Essays about: "contemporary classical music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words contemporary classical music.

1. 1. Family in crisis : A narrative analysis of gender roles and family hierarchy in the movie Turist

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Emil Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : feminist theory; masculinity; film theory; narrative analysis; family hierarchy;

   Abstract : This study conducts a narrative analysis of the film Turist, in order to explore how its portrayal of a contemporary Scandinavian family could provide insight into how gender roles are constructed. Drawing on classical feminist theory, film theory and giving special focus to explore how masculinity and the father’s role is portrayed in relation to femininity this essay uses a theoretical angle that is less explored than others. READ MORE

3. 2. Spectators’ Experience of Watching Dance without Music: A cognitive semiotic exploration of kinesthetic empathy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik

   Author : Khatia Chikhladze; [2021]
   Keywords : empathy; kinesthetic empathy; qualitative kinetic dynamics; qualities of movement; vitality affects; emotional arousal; respiration; skin conductance; consciousness; phenomenology; intentionality; classical ballet; contemporary dance.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Empathy is our ability to experience and understand the mental states of others. In movement perception, and in particular in dance spectatorship, it has been argued that we experience observed movements through our own bodies: kinesthetic empathy. READ MORE

4. 3. Lost in Translation : To what extent can sign language be used to translate the meaning of the text for hearing audiences in classical vocal music?

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musik

   Author : Natalie Jones; [2020]
   Keywords : sign language; art song; recital; classical voice; text translation; song interpretation;

   Abstract : The purpose of this project is to examine the extent to which sign language can be used as a means of communicating the text for hearing audiences attending classical vocal recitals. The project discusses historical practices for providing text translation of classical repertoire sung in foreign languages and gives an account of the increasing popularity of sign language interpretation for hearing audiences within the contemporary, commercial music industry. READ MORE

5. 4. A Genre Analysis of Contemporary Celtic Music: The Revival of the Traditional Ballad

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Pontus Kawalec; [2019-04-02]
   Keywords : Linguistics; Genre Studies; Celtic Music; Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : This is a genre study in linguistics of which the sole purpose is to identify and categorise common conventions within lyrics from the genre Celtic music. Previously, there have been no dedicated or conclusive studies on the lyrics of Celtic music. READ MORE

6. 5. Improvisation and the Modern Orchestral Musician. A Critical Analysis of the Performer’s Agency in the Contemporary Concert Hall

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Katie Klocke; [2018-07-31]
   Keywords : Improvisation; Interpretation; Tradition; Communication; Sound; Classical music; Pedagogy;

   Abstract : Improvisation is a critical skill for musicians across nearly all genres and eras, however, to the modern orchestral musician, it is mainly a lost art. A study into the history, techniques, and traditions of improvisation details not only new ways to explore and develop performance practice of the instrument itself but also to train the ears and sensibilities of a musician. READ MORE