Essays about: "Musicology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the word Musicology.

  1. 11. Feel It In Your Body : Hybridization of Musical Habitus in Swedish Cultural-Educational Tourism to Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Nicole Vickers; [2014]
    Keywords : ethnomusicology; musicology; phenomenology; hybridisation; musical habitus; cultural tourism; polyrhythm; musiketnologi; musikvetenskap; fenomenologi; hybridisering; musikaliska habitus; kulturresor; polyrytm;

    Abstract : On the surface the practice of African musics and dances in Sweden seems to be evidence of otherization and exoticization of African cultures. However, those Swedes of non-African background who do African musics and dances are genuinely engaged with the practice in the sense that they participate wholeheartedly and seem to both value and feel positive outcomes from their participation. READ MORE

  3. 12. Alarms, Bells, Buzz, and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Martin Miller; [2012]
    Keywords : art; music; sound; soundscape; birds; birdsong; buzz; bell; alarm; keysound; Gumbrecht; Schafer; Japan; Tokyo; earthquake; tsunami; recovery; music therapy; Buddhism; intercultural; multicultural; Asia; musicology; Campbell; color; Zen; nature; culture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : LUND UNIVERSITY Division of Art History and Visual Studies Master of Arts in Visual Culture Alarms, Bells, Buzz and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan by Marty Miller Abstract: Studies in the Visual Culture field reveal the impact of images in shaping perceptions of ourselves, yet also in relationship to what is labeled as 'other.' However, the use of sounds to create or assist in the creation of these experiences is a field that begs further investigation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Language use in metal song Lyrics: A study of the song lyrics of the Swedish power metal band Falconer

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Linn Olsson; [2010-10-15]
    Keywords : Metal music; Power metal; Falconer; Musicology; Song lyric analysis;

    Abstract : This investigation shows that the lyrics of power metal can deal with a wide range of topics; from love, freedom and oppression to grief, greed and poverty. The level of language is high, without many mistakes and with proficient use of different literary devices such as rhymes and metaphors... READ MORE

  5. 14. Music vs Words : Exploring the Problematic State of Semantic Meaning in Music

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Berk Sirman; [2009]
    Keywords : music; meaning; semantic;

    Abstract : Musical language does not carry obvious semantic meaning. The question of whether music has semantic meaning, or how it does, has been an age old question in musicology. READ MORE

  6. 15. Music for the Mad : A study of the madness in Purcell's mad songs

    University essay from Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Ester Lebedinski; [2009]
    Keywords : madness; song; Purcell; Durfey; Restoration comedy; the seventeenth century;

    Abstract :    ABSTRACT "Music for the Mad: A study of the madness in Purcell's mad songs" Ester Lebedinski, Uppsala University, Sweden, Department of Musicology, 2009. Madness was a stock topic in seventeenth-century drama, and music a compulsory feature on the Restoration stage. READ MORE