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Winter, Neal. "The effects of a specially-devised, integrated curriculum, based on the music of Sting, on the learning of popular music /." View thesis, 2002. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20041117.155611/index.html.
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Winter, Neal. "The effects of a specially-devised, integrated curriculum, based on the music of Sting, on the learning of popular music." Thesis, View thesis, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/23839.
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In order to evaluate the effects of an integrated curriculum on the learning of popular music, the Sting Curriculum was designed for senior secondary students of mixed ability. This nine week program was presented to a sample of 124 students aged between 16 and 18 years in urban Sydney (Australia).The results of tests conducted indicate that students in the sample achieved high scores when a greater emphasis was placed on performance than on the listening and composition activities. The principal findings of the study suggest that the Sting Curriculum was successful as a vehicle for learning popular music, providing students with an integrated and sequential program that motivated participants to become immersed in the music. Furthermore, in the context of an integrated curriculum, popular music learning was enhanced when teachers utilised a pedgogical approach which emphasised the performance activity.
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Williams, Keith R. "The Process of Musical Acquisition for Traditional String Musicians in the Homeschool Environment." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2491.
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This qualitative study examined how three accomplished traditional string musicians learned music in their homeschool environments. Data were derived from formal interviews of the three musicians. The research framework for this qualitative study is based upon the socio-educational model of second language learning motivation developed by R. C. Gardner (1959, 1985, 2004, 2010) and applied to the study of instrumental music learning motivation by P. D. MacIntyre (2012). Structured interview questions, triangulated by additional informal dialogues, field observations, externally documented sources, and collaboration with an expert review panel were the data collection activities utilized in the research. Five overarching themes emerged: (1) social and cultural surroundings influence musical achievement, (2) the desire to acquire the attributes and acceptance of other musicians supports musical achievement, (3) motivation impacts musical achievement, (4) learning and performing music causes anxiety, and (5) informal learning environments foster musical attainment. The examination of homeschooled, traditional musicians via the overarching themes, may provide valuable insights for educators in the area of acquisition and development of musical skill in high school students.
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Guettler, Knut. "The bowed string." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Speech Transmission and Music Acoustics, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3361.
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Of the many waveforms the bowed string can assume, theso-called "Helmholtz motion" (Helmholtz 1862) gives the fullestsound in terms of power and overtone richness. The developmentof this steady-state oscillation pattern can take manydifferent paths, most of which would include noise caused bystick-slip irregularities of the bow-string contact. Of thefive papers included in the thesis, the first one shows, notsurprisingly, that tone onsets are considered superior when theattack noise has a very limited duration. It was found,however, that in this judgment thecharacterof the noise plays an important part, as thelisteners tolerance of noise in terms of duration isalmost twice as great for "slipping noise" as for "creaks" or"raucousness" during the tone onsets. The three followingpapers contain analyses focusing on how irregular slip-sticktriggering may be avoided, as is quite often the case inpractical playing by professionals. The fifth paper describesthe triggering mechanism of a peculiar tone production referredto as "Anomalous Low Frequencies" (ALF). If properly skilled, aplayer can achieve pitches below the normal range of theinstrument. This phenomenon is related to triggering wavestaking "an extra turn" on the string before causing thestrings release from the bow-hair grip. Since transverseand torsional propagation speeds are both involved, twodifferent sets of "sub-ranged" notes can be produced this way.In the four last papers wave patterns are analysed andexplained through the use of computer simulations.
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Bowed string, violin, musicalacoustics, musical transient, anomalous low frequencies,Helmholtz motion
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Ahn, Seungchul. "The Musical Moment: For String Quartet." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1289579429.
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Meidell, Katrin Liza. "Epidemiological Evaluation of Pain Among String Instrumentalists." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc68015/.
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Pain and performance anxiety (PA) are common problems among string players. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess and compare PA and prevalence rates and locations of pain in violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists. Subjects completed a questionnaire that included sections on demographics, musical background, practice habits, musculoskeletal problems, non-musculoskeletal problems, and PA. Anthropometric data were gathered on all 115 subjects. Results show that there are differences in both pain and PA across instrument groups. Violinists reported the highest number of pain sites, followed by violists, bassists, and cellists. The left shoulder was the most-often reported pain site, followed by the neck and right shoulder. Aching was the most cited term selected to describe pain. Several anthropometric indices were significantly correlated with pain, notably right thumb to index finger span in both cellists and bassists. In all instrument groups, at least one pain site was significantly correlated with one of four PA questions. Results warrant the development of intervention strategies and further study of the relationship between pain and performance anxiety.
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Pitteroff, Roland. "Contact mechanics of the bowed string." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387739.
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Wu, Man-Mei. "Three Voices for voices, woodwind, percussion, and string instruments." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2684/.
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Composed for soprano, tenor, and baritone voices, woodwind, percussion, and string instruments, Three Voices is a polyglotic work that includes German, Chinese, and Spanish texts. The texts are chosen from Brecht Bertolt's Das Schiff, Po Chu I's Lang T'ao Sha, and Frederico Garcia Lorcá's Mar. Significant features of the piece are 1) application of Chinese operatic singing methods to vocal material in the sections that use Chinese text, 2) use of western instruments to emulate the sound of certain Chinese instruments, and 3) employment of Sprechstimme and dramatically inflected speech to create theatrical effects and highlight the sections that use German and Spanish texts.
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Cahill, Clark Jennifer L. "String student self-efficacy and deliberate music practice: Examining string students' musical background characteristics, self-efficacy beliefs and practice behaviors." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9116/.
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This study examined the musical background characteristics, self-efficacy beliefs, and practice behaviors of string students auditioning for an all-region orchestra in one large South-Central district. Purposes of the study were: (1) to describe the musical backgrounds and self-efficacy beliefs of high school string students, (2) to measure the relationship between self-efficacy scores and performance achievement, and (3) to describe the practice behaviors and thoughts of high and low self-efficacy string students. Questionnaires were given to 101 high school string students; 65 competed in all-region orchestra. Descriptive data from the questionnaire revealed information such as how many took private lessons and that those who did tended to have a higher sense of perceived self-efficacy in relation to playing their string instruments. Other descriptive items asked questions such as whether or not students started in public school and how much they practiced outside of orchestra. The relationship of summed self-efficacy scores to a competition ranking was found to be statistically significant and inverse. For all string participants (n=65) Spearman's rho was, rs= -.37, (p=.001) with 14% of the variance explained (r2 =.14). This inverse relationship documents the linear trend for students with better rankings (lower ranking numbers) to also tend to have higher self-efficacy scores. Observation and interview data of 8 higher and 8 lower self-efficacy sub-group students were also analyzed. The higher self-efficacy sub-group students tended to use more cognitive practice strategies, while the lower self-efficacy sub-group tended to use dissimilar and less advanced strategies. Understanding string students' musical background experiences and characteristics and the possible relationship self-efficacy may have with practice and achievement could benefit certain students. Helping these students gain a higher sense of perceived self-efficacy in their musical endeavors, or obtain certain characteristics that successful students share, could possibly enable them to develop and understand more complex practice strategies and compete more confidently.
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Cahill, Clark Jennifer L. "String student self-efficacy and deliberate music practice examining string students' musical background characteristics, self-efficacy beliefs, and practice behaviours /." connect to online resource, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9116.
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Harrison, Joan. "Musical Citizens: String Teachers' Perceptions of Citizenship Education in the Private Studio." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23783.
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This quantitative study explores string teachers’ perceptions of citizenship education and its use in the private lesson. Guided by Westheimer and Kahne’s (2004) model of citizenship education the study sought to identify (a) how private string teachers perceive citizenship education, and (b) the factors that influence these perceptions. Four hundred and fifteen (415) members of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) participated in this study by completing an on-line survey that contained both closed and open-ended questions. The resulting data was coded and organized according to the survey questions and the conceptual framework. Research findings revealed that, although teachers did not explicitly consider citizenship education a part of their lessons, their intentions and their report on pedagogical practices could be described as citizenship education when viewed through the conceptual framework used in the study. Indeed, nearly all of the participant responses revealed intentions to include attributes of what Westheimer and Kahne refer to as the Personally Responsible Citizen in their music lessons with students. Educating for traits of other types of citizenship was also reported.
