sonification is the means by which non-speech audio can be used to convey information. Existing work has produced methods for delivering information in a wide range of fields, and recent work has considered the huge potential of mobile devices for Sonification. Boolean Sonification is a method of defining two related musical patterns as boolean conditions (true/false, yes/no etc.), such that one is considered contrary to the other by the listener. The final pattern set ideally comprises of two musical events that are closely enough related as to be considered a group, yet distinct enough to be perceived as separate entities. …

Using Music As A Classroom Tool, Gail Foreman

All Graduate Projects

The main focus of the project was to develop resources that will use music as a tool to improve literacy and support learning in third grade self contained classrooms. Research provides strong data connecting the relationship of music to academic achievement, language arts and improved test scores. This project provides prototype lesson plans that support grade level expectations and uses t4e Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements as a basis for the concepts being taught. A unit of lesson plans was developed that integrates music into the language arts. Worksheets, graphic organizers and a music book list were developed as …

What A Beast Art Thou!, Eric Malmquist

Compositions

"What a Beast Art Thou! - Three Shakespeare Songs," for bass voice and piano, explores the depths of the darker side of human nature. Using texts from Titus Andronicus Act 5, Timon of Athens Act 4, and Titus Andronicus Act 5 respectively, the three songs intend to express emotions of hate and anger, while conveying the drama unfolding during each particular scene. "What a Beast Art Thou!" was commissioned by William Roberts III and premiered by him in December 2005. Duration: approximately 10 minutes.

Concert Recording 2005-03-02, Barbara Harbach

Concert Recordings & Programs

La flamande / Elizabeth de la Guerre -- Sonata I in d major, op. 1 / Elizabeth Weischsel Billington -- Andante para vihuelo de penole ; Spaindango / Barbara Harbach

Concert Recording 2005-04-25a, Sharon Holloway

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata op. 14 no. 2 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Suite bergamasque / Claude Debussy -- Cantos de Espana, op. 232. Cordoba, no. 4 / Isaac Albeniz -- Sechs kleine Klavierstucke, op. 19 / Arnold Schonberg -- Chapelle de Guillaume Tell / Franz Liszt -- Phantom rider / William Gillock

Concert Recording 2005-10-25, Leonard Garrison, Maureen O'Boyle, Diane Bucchianeri, Claire Detels, Quartette Courante

Concert Recordings & Programs

Soeur monique, from the 18eme Ordre / Francois Couperin -- Pieces en concert / Francios Couperin -- Sonata V for flute and continuo / Michel Blavet -- Musical Offering, BWV 1079. Excerpts / Johann Sabastian Bach

Curriculum For Middle School Percussion, Amanda Hertel

Theses and Dissertations

Based on three thirty-six week school years (6-8th grade)

-With thirty-five lesson plans for percussion sectionals outside of daily hand curriculum

-A set of weekly objectives that are applicable to in class ensemble instruction.

-Twenty periodical examinations and testing material -Assignment and Examination grading logs

-Guidelines for projects and writing assignments

-Questions for Reading checks

The Evolution Of Sacred Soli From Oratorios: Baroque Period To The Twentieth Century, Holly M. Chesnut

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate briefly the evolution of musical styles and characteristics found in sacred soli from oratorios over the course of the Baroque Period to the Twentieth Century. The author chose eight representative arias for examination in this project, with two arias being chosen for each of four periods, the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century, selected because of the prominence of both the composer and the aria in the context of choral history. The thesis is divided into four basic sections, the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century. The author will discuss historical influences …

Concert Recording 2005-11-08, Awadagin Pratt

Concert Recordings & Programs

Piano sonata in B♭ major, Hob. XVI no. 41 / Joseph Haydn -- Piano sonata, op. 14, no. 1 in E major / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Piano sonata, op. 110 in A♭ major / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Nocturne, op. 62, no. 1 in B major / Frederic Chopin -- Moment Musical, no. 3 in B minor / Sergey Rachmaninoff -- Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, op. 18 in B minor / Cesar Franck, trans. Harold Bauer -- Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue, BWV 903 in D minor / Johann Sabastian Bach -- Chaconne : Partita, no. 2 for violin solo, …

Concert Programs 2005-2006, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Music

Concert Recordings & Programs

This is the annual compilation of music programs from the Department of Music for the time period indicated

