Search for dissertations about: "history of improvisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words history of improvisation.

2. 1. Singing in Action : An inquiry into the creative working processes and practices of classical and contemporary vocal improvisation

   Author : Sara Wilén; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Singing; Improvisation; Opera improvisation; Performativity; Interperformativity; Vocal action; Performance; Inetraction;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores performative perspectives on classical and contemporary vocal improvisation (CCVI) as a critical, creative tool for development of and research in vocal performance. It consists of one introductory part and five articles, with additional documentation on a homepage. READ MORE

4. 2. Improvisation and Pedagogy through Heinrich Scheidemann's Magnificat Settings

   Author : Karin Nelson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Alternatim; Amsterdam; composition; Hamburg; improvisation; Luther; Magnificat; notation; Paumann; pedagogy; Scheidemann; St Catharinen; Sweelinck; Weckmann;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Doctoral dissertation in musicology, artistic-creative programme, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2010, 302 pages Author: Karin Nelson Title: Improvisation and Pedagogy through Heinrich Scheidemann’s Magnificat Settings. Language: English Department: Department of Cultural Scienses Series: Skrifter från musikvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet, Nº 96 ISBN 978-91-85974-12-2. READ MORE

5. 3. Imagination, form, movement and sound. Studies in musical improvisation

   Author : Svein Erik Tandberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aesthetic; artistic research; chronology versus phenomenology; cognitive models; cross-modality; imitation; improvisation; motor programmes; organ; organ textbooks; procedural knowledge; Protestant practices; Roman Catholic practices; schemas; style; Johann Sebastian Bach; Anton Bruckner; Marcel Dupre; Rolande Falcinelli; Cesar Franck; Johann Georg Herzog; Hermann Keller; Olivier Latry; Conrad Paumann; Max Reger; Heinz Wunderlich; Ruth Zechlin;

   Abstract : How does one improvise? How can one learn the art of improvisation? By consid - ering these two questions this thesis aspires to make a contribution towards a greater understanding of what the production of improvised music actually involves. The organ has long traditions as an instrument on which music is improvised, and this study aims to focus primarily on organ improvisation. READ MORE

6. 4. The Ephemeral City : Songs for the Ghost Quarters

   Author : Katt Hernandez; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; psychogeography; sound art; electroacoustic music; urban activism; violin; transposition; Stockholm; music; organ; synthesizers; improvised music; urban studies; sound installation; musik; violin; fiol; orgel; impromusik; improvisation; electroakusitsk musik; psykogeografi; urbana studier; stadsgestaltning; urbana aktivism; ljudkonst; ljud installationer; synthesizer; transponering; Stockholm;

   Abstract : The towers of the Stockholm skyline twine with radio transmissions, flying out over the city, drifting down through the streets and sinking into the underground telephone system below. Stockholm has buildings that have been there for centuries, but is also full of modern and contemporary architectures, all jostling for their place in parallel collective memory. READ MORE

7. 5. Do Satyrs Wear Sneakers? : Hellenic Polytheism and the Reception of Antiquity in Contemporary Greece – a study in serious play

   Author : Tao Thykier Makeeff; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Antiquity; Ancient Greece; Contemporary Hellenic Pol ytheism; Contemporary Paganism; Greece; Ludic Theory; Native Faith Movem ents; New Religions; Play; Rece ption Studies; Ritual Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates the reception of ancient Greek religion (and to some extent also renaissance Platonism) among contemporary Pagans in Greece - a phenomenon the author refers to as contemporary Hellenic polytheism. The study looks at how and why historical narratives and notions of Hellenicity are constructed by contemporary Hellenic polytheists. READ MORE