Factors deemed influential in string teachers’ perceptions of citizenship education included the following: If the teachers had earned certification in Suzuki pedagogy; the number of years of teaching experience; if teachers self-identified as primarily educators, performers, or both; the age of the students who are taught. Additionally, the study addresses teachers’ statements about the use of competitions, dialogue in lessons, and general attitudes about the appropriateness of citizenship education in several different learning environments.
The study findings add to a small but growing body of research that furthers understandings of the links between citizenship education and music education. In addition, the findings contribute to our understanding of the complexity of the relationship between private teachers and their students.
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Croson, James Michael. "Musical use of a general and expressive plucked-string instrument in software." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1081200962.
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Thesis (D.M.A)--Ohio State University, 2004.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 57 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-57). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center
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Swoger-Ruston, John Paul. "The fifteen-cent guitar re-tempering the standard six-string guitar /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ59201.pdf.
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Alsayegh, Yousef A. "An investigation of the relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation among college level and professional string players." Scholarly Commons, 2013. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/842.
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The predominant purpose of the study was to investigate whether or not there is a relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation among college level and professional string players in Northern California. For the purpose of this study a convenient sampling method was used to recruit participants according to their availability. Thirty college-level and professional string players from the Bay Area participated in this study (n=30). For the purpose of this study, only violin, viola and cello players have been included. The investigative variables for the study are singing intonation and string playing intonation. Intonation has been assessed. through participants' singing and playing. A computer program, called Melodyne, was used to analyze the recorded performances of the participants and determine the magnitude and direction of deviation for both played and sung pitches. The study included a 15 minute individual task after which subjects' intonation has been assessed in two dimensions: string performance intonation and singing performance intonation~ The participants were assigned an eight-measure singing excerpt adapted from the National Anthem of the United States of America, as well as another eight-measure excerpt designed specifically to assess string performance intonation. The subjects were individually audio-recorded and the audio files were analyzed using Melodyne to determine whether or not there is a relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient has been calculated to determine the degree of relationship between singing intonation and string playing intonation of the participants.
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Williams, Elizabeth Anne. "Investigating the Motivations, Musical Goals, and Preferences of Adults Learning Orchestral String Instruments in Community Music Classes." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1510273876882954.
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Gushue, Ariane C. "Self-Expression Through The String Quartet: An Analysis of Shostakovich's String Quartets No. 1, No. 8, and No. 15." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/710.
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As a little boy, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Shostakovich pressed his ear against the wall to hear his neighbors play chamber music. He matured into one of the most prominent Soviet era composers. While the majority of academic interest Shostakovich centers on his symphonic works, his string quartets provide a window into a more intimate facet of Shostakovich’s life. This thesis explores first, why Shostakovich turned to the string quartet after some of the most fearful years of his life: his demise and rise after the scathing Pravda letter that all but threatened his life. Second, this thesis analyzes three of Shostakovich’s String Quartets: No. 1, No. 8, and No. 15. String Quartet No. 1, despite its simplicity, illuminates tender expressivity. Following years of intense artistic and personal scrutiny, Shostakovich sought an escape into an aural world of innocence. However, the quartet proves more complex than its surface suggests. Obscured harmonic complexities, intimate dialogue between instruments, and subtle recollection of prior movements lend the quartet a deeper meaning than its aural simplicity suggests.
Decades later, amidst personal crisis, Shostakovich turned to the quartet, again. Composed in 1960, the year of his invocation into the communist party, String Quartet No. 8 demonstrates how Shostakovich utilized the string quartet as an avenue for personal self-expression. The intertwining of his musical signature with constant self-quotations and allusions confirms the deep, personal reflection the quartet provided Shostakovich. This study recounts the quotations previously uncovered by David Fanning, but goes beyond identification and relates the content of the quotations to Shostakovich’s emotional turmoil at the time of his party invocation. Finally, enduring anguishing physical pain and facing death, Shostakovich turned to the string quartet at the end of his life. String Quartet No. 15 provided Shostakovich an external outlet for his internal dialogue on death. Sentiments of meditation, fury, resistance, anguish, and resignation musically intertwine during Shostakovich’s longest and most painful string quartet. This study demonstrates how Shostakovich used the string quartet as a medium for deeper self-expression.
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Johnson, Liz. "Sky-burial : a musical composition for voice and string quartet : score and supporting works." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427571.
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Hedberg, Fredrik. "Hur övar proffsen? : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om professionella musikers övningsstrategier." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-42935.
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Syftet med detta arbete är att utifrån ett fenomenologiskt livsvärldsperspektiv, utforska hur några professionella musiker upplever att de går till väga under sina instuderingsprocesser. För att belysa detta tar arbetet avstamp i följande forskningsfråga: Vilka övningsstrategier beskriver några professionella musiker att de använder sig av när de tillägnar sig ett för dem nytt material? För att uppnå syfte och forskningsfråga har tre kvalitativa intervjuer genomförts med tre professionella musiker. I resultatet framkommer en rad olika strategier vilka sorterats in i fem meningsenheter: Dagliga tekniska övningsstrategier, Noggranna förberedelser, Tidsplanering, Övriga strategier och Strävan efter utveckling. I diskussionen sätts dessa strategier i relation till bakgrundslitteratur och forskning samt till fenomenologi.Syftet med detta arbete är att utifrån ett fenomenologiskt livsvärldsperspektiv, utforska hur några professionella musiker upplever att de går till väga under sina instuderingsprocesser. För att belysa detta tar arbetet avstamp i följande forskningsfråga: Vilka övningsstrategier beskriver några professionella musiker att de använder sig av när de tillägnar sig ett för dem nytt material? För att uppnå syfte och forskningsfråga har tre kvalitativa intervjuer genomförts med tre professionella musiker. I resultatet framkommer en rad olika strategier vilka sorterats in i fem meningsenheter: Dagliga tekniska övningsstrategier, Noggranna förberedelser, Tidsplanering, Övriga strategier och Strävan efter utveckling. I diskussionen sätts dessa strategier i relation till bakgrundslitteratur och forskning samt till fenomenologi.
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Goto, Yo. "Voci Lontani for flute, trumpet, percussion, piano, and string quartet: Critical essay and score." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5555/.
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This project consists of an original composition, Voci Lontani, and a critical essay about the composition. In this piece, the idea of musical simultaneity is explored. Therefore, the piece focuses on the idea of contrast: between measured rhythms and indeterminate rhythms, between tonality and atonality, and between musics in separate tempos. In order to explore the significance of musical simultaneity, four important compositional concepts-the simultaneous juxtaposition of different musics, polyrhythmic structure, controlled indeterminacy, and quotation-are discussed. Also, several examples of twentieth-century music that use these concepts are analyzed in the essay.
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Docherty, Claire Docherty Claire Docherty Claire. "Compostion research folio." Connect to e-thesis, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/838/.
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Thesis (MMus.) - University of Glasgow, 2008.MMus. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts, Department of Music, Univeristy of Glasgow 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.
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Proulx, Jean-François. "A Pedagogical Guide to Extended Piano Techniques." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/38213.
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Music PerformanceD.M.A.