Concert Recording 2005-10-23, Mary Preston, Vickie Hilliard

Concert Recordings & Programs

A sweet for mother goose. Little Bo-Peep ; The clock ; The cats of Kilkenny ; The tale of Miss Muffet ; One, two, buckle my shoe ; The fiddlers / George Akerley

Concert Recording 2005-04-16, Marcus Bowles, Scott Koskoski, Mark Boseman, Garrett Jones, C. J. Weatherford, Richard Hobbs

Concert Recordings & Programs

Instant relief / Steve Gadd -- Footpath / Dave Samuels -- Carousel / Dave Samuels and David Friedmann -- The offering / Michael Burrit -- Days of wine and roses / Henry Mancici -- Girl from Ipanema / Antonio Carlos Jobim -- Summertime / George Gershwin -- Blue monk / Thelonious Monk -- Bolivia / Cedar Walton

Concert Recording 2005-04-14, Stan Morris, Linda Beckman

Concert Recordings & Programs

Two Bourees / Henry Purcell -- Air ; Scherzo / Henry Cowell -- Elegie ; Rondeau / Karel Husa -- Sicilienne / Pierre Lantier -- Walla-Kye, op. 115 / Mana-Zucca -- Sonata / Lawson Lunde

Concert Recording 2005-02-28, Richard Rulli, Chalon L. Ragsdale, Gerald Sloan, Linda Beckman

Concert Recordings & Programs

Concerto in D / G.P. Telemann -- Melodious Etudes / Marco Bordogni ; [arr] Alan Ralph -- The Tempest. Sonata no. 1 / David R. Gillingham -- Misterios de una vieja mirada / Pavel Palanco-Safadit -- Kaleidoscope / Jean Balissat -- Maknongan / Giacinto Scelsi -- Cello suite in d minor. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- Divertimento / Boris Blacher

Concert Recording 2005-04-24, Emilia Taylor, Jeannie Lee, Nicole Cotton, Andrew Thompson, Whitney Adams, Rachel Langager, Jason Lahay, Thomas Williams

Concert Recordings & Programs

Ah! Mi cor / George Frederic Handel -- La Clemenza di Tito. Non piu di fiori / W.A. Mozart -- Zwei gesalnge fur altstimme und viola. Gestille sechsucht ; Geistlicheswiegenlied / Johannes Brahms -- La maja dolorosa ; El mirar de la maja / Enrique Granados -- El vito / Joaquin Nin -- Violon ; Fleurs ; Les chemins de l'amour / Francis Poulenc -- L'Enfant prodigue. Lia's aria / Claude Debussy -- White dress ; I can't be talking of love / John Duke -- Trouble in Tahiti. What a movie! / Leonard Berstein

Concert Recording 2005-04-25, Oscar Rodriguez, Henry Runkles

Concert Recordings & Programs

Canzone V per basso solo / Girolamo Frescobaldi -- Sonatine for trombone and piano / Kazimierz Serocki -- Fantasy for trombone and orchestra / Adriana Figueroa -- Appels et mirage pur trombone seul. Appels ; Mirage / Jerome Naulais -- Concertino for trombone and string orchestra / Lars-Erik Larsson

Concert Recording 2005-11-13, Luke Hubbard, Henry Runkles

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata in A minor, D. 821 : Arpeggione / Franz Schubert -- Marchenbilder, op. 113 / Robert Schumann -- Suite for solo viola in D minor, BWV 1008 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Suite Hebraique / Ernest Bloch

Concert Recording 2005-02-05, Ben Hoadley

Concert Recordings & Programs

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2005-11-29, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Collegium Musicum.

Concert Recordings & Programs

Canzona a 3. La Marina / Biagio Marini -- Sonata Duodecima, op. 16 / Isabella Leonarda -- Sir Henry Umpton's funeral / John Dowland -- M. George Whitehead, his almand / John Dowland -- Fortune my foe / Anonymous -- Concert royal le huitime / Francois Couperin -- Christmas concerto. Pastoral / Arcangelo Corelli -- En mon cuer / Guillaume de Machaut -- Con dolce abrama / Anonymous -- Bon jour, mon coeur / Orlando de Lassus -- Hail Mary, full of grace / Anonymous