Essays about: "composer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the word composer.

1. 1. Vibrato. Choices and challenges in Dvořák’s cello concerto

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

   Author : Javier Almenar Rivilla; [2023]
   Keywords : Performing Arts;

   Abstract : After realising vibrato is such an essential resource in strings and it can affect the quality of sound, I decided to reflect on it. The thesis is divided into two source parts, Vibrato subdivided in definition, terminology, evolution and the four main types and Dvořák subdivided in a brief composer's biography, the evolution in his aesthetics, and the context of composition of the concerto, of which the analysis of its first movement is presented at the end of the chapter. READ MORE

3. 2. Big Ideas, Big Band : A young composer’s methods and findings on his maiden voyage in the rough seas of writing for big band.

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazz

   Author : Tumi Torfason; [2023]
   Keywords : Big Band Jazz Orchestra; Original compositions; Experimental instrumentation; Orchestration Arranging;

   Abstract : For his graduation project from the jazz department at KMH, Icelandic trumpeter and composer, Tumi Torfason, put on a big band concert with an original program of music and an alternative instrumentation. In this thesis he describes his research and creative process leading up to the concert with insights into his inspirations, compositional methods and approach to arranging. READ MORE

4. 3. Introducing Quantum Computation in Education

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Amadeus Hedenskog; [2023]
   Keywords : Quantum computation; Quantum computing; Education;

   Abstract : Quantum Computation is the quest for more efficient technologies. It can in principal be applied to Complex quantum systems, Quantum chemical systems, Cyber-security, Finance and AI. However, the introductory course in Quantum Mechanics at the Luleå University of Technology (F0047T) does not provide an introduction to Quantum Computation. READ MORE

5. 4. The Gunnlod Dataset : Engineering a dataset for multi-modal music generation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Emil Johansson; Joel Lindgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Computer generated music; machine learning; musical instrument digital interfaces; ethics;

   Abstract : This report details the creation of a new dataset named the Gunnlod dataset (after the Norse giantess who guarded the mead of poetry) for use in research in the field of machine learning as applied to music creation, particularly multi-modal music in the MIDI format of symbolic music representation. The dataset is based on a subset of approximately four fifths of the Lakh MIDI dataset. READ MORE

6. 5. Playing Words, Speaking Music : An Autoethnographic Study on Intertextual Approach to Classical Composition

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

   Author : Taja Astar; [2023]
   Keywords : intertextuality; music; intertextuality in music; classical music; autoethnographic study; composition; intertextual composition; intermediality; artistic collaboration; music and poetry; compositional strategies; intertextual strategies; text and music;

   Abstract : This master thesis is an autoethnographic study, wherein the author presents and analyzes her approach to composition practice through intertextuality. Drawing on previous research in literary and musical studies, she aims to identify and/or define the types of intertextuality that she uses in her compositional practice, and their interaction within compositions. READ MORE