Extended piano techniques, which mainly involve playing directly on the internal components of the piano, emerged early in the twentieth century, mainly in the United States. Henry Cowell (1897-1965) explored some of these techniques in short piano pieces such as The Tides of Manaunaun (1917; clusters) The Banshee (1925; glissando, pizzicato) and Sinister Resonance (1930; mute, harmonic). Several contemporary composers followed this path. Notably, George Crumb's (b. 1929) mature works combine conventional techniques with an unprecedented variety of extended techniques, including vocal and percussive effects. Although extended techniques are no longer a novelty, most pianists are still unfamiliar with them. Extended piano works are rarely performed or taught. This situation is regrettable considering the quality of these compositions, and the great potential of extended techniques to expand the piano's coloristic resources. A Pedagogical Guide to Extended Piano Techniques is designed to help pianists learn this idiom and achieve fluency. Teachers may also find it useful in planning courses at the undergraduate college level. Chapters 1 and 2 provide general information such as the development and classification of unconventional techniques, and the construction of the grand piano. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 form the core of the monograph. They contain practical exercises, composed by the author, presented in a progressive order and accompanied by detailed instructions explaining how to execute and practice each technique. From a technical point of view, natural string piano techniques--pizzicatos, glissandos, mutes and harmonics--are the basis upon which most other extended techniques are founded. Therefore, this document focuses mainly on mastering these string techniques through the acquisition of two important skills: visual techniques and aural-motor coordination. The following topics are also discussed: use of foreign objects inside the piano, percussive technique, vocal effects, and strategies to integrate various techniques into a unified musical context. Prepared piano techniques are excluded because they do not require the acquisition of performance skills, which form the essence of this monograph. Chapter 6 provides a suggested course schedule to organize the pianist's study and practice time, and offers practical advice for the preparation of performances involving extended piano techniques. It is hoped that this document will play a positive role in helping pianists gain the knowledge, ability, confidence and enthusiasm to explore and perform extended piano repertoire.
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Marchini, Marco 1984. "Analysis of ensemble expressive performance in string quartets: a statistical and machine learning approach." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/285204.
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Computational approaches for modeling expressive music performance have produced systems that emulate human expression, but few steps have been taken in the domain of ensemble performance.
Polyphonic expression and inter-dependence among voices are intrinsic features of ensemble performance and need to be incorporated at the very core of the models. For this reason, we proposed a novel methodology for building computational models of ensemble expressive performance by introducing inter-voice contextual attributes (extracted from ensemble scores) and building separate models of each individual performer in the ensemble.
We focused our study on string quartets and recorded a corpus of performances both in ensemble and solo conditions employing multi-track recording and bowing motion acquisition techniques. From the acquired data we extracted bowed-instrument-specific expression parameters performed by each musician.
As a preliminary step, we investigated over the difference between solo and ensemble from a statistical point of view and show that the introduced inter-voice contextual attributes and extracted expression are statistically sound.
In a further step, we build models of expression by training machine-learning algorithms on the collected data. As a result, the introduced inter-voice contextual attributes improved the prediction of the expression parameters. Furthermore, results on attribute selection show that the models trained on ensemble recordings took more advantage of inter-voice contextual attributes than those trained on solo recordings. The obtained results show that the introduced methodology can have applications in the analysis of collaboration among musicians.L’estudi de l’expressivitat musical ha produït models computacionals capaços d’emular l’expressivitat humana, però aquests models encara no es poden aplicar al cas dels conjunts musicals. Per estudiar l’expressivitat dels conjunts musicals, s’han de tenir en compte dues característiques principals: l’expressió polifònica i la interdependència entre veus. Per aquesta raó, proposem una nova metodologia que es basa en la introducció d’una sèrie d’atributs intervocals, que hem extret de la partitura, que es poden utilitzar per construir models d’expressivitat individuals per a cada un dels músics. Hem col•leccionat un conjunt de peces musicals a partir de l’enregistrament multipista i de la captura de moviments d’un quartet de cordes, en un corpus que recull peces concretes tocades tant en grup com individualment. D’aquestes dades, hem extret diversos paràmetres que descriuen l’expressivitat per a cada un dels músics d’un conjunt de corda. El primer pas ha estat estudiar, des d’un punt de vista estadístic, les diferències entre l’actuació d’una mateixa peça tant en solitari com en grup. Després, hem estudiat les relacions estadístiques entre els atributs intervocals i els paràmetres d’expressivitat. A continuació, hem construït models d’expressivitat a partir de la utilització d’algoritmes d’aprenentatge automàtic amb les dades col•leccionades. Com a resultat, els atributs intervocals que hem proposat han millorat la predicció del paràmetres d’expressivitat. Hem pogut demostrar com aquests models que han après d’actuacions en grup utilitzen més atributs intervocals que aquells que ho han fet d’actuacions en solitari. Aquests resultats mostren que la metodologia i models introduïts es poden aplicar en l’anàlisi de la col•laboració entre membres d’un conjunt musical.
El estudio de la expresividad musical ha producido modelos computacionales capaces de emular la expresividad humana, pero estos modelos todavía no se pueden aplicar al caso de los conjuntos musicales. Para estudiar la expresividad de los conjuntos musicales, se deben tener en cuenta dos características principales: la expresión polifónica y la interdependencia entre voces. Por esta razón, proponemos una nueva metodología que se basa en la introducción de una serie de atributos intervocales, que hemos extraído de la partitura, que se pueden utilizar para construir modelos de expresividad individuales para cada uno de los músicos. Hemos coleccionado un conjunto de piezas musicales a partir de la grabación multipista y de la captura de movimientos de un cuarteto de cuerdas, en un corpus que recoge piezas concretas tocadas tanto en grupo como individualmente. De estos datos, hemos extraído varios parámetros que describen la expresividad para cada uno de los músicos de un conjunto de cuerdas. El primer paso ha sido estudiar, desde un punto de vista estadístico, las diferencias entre la actuación de una misma pieza tanto en solitario como en grupo. Después, hemos estudiado las relaciones estadísticas entre los atributos intervocales y los parámetros de expresividad. A continuación, hemos construido modelos de expresividad a partir de la utilización de algoritmos de aprendizaje automático con los datos coleccionados. Como resultado, los atributos intervocales que hemos propuesto han mejorado la predicción de los parámetros de expresividad. Hemos podido demostrar cómo estos modelos que han aprendido de actuaciones en grupo utilizan más atributos intervocales que aquellos que lo han hecho de actuaciones en solitario. Estos resultados muestran que la metodología y modelos introducidos se pueden aplicar en el análisis de la colaboración entre miembros de un conjunto musical.
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Rhyneer, Barbara L. "A study of student attitudes, musical backgrounds, and immediate situations that affect string participation in the university orchestra." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1247900.
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The purpose of this study was to examine student attitudes, musical backgrounds, and immediate situations that affect string participation in the university orchestra. Two groups of university students located mainly in the Great Lakes Region were surveyed via an online website: 1. orchestra participants with high school orchestra experience (n=103), and 2. orchestra non-participants with high school orchestra experience (n=28).Findings in this study include differences between participants and non-participants concerning their decision to seek membership in the university orchestra. Commonalities between orchestra members with regard to their participation were found, while non-participants were found to differ from each other according to their reasons for non-participation.String players that have continued to participate in orchestra ensembles at the university level are likely to have more performance experiences in their background, especially in high school. Parental encouragement, private lessons, and participation in solo and ensemble festival are factors that affect participation. Positive attitudes such as the value of participating in a music ensemble, the enjoyment of playing in an orchestra, and confidence as a string player are also strong factors. Secondary influences may involve the invitation of a friend, director, and the offering of a scholarship. University orchestra members continue to enjoy their experience participating and work rehearsals into their busy schedule. Non-members are aware of the university orchestra but do not possess standard reasons they do not participate with regard to their attitudes and immediate situations. Reasons for not participation appear to vary from individual to individual.String players who continue to perform beyond high school by becoming a university orchestra member place a stronger value on participation, which is originally influenced by background experience and parental encouragement. It is likely university orchestra non-participants failed to cultivate these values strongly, and have shed activities which include music involvement which may have been more influenced by friends and parents at a younger age.University orchestra directors may positively influence string player participation by supplying high school students with more performance experiences, and aggressively marketing the orchestra program to university students. Coordinated efforts with high school directors to provide young students with experiences (i.e. youth orchestras and string camps) that have a positive lasting impression may be one way to increase orchestra participation beyond high school. Directors may also consider brainstorming creative ways to market and advertise the university orchestra to reach the attention of the non-major who may be interested if given enough encouragement.School of Music
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Greenfield, Leah. "Extended String Techniques and Special Effects in Arnold Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 1 and Its Significance in Chamber Music Literature." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011750/.
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Arnold Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7 stands out as being the first chamber music piece to use a vast number and variety of extended string techniques within one composition. This paper examines a brief history of extended string techniques in chamber music, analyses the unique ways in which Schoenberg applied extended string techniques to manipulate motives in his Op. 7 quartet, and ultimately shows that Schoenberg's use of extended string techniques influenced future composers to employ even more extended techniques and special effects in their own twentieth-century chamber music.
