Essays about: "jazz"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the word jazz.

  1. 1. Conceptualizations of the temporal organization of music : An interview study of double bassists from two different musical traditions

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för musik, pedagogik och samhälle

    Author : Ida-Maria Risfelt; Ludvig Gawell; [2023]
    Keywords : temporal organization of music; pulse; double bass; musical traditions; jazz; western classical music; pedagogy;

    Abstract : This study delves into the temporal organization of music and investigates how double bassists from different musical traditions perceive various components within it, specifically focusing on jazz music and Western classical music. The aim was to explore potential disparities and ascertain the factors influencing their emergence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Traces of the Past : Reclaiming Feminine and Maternal Identity in the Wake of Slavery, as Portrayed in the Novels Beloved and Jazz.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Ira Elaika Konduk; [2023]
    Keywords : motherhood; individuality; mutuality; African Americans; Black feminist criticism;

    Abstract : Using Black feminist criticism, this study will examine the influence of the multifaceted yet simultaneous system of oppression on individuality and mutuality in the aftermath of slavery, as depicted in Toni Morrison’s works in Beloved and Jazz. Furthermore, this essay will explore the effects of the intersecting system of oppression on the characters’ identity formation. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Generation of a metrical grid informed by Deep Learning-based beat estimation in jazz-ensemble recordings

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

    Author : Andres Alonso Toledo Carrera; [2023]
    Keywords : Beat tracking; Metrical grid; Jazz; Music Information Retrieval; Deep Learning; Temporal Convolutional Network; Beatuppskattning; Metriskt rutnät; Jazz; Music Informationshämting; Deep Learning; Temporal Convolutional Network;

    Abstract : This work uses a Deep Learning architecture, specifically a state-of-the-art Temporal Convolutional Network, to track the beat and downbeat positions in jazz-ensemble recordings to derive their metrical grid. This network architecture has been used successfully for general beat tracking purposes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Aleksandra Dominika Kas; [2023]
    Keywords : Media practices; Cultural middle-class; Bourdieusian sociology; Interviews; Self-stigma; Habitus; Class reproduction;

    Abstract : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. READ MORE