L'objectif général de cette thèse de doctorat est de résoudre des problèmes liés aux notions de concepts rythmiques, techniques et stylistiques dans la création de lignes de contrebasse jazz, en questionnant les modèles traditionnels d'accompagnateurs et de solistes reliés à cet instrument. Pour ce faire, j'ai concentré mon attention sur les innovations apportées à la contrebasse jazz par Scott LaFaro dans l'Amérique de la fin des années 1950, début 1960. Une partie de son travail, plus particulièrement celui qu'il a effectué avec le trio de Bill Evans, a été le sujet d'études et de recherches, mais l'analyse de son jeu de contrebasse du point de vue technique et stylistique en lien avec ses innovations n'a pas été abordée. J'ai donc compilé et analysé les écrits, les entrevues et les transcriptions concernant le jeu de contrebasse de Scott LaFaro. Je me suis attardé sur son jeu technique et stylistique en écoutant et en transcrivant plusieurs enregistrements auxquels il a participé. J'ai comparé son jeu avec celui de trois contrebassistes contemporains qui sont considérés comme des acteurs marquant de l'histoire du jazz. Ces approches combinées m'ont permis de dégager cinq innovations de la contrebasse jazz apportées par LaFaro, et ce, au profit de ma propre démarche d'interprète et de compositeur. J'ai pu effectivement observer que l'identification et l'intériorisation de ces éléments innovateurs présents dans le jeu de Scott LaFaro ont eu un impact sur ma façon de créer en me permettant d'accéder à de nouveaux outils pour revitaliser mon jeu de contrebasse. Je termine cette recherche en faisant un lien entre la tradition, LaFaro et mes nouvelles approches personnelles tout en proposant également d'autres pistes à explorer.

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is the determination of compositional styles in terms of manners of employing monadic and dyadic intervals in the music of the common practice period. An aspect for determining style is proposed by way of comparing the frequency of occurrence of dyads and monads in selected musical examples from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods. Chapter I is a discussion of the problem and methodology of the study. Chapters II, III, and IV present analytic comparison of examples in the baroque, classical, and romantic periods respectively. Chapter V presents a summary of the findings with references to the pedagogical applications of the two-part framework principle.

The Music Industry we knew 20 years ago has evolved into a completely different business. Major labels are scrambling to adapt to a new market created by digital streaming and the heavily dominated mobile environment. The purpose of this study is to explore the choice of remaining independent as a musician, and develop a systematic process that any aspiring artist or band manager can confidently follow to ensure their project has the best chance of success. Most of the published writings on this subject are either too broad, or too business-minded for the typical musician. This thesis provides a creative approach with the organization of the information. I present the process of band management in five chapters named after the five movements of traditional sonata form: The Introduction (Chapter 1) presents the various themes that are covered throughout the study, and describes the reasoning for using sonata form for organization and also elaborates on the author’s background. The Exposition (Chapter 2) describes the beginning stages of creating a band and establishing a creative project in the local music scene. This includes the initial formation of the band and its members, the process of networking within the local music scene, and an in depth explanation of how to effectively utilize all the “Essential Websites.” The Development (Chapter 3) describes the process of developing a band into a consistently gigging1 project. The main topics covered are booking shows, performing shows, recording and releasing an album, and what to focus on after it is released. The Recapitulation (Chapter 4) condenses the main topics of the thesis into a more palatable checklist of essential steps that musicians can easily reference throughout the process of managing their project. The Coda (Chapter 5) looks towards the future of the music industry, and serves as a prediction of how the previously effective methods apply to new technologies and website. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Th. Etat--Musicologie--Paris 4, 1999. / Glossaire p. 497-500. Bibliogr. p. 501-516.

This study focuses on temporal aspects of the music of Krzysztof Penderecki and deals with these on the level of textural activity. The analyses are based on a referential idea called a "discrete sound event," defined as an occurrence of a sound or collection of sounds which, as a unit, is distinct from the surrounding texture. These sound events are then used to appraise textural activity from layer fluctuation and composite density. The pieces selected for applying these techniques are the Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, from 1960, the Fluorescences, from 1961, and the 1965 Capriccio for oboe and strings.