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Norton, Benjamin D. "Little Eichmanns: A Composition for Chamber Octet." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/18.
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An original composition in one movement for a chamber octet comprised of a string quartet and a jazz piano quartet with tenor saxophone. The work develops an idée fixe, introduced in the opening bars, through a wide variety of transformations, textures, and styles. The two quartets begin in antiphonal alteration, united in thematic material, yet separated by style. A modern art music style contrasts with an improvisational jazz style. Gradually, the two quartets, and their concomitant musics, bleed into one another, breaking down stylistic boundaries. In the conclusion of the work, the idée fixe, the supplementary themes, and the two quartets coalesce into an organic sonic whole.
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Bishop, David Martin. "Chromatic and diatonic pitch-class motives and their influence on closural strategies : analytical studies of three middle-period string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Sommerville, David L. "Consistency, context and symmetry in Alberto Ginastera's String quartets nos. 1 (1948) and 2 (1958, first version) /." Digitized version, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1802/11067.
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Thesis (Ph. D)--University of Rochester, 2009.Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references. Digitized version available online via the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music http://hdl.handle.net/1802/11067
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Nascimento, João. "Alentejo: na demanda de um ethos musical." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/23732.
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Pesquisar a relação entre a escrita musical de três compositores que residem no Alentejo - Christopher Bochmann, Amílcar Vasques Dias, João Nascimento - e os aspetos históricos, geográficos, etnográficos e antropológicos da região é o domínio da primeira parte desta investigação. A Demanda de um ethos musical trata da reflexão sobre a possibilidade de se estabelecer uma conexão entre o ato criativo revisto em determinados gestos musicais [objetos musicais] e elementos estruturais da cultura alentejana [substância alentejana] num tempo em que predomina o estilo individual do compositor e o efeito de um mundo global que escurece a perspetiva identitária do local. Relacionar gestos ou aspetos musicais com dimensões geográficas e culturais implicou indagar sobre a possibilidade de conceber a música como representante de algo mais do que sons. Na sua conclusão esta investigação entende que a identidade musical alentejana, porque o perfil do compositor contemporâneo é o da individualidade e o da originalidade, dificilmente pode ser reconhecida. Percebe-se, contudo, que na subliminar intencionalidade criativa do compositor subsiste um plano de fundo comum, que se denominou por pressuposto básico e que resulta da interação com os elementos da própria substância alentejana. O reconhecimento de alguma proximidade de significado entre determinado gesto musical e um certo elemento da substância foi estruturado num sistema relacional. Não haverá um estilo musical alentejano reconhecido mas haverá, por certo, um ethos musical comum aos três compositores.
A segunda parte deste trabalho inclui um conjunto de obras musicais, para diversas formações, com referências ao Alentejo e que paralelamente a este processo de investigação foram escritas procurando realizar a matéria desta investigação. A última destas obras, Alentejo Devido, resume um conjunto de gestos, procedimentos e pensamentos musicais que se intentam como particularmente alentejanos; Abstract: Alentejo: The Demand for a musical ethos To research the relation between the musical writing of three composers that reside in the Alentejo - Christopher Bochmann, Amílcar Vasques Dias and João Nascimento and the historical, geographic, ethnographic and anthropological aspects of the region are the domain of the first part of this study. The Demand for a musical ethos deals with the reflection on the possibility of establishing a connection between the revised creative art in certain musical gestures [musical objects] and the structural elements in the Alentejo culture [alentejo substance] in a time that prevails the personal style of the composer and the effect of a global world that shadows the perspective of local identity. To relate musical gestures or musical aspects with geographical and cultural dimensions implied to question about the possibility of understanding music beyond only sounds. One comes to the conclusion that the Alentejo musical identity can't be easily recognized due to the profile of the contemporary composer being of individual and original style. However it is understood that in the composer's subliminal creative intentionality there is a common background that was denominated by basic assumption and is the result of the interaction with the elements of the self Alentejo substance. The recognition of some similarity between a certain musical gesture and a certain element of the substance was structured in a relational system. There won't be a recognized Alentejo musical style but for sure there will be a common musical ethos for the three composers. The second part of this task includes a set of musical works for different formations (levels), with reference to the Alentejo and in parallel to this process of study which were written in aiming to realize the material for this investigation. The last of these works, Alentejo Devido, summarizes a set of gestures, procedures and musical thoughts that are purely from Alentejo.
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Jeffery, Christopher. "Serial meaning : a semiotic/narratological analysis of Arnold Schoenberg's Third string quartet, first movement." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50448.
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ThesisENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to contribute to the investigation of the methods in which serial technique expresses meaning in the first movement of Arnold Schoenberg's Third Quartet, Op.30. It aims to add to the debate concerning Schoenberg's use of conventional formsparticularly sonata form-in his serial music, by investigating how he manipulates the row to playa narrative function, seemingly in opposition to its homogeneous nature. The analytical section consists of a semiotic analysis based on the work of Jean- Jacques Nattiez. It incorporates a narratological analysis which infers from the semiotic data that Schoenberg's "idea", which is associated with notions of unity, is brought towards fulfilment through his narrativization of the row in the context of sonata form.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is om by te dra tot die ondersoek na die metodes met behulp waarvan seriële tegniek "betekenis" tot uitdrukking bring in Arnold Schoenberg se derde strykkwartet, op. 30. Dit poog om 'n bydrae te lewer tot die debat oor Schoenberg se gebruik van konvensionele vorms-in besonder sonatevorm-in sy seriële musiek te ondersoek, deur middel van manipulasies van die reeks in diens van 'n narratiewe funksie, oënskynlik in teenstelling met die homogene aard van die reeks. Die analitiese gedeelte van die studie bestaan uit 'n semiotiese analise gebaseer op die werk van Jean-Jacques Nattiez. Hierby word ingesluit 'n narratologiese analise waarin vanuit die semiotiese data afgelei word dat Schoenberg se "idee", wat geassosieer word met opvattings van eenheid, tot 'n slotsom gebring word deur middel van sy narrativering van die reeks in die konteks van sonatevorm.
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Paloranta, Jimmie. "Interaction with a large sized augmented string instrument intended for a public setting." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-187740.
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Interactive installations in public settings have increased in popularity over the past decade, as well as the construction of digital musical instruments. In this paper I present a study of the interaction with a large sized augmented string instrument intended for a large installation in a museum, with focus on encouraging creativity, learning, and providing engaging user experiences. In the study, 9 participants were video recorded while playing with the string on their own, followed by an interview focusing on their experiences, creativity, and the functionality of the string. I then used McCarthy and Wright’s framework for analysing technology as experience and Frank E Williams creativity taxonomy model to analyse the results. In line with previous research, results highlight the importance of designing for different levels of engagement (exploration, experimentation, challenge). However, results additionally show that these levels need to consider the users’ age and musical background as these profoundly affect the way the user plays with and experiences the string.Interaktiva installationer i offentliga miljöer har ökat i popularitet under det senaste decenniet, liksom även skapandet av digitala musikinstrument. I denna uppsats presenterar jag en studie av interaktionen med ett stort augmenterat stränginstrument avsedd för en stor installation i ett museum, med fokus på att uppmuntra kreativitet, lärande, och att ge engagerande användarupplevelser. I studien blev 9 deltagare videoinspelade samtidigt som de spelade med strängen på egen hand, följt av en intervju med fokus på deras upplevelse, kreativitet, och strängens funktionalitet Jag använde sedan McCarthy och Wrights ramverk för att analysera teknik som upplevelse och Frank E Williams kreativitets taxonomi för att analysera resultaten. I linje med tidigare forskning så betonar resultaten vikten av att designa för olika nivåer av engagemang (undersökande, experimenterande, utmaning). Dock så visar resultaten dessutom på att dessa nivåer måste ta hänsyn till användarnas ålder och musikaliska bakgrund då dessa starkt påverkar hur användaren spelar med och upplever strängen.
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Werneck, Nicolau Leal. "Analise da distorção musical de guitarras eletricas." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/259107.
