Thesis (D.M.A.--Music)--University of California, San Diego, 2000. / Vita. Duration of acc. tape: 33:00. Includes bibliographical references.

<p> Mouth whistling is one of the oldest forms of commination known to humans. Though often overlooked and underappreciated, whistling has been a powerful, universal tactic of message sending for millennia. Research reveals historical contexts of whistling as an uncouth, unlucky and unladylike act reserved for the working class. This has resulted in the disparagement of all forms of whistling. Despite its status as a marginalized act, people around the world partake of whistling for many purposes, including music. Competitive whistling events which showcase virtuosic musical talent have existed for over forty years, yet the art form does not receive the respect other musical instruments have been awarded. This thesis explores the rhetorical influences that have consigned whistling to low-culture, muting its voice and restricting its existence as a legitimate musical art form. It examines how essentialist perspectives, empowered by hegemonic ideologies of gender and class, have constrained the potential of musical whistling to grow as a culturally credible musical contribution. Patriarchal hierarchies and gendered, linguistic cues promote subtle sexist practices which marginalize people and practices based on arbitrary cultural constructs. Historically, women have been expressly forbidden from whistling. Direct and subtle sexist messages, perpetuated through language and folklore have sustained the status quo across generations, silencing women&rsquo;s voices and whistles. Exposing unconscious acts which support and sustain the status quo reveal subtle, marginalizing forces which promulgate ideologies across generations. Nescience is investigated as a powerful element sustaining archaic ideological perspectives. Through autoethnography, the author, a world-champion whistler, describes strategic rhetorical processes employed with the intention of reframing and transforming musical whistling from noise to art.</p><p>

<p> This study compared and contrasted product placements found in two different pop music markets in the United States: the American Hot 100 Billboard charts and the American Hispanic Hot Latin Billboard charts. It determined there are numerous product placements in the current music video market. Also, differences were found between the types of products in a video and the artists and record labels using those products in videos. A majority of the videos had male artists performing in them. Artists were analyzed based on their genders, ethnicity, and the number of performers in the ensemble. Product placements were also analyzed by the way the products were placed in the music video: background, in use by a character, or connected to the story shown on screen. The study related the theory of the social construction of reality to the product placements present in popular music videos.</p>

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-138). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

La version intégrale de ce[te] mémoire [thèse] est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU). / Pendant mes études au niveau du Maîtrise, j’ai écrit quatre compositions : (1) Four Pieces for Solo Cello, (2) To Earth : II. Forest pour piano solo, (3) The Centre Cannot Hold pour trois flutes et deux percussionnistes, et (4) To Heaven, pour treize instrumentalistes. Le mémoire suivant est une étude de ces quatre pièces en décrivant mes intentions, en expliquant l’organisation et la structure de la musique, et en soulignant les développements d’orchestrations et de l’harmonie. / Throughout my studies at the Master’s level, I have written four compositions: (1) Four Pieces for Solo Cello, (2) To Earth: II. Forest for solo piano, (3) The Centre Cannot Hold for three flautists and two percussionists, and (4) To Heaven for thirteen instrumentalists. This document will be a study of those four pieces, and will explain the organization and structure of the music, while highlighting various orchestral and harmonic developments.

Ce texte présente une analyse de quatre de mes compositions réalisées pendant la maîtrise. Les pièces choisies abordent la musique de chambre, la musique orchestrale, et la musique vocale. La mise en pratique des connaissances assimilées pendant la formation est mise en avant à travers une étude sur la forme, le développement thématique, l'harmonie, et l'orchestration de chaque pièce. De plus, j'ai souhaité par l'analyse de mes compositions, partager mon approche du processus créatif et donner une meilleure compréhension de ma musique à l'auditeur. Ainsi, exposer les références multiples aux musiques des Ballets russes du début du XXe siècle dans L'Odyssée d'un songe, ou montrer par exemple les nombreux figuralismes réalisés dans Nuit de neige permettra je l'espère à l'auditeur de mieux cerner mon travail et d'approfondir l'écoute de ces pièces. Aussi, j'espère faire ressortir dans ce texte la présence de certaines constantes dans mes compositions, de manière à mettre en avant le développement de mon langage personnel. / This document presents an analysis of four of my compositions written during my studies at the Master’s level. The chosen works include chamber music, orchestral music, and vocal music. The implementation of learned techniques is emphasized through a study of form, thematic development, harmony, and orchestration of each musical piece. Furthermore, I wished with the analysis of my compositions, to share my approach to the creative process and thereby give the listener a better understanding of my music. For example, it is hoped that an account of the multiple references to early 20th century Ballets Russes music present in L'Odyssée d'un songe, or a discussion of the numerous examples of figuralismes in Nuit de neige, will allow the listener to better identify my work and to listen to these pieces with a deeper understanding. Also, I hope to highlight the presence of certain constants in my compositions, in the context of which the development of my personal musical language will be made evident.

Le but de ce document est d’offrir une analyse détaillée de trois fugues et d’une pièce pour orchestre de chambre, pièces composées entre 2013 et 2014 et qui constituent le sommet d’une démarche compositionnelle visant la gradation de difficulté d’écriture et d’exécution. Leur analyse comprend : une explication détaillée de leur position dans l’album, une explication du ou des concepts qui les sous-tendent en plus d’une analyse des différentes sections de toutes les pièces. / The purpose of this document is to offer a detailed analysis of three fugues and a piece for orchestra, all of which were composed between 2013 and 2014, and who constitutes the summit of a compositionnal approach that was based on a gradation of difficulty in performance and writing. This analysis includes : A detailed explanation of the place these pieces occupy among the album, an explanation of the concept or concepts that underlayed these compositions and a detailed analyses of every section of every composition. / The purpose of this document is to offer a detailed analysis of three fugues and a piece for orchestra, all of which were composed between 2013 and 2014, and who constitutes the summit of a compositionnal approach that was based on a gradation of difficulty in performance and writing. This analysis includes : A detailed explanation of the place these pieces occupy among the album, an explanation of the concept or concepts that underlayed these compositions and a detailed analyses of every section of every composition.

Cette thèse examine l'impact de la collaboration avec des instrumentistes particuliers sur la composition de quatre œuvres électroacoustiques. Assumant un rôle plus important que celui de consultant ou conseiller, les interprètes ont influencé les décisions de l'auteur / compositeur dans le cadre de multiples ateliers et d'enregistrements de ceux-ci. Cette thèse examine ainsi comment les outils médiatiques de la musique électroacoustique affectent et enrichissent les relations personnelles : ces outils favorisent la transcription et la traduction, qui à la fois soulignent et transforment la spécificité du son. Le dialogue de la collaboration permet par la suite non seulement une réconciliation plus facile entre les éléments médiatisés et directs dans une oeuvre, mais aussi l'ouverture de son potentiel d'interprétation. En se servant d'une méthodologie qui fait appel à une pratique d'auto-réflexion et récursivité, cette thèse explore des sujets tels que : l'analyse du style personnel dans un cadre linguistique; l'importance du contact physique dans la collaboration et sa traduction incomplète sur support; et les défis de la préservation de la musique électroacoustique pour média ou interprète particulier. Des exemples de la création collaborative de quatre œuvres, racontés de manière personnelle, sont tressés parmi le récit plus théorique de cette thèse, imitant le va-et-vient de la recherche-création. / This dissertation examines the impact of collaboration with specific instrumental performers on the composition of four electroacoustic works. Acting as more than consultants or advisors, the performers influenced the author/composer's decision-making in multiple workshop situations and in the recordings of these meetings. This dissertation