Essays about: "Contemporary Music"

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  1. 1. Yes, country for white men : A thematic analysis of racial relations within country music

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zacharias Fallesen; [2024]
    Keywords : Country music; Identity politics; Contemporary USA; White Supremacy; Racial relations; Racism;

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  3. 2. Experiencing Lockrop : A phenomenological approach to contemporary practice of Swedish herding calls

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Elizabeth Carlyon; [2023]
    Keywords : herding calls; folk music; lockrop; forest; nature; ethnography; music; ethnomusicology; phenomenology; performance; well-being; performance anxiety; aesthetics; interview; participant-observation; autoethnography; kulning; Sweden; musical practice;

    Abstract : The purpose of this master’s thesis is to gain knowledge and understand of contemporary lockrop(Swedish herding calls) practices from the perspectives of those who engage with it. It aims to dothis by paying close attention to the nuanced phenomenological aspects that may shape experiencewithin the moment in which practice occurs. 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. The contemporary string instruments : How to master extended bowed string instrument performance techniques

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musik

    Author : Arttu Nummela; [2023]
    Keywords : contemporary music; contemporary bowed instrument techniques; extended technique practice;

    Abstract : In this study, the focus is on techniques for playing contemporary music on the viola and other bowed string instruments. These techniques include playing overpressure, some percussion techniques, special pizzicato and left-hand pizzicato techniques, different contact point techniques, various harmonic techniques such as Effleuré, multiphones and subharmonics, and trills. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”Take a Knife and Drain Your Life” : A Netnographic Analysis of Drain Gang’s Fandom, Subcultural Activity and Community Cultivation Online

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Rasmus Schmidt; [2023]
    Keywords : Drain Gang; Drainer; Fandom; Online Fan Community; Subculture; Netnography; Community Cultivation; Prosumption; TikTok.;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the subcultural activities and online fan community of Drainers (fans of the music collective Drain Gang) through TikTok. A netnographic analysis of fans’ engagement and community cultivation through prosumption is done through participation observation. READ MORE