Essays about: "music is art"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 essays containing the words music is art.

1. 1. Mellanrum: Towards an Entangled Audiovisual Practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Julius Norrbom; [2023-01-23]
   Keywords : audiovisual; generative art; generative music; modular synthesizer; electronic music; systems; networks;

   Abstract : This artistic research project is a document of an entangled audiovisual practice in progress. With a generative approach and thinking in systems applied to modular synthesizers and procedural computer graphics the aim is to blur the line between the process of generating sounding material and the process of generating visual material. READ MORE

3. 2. Between Environmental Burden and Utopia: Music and Art Festivals as Prefigurative Spaces for Sustainability Transformations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jakob Wondra; [2023]
   Keywords : festivals; prefiguration; three spheres of transformation; sustainability science; leverage points; culture and sustainability; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : There is a need to identify leverage points for a broader cultural transformation that addresses the root causes of the nature-climate emergency. Music and art festivals are creative free spaces outside the everyday workings of society that have the potential to plant the seeds of a holistic, sustainable future. READ MORE

4. 3. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
   Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

5. 4. Women in Music - Are they absent from Western Music History?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

   Author : Inês Carolina Batista Paiva; [2023]
   Keywords : Women; Music History; Composers and Performers; Feminism; Gender Equality; Performing Arts;

   Abstract : Are women absent from Western Music History? This is a question of an apparent and easy answer; however, the reality differs. This issue prevails and only started to be discussed more seriously in recent years, since feminism has been a current on-going discussion through the world. READ MORE

6. 5. Real-time visual feedback of emotional expression in singing

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

   Author : Xuehua Fu; [2023]
   Keywords : Sound and Music Computing; Music Visualization; Cross-modal Feedback; Mapping; Music Expressivity; Multimodal Interaction; Ljud-och musikberäkning; Musikvisualisering; Korsmodal återkoppling; Kartläggning; Musikexpressivitet; Multimodal interaktion;

   Abstract : The thesis project concerns the development and evaluation of a real-time music visualization system aimed at creating a multi-modal perceptual experience of music emotions. The purpose of the project is to provide singers with real-time visual feedback on their singing, to enhance their expression of emotions in the music. READ MORE