Essays about: "musical function"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words musical function.

1. 6. Chromatic Function Analysis- An instrument for improvisation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Joel Bergström; [2020-06-12]
   Keywords : Organ; Improvisation; Chromatic Function Analysis; Function Analysis; An instrument for function analysis; improvisation and composition; Girolamo Frescobaldi; Franz Tunder; Dieterich Buxtehude; Johann Sebastian Bach; Max Reger; Philippe Lefebvre; Olivier Messiaen; Bergström’s Chromatic Function Analysis Circle; Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra; Dr. Karin Nelson; Dr Hans Davidsson; Dr. Joel Speerstra; Dr. Joel Eriksson; Senior lecture Mikael Wahlin; Dr. Tilman Skowroneck; Dr Jörgen Jersild; Dr. Ernst Levy; Dr. Valdemar Söderholm; Dr. Sten Ingelf; Baroque improvisation; Romantic improvisation; French romantic improvisation; Joel Bergström; Patterns; Harmony; Chords; Triads; Music; Theory; Music theory; Statistics; Improvisation pedagogy; Improvisation model; Dr. Ikujiro Nonaka; Dr. Hirotaka Takeuchi; Academy of Music and Drama; University of Gothenburg; Högskolan för Scen och Musik; HSM; Sweden;

   Abstract : The purpose of this investigation is to become a better improviser at the organ. I will use, The Chromatic Function Analysis Model, abbreviated as TCFAM, as a method to deconstruct material and later reconstruct material, on which I will make improvisations. READ MORE

3. 7. Exploring new interaction possibilities for video game music scores using sample-based granular synthesis

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Medier, ljudteknik och teater

   Author : Olliver Andersson; [2020]
   Keywords : Granular Synthesis; granular; Synthesis; video game; game; video; Audio; interactive; musical score; score; music; stem; orchestration; unreal engine; vertical orchestration; horizontal orchestration; videogame; audio technology;

   Abstract : For a long time, the function of the musical score has been to support activity in video games, largely by reinforcing the drama and excitement. Rather than leave the score in the background, this project explores the interaction possibilities of an adaptive video game score using real-time modulation of granular synthesis. READ MORE

4. 8. Non-diegetic film music as a narrative agency in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Rasmus Carlsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Interstellar; non-diegetic music; Christopher Nolan; Hans Zimmer; implicit narrative functions; semiotic concepts; leitmotif; denotation; connotation; film and media history; film music; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study sets out to investigate the non-diegetic music in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) in order to highlight its implicit narrative functions and meanings. The theoretical approach consists of semiotic concepts such as ‘Cognitive denotative’ and ‘Cognitive connotative’ functions by Emilio Audissino, ‘Myth’ and ‘Anchorage’ by Barthes as well as Claudia Gorbman’s ‘Connotative Cueing’. READ MORE

5. 9. When words are not enoughAn evaluation of character n-grams and function words in author identification of musical artists

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Alexander Nyström; [2018]
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   Abstract : When we write texts we unconsciously leave prints behind, these prints are things such as the words used, punctuation, special characters and more. There are several different approaches to author identification that utilises these features. READ MORE

6. 10. THE MOUSE THAT ROARS” : An exploration of the roles and functions of the piccolo flute in Shostakovich Symphonies No. 4, No. 5 and No. 10 through historical and political context.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Helen Benson; [2017-02-10]
   Keywords : Dimitri Shostakovich; War Symphonies; piccolo flute; auxiliary woodwind instrument; musical role; musical function; technical challenges; solo role; piccolo duo; orchestration; instrumentation; instrumental development; timbre; sonority; Soviet Union; Josef Stalin; Communist Party; Russian revolution; Tsar autocracy; The Great Purge; formalism; Soviet Realism; historical and political context;

   Abstract : After outlining my personal goal and interest with the chosen subject, I will explore the historical and compositional development of the piccolo in the orchestra by giving examples of several different composers and works and by listing the primary roles and functions of the piccolo as used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I will then focus on Shostakovich’s use of the piccolo, detailing both the technical challenges piccolo-players face with his symphonic writing and the multitude of musical roles and functions given to the instrument. READ MORE