Essays about: "Singer"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 59 essays containing the word Singer.

  1. 26. Carmen : Voice of the Anima and its Echoes in Literature, Opera, Film and Music Video

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Nareh Rostamian; [2018]
    Keywords : Carmen; Jung; Psychoanalysis; music; video; film; opera;

    Abstract : Since its publication in 1845, Prosper Mérimée’s Carmen has been adapted many times for stage and screen. This essay focuses on the novella, Bizet’s 1875 opera, Saura’s 1983 film and Paul Van Haver’s (known by his stage name Stromae) music video. READ MORE

  3. 27. Nina Simone In Concert : Identifying Activism and Self-awareness Through Interactive Qualities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Nadja Ali; [2018]
    Keywords : Nina Simone; musicology; performance study; interaction; self-awareness; activism.;

    Abstract : The singer and activist Nina Simone played a crucial role in the political and musical outcome of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. This thesis aims to assess how Simone’s activism and self-awareness are expressed through interactive qualities by doing a case study of the performances of “Go Limp” and “Mississippi Goddam” on the live album In Concert. READ MORE

  4. 28. Exploring classical expression

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Anna Thunström; [2017-11-21]
    Keywords : classical singing; exploring; expression; interpretation;

    Abstract : My purpose with this thesis is to compare which similarities and differences there are between the work of two pedagogues at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) and The Academy of Music and Drama (AMD). I want to elucidate which methods my chosen pedagogues use when they work with classical singers from an acting point of view and stimulate the discussion about how two, apparently separate, art forms can blend together. READ MORE

  5. 29. Coefficients and zeros of mixed characteristicpolynomials

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Samuel Zackrisson; [2017]
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    Abstract : The mixed characteristic polynomial (MCP) was introduced in the papersof Marcus, Spielman and Srivastava from 2013 on Ramanujan graphs and the Kadison-Singerconjecture. Several known results and open problems can be formulated in termsof MCPs. The proofs of Marcus, Spielman and Srivastava involve bounding theroots of certain MCPs. READ MORE

  6. 30. “This was the reason I was born” Contextualizing Issues and Choices of a Japanese Woman Musician

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Alessandra Cognetta; [2017]
    Keywords : Japanese metal music; Japanese music industry; Female musicians; Feminist theory; Choice feminism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the Japanese music industry from a liberal feminist perspective, as academic literature rarely discusses Japanese music – especially niche genres like metal. After pinpointing a gap in the literature on the subject, and after outlining issues in the Japanese music industry, this study sheds light on the reasons that lead Japanese women musicians to thrive outside of major Japanese record companies. READ MORE