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Orientador: Furio DamianiDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação
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Resumo: Existem diversos problemas ligados à análise de sinais musicais que podem se beneficiar de um conhecimento mais detalhado da estrutura dos sinais gerados pelos diferentes instrumentos. Entre eles se destaca a compressão de sinais baseada em áudio estruturado, onde o codificador determina a partir de um sinal parâmetros para reproduzí-lo com um sintetizador inspirado em modelos físicos dos instrumentos. Para realizar este tipo de análise e síntese é necessário conhecermos as características físicas dos instrumentos e dos sinais produzidos. Este conhecimento é ainda útil para auxiliar no desenvolvimento de instrumentos e outros equipamentos utilizados por músicos para obter o timbre desejado. Esta dissertação apresenta experimentos realizados com uma guitarra elétrica para revelar a dinâmica não-linear de suas cordas e seu filtro linear associado, comparação de sinais gravados com resultados esperados por modelos matemáticos da forma de onda, e ainda uma proposta de uma potencial técnica para a medição de parâmetros para um modelo matemático de um circuito de distorção musical, além de uma maneira de se mapear um par destes parâmetros para um espaço de maior significado psicoacústico
Resumo: Existem diversos problemas ligados à análise de sinais musicais que podem se beneficiar de um conhecimento mais detalhado da estrutura dos sinais gerados pelos diferentes instrumentos. Entre eles se destaca a compressão de sinais baseada em áudio estruturado, onde o codificador determina a partir de um sinal parâmetros para reproduzí-lo com um sintetizador inspirado em modelos físicos dos instrumentos. Para realizar este tipo de análise e síntese é necessário conhecermos as características físicas dos instrumentos e dos sinais produzidos. Este conhecimento é ainda útil para auxiliar no desenvolvimento de instrumentos e outros equipamentos utilizados por músicos para obter o timbre desejado. Esta dissertação apresenta experimentos realizados com uma guitarra elétrica para revelar a dinâmica não-linear de suas cordas e seu filtro linear associado, comparação de sinais gravados com resultados esperados por modelos matemáticos da forma de onda, e ainda uma proposta de uma potencial técnica para a medição de parâmetros para um modelo matemático de um circuito de distorção musical, além de uma maneira de se mapear um par destes parâmetros para um espaço de maior significado psicoacústico
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Scruggs, Bernadette Butler. "Learning Outcomes in Two Divergent Middle School String Orchestra Classroom Environments: A Comparison of a Learner-Centered and a Teacher-Centered Approach." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/music_diss/1.
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This study investigated whether and in what ways a learner-centered instrumental music education classroom environment may nurture musical growth and independence. The mixed-methods design incorporated quantitative and qualitative measures to compare performance outcomes, musical growth, and learner and teacher dispositions in learner-centered and teacher-centered middle school orchestra classrooms. Quantitative measures included a Performance Assessment Instrument and a researcher-designed survey of student perceptions and attitudes. Qualitative measures included classroom observation, student and teacher interviews, and teacher journal entries. Research participants were four teachers, two of whom taught using a teacher-centered approach, and two of whom were oriented to learner-centered classroom strategies through a professional development program taught by the researcher. The teachers implemented learner-centered or teacher-centered environments in four intact classrooms that included 155 student participants. Learner-centered methods were based on democratic (Dewey, 1938; Woodford, 2005) and constructivist (Vygotsky, 1978; Wiggins, 2001) principles as well as research and pedagogical literature detailing the characteristics of learner-centered classrooms (McCombs & Whisler, 1997; Schuh, 2004). These included peer tutoring and collaboration; student conducting, solicitation and incorporation of student input; and facilitation of student leadership. I found no differences in music performance outcomes between learner-centered and teacher-centered ensembles. However, learner-centered students exhibited increased musical growth and greater musical independence as compared with students in the teacher-centered environment, and indicated higher perceptions than teacher-centered students of choice and leadership opportunities in their classrooms. Learner-centered teachers reported increased engagement and leadership skills from their students. Results of this study indicate that music ensemble teachers can incorporate a learner-center classroom environment that engages students musically, promotes independence and leadership, and involves students in higher order thinking while attaining performance standards at or above those expected of middle-school orchestra students.
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Clifford, Robert John. "Aspects of meter and accent in selected string quartet movements by Beethoven and Bartok." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277928.
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Various approaches to rhythmic analysis have been produced by recent research. Many of these are most suitable for tonal musical compositions; when other methods of tonal organization are present, these theories are less useful. This study uses accent based criteria in order to establish a set of analytical procedures which are applicable to a wide range of musical compositions. Four accent types (contour, agogic, dynamic, and motivic) are identified in two string quartet movements. These are Beethoven's Op. 18, No. 1, movement four, and Bartok's String Quartet No. 4, movement five. The study finds great differences in accent placement between the two works. In both works accents affect phrase grouping and meter. Accent patterns and composite accent profiles, which represent all the accent types in a particular passage, are compiled for important themes. Large fluctuations in accent use are evident between the formal sections of each work.
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Menton, Allen Walter Menton Allen Walter. "Volume I. The persistent fantasy extended single-movement form in twentieth-century composition ; Volume II. Convivencia : a fantasy for guitar and string quartet /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1930284591&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Orelli, Paiva Guilherme. "Vibroacoustic Characterization and Sound Synthesis of the Viola Caipira." Thesis, Le Mans, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LEMA1045/document.
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La viola caipira est un type de guitare brésilienne largement utilisée dans la musique populaire. Elle comprend dix cordes métalliques organisées en cinq paires, accordées à l'unisson ou à l'octave. Le travail de thèse porte sur l'analyse des spécificités des sons musicaux produits par cet instrument, peu étudié dans la littérature.L'analyse des mouvements des cordes pincées au moyen d'une caméra rapide montre l'importance des vibrations par sympathie qui donnent lieu à un halo sonore, constituant une signature perceptive importante. Ces mesures révèlent également l'existence de chocs entre cordes, qui ont des conséquences très clairement audibles. Les mobilités vibratoires au chevalet sont par ailleurs mesurées au moyen de la méthode du fil brisé, simple de mise en oeuvre et peu couteuse dans la mesure où elle évite l'utilisation d'un capteur d'effort. Associée à une analyse modale haute résolution (méthode ESPRIT), ces mesures permettent de déterminer les déformées modales aux points de couplage corde/caisse et donc de caractériser l'instrument.Une modélisation physique, basées une approche modale, est réalisée à des fins de synthèse sonore. Elle prend en compte les mouvements des cordes selon 2 polarisations, les couplages avec la caisse ainsi que les collisions entre cordes. Ce modèle est qualifié de modèle hybride car il combine une approche analytique pour décrire les vibrations des cordes et des données expérimentales décrivant la caisse.Les simulations dans le domaine temporel rendent compte des principales caractéristiques identifiées de la viola caipiraThe viola caipira is a type of Brazilian guitar widely used in popular music. It consists of ten metallic strings arranged in five pairs, tuned in unison or octave. The thesis work focuses on the analysis of the specificities of musical sounds produced by this instrument, which has been little studied in the literature.The analysis of the motions of plucked strings using a high speed camera shows the existance of sympathetic vibrations, which results in a sound halo, constituting an important perceptive feature. These measurements also reveal the existence of shocks between strings, which lead to very clearly audible consequences. Bridges mobilities are also measured using the wire-breaking method, which is simple to use and inexpensive since it does not require the use of a force sensor. Combined with a high-resolution modal analysis (ESPRIT method), these measurements enable to determine the modal shapes at the string/body coupling points and thus to characterize the instrument.A physical modelling, based on a modal approach, is carried out for sound synthesis purposes. It takes into account the strings motions according to 2 polarizations, the couplings with the body and the collisions between strings. This model is called a hybrid model because it combines an analytical approach to describe the vibrations of strings and experimental data describing the body. Simulations in the time domain reveal the main characteristics of the viola caipira
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Alves, Marcelo Jorge Cabral de Mello Dantas. "Formação musical e a inclusão social de crianças e jovens na Orquestra Criança Cidadã." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2012. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/6616.
