Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar o processo de composição musical de três sujeitos adolescentes iniciantes de teclado, visando identificar os processos cognitivos que potencializam a realização da atividade. A pesquisa ocorreu durante as aulas de teclado em uma escola municipal de artes da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre. As composições foram realizadas individualmente por três sujeitos entre 12 a 16 anos de idade, no primeiro semestre de 2011. Como referencial teórico, adotei dois aportes principais: a Epistemologia Genética e a pesquisa sobre o desenvolvimento da composição musical proposta por Maffioletti (2005). Os procedimentos da pesquisa seguiram os princípios do método clínico de Jean Piaget, sendo que para análise foram utilizadas as transcrições para a pauta musical de todo o processo de composição e as descrições das ações e operações, diálogos e entrevista clínica extraídas dos registros em vídeo. O registro das composições criou um espaço de reflexão, diálogo e questionamento acerca dos conteúdos musicais envolvidos; o processo de composição musical como um todo provocou desafios e a necessidade de aprofundar e construir conhecimentos novos. Esta pesquisa mostrou que é possível identificar os processos cognitivos envolvidos no processo de composição musical. Este estudo possibilitou a compreensão de que o adolescente, ao compor música, faz uso de relações lógicas próprias do pensamento operatório. Faz-se necessário reconhecer que a situação peculiar dos alunos iniciantes não permite avaliar como os conhecimentos teóricos participam do raciocínio formal sobre música. Os resultados podem trazer mudanças na perspectiva da composição como recurso pedagógico para envolver o aluno em atividades interessantes e significativas, ampliando a compreensão da composição como uma área de conhecimento, com conteúdo próprio e processos cognitivos que favorecem a compreensão dos conteúdos musicais. / The target of this research is to analyze the process of musical composition of three adolescent keyboard subject beginners, aiming to identify the cognitive processes which the accomplishment of the activity. The research was made during keyboard classes at a local arts school at the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre. The compositions were performed individually by three subjects between 12 and 16 years old, the first semester of 2011. As a theoretical referential, it was adopted the Genetic Epsitemology and research on the development of musical composition proposed by Maffioletti (2005). The procedures of the research followed the principles of the clinical method described by Jean Piaget and used to analyze the transcriptions to musical score of the whole process of the composition and descriptions of the actions and operations, dialogues and clinical interview extracted from the video recordings. The compositions recordings created a space for reflections, dialogues and questions about musical contents; the musical composition process brought challenges and the need to deepen and build new knowledge. By this research, it was shown that it is possible to identify on the musical composition process the cognitive processes involved. The results of this investigation show that the comprehention in the composition process, the adolescent makes use of the logical relations, characteristic of operational thought. It requires to recognize that the situation of the beginner student do not allow to evaluate how the theoretical knowledge participate of the formal reasoning about the music. The results can bring up changes on the perspective of the composition as a teaching resource to involve the student in interesting activities, expanding the comprehension of the composition as an area of knowledge with its own content and cognitive processes that support the comprehension of the musical contents.

Ambientes virtuais colaborativos de composição musical têm apresentado expressivo crescimento, acompanhando a tendência de disponibilização de serviços de apoio a atividades colaborativas na Internet. Tais plataformas fornecem um meio para que pessoas possam compartilhar uma experiência musical em conjunto remotamente. A atividade de composição musical, entretanto, é influenciada por diversos fatores subjetivos de origem pessoal, social e cultural; e encontrar pessoas com objetivos convergentes para colaborar em uma criação musical em conjunto têm se demonstrado como uma tarefa complexa e desgastante. Neste contexto, esta dissertação apresenta uma forma automatizada para aproximar pessoas com objetivos e preferências musicais compatíveis para colaborar entre si. Utilizando técnicas da área de sistemas de recomendação, este trabalho propõe uma abordagem híbrida de recomendação de parceiros – baseada em filtragem colaborativa e por conteúdo –, em ambientes colaborativos de composição musical. Ao longo deste trabalho, os principais conceitos e características da abordagem são apresentados, assim como um roteiro de sua implantação em um sistema real, o CODES – um ambiente de suporte à prototipação musical voltado à leigos. / Collaborative environments for musical composition have grown significantly lately, following the current tendency of providing services that support cooperative activities on the Internet. Such platforms provide a common way for people to share a musical experience remotely. However, the music composition activity is influenced by subjective factors of personal, social and cultural backgrounds. And the task of finding people with the same goals to collaborate with on a musical creation has been shown very complex and overwhelming. In this context, this dissertation explores an automated approach to approximate people with compatible objectives and musical preferences to compose together. Using techniques from the recommender systems’ area, it proposes a hybrid approach, based both on collaborative filtering and content-based recommendation, for recommending partners in collaborative environments for musical composition. Throughout this work, the key concepts, principles and characteristics of the approach are presented, as well as the details of its implementation in CODES, a real environment to support music creation by novices.

