Essays about: "beauty of music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words beauty of music.

  1. 1. The beauty of sound : Timbre as grounds for aesthetic and artistic value in music

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för estetik

    Author : Ben Mc Hugh; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the concept of timbre through the lens of analytic philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of music. I argue that timbre should be thought of as providing the grounds for artistic and aesthetic values in music. To this end and firstly, I critique the physical sense of timbre in favour of two anti-realist senses of timbre. READ MORE

  3. 2. Variations on a Wave : A case for nature, music and concert halls - Norrland's Philharmonia and Music Centre

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Carl Blix; [2022]
    Keywords : Architecture; music; mental health; waves; nature; concert hall; philharmony; biophilic design;

    Abstract : Music listening has experienced one of its major paradigm shifts in this latest generation, taking the step from analogue media into the digital sphere. Today a human can reduce stress levels by limiting noise and disturbances to shut away unwanted impressions, to find peace and tranquility or strength and courage. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Music is Feeling” : Tarab: a Phenomenon of Arab Musical Culture

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Darin Kahel; [2021]
    Keywords : tarab; maqam; takht; saltanah; طرب، مقام، تخت، سلطنة;

    Abstract : This essay examines tarab, an Arab musical tradition deeply rooted in the Near East region, and evaluated by listeners based on its emotional effect. Tarab culture has been influenced by westernization, forces of globalization, postcolonial nationalism, and modernism since the early 20th-century, which significantly changed the face of this musical culture by the end of the century. READ MORE

  5. 4. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  6. 5. 1:2:3:4

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Erik Lindberg; [2015]
    Keywords : proportion; Katrineholm; stadshus;

    Abstract : Mitt examensprojekt är en experimentell undersökning av proportionalitet som vägledande princip i den arkitektoniska formgivningprocessen. Proportionslära ansågs länge vara en viktig del av arkitekturämnet, men är idag mest något som hör arkitekturhistorien till. READ MORE