Essays about: "Language and music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words Language and music.

  1. 1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
    Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

    Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluating ChatGPT’s Ability to Compose Music Using the MIDI File Format

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Marcus Warnerfjord; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the capabilities of the artificial intelligence model (AI), ChatGPT 3.5-turbo, to compose valuable music in a digital format (MIDI) from natural language prompts. Implementing a multifaceted quantitative approach, the study combines objective musical metrics with subjective user evaluations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spectromorphological Reductions : Exploring and developing approaches for sound-based notation of live electronics

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

    Author : Hans Lennart Jonsäll; [2023]
    Keywords : live electronics; electronic music; electroacoustic music; notation; spectromorphology; typo-morphology; Sound Notation; digital musical instruments.;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis, a sound-based notation system is explored and developed in the composition and performance of a musical work for live electronics. My approach builds on existing systems for electroacoustic music analysis, most notably Dennis Smalley’s (1997) theory of spectromorphology and the symbolic language of Lasse Thoresen & Andreas Hedman (2007) based on Pierre Schaeffer’s typo-morphology, as well as Mattias Sköld’s (2023) adaptation of this system for composition and transcription (Sound Notation). READ MORE

  5. 4. Time Signatures in Modern Music

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

    Author : Gonçalo Alexandre Soares Rodrigues; [2023]
    Keywords : Time signatures; Free Notation; Modern Music; Witold Lutosławski; György Ligeti; composition; quantitative qualitative rhythm; Performing Arts;

    Abstract : In the beginning of the 20th Century with the emergence of a new musical language as the Second Viennese School (Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Anton Webern) took over, suddenly music pushed forward and away from traditional harmony, rhythm and even notation. Music started to lose its traditional feel of patterns, cadences and regularity and instead embraced new complexity, as composers started to avoid time signature patterns, tonal melodies, and harmonies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Parameters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Linus Brorsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Abstract This project delves into the interplay of physical interfaces of electronic devices and the creative act of making music. Through a literature review, it was understood that there are key UI & UX principles which need to be followed in the development of user-friendly products of this type. READ MORE