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The present work is about the Orquestra Criança Cidadã (Child Citizen Orchestra), a nongovernmental organisation that assists children and youngsters aged 4 to 20 who live in the Coque neighbourhood in Recife, Pernambuco. The main purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between the music education received and the social inclusion of these children and youngsters. In order to fulfill this aim, case study method was chosen as the means of collecting data. The results revealed the influence of a social music education on the lives of these children and youngsters, especially regarding their personal relationships and their development as citizens.
Este trabalho teve o objetivo de compreender como se tece a relação entre formação musical e inclusão social de crianças e jovens do Projeto Orquestra Criança Cidadã, que atende crianças e jovens de quatro a vinte anos, oriundos da Comunidade do Coque em Recife, Pernambuco. A pesquisa foi realizada à luz dos conhecimentos de pesquisa qualitativa, tendo como método o estudo de caso e utilizando como instrumentos de coleta de dados a observação, entrevistas com alunos do Projeto e fontes documentais. A pesquisa revelou, para além de aspectos pedagógicos e organizacionais do Projeto, a formação musical social proporcionada a essas crianças e jovens, bem como o sentido dessa formação em suas vidas, principalmente em suas relações pessoais e em seu crescimento enquanto cidadãos.
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Jung, Hyejin. "Korean Cultural and Musical Influences in Younghi Pagh-Paan's Man-Nam I." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862815/.
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Younghi Pagh-Paan is an internationally renowned contemporary Korean-German composer. While her music has been strongly influenced by German contemporary musical aesthetics, her compositions also possess Korean musical and cultural influences. In her works, Pagh-Paan employs Western instruments and musical languages that incorporate contemporary techniques such as vibratos, flatter tonguing, pitch bends, and legato glissandi. These effects are thought to imitate the sounds created by traditional Korean instruments. Man-Nam I, for clarinet and string trio, was the second work that Pagh-Paan composed following her move from Korea to Germany. The piece includes many sounds representative of traditional Korean instruments, along with significant symbolism of the sociological background, culture and history of Korean people. The study of Man-Nam I focuses on unraveling hidden elements of Korean traditional music and culture, and addresses the need for the performers to understand its rich Korean influences in order to reach a deeper interpretation of Pagh-Paan's work.
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Martin, Benjamin. "Analyse de structures répétitives dans les séquences musicales." Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012BOR14711/document.
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Cette thèse rend compte de travaux portant sur l’inférence de structures répétitives à partir du signal audio à l’aide d’algorithmes du texte. Son objectif principal est de proposer et d’évaluer des algorithmes d’inférence à partir d’une étude formelle des notions de similarité et de répétition musicale.Nous présentons d’abord une méthode permettant d’obtenir une représentation séquentielle à partir du signal audio. Nous introduisons des outils d’alignement permettant d’estimer la similarité entre de telles séquences musicales, et évaluons l’application de ces outils pour l’identification automatique de reprises. Nous adaptons alors une technique d’indexation de séquences biologiques permettant une estimation efficace de la similarité musicale au sein de bases de données conséquentes.Nous introduisons ensuite plusieurs répétitions musicales caractéristiques et employons les outils d’alignement pour identifier ces répétitions. Une première structure, la répétition d’un segment choisi, est analysée et évaluée dans le cadre dela reconstruction de données manquantes. Une deuxième structure, la répétition majeure, est définie, analysée et évaluée par rapport à un ensemble d’annotations d’experts, puis en tant qu’alternative d’indexation pour l’identification de reprises.Nous présentons enfin la problématique d’inférence de structures répétitives telle qu’elle est traitée dans la littérature, et proposons notre propre formalisation du problème. Nous exposons alors notre modélisation et proposons un algorithme permettant d’identifier une hiérarchie de répétitions. Nous montrons la pertinence de notre méthode à travers plusieurs exemples et en l’évaluant par rapport à l’état de l’artThe work presented in this thesis deals with repetitive structure inference from audio signal using string matching techniques. It aims at proposing and evaluating inference algorithms from a formal study of notions of similarity and repetition in music.We first present a method for representing audio signals by symbolic strings. We introduce alignment tools enabling similarity estimation between such musical strings, and evaluate the application of these tools for automatic cover song identification. We further adapt a bioinformatics indexing technique to allow efficient assessments of music similarity in large-scale datasets. We then introduce several specific repetitive structures and use alignment tools to analyse these repetitions. A first structure, namely the repetition of a chosen segment, is retrieved and evaluated in the context of automatic assignment of missingaudio data. A second structure, namely the major repetition, is defined, retrieved and evaluated regarding expert annotations, and as an alternative indexing method for cover song identification.We finally present the problem of repetitive structure inference as addressed in literature, and propose our own problem statement. We further describe our model and propose an algorithm enabling the identification of a hierarchical music structure. We emphasize the relevance of our method through several examples and by comparing it to the state of the art
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McConnell, Sarah E. "Developing Variation and Melodic Contour Analysis: A New Look at the Music of Max Reger." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248493/.
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Max Reger was a prolific composer on the threshold of modernism. The style of his extensive musical output was polarizing among his contemporaries. A criticism of Reger's music is its complex and dense musical structure. Despite writing tonal music, Reger often pushes the boundaries of tonality so far that all sense of formal organization is seemingly imperceptible. In this dissertation, I offer what I observed to be a new way of discerning Reger's motivic relationships and formal structures within and between movements. There are three primary tools and methods I incorporated to make these observations: Schoenberg's developing variation; melodic contour analysis as discussed by Elizabeth West-Marvin and Diana Deutsch; and Janet Schmalfeldt's motivic cyclicism stemming from internal themes. In this dissertation I examine five different musical works by Reger: D minor Piano Quartet, Clarinet Quintet, Piano Concerto, String Quartet, op. 121 and E minor Piano Trio, op. 102. My analysis shows how Reger relies on melodic contours of his motives to connect musical moments across entire movements and entire works with multiple movements. These motives are developed and often mark structurally significant moments providing the organization often perceived as missing in Reger's music.
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Abramovay, Juliano Taques Bittencourt. "Quarteto de cordas em sol menor de Claude Debussy: reiterações e aspectos formais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27158/tde-20012015-122015/.
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O Quarteto de cordas em sol menor de Claude Debussy é uma obra marcada por importantes dicotomias. Composta em 1893, ela se encontra permeada de elementos harmônicos e formais ligados à tradição tonal e ao final do século XIX, particularmente ao compositor César Franck. Ao mesmo tempo, a peça utiliza procedimentos que são observados apenas em obras maduras do compositor, nas quais o tonalismo se encontra pouco presente, e análises que dependam exclusivamente de elementos tonais mostramse pouco eficientes para o Quarteto. Essa relação entre tradição e inovação é investigada nesta pesquisa, que traz como enfoque duas características diretamente relacionadas: a maneira como Debussy utiliza elementos repetidos nesta peça, assunto pesquisado por Sylveline Bourion, e aspectos relativos à forma cinética, elemento descrito por Richard Parks. Uma comparação entre o primeiro movimento do Quarteto e o primeiro movimento da Sonata para flauta, viola e harpa, peça do final da carreira de Debussy, é oportuna para que sejam observados elementos formais semelhantes aplicados em contextos diferentes.Claude Debussy\'s String quartet in G minor is a work characterized by important dichotomies. Written in 1893, the piece is permeated by harmonic and formal elements attached to the tonal tradition and to the end of the 19th century, and specially to the composer César Franck. At the same time, the Quartet uses procedures observed only in Debussy\'s mature works, in which the presence of tonalism is weak, and analyses that rely exclusively on tonal elements are proven to have little efficiency regarding this piece. The relation between tradition and innovation is examined in this research, which focuses on two related characteristics: the way in which Debussy uses repeated elements in this piece, a matter also examined by Sylveline Bourion, and aspects related to the kinetic form described by Richard Parks. A comparison between the Quartet\'s first movement and the first movement from the Sonata for flute, viola and harp, composed at the end of Debussy\'s career, is useful for observing similar formal elements applied in different contexts.
