This volume brings together contributions from a wide range of international academics and practitioners. It traces innovations within classical music practice, showing how these offer divergent ...visions for its future. The interdisciplinary contributions to the volume highlight the way contrasting ideas of the future can effect change in the present. A rich balance of theoretical and practical discussion brings authority to this collection, which lays the foundations for timely responses to challenges ranging from the concept of the musical work, and the colonial values within Western musical culture, to unsustainable models of orchestral touring. The authors highlight how labour to meet the demands of particular futures for classical music might impact its creation and consumption, presenting case studies to capture the mediating roles of technology and community engagement. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of musicology and the sociology of music, as well as a general audience of practitioners, freelance musicians, music administrators and educators.
Classical Music Beckerman, Michael; Boghossian, Paul
2021
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"This kaleidoscopic collection reflects on the multifaceted world of classical music as it advances through the twenty-first century. With insights drawn from leading composers, performers, ...academics, journalists, and arts administrators, special focus is placed on classical music’s defining traditions, challenges and contemporary scope. Innovative in structure and approach, the volume comprises two parts. The first provides detailed analyses of issues central to classical music in the present day, including diversity, governance, the identity and perception of classical music, and the challenges facing the achievement of financial stability in non-profit arts organizations. The second part offers case studies, from Miami to Seoul, of the innovative ways in which some arts organizations have responded to the challenges analyzed in the first part. Introductory material, as well as several of the essays, provide some preliminary thoughts about the impact of the crisis year 2020 on the world of classical music. Classical Music: Contemporary Perspectives and Challenges will be a valuable and engaging resource for all readers interested in the development of the arts and classical music, especially academics, arts administrators and organizers, and classical music practitioners and audiences."
This edition contains Four Concert Miniatures for Violin and Piano by Oskar Rieding (1846–1916), composed in Celje, shortly before World War I. Although Rieding’s compositions have been an important ...part of the violin repertoire for decades and have appeared in various reprints by major European publishers, Four Concert Miniatures for Violin and Piano has been overlooked until now. These four musically delightful miniatures form a longer, self-rounded cycle with the movements Tendresse (Tenderness), L’Aveu (Confession), Le Départ (Departure), and Désir ardent (Desire). The composer succeeded in capturing an affectionate ambience through the violin cantilena. In these distinctly lyrical character pieces, he expressed romantic feelings with his emblematic melodic style. The present edition fills the knowledge gap about this composer who was active in Celje, but also enriches the violin repertoire intended for advanced performers.
Tato studie nabízí přehled nejvýznamnějších metodologických přístupů a teoretických konceptů vztahujících se ke studiu hudební významovosti, které se objevily v anglo-americké muzikologické tradici ...od devadesátých let minulého století. Výchozím bodem je dílo Lawrence Kramera, které reprezentuje ideová východiska tzv. Nové muzikologie, a pokračuje studií Michaela Kleina o hudební intertextualitě, která osvětluje některé další implikace postmoderního myšlení pro hermeneutickou interpretaci hudby. Podstatná část stati je věnována dílu Roberta Hattena, tedy konceptům jako příznakovost (markedness), korelace (correlation), hudební topoi (topics) a tropy (tropes). V diskusi o teorii hudebních topoi je rovněž zohledněn přínos autorů jako Raymond Monelle, Danuta Mirka aj. Navazuje výklad o modech významové nejednoznačnosti (semantic ambiguity), tedy o hudební manifestaci principů ironie, satiry, parodie a grotesky, jak je popisuje Esti Sheinberg. Kromě významů obsažených v (hudebním) textu je pozornost věnována též významům komunikovaným skrze pohyby lidského těla. Obecnou charakteristiku pojmu „vtělené kognice“ (embodied cognition) nabízí Nicholas Cook; možnosti studia významu expresivních gest zakódovaných v hudebním textu systematicky demonstruje Hatten. Opomenuta není též pozoruhodná myšlenková linie vedoucí od úvah o přítomnosti různých hlasů či „person“ v hudbě (Edward T. Cone) přes pojetí hudby jako dramatické interakce různých hudebních agentů (Fred Maus) po Hattenovu sofistikovanou teorii virtuální agence (virtual agency). Následuje kapitola představující teorii hudební narativity (Byron Almén), tj. schopnost hudby vyjádřit dějovou trajektorii směřující z počátečního do koncového stavu na základě dynamiky konfliktu a rozuzlení. V této souvislosti je diskutována relevance novodobých přístupů ke studiu hudební formy (William Caplin, James Hepokoski a Warren Darcy) a otázka možností a limitů hudební narativity v hudbě po roce 1900, v níž jsou často zpochybňovány konvenční syntaktické principy (tonalita, forma, motivicko-tematická práce apod.). V závěru se autor vrací k tezím Lawrence Kramera, zaujímá vlastní stanovisko k opozici sémiotických a hermeneutických přístupů a akcentuje etické problémy související s aktem interpretace (a desinterpretace).
