Thesis (M.C.A.-Res.)--University of Wollongong, 2007. / Typescript. Includes 2 computer discs in front pocket of v. 2. Vol. 2 entitled: Creative component. Includes bibliographical references.

Esta pesquisa tem como objeto de observação a Identidade Visual e o ambiente cultural formado em torno dos clubs de música eletrônica da cidade de São Paulo. Procuramos compreender como essa cultura peculiar, que tem na música seu elemento transformador, se modificou e deu forma às diversas modalidades de expressão estética das quais faz uso. Objetivamos identificar os elementos definidores da linguagem adotada em seus projetos de Identidade Visual que são justificados, em parte, pela procura do estabelecimento de vínculos de afinidade com o público. Para tanto, documentamos e analisamos a produção de design e de arquitetura de interiores de clubs surgidos na cidade durante as décadas de 1980, 1990 e 2000, privilegiando, ambiências, marcas e flyers. Buscamos, ainda, revelar histórias, autores e características peculiares dessa produção, e os valores cultuados pelo meio. A significativa efemeridade que caracteriza a cena nos impõe a necessidade de delimitação criteriosa do campo da pesquisa, selecionando uma amostragem panorâmica que permite uma leitura elucidativa e reflexiva dos fatos. Para tanto, apresentamos de forma concisa a história da música eletrônica, distinguindo os elementos definidores de sua linguagem, assim como as manifestações da cultura jovem associadas a essa música e aos seus ambientes de consumo. Observa-se neles um compartilhamento intenso de conhecimentos, hábitos e gostos, que, em grande medida, configuramessa cultura particular, a Cultura Club. / This research aims to survey the visual identity and cultural environment formed around the electronic music clubs in the city of São Paulo. We seek to understand how this peculiar culture, which founded in music its transforming point, has changed and shaped the various forms of aesthetic expressions it uses. We want to identify the defining elements of the language adopted in these Visual Identity projects, which are justified, in part, by the search of establishing ties of affinity with the target public. Thus, we reported and analyzed the design production and interior architecture of the clubs built in the city during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, focusing in ambiences, brands and flyers. We also seek to reveal stories, authors and unique characteristics of this production and values practiced by this specific group. The significant efemerity that characterizes the scene imposes the need of a careful delineation of the research field, selecting a panoramic sample that allows us an informative and reflective reading of the facts. Therefore we present a brief history of the electronic music, distinguishing the defining elements of its language as well as the manifestations of a youth culture associated with this music and its consumption environments, where can be noticed in an intense sharing of knowledge, habits and tastes, which largely formed this particular culture, the club culture.