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Tompkins, Robert. "Beethoven's Opus 18 String Quartets: Selected First Movements in Consideration of the Formal Theories of Heinrich Koch as Expressed in Versuch Einer Anleitung Zur Composition." Thesis, connect to online resource, 2006. http://www.unt.edu/etd/all/Dec2006/Open/tompkins_robert_teynac/index.htm.
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Oliveira, Rafael Fajiolli de. "Análise da estrutura atonal da Primeira Sinfonia para duas orquestras de cordas de Cláudio Santoro." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27157/tde-12012018-112149/.
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Cláudio Santoro (1919-1989) compôs, ao todo, quatorze sinfonias ao longo de toda a sua vida. A Primeira Sinfonia para duas orquestras de cordas (1940), além de possuir uma formação instrumental curiosa, também representa uma das obras inaugurais de sua primeira etapa como compositor, procurando ao lado de Koellreutter, novos paradigmas para a composição musical de seu tempo, tendo influenciado uma geração de compositores brasileiros. Este trabalho pretendeu desenvolver uma atenta e inédita análise da Primeira Sinfonia de Cláudio Santoro, procurando demonstrar sobre qual estética atonal, sendo ela dodecafônica ou livre, a obra foi escrita. Além da identificação sugerida, propõe-se também a averiguação de possíveis hibridismos estéticos que podem ter ocorrido na Primeira Sinfonia de Santoro. A análise atenta dos movimentos que constituem essa obra, utilizando métodos como a Teoria dos Conjuntos desenvolvido por Allen Forte, a Teoria dos Contornos Musicais de Robert Morris e a relação parcimoniosa entre diferentes coleções tal como proposto por Dmitri Tymoczko, nos permitiu identificar alguns processos pós-tonais, que indicam influencias de autores como Claude Debussy, Paul Hindemith e Heitor Villa-Lobos no primeiro movimento Allegro Majestoso da Primeira Sinfonia de Santoro. A manutenção de algumas sonoridades como a coleção pentatônica, a escala de tons inteiros e a coleção acústica, são alguns dos indícios que nos permite identificar tais influencias na obra de Santoro. No segundo movimento Andante quasi adagio, podemos observar um processo serial tradicional, que se desenvolveu a partir de duas séries que se relacionam. Tal apontamento foi possível a partir do método da identificação e contagem serial, tal como proposto por autores como Kostka e Francolí. No terceiro movimento, observamos uma estrutura que é engendrada a partir de coleções simétricas como a coleção eneatônica e a escala octatônica paradigmática, além de outras formatações simétricas que ocorrem a partir de sobreposições entre camadas, procedimento que também é encontrado na obra de Villa-Lobos. Nesse sentido, a Primeira Sinfonia para duas orquestras de cordas de Cláudio Santoro, foi engendrada através de procedimentos pós tonais considerados livres e sistêmicos, sendo possível observar hibridismos estilísticos nesta obra.Cláudio Santoro (1919-1989) composed, in all, fourteen symphonies throughout his life. The First Symphony for two stringed orchestras (1940), in addition to possessing a curious instrumental formation, also represents one of the inaugural works of his first stage as composer, looking alongside Koellreutter, new paradigms for the musical composition of his time, having influenced a generation of Brazilian composers. This work developed a complete, attentive and unpublished analysis of the First Symphony of Claudio Santoro, trying to demonstrate on which atonal aesthetic, being it dodecaphonic or free, had written the work in question. Besides the suggested identification, it is also proposed the investigation of possible aesthetic hybridity that may have occurred in the First Symphony of Santoro. The careful analysis of the movements that constitute this work, using methods such as the Theory of Sets developed by Allen Forte, Robert Morris\'s Theory of Musical Constraints and the parsimonious relation between different collections as proposed by Dmitri Tymoczko allowed us to identify some post Which indicate influences by authors like Claude Debussy, Paul Hindemith and Heitor Villa-Lobos in the first Allegro Majestic movement of the First Symphony of Santoro. The maintenance of some sonorities such as the pentatonic collection, the whole-tone scale and the acoustic collection are some of the indications that allowed us to identify such influences in Santoro\'s work. In the second Andante quasi adagio movement, we can observe a traditional serial process, which developed from two series that relate, such an approach was possible from the method of serial identification and counting, as proposed by authors such as Kostka and Francolí. In the third movement, we observe a structure that is generated from symmetrical collections such as the eneatonic collection and the paradigmatic octatonic scale, as well as other symmetrical formations that occur from overlaps between layers, a procedure that is also found in the work of Villa-Lobos. In this sense, the First Symphony for two chord orchestras by Claudio Santoro was conceived through postural procedures considered free and systemic, being possible to observe stylistic hybrids in this work.
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Lopes, José Nilson. "Cantoria, para viola sertaneja e orquestra de cordas: desenvolvimento de processos composicionais referenciados na cantoria de viola." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2011. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/6594.
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This work deals with the principles and compositional techniques employed in Cantoria, for ten-string Viola Sertaneja and String Orchestra, composed of three movements, with approximate duration of 14 minutes. The work uses a compositional language developed from stylistic, melodic and rhythmic elements from Cantoria de Viola Nordestina. In the musical discourse of the first two movements, the viola sertaneja and the string orchestra are treated as distinct dramatis personae that interact with each other in several ways simulating certain acoustic effects through orchestration. In the third movement, they interplay according to the principle contained in the Desafio (kind of Cantoria de Viola).
Este trabalho se refere aos princípios e técnicas composicionais empregados na peça Cantoria, para Viola Sertaneja de 10 cordas e Orquestra de Cordas, composta de três movimentos, com duração total aproximada de 14min. A obra utiliza uma linguagem composicional desenvolvida a partir de elementos estilísticos, melódicos e rítmicos da Cantoria de Viola Nordestina. No discurso musical dos dois primeiros movimentos, a viola sertaneja e a orquestra de cordas são tratadas como dramatis personae distintas que interagem mutuamente de diversas formas simulando determinados efeitos acústicos através de recursos de orquestração. No terceiro movimento, elas se contrapõem baseadas no princípio da disputa contida no Desafio (modalidade da Cantoria de Viola).
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Benacchio, Simon. "Contrôle actif modal appliqué aux instruments de musique à cordes." Thesis, Paris 6, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA066537/document.
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Cette thèse se propose d’appliquer un contrôle actif modal aux instruments de musique de la famille des cordes. Les objectifs principaux sont de proposer une démarche et des méthodes adaptées permettant l’application de ce type de contrôle, d’explorer les possibilités qu’il offre et d’en étudier les effets sur les instruments. Tout d’abord, les types de contrôle existants et leurs applications aux instruments de musique sont rapidement présentés. Le constat que les paramètres modaux des instruments sont de bons descripteurs de ses attributs perceptifs mène à choisir la méthode de contrôle actif modal dont le formalisme est présenté. Afin de répondre à des problématiques propres aux instruments de musique, comme par exemple modifier l’amplitude de vibration des modes de la structure, des méthodes dérivées d’un contrôle d’état modal sont proposées. Une méthode d’adimensionnement en temps du modèle utilisé dans le système de contrôle ainsi qu’une méthode de contrôle des états dérivé et proportionnel sont présentées. Le contrôle est ensuite appliqué expérimentalement sur un monocorde, une guitare et un violoncelle. Pour cela, un système de contrôle temps réel fonctionnant grâce à un environnement libre est développé. Les possibilités offertes par ce type de contrôle ainsi que ses limites sont explorées grâce à ces montages expérimentaux. Enfin, un cas particulier de phénomène régissant le fonctionnement des instruments de musique à cordes est étudié à l’aide du dispositif de contrôle proposé. Le couplage corde/table d’harmonie est observé, étudié analytiquement puis contrôlé. Afin de confronter le contrôle actif à d’autres méthodes d’investigation, les résultats du contrôle sont comparés à ceux obtenus à l’aide d’une méthode de synthèse sonoreThis PhD thesis deals with modal active control applied to string musical instruments. Its main goals are to propose an approach and adapted methods to apply this kind of control, to investigate its possibilities and to study its effects on musical instruments. First, a short presentation of the different methods of active control and their applications to musical intruments is done. While the modal parameters of musical instruments are believed to be good descriptors of their perceptual attributs, the modal active control method is chosen for this work. Adapted methods from modal state control are used to answer to specific issues related to musical instruments. To modify the amplitude of the vibration modes, a time-dimensionless model and a derivative and proportionnal modal state method are proposed. Then, these control methods are experimentally applied to a single string instrument, a guitar and a cello. A real time control system based on a free and opensource framework is developped. The possibilities and the limits of modal state control are studied using this experimental setup. Finally, a case of a complex phenomenon contributing to the sound production in string instruments is studied thanks to the developped control system. The coupling between the string and the soundboard is observed, analytically studied and controlled. The results obtained with control and with a synthesis method are studied to compare this two investigation methods
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Sheppard, Marilyn. "The music of architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35914.