Delphic Suite is a composition for orchestra that depicts specific events narrated in Homer's epic tale, Odyssey. For the purpose of this thesis the second movement, Raid on Ismarus, has been omitted so as to focus on the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic structures of the first movement, Lament from Troy, and the third movement, Ruler of the Winds. Each of these musical parameters will be analyzed in order to illustrate the Suite's imitation of compositional techniques exemplified in the music of Homer's era, and the musical results obtained by juxtaposing those parameters upon a twentieth-century tonal scheme that provides the Suite with an eclectic ambience.

The basis of this research project stems from reflections upon the process of composition for electroacoustic audio-visual music. These are fixed media works in which sound and image materials are accessed, generated, explored and configured in creation of a musically informed audio-visual expression. Within the process of composition, the composer must decide how to effectively draw relationships between these time based media and their various abstract and mimetic materials. This process usually has no codified laws or structures and results in relationships that are singular to the individual artworks. The composer uses their own experience and intuition in assessing how best to associate sounds and images and they will use their own interpretation of the materials to evaluate the how successful they are in realising their intentions. But what is there to say that the interpretation made by the composer bares any resemblance to interpretations made by audiences? The current research sought to assess any trends or commonalities in how people interpret such works. Utilising a combination of empirical research, composition and scholarly study, the project investigated various theoretical approaches to interpretation and the occurrence of correlation between compositional intention and audience interpretation. Models from different theoretical disciplines were combined in order to build up a picture of the processes involved in making interpretations, and to aid in the rationalisation of empirical data. The application of three methodological approaches allowed for the topic to be considered from a diversity of perspectives, and for triangulation to take place in confirmation of the research outcomes. The way in which individuals build up interpretations from non-codified abstract and mimetic materials also provided a suitable case study for the critique and assessment of various theoretical approaches to interpretation. The project challenges structuralist approaches to interpretation, drawing together theoretical materials and empirical research findings in support of a post-structrualist model of interpretation that demonstrates the absolutely vital role played by context - the framing of the artwork in the consciousness of the individual audience member.

The lecture recital was given on March 25, 1984. Commotio by Carl Nielsen was performed following a lecture on that particular organ composition. The lecture included a discussion of Carl Nielsen, characteristics of his six symphonies, a detailed analysis of Commotio, and the symphonic characteristics found in Commotio. Some examples from the symphonies as well as other works were performed during the lecture to illustrate the similarities between Commotio and his orchestral works. In addition to the lecture recital, three other public recitals were performed, all of which consisted of solo compositions for the organ. The first solo recital, including works of Couperin, Bach, Hindemith, and Duruflé, was performed on October 30, 1980. On May 6, 1981, the second solo recital was performed. Compositions by Raison, Buxtehude, Bach, Reger, and Martin were included in the program. The third solo recital which included works by Weckmann, Tunder, Lübeck, C. P. E. Bach, and Vierne, was performed on April 25, 1983. The four programs were recorded on magnetic tape and are filed with the written version of the lecture material as a part of the dissertation.