Orientador: Pedro Peixoto Ferreira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T12:51:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Malhao_RafaeldaSilva_M.pdf: 19665783 bytes, checksum: 97dedddf16af7fdc50c3ab0adc13a7b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A presente dissertação tem como objeto e objetivo central compreender o processo tecno-genético de formação dos DJs de Música Eletrônica de Pista (MEP) para uma atuação efetiva frente a uma pista de dança. Para dar conta da tarefa que me propus dediquei-me a analisar este processo a partir de três de abordagens distintas, a saber, tecnologia, técnica e habilidade, que assumem dinâmicas relacionais diferentes que dependem do objetivo e combinação estabelecida entre elas, e a partir destes diferentes cenários relacionais estas combinações orientam ritmos específicos de interação entre humanos e máquinas. Estas combinações e ritmos foram o núcleo para a análise mais profícuo identificado para explorar o DJ como conceito e prática no âmbito da MEP. Estas três abordagens visam desdobrar as questões relativas a cada tópico supracitado e a integração destas abordagens se dá por meio de uma experiência estética não contemplativa. A primeira abordagem tem como preocupação central as diferentes formas em que a tecnologia de reprodução sonora foi relevante para MEP e visa constituir uma base material da mudança tecnológica para as discussões abordadas subsequentemente. A segunda abordagem parte desta base tecnológica a fim de apresentar as possíveis formas de constituição das habilidades, das técnicas e do corpo por meio da atuação sinérgica para fins comuns entre DJs e tecnologias de reprodução sonora. A terceira abordagem se vale das duas anteriores para tentar compreender a relação que se estabelece entre estes modos tecnológicos e técnicos de formação das habilidades e percepção que contribuem na forma de interação entre DJs e pista de dança, atendo-se principalmente, nas potencialidades e especificidades de uma proposta tecno-estética que busca escapar da passividade contemplativa na relação entre público e executores de atos estéticos. Este percurso se fez necessário para a compreensão do papel das tecnologias na formação dos sentidos e das ações a eles correspondentes durante o processo de aprendizado das técnicas sendo elas de discotecagem ou modos de dança. Por fim, identifico, assim como alguns autores que perpassam o texto, que o modo de percepção, bem como o corpo que percebe ? e todas as implicações desta situação ? não são dados a priori, e sim, se constituem ao longo das diferentes interações com o ambiente e com a tecnologia. E que uma abordagem estética que privilegie a experiência estética mediada por objetos que não são necessariamente estéticos, mas objetos que possibilitam diferentes reticulações do espaço e do tempo por meio do seu modo de manipulação e inserção em contextos específicos foi a maneira mais interessante para descrever a relação entre DJs, tecnologias e pista de dança / Abstract: The aim of this study is to understand the techno-genetic process of the development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) DJs in an effective performance in the dance floor. To be able to accomplish this task I analyse the process from three distinct approaches, namely technology, techniques, and skills that assume different relational dynamics depending on the goal and the combination stabilished among them, and from those different relational scenaries those combinations orient toward specific rhythms of interaction between mankind and machines.These combinations and rhythms were the most proficuous nucleous to the analysis, identified to explore the DJ as concept and practise in EDM. Those three approaches are to unfold the issues regarding each topic above mentioned and the integration of the approaches happens through a non-contemplative aesthetic experience. The first approach aims the different ways sound reproduction technology was relevant to EDM and intends to build a material base of technological change to the discussions subsequently dealt. The second approach derives from said technological base in order to present the possible ways of developing skills, techniques, and body by the synergic movement to common goals between DJs and sound reproduction technology. The third approach derives from the first two aiming to understand the relation stablished among the technological ways and the techniques to form the skills and perceptions that contribute the way of interaction between DJs and the dance floor. It focuses mainly in potencialities and specificity of the techno-aesthetic proposal that tries to scape from contemplative passivity in the relation between the audience and the performer of aesthetic acts. All this process was needed to understand the role the technologies play in the formation of senses and actions corresponding to them during the technique learning process of either DJing or dance moves. Consequently, I identified, as well as some autors who perpassed the text, the fact that the way of perception and the body that perceives and also all implications of this situation are not given a priori, and that way, are constituted during the different interactions with the environment and technology. Also an aesthetic approach that previleges the aesthetic experience mediated by objects not necessarily aesthetic, but objects with different reticulations of the space and the time through their form of manipulation and inserction in specific contexts was the most interesting way to describe the relation between DJs, technologies, and dance floor / Mestrado / Sociologia / Mestre em Sociologia

Orientadores: Romis Ribeiro de Faissol Attux, Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T22:20:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tavares_TiagoFernandes_D.pdf: 1120771 bytes, checksum: ed9f8638420c133746a78e2b50451082 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Esta tese descreve investigações sobre a aplicação de modelos computacionais para o ritmo na interatividade homem-computador. São propostos um modelo para transcrição musical semi-automática, um modelo para transcrição automática e duas interfaces para expressão musical, todos baseados em conceitos ligados a ritmo. Este estudo, inédito, evidencia a importância do uso de conhecimentos especialistas em sistemas de recuperação de informações musicais, uma vez que são possibilitados não somente sistemas mais eficazes como também novas maneiras de interagir musicalmente com o computador / Abstract: This thesis describes investigations towards the use of computational models for rhythm in the context of human-machine interactions. I propose a model for semiautomatic musical transcription, a model for automatic musical transcription and two interfaces for musical expression, all of them based in concepts related to rhythm. This novel study highlights the importance of using domain-specic knowledge in music information retrieval systems, as it allows not only more accurate systems to be built, but also the development of new ways of musically interacting with computers / Doutorado / Engenharia de Computação / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica

Expressions culturelles en vogue parmi les jeunes adultes (25-35 ans) issus des milieux privilégiés, la haute gastronomie à base péruvienne et les fêtes de musique électronique se sont fait rapidement une place centrale dans l’offre de loisirs culturels de la ville de Lima. L’analyse de la construction sociale du prestige autour de ces activités mondialisées révèle que, bien que la valeur accordée à ces pratiques puisse être éphémère dans la mesure où il s’agit de champs culturels traversés par des effets de mode, elle est pourtant fondée sur des mécanismes de distinction sociale faisant appel à des significations profondément enracinées dans la société péruvienne. Une immersion dans ces milieux « exclusifs « et « branchés « montre que ces mécanismes, très subtiles et fortement articulés à des logiques marchandes, véhiculent des valeurs et des attitudes contribuant à la construction (ou reconstruction) de la « culture bourgeoise liménienne » / Popular cultural expressions among young adults (25-35 years old) from privileged social groups, Peruvian-based high gastronomy and electronic music parties have quickly obtained a central place in the offer of cultural leisure activities of the city of Lima. The analysis of the social construction of reputation around these globalized activities reveals that, although the value granted to these practices may be short-lived as far as it is about cultural fields crossed by fashion effects, it is nevertheless founded on mechanisms of social distinction appealing to meanings firmly implanted in the Peruvian society. An immersion in these « exclusive » and « trendy » circles demonstrates that these mechanisms, very subtle and strongly articulated with trade logics, convey values and attitudes contributing to the construction (or reconstruction) of « Lima’s bourgeois culture ».