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Music, as a performing art, transports us to distant moments and spaces than those we are in the present time. A hundred musicians playing Brucknerâ s Scherzo on Symphony No. 7 could make us feel emotionally moved; it could make us feel joy, anger, anguish, delight, peace, fear, freedom. Music has the ability to change our mood, to make us go through a series of feelings. This, I believe, has to do with how it involves you in it.
Arthur Schopenhauer also says: â The effect of music on the mind, so penetrating, so immediate, so unfailing, and also the after-effect that sometimes follows it, consisting in a specially sublime frame of mind, are explained by the passive nature of hearing just describedâ 3. This penetrating component of music, so immediate, of which Schopenhauer speaks, is how the Sublime is experienced through it. Music could even elevate the soul of those who are most open to perceive it.
What is that â sublimeâ moment that happens when you are listening to a live orchestra and get moved by the experience? Are we capable of achieving that moment through the use of architectural elements alone? I believe the answer is yes.
There is more to the moment than just the music itself, and that a â sublimeâ moment can be experienced in many contexts. There are elements that are common to this experience, primarily the presence of the Four Classical Elements.
With this in mind, I came to the idea that by including Air, Fire, Earth and Water into my project, then I would be a step closer to having the users go through a sublime experience.Master of Architecture
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Pinto, João Paulo do Amaral. "A viola caipira de Tião Carreiro." [s.n.], 2008. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284078.
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Resumo: Esse trabalho é resultado de uma pesquisa sobre a obra musical do músico e compositor Tião Carreiro (José Dias Nunes, 1934-1993). O enfoque principal foi identificar os elementos constitutivos e as características do estilo desse artista como instrumentista de viola, instrumento reconhecido como o símbolo da chamada música caipira. Para tanto, foram analisados musicalmente os dois LPs instrumentais do violeiro gravados em 1976 e 1979. Além disso, foram abordados os aspetos históricos da viola caipira, do segmento instrumental sertanejo e da trajetória do artista no mercado fonográfico. A partir das análises musicais, foi identificado um conjunto de elementos e técnicas utilizados pelo músico para construir seus toques e solos. A pesquisa também relacionou e caracterizou musicalmente as matrizes e gêneros, caipiras ou não, utilizados pelo violeiro na gravação desses dois discos. Entre eles, destaca-se o pagode de viola, gênero criado no final dos anos cinqüenta a partir da combinação de algumas matrizes musicais e que, por ter se tornado a marca principal do violeiro, foi objeto de uma investigação mais aprofundada.
Abstract: This work is the result of a research on the musical work of the musician and composer Tião Carreiro (José Dias Nunes, 1934-1993). The main focus was to identify the constituent elements and the characteristics of the style of this artist as a viola (Brazilian ten-string guitar) instrumentalist, considering the viola a recognized instrument as the symbol of what is so called música caipira (typical rural music of the central-southern region of Brazil). For that, the two first instrumental LPS of the artist, recorded in 1976 and 1979, were musically analysed. Besides that, historical aspects of viola caipira, also from the instrumental sertanejo segment and the trajectory of the artist in the phonographic market were approached. From these musical analyses a group of elements and techniques used by the musician to build his touches and solos was identified. The research also related and musically characterized the origins and genders, caipira or not, used by the violeiro in the recordings of these two records. Among them, there is one in particular, the pagode de viola, gender created at the end of the fifties's, from the combination of some musical origins and that, for having become the main mark of the violeiro, was the subject of a deepened investigation.
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Winter, Neal, University of Western Sydney, and of Arts Education and Social Sciences College. "The effects of a specially-devised, integrated curriculum, based on the music of Sting, on the learning of popular music." 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/23839.
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In order to evaluate the effects of an integrated curriculum on the learning of popular music, the Sting Curriculum was designed for senior secondary students of mixed ability. This nine week program was presented to a sample of 124 students aged between 16 and 18 years in urban Sydney (Australia).The results of tests conducted indicate that students in the sample achieved high scores when a greater emphasis was placed on performance than on the listening and composition activities. The principal findings of the study suggest that the Sting Curriculum was successful as a vehicle for learning popular music, providing students with an integrated and sequential program that motivated participants to become immersed in the music. Furthermore, in the context of an integrated curriculum, popular music learning was enhanced when teachers utilised a pedgogical approach which emphasised the performance activity.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Hohls, Quinton Rolf. "An investigation into performance related musculoskeletal disorders of professional orchestral string musicians in South Africa." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/542.
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Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, 2010.Background: Professional orchestral string musicians are exposed to many physical and psychological stressors due to demands placed on them from playing their instruments. The prevalence of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD’s) in this highly skilled group of individuals has been investigated internationally, consistently showing a high injury rate. There is however, a paucity of literature documenting the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in South African professional orchestral string players. It is hypothesized that South African trained orchestral string musicians may be at a greater risk for PRMD development due to the unique training and performance environments encountered in this country. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the demographic and injury profile; prevalence rate of current injury and risk factors for musculoskeletal injury in South African professional orchestral string musicians. Method: The study utilized a self administered quantitative questionnaire distributed to all string players in the three professional orchestras in South African in a semi-supervised fashion. SPSS version 15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) was used to analyze the data. A p value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. iv v Results: There were 27 respondents, with the average participant being a Caucasian, right handed, non-smoking female, 37.11 years of age, 1.5631 meters tall, with a weight of 62.96 kilograms (BMI = 25.768) who exercised regularly (primarily in the gym). A bachelors degree in Music was the most commonly awarded qualification, obtained between the years 2000 and 2009, from a University outside of the Republic of South Africa. The prevalence of PRMD’s in the sample was 63% (n = 17), with a 95% confidence interval of 42.4% to 80.6%.In this study there was a high rate of injury (6.53 PRMD’s per player over a 12 month period), equating to 111 reported injuries in a population of 27 string players. The upper back (defined as the area between the shoulder blades) was the most commonly injured part of the body (77.8%, n = 21), followed by the upper extremity, mainly the shoulder (70.4%, n = 19). No statistically significant relationships were found in determining and confirming expected risk factors in the string players. Conclusion: Professional orchestral string musicians in South Africa suffer from a high rate of injury which is comparable to international studies of the same nature
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Rush, Michelle Lynn Ryan Pamela. "A resource guide for the injured string player." Diss., 2003. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11112003-050037/.
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Treatise (D.Mus.) -- Florida State University, 2003.Advisor: Pamela Ryan, Florida State University, School of Music. Title and description from treatise home page (viewed Mar. 15, 2004) Document formatted into pages; contains 68 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.
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Liang, Sheng-Fu, and 梁勝富. "Dynamics Modeling of Musical String by ANN." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94418248270030414154.
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Music synthesis by physical modeling methods becomes the major research topic in the related area when FM synthesis and Wavetable synthesis cannot satisfy the demanding users. Combining the property of wave propagation and the associate discrete-time implementation, it is possible to generate realistic and dynamic musical tones. We first advance the Karplus-Strong plucked-string algorithm into a 2-D membrane extension. In order to model?sHeal instrument, we propose a class of neural network called Linear Scattering Recurrent Network (LSRN) which employs the measurement of the response of a string as the learning data such that the model can be trained to be a counterpart of the string in the synthesis domain. The correspondent learning algorithm and computer simulations are given to demonstrate the encouraging modeling results. Musical instrumental nonlinearity which points to our future works is also discussed.