The purpose of this study was to develop a guide to help teach commercial music style imitation, Styles selected were ragtime, dixieland, Whiteman, Goodman, Miller, bop, Berry, Presley, Motown, hard rock, horn band, soft rock, straight ahead big band, Ellington, Basie, country rock, bluegrass, Country-Western, Mantovani, Boston Pops, and Love Unlimited Orchestra. Melody, harmony, rhythm, voicing, instrumentation, form, special effects, performance techniques, electronic alteration, and articulation were discussed for each style. A table summarizing each discussion, and an arrangement and recording of the same melody in each style were included, The guide appears successful, judging from commercial writers' estimations, The work will probably aid writers, performers, researchers, and publishers. Similar works could be done on other commercial and ethnic styles.

[pt] O teatro musical americano é conhecido internacionalmente devido ao seu poder de entretenimento e grande popularidade. É um gênero híbrido, com raízes europeias, cujos modos de organização se consolidaram no modelo Broadway de exportação ao longo do século XX. O teatro musical brasileiro tem um percurso mais oscilante, alternando momentos de prestígio, à época do teatro de revista, momentos de apelo populista ou didático, caso do teatro musical engajado, e longas entressafras. Desde a década de 1990, o modelo Broadway assalta os palcos brasileiros e, através da apresentação de clássicos do teatro musical americano, educa o gosto da audiência, que se familiariza com as convenções do gênero, como as transições ininterruptas do diálogo para a música e vice-versa. O objetivo desta pesquisa é evidenciar a estrutura do modelo consagrado através de seus elementos constitutivos - book, score - e de sua variedade formal - integrado, conceitual, jukebox - e, desta forma, contribuir para minimizar o desequilíbrio qualitativo dos musicais de autores nacionais face ao modelo Broadway e motivar a criação de libretos que deem continuidade à trajetória do teatro musical brasileiro. / [en] The American musical theater is internationally known due to its entertaining power and its huge popularity. It is a hybrid genre, with European roots, whose organizational methods consolidated into the Broadway-style model for export during the 20th century. The Brazilian musical theater followed a more unsteady path, alternating moments of prestige during the era of the revue, moments of populist or didactic appeal, which is the case of the politically engaged musical, and long off season periods. Since the 1990s, the Broadway model of musical has taken the Brazilian stages by storm, and through showing the classic American musicals, audiences are being educated and familiarized with the conventions of the genre, such as the non-stop transitions between dialog and song and vice-versa. The aim of this research is to highlight the structure of the model that has proven longstanding by the elements that it s made of – book, score – and its variety in form – integrated, conceptual, jukebox – and in this way contribute to minimize the unbalance in quality between the musicals produced by national authors and the Broadway model and to motivate the creation of librettos that will help the Brazilian musical continue on its journey.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

British musical style changed dramatically after 1880 primarily due to factors which may be subsumed under the general heading of nationalism. This change from an essentially Germanic style has been termed the British musical renaissance by many writers on the subject. Within this new musical language, several distinctive substyles arose. One of these, British pastoral style, has been alluded to by Frank Howes and others, but these allusions do not contribute to an understanding of the works purportedly belonging to that style. It is the purpose of this study to define British pastoral style and examine its relation to the British musical renaissance. The method employed for defining style will be that of Jan LaRue's as described in his Guidelines for Style Analysis. What is British pastoral style? Judging from the literature, British pastoral style is a type of British music written between 1900 and 1950 which evokes pastoral images, especially those associated with the British landscape. A stylistic analysis of selected works will define British pastoral style through enumeration and discussion of the style's musical constituents. A more refined definition of British pastoral style is achieved by an in-depth analysis of E. J. Moeran's Fantasy Quartet, which represents a large portion of British pastoral music, that is, works featuring the oboe. Finally, an examination of British pastoral style's relation to the British musical renaissance will reveal reasons for this particular manifestation of British musical style.

The purpose of this research is to document how Claude Debussy’s compositional style was used in Louis Vierne’s organ music in the early twentieth century. In addition, this research seeks standard nineteenth-century practices in Vierne’s music. Vierne lived at the same time as Debussy, who largely influenced his music. Nevertheless, his practices were varied on the basis of Vierne’s own musical ideas and development, which were influenced by established nineteenth-century practices. This research focuses on the music of Louis Vierne’s Pièces de fantaisie, Opp. 51, 53, 54, and 55 (1926-1927). In order to examine Debussy’s practices and standard nineteenth-century practices, this project will concentrate on a stylistic analysis that demonstrates innovations in melody, harmony, and mode compared to the existing musical styles.