In the previous articles of this series, we have discussed the development of musical scales particularly that of the hepta-tonic scale which forms the basis of Western classical music today. In this ...last article, we take a look at the basic structure of scales used in Indian classical music and how different ragas are generated through the simple process of scale shifting.
Introduction During slow-wave sleep, episodic memories are reactivated and consolidated. Using the targeted memory reactivation (TMR) technique, we can facilitate this memory consolidation process by ...presenting the sensory stimuli that were paired with the episodic memories during slow-wave sleep. Several studies have shown the effectiveness of TMR in learning word lists; however, the field lacks data on whether TMR facilitates the learning of classroom materials or whether such effects are long-lasting. Methods Fifty college students (mean age=21.16±2.77, 70% female) completed a college-level microeconomics lecture while listening to classical music. After the lecture, when participants entered slow-wave sleep, we randomly assigned them to TMR (replay the identical classical music) or control (white noise) conditions. The next morning, all participants completed a microeconomics test which contained questions that they were trained to solve (trained questions) and questions that required application of learned principles (novel questions). Approximately nine months later, 31 participants completed a similar follow-up microeconomics test. Results We excluded participants who discontinued the study, experienced protocol deviations, or did not have music/white noise played during slow wave sleep (N=41 remaining). Prior to randomization, the two groups performed similarly during the lecture (control: 84.85±9.50%, TMR: 85.53±13.28%, p=.85). Importantly, the next morning, the TMR group outperformed the control group on the trained questions (control: 58.33±29.39%, TMR: 72.22±27.09%, p=.13) and novel questions (control: 28.79±26.93%, TMR: 47.37±31.83%, p=.05). This immediate benefit of TMR was not significantly sustained at the nine month follow-up for trained questions (control: 34.82±23.24%, TMR: 32.41±23.79%, p=.79) or novel questions (control: 11.11±11.88%, TMR: 22.22±26.80%, p=.20). Conclusion The benefits of slow-wave based TMR translate to complex, ecologically-valid educational learning materials. This benefit included application of learned principles to solve novel problems, which is key to academic success. However, because the effects of a single TMR session are short-lived, future research should test whether multiple sessions of TMR facilitates long-term learning outcomes in classroom settings. Support (If Any) N/A
PAUL GILSON (1865-1942), born and raised in Brussels, grew into a valued artist during the fin de siècle. He was and is known as an erudite composer, orchestrator, theoretician, critic, musicographer ...and educator. A prestigious Prix de Rome (1889) and his symphonic work La Mer (1892) made him known far beyond the national borders. Because of his remarkable commitment to wind music, and that of amateur orchestras in particular, we still remember Gilson today as the Father of Belgian wind music. Gilson's extremely versatile artistry resonated with numerous international trends. He closely followed current musical life at home and abroad and reported extensively in newspapers, magazines and radio broadcasts. At the conservatories of Brussels and Antwerp and as a private teacher, he managed to stimulate and sustainably influence a new generation of composers and musicians. That pedagogical passion also challenged Gilson to bundle his sharp insights into theoretical tracts. All of these facets of Gilson's life and work are the focus of this book, with a particular focus on his national and international importance. From his life to his correspondence with Russians, from his elaborate theories to his music for wind orchestras, opera music and compositions for horn and saxophone: the authors of this volume provide an in-depth and extensive insight into the character of Paul Gilson.
During the early nineteenth century, the harp was transformed into a sophisticated instrument that became as popular as the piano. This was largely the result of the harp's intensive technical, ...musical and visual upgrading, which gradually led to the transition from the single- to the double-action pedal harp. A major figure in this process was Sébastien Erard (1752-1831), a tireless inventor and prolific manufacturer of harps and pianos operating branches in Paris and London. With the introduction in 1811 of the so-called 'Grecian' model, the first commercially built double-action harp, the Erard firm managed to establish the harp not only as a novel, state-of-the-art instrument, but also as a powerful symbol of luxury, wealth and status. Drawing upon a wide variety of primary sources, including surviving instruments, archival documents and iconographical evidence, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the development, production and consumption of the Erard Grecian harp in Regency England. The innovative approaches employed by the Erard firm in the manufacture and marketing of harps are measured against competitors but also against the work of leading entrepreneurs in related trades, ranging from the mechanical devices and precision tools of James Watt, Henry Maudslay or Jacques Holtzapffel, through the ornamental pottery of Josiah Wedgwood, to the clocks and watches of George Prior or Abraham-Louis Breguet. In addition, the book examines the omnipresent role of the harp in the education, art, fashion and literature of the Regency era, discussing how the image and perception of the instrument were shaped by groundbreaking advances, such as the Industrial Revolution, Neoclassicism, and the Napoleonic Wars.
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