Essays about: "Polyphony"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word Polyphony.

  1. 11. 'Cum organum dicitur' : The transmission of vocal polyphony in pre-Reformation Sweden and bordering areas

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Erik Bergwall; [2016]
    Keywords : polyphony; organum; discant; Swedish music; the Middle Ages; oral transmission; flerstämmighet; organum; discant; svensk musik; medeltiden; muntlig tradering;

    Abstract : The polyphonic sources of medieval Sweden are very few, although well-documented in musicological research. However, while most of the earlier research has tended to focus on interpreting the sources themselves rather than to examine the cultural and historical context in which they were written, the present dissertation aims at providing a broader narrative of the transmission and practice of polyphony. READ MORE

  3. 12. Reading Heart of Darkness in the ESL/EFL Classroom : A Case Study in Student Response to Literary Didactic Methodologies Designed to Enhance Aesthetic and Efferent Reading of a Literary Text in Language Instruction

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

    Author : Steven Brinkley; [2015]
    Keywords : Literary didactics; Instructional Scaffolding; The Zone of Proximal Development; Efferent and Aesthetic Reading; Polyphony; Reading Journal;

    Abstract : The purpose of this degree project has been to examine the implications of the provision of certain methodological support mechanisms, what has often been referred to as "instructional scaffolding" in literary didactics, to assist students in the ESL/EFL classroom in their interaction with the various literary texts into which they come into contact during their English language education at the upper secondary level in Sweden. My primary interest has been to gauge the response of the students involved in this study to the particular types of literary didactic methods utilized, for example, regarding their effectiveness in aiding the learning process as well as their impact on the literary, or aesthetic, experience itself. READ MORE

  4. 13. Spatial works : Jason Dodge, Olafur Eliasson, Alicja Kwade, Tris Vonna-Michell

    University essay from Institutionen för Interdisciplinära Studier (IS)

    Author : Theodor Ringborg; [2009]
    Keywords : curatorial practice; Jason Dodge; Olafur Eliasson; Alicja Kwade; Tris Vonna-Michell;

    Abstract : The remarks on this subject stem from the conditions spatial works engender in the encounter with the viewer. The aim has been to provide the reader with a framework within which to place individual experiences of the works. The exhibition Spatial Works, to which this research paper is connected, exemplifies variations within spatial work. READ MORE