The English art song in the 20th-century presents a performance challenge unique in the solo song repertoire. Unlike the corresponding bodies of German Lied and French mélodie, which proceeded from a well-ingrained national tradition of music and poetry, the English art song had no such background. The many British composers who have contributed to the song literature of this century reflect varied backgrounds and influences. Lennox Berkeley combined his English heritage with the French background of his mother's family, largely self-taught musical skills and an innate sensitivity to poetry to become one of the most prominent song composers of this century. He trained with Nadia Boulanger, gaining exposure to the formal and melodic techniques of Faure and the neo-classicism of Stravinsky. Berkeley composed a total of seventy-eight solo songs. His acceptance and furtherance of a fundamentally traditional songmaker's craft place him more directly in the post-war line of succession of English song than Benjamin Britten, whose innovative musical techniques place him in the vanguard of new music.This document explores those aspects of Berkeley's life and work that contribute to his compositional choices. It provides an overview of all of Berkeley's known solo songs as well as a more detailed analysis of Five Songs (Walter de la Mare), Five Poems CW.H. Auden) and Another Spring. The paper illustrates the qualities of Berkeley's songs which justify his inclusion among the most successful art song composers of this century

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / Most academic discussions of fugue either seek to find a single unifying formal principle for all fugues, or deny the existence of commonly occurring form-types in the vast repertory of fugal compositions. In the absence of any definitive theory of fugal form, fugal analysis tends to concentrate on details of contrapuntal procedure, with considerably less emphasis given to formal aspects. This study will focus on the overall form of the fugues in the first book of Das wohltemperirte Clavier. I have proceeded under the assumption that the form of fugal compositions is articulated in essentially the same manner as holds for other genres, and that these formal structures can be ascertained with minimal reference to the technicalitles of fugal and contrapuntal procedure. By this method, it will be found that most of the fugues of WTC I are relatively simple bipartite or tripartite structures, and that there are many structural similarities between them. My investigation of WTC I reveals that the bipartite fugues outnumber the tripartite fugues by more than three to one, possibly as a result of Bach's extensive experience with the composition of stylized suites and dances between 1715 and 1723. Correspondences between the bipartite fugues and binary dance forms are clearly evident. In view of the considerable number of shared formal characteristics and methods of articulation displayed by the fugues of WTC I, it seems evident that Bach composed them with a clear formal plan in mind and that he often desired an effective delineation of the various formal divisions to aid the listener's perception and understanding of this music. / 2031-01-01

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This dissertation explores my process of drawing inspiration from visual objects and visual arts in order to generate compositional tools for music writing. It analyzes some of my earlier works, when this practice started taking shape, up until the construction of Bad Habits, an orchestral piece that utilized the late works of late North American painter Philip Guston as its main drive. The text follows a chronological and journal-like approach that seeks to dissect and investigate each step from the elaboration to the organization of each element drawn from visual objects in order to create a cohesive composition that leans heavily on subjectivity as it pays homage to Guston as an individual and as an artist.

Sonatine für zwei Vibraphone und zwei Marimbaphone (2004) Das Schlagzeug spielt in meinem bisherigen Schaffen keine zentrale Rolle, da mein kompositorisches Denken sehr stark von der Arbeit mit Tonhöhen geprägt ist. So lag es für mich nahe, mich nach dem Besuch der „Schlagzeugwerkstatt“ 2004 des Sächsischen Musikbunds e. V. in Leipzig einer für mich sehr reizvollen Besetzung ausschließlich mit Mallet-Instrumenten zuzuwenden. Ein mit Kontrabass-Bogen gestrichenes Vierton-Motiv (g-Moll-Dreiklang mit hinzugefügter großer Sexte) bildet den Ausgangspunkt für die einsätzige ca. sechsminütige „Sonatine“, deren zugegeben nicht sehr origineller Titel einen Hinweis auf die nicht als Schablone sondern als lebendiger Organismus und als Orientierung zugrunde liegende Sonatensatzform darstellt. Die Uraufführung fand 2005 mit dem Leipziger Schlagzeugensemble statt (Matthias Drude). - Dauer: ca. 5''40"