Essays about: "J. S. Bach"

Found 5 essays containing the words J. S. Bach.

1. 1. The Well Trained Algorithm : An exploration of the use of AI as a tool for musical expression

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori

   Author : Muiredach O'Riain; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; AI; Machine Learning; ML; Generative Music; J. S. Bach; LaMonte Young; The Well Tempered Clavier; The Well Tuned Piano; Tuning System; Instrumentisation;

   Abstract : The Well Trained Algorithm is a composition that challenges prevailing conceptions of the use of AI tools in music through the reconceptualising of JukeBox, a generative AI model for music, as an instrument in its own right. Here, I am coining the term ‘instrumentisation’ to describe a methodology for applying the qualities and associations of a musical instrument to a traditionally non-musical object. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Tradition and Performance Strategies with J.S Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Hannah Tattersfield; [2017-09-22]
   Keywords : violin; early music movement; string technique; Zehetmair; Podger; Heifetz; Bach; baroque; performance practice; comparative study;

   Abstract : In this project, issues surrounding the performance of early music are explored through the lens of academic research, comparative study and practical investigations. How can a violinist find their perfect interpretation of Bach? Is there such thing as a ‘happy medium’, when performance is enlivened by historical information but not restricted? Comparing recordings from a baroque specialist, a twentieth century virtuosic master and a modern mainstream performer enables one to experience the polarities of interpretation of Bach’s Sonata No. READ MORE

4. 3. Balancing the Ideals of Werktreue and Originality in One's Activity as a Musician

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Oliver Müller; [2016-03-21]
   Keywords : Werktreue; Originality; Interpretation; J. S. Bach;

   Abstract : In my thesis I ponder some of the questions around the possibilities and limitations of interpretation in western art music. These include questions such as "what are the limitations of interpretation?" and "what is the purpose of composing and performing music?" My main research question is, however: "Is it possible to balance the ideal of Werktreue and that of originality in one's activity as a musician?" As a showcase I am using Bach's Prelude from his Second Suite for Solo Cello, of which I have performed a version that is widely accepted as the "original" one and two versions of the piece reinterpreted by two composition students of the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg. READ MORE

5. 4. Variations on a Rococo theme

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musik

   Author : Bekhbat Tsagaanchuluun; [2014]
   Keywords : exam concert; violincello; examenskonsert; violincello;

   Abstract : As a student aspiring to be a cellist, it is essential to conduct an in-depth research on works for cello. There are many famous composers such as J.S.Bach, J. READ MORE

6. 5. Dreams - A Journey through Bach’s Chaconne

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Margarida Araújo Edlund; [2011-12-20]
   Keywords : J. S. Bach; Chaconne; Edvard Munch; The Scream; space; room; inter- pretation; violin;

   Abstract : “Dreams” because I had the dream of being able to play Bach’s Chaconne. “Dreams” because through my interpretational work with the Chaconne, I entered spaces that I only can relate with dreams. “Dreams” because I experienced the night- mare in Munch’s The Scream. This thesis is about my interpretation of J. READ MORE