A Postcard from Cairo is a chamber work for three performers (flute/soprano saxophone, vibraphone/conga, and electric guitar) supported by stereo tape and two digital sequencers. The musical content is a montage of Arabian, Indian, Spanish, and Moroccan ethnic music, combined with avant-garde sounds. The score reflects a mixture of traditional and contemporary elements featuring extensive use of improvisation and repetition. Each player is required to coordinate his responses in a variety of ways. Cues are governed by an analog clock, and pulses are provided by the tape/sequencer background.

In the essay A Rhetorical Guide to Ebb I explore the diverse array of influences in art, and music that guided the creation of the composition Ebb, for 13 musicians and electronics. Of those influences, the boxes of the American artist Joseph Cornell played a particularly important role. Having based the conceptual framework for Ebb on ideas taken from Cornell, the essay, instead of being driven by a single thesis, involves the creation of conceptual boxes. These conceptual boxes emphasize the influence of the artist Joseph Cornell, along with the composers Iannis Xenakis and Gérard Grisey. In addition, a time line documenting the stages in Ebb's creation is included.

Pleroma is a digital drama: a work composed of digital animation combined with electroacoustic music, presenting an original dramatic narrative. Pleroma's dramatic elements evoke both the classical form of tragedy and the concept of perceptual paradox. A structural overview of the drama and its characters and a plot synopsis are given to provide context for the critical discussion. Analytical descriptions of Beethoven's Coriolan Overture Op.62 and Mahler's Symphony No. 9 are provided to give background on tragic form and Platonic allegory in music. An investigation into the elements discussed in the analysis of the instrumental works reveals several layers of possible interpretation in Pleroma. Dramatic elements allow for tragic narratives to be constructed, but they are complemented by character associations formed by pitch relationships, stylistic juxtapositions, and instrumentation. A copy of the dramatic text is included to supplement the multimedia production.

North Korea, throughout its history, has had four representative pop music bands that frequently appear on broadcast media to propagate Juche philosophy and represent the political stance of the government: the Bochonbo electronic band, the Wangjaesan light music band, the Moranbong band, and the Chongbong band. The first two were formed during the Il-Sung-Kim regime and gained popularity during the Jung-Il-Kim regime; and the latter two are representative of the Jung-Eun-Kim regime. These bands always appeared at special occasions of North Korea and are used as mouthpieces for the government and the supreme leaders. This study explores the characteristics of North Korean pop music in conjunction with political implications by examining performances of these representative four bands. The aims are to interrogate how pop music in that country has been presented under governmental control, to ascertain what perception the North Korean governors have about pop music, and to delineate specific features in the music that can be identified as political. Certain aspects of the current Jung-Eun-Kim regime and its pop music are appearing for the first time in an academic context and existing research on the earlier regimes of Il-Sung Kim and Jung-Il Kim are posited in relation to this. The genesis of the Wangjaesan light music band and the Bochonbo electronic music band is closely connected to Jung-Il Kim’s directive that North Korean music had to be modernised. The Wangjaesan band concentrated more on traditional music, while the Bochonbo band did on modern trends and life songs. Their performances provide evidence of an un-detachable relationship with Jung-Il Kim’s politics and his perspective on music, “artistry without ideology is worthless”. The Moranbong band and the Chongbong band were formed by Jung Eun Kim himself and they can be regarded as symbolic musical groups of his regime. Demonstrating the earlier Juche ideas of the previous regimes by performing older songs from that era, the bands also illustrate new ideologies of the current regime. It would seem that none of their music was created purely for the artistic and cultural demand of the public. The political use of the bands has been totally intentional since their formation. / Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2020. / Music / DMus / Unrestricted

Solos for euphonium with electronic media present the unique challenge of incorporating an active, physical involvement in the live accompaniment through sound-altering technology such as guitar pedals or digital processors. Instructions for this solo genre are often vague and demand a general knowledge of how to use non-traditional devices. Due to the lack of information available on newly-composed pieces for this medium, students and professionals easily overlook the artistic merit of electroacoustic music. This dissertation provides a comprehensive performance guide that aids in the set-up and operation of advanced technology and presents a methodical approach to performing common musical and technical challenges found in modern euphonium repertoire with electronic media. Included in this dissertation are tables of common audio vocabulary and images of connectors, safety precautions, equipment recommendations with performance settings, a list of required connectors, adapters, cables, speakers, and amplifiers, performance set up diagrams, background information, and analyses of both the technical and musical aspects of each piece. In the appendices are signal flow charts, visual illustrations of polar recording patterns, and an updated catalog of published and unpublished original, adapted, and arranged euphonium solos with live electronics and electronic media accompaniment between 1970 and 2017.