Essays about: "compositional methods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words compositional methods.
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1. 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 jazzAbstract : 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
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2. Beetle Diversity – Land Sparing or Land Sharing? : the effects of timber extraction and restoration method on saproxylic beetle assemblages in mature managed pine forests
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The impoverishment of saproxylic beetle communities is a growing concern for management of boreal forest biodiversity. Past research has found active restoration methods, such as creating deadwood and conducting prescribed burnings, to have a short-term positive effect on the species richness and compositional diversity of saproxylic beetle assemblages. READ MORE
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3. Being Present with the Sound of Shakuhachi : Finding Tools for Composing Through Improvisation by Using Non-linearity to Focus on Time and Timbre on the Shakuhachi
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för folkmusikAbstract : The main goal of this thesis was to develop tools and methods for creating new music for the Japanese bamboo flute shakuhachi. Shakuhachi is an end-blown bamboo flute, which has existed in Japan since the seventh century. READ MORE
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4. Creating Energy in Music: Investigating how the sense of drive can be created in the musical composition
University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i MalmöAbstract : This thesis investigates how the sense drive is created in music and how these techniques can be used as compositional tools. Three methods were used to find this result. First method was to do an interpretative analysis of four songs in the metal genre, drawing a curve describing how the drive was experienced to progress throughout each song. READ MORE
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5. From Duo to Quartet : Improvisational and compositional methods in three different settings
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazzAbstract : The purpose of this project is to use different improvisational and compositional methods to compose music for a duo, trio, and a quartet. The goal is to explore the possibilities of each setting regarding the different improvisational methods and if it has an impact on decision making as an improviser. READ MORE
