Essays about: "Music composition"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 80 essays containing the words Music composition.

  1. 21. Understanding Reification in the Composition of New Concert Music

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Christopher Pantelidis; [2021]
    Keywords : Composition; Reification; Music; Music Philosophy; Ethnography; Audio Paper; Concert Works; Stimulated Recall; Metaphor;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relationships that exist between reification, the conceptualisation of music, and the composition of new concert music. In general terms, reification can be described as the mental process of conceiving abstract concepts as tangible and concrete things. READ MORE

  3. 22. Bad Habits : Exploring visual objects as a means of extracting and creating material for music composition

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

    Author : Frederico Teixeira; [2021]
    Keywords : music composition; compositional tools; visual arts; visual objects; subjectivity;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores my process of drawing inspiration from visual objects and visual arts in order to generate compositional tools for music writing. It analyzes some of my earlier works, when this practice started taking shape, up until the construction of Bad Habits, an orchestral piece that utilized the late works of late North American painter Philip Guston as its main drive. READ MORE

  4. 23. Constraint-Based Patterns : An examination of an algorithmic composition method

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Robin Lilja; [2021]
    Keywords : Algorithmic composition; Patterns; Contrast; Coherence; Contemporary music; Chamber ensemble; Orchestra; Spreadsheet; SuperCollider;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the composition of three different musical works through the use of my constraint-based patterns. I have explored the patterns through spreadsheets and also SuperCollider: a software for algorithmic composition and audio synthesis. READ MORE

  5. 24. Turning the Odds in My Favor : Exploring Non-Isochronous Meters Through Composition and Practice

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazz

    Author : Jan Alexander; [2021]
    Keywords : non-isochronous meters; irregular meters; odd meters; time signatures; jazz; composition; arranging; improvisation;

    Abstract : This thesis discloses my exploration of non-isochronous meters through composition and practice. During my two-year studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, I explored different unevenly divided time signatures by practicing them in various ways, producing transcriptions, compositions and arrangements. READ MORE

  6. 25. No Such Array : Developing a material and practice for electronic music performance

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

    Author : John Chantler; [2021]
    Keywords : Music; Performance; Electronic Music; Instrument Building;

    Abstract : I have been designing and building a set of battery powered hybrid synthesizer speaker objects that can be deployed in any location without the need for any additional infrastructure. Composing for and performing with the resulting system has become the focus of my artistic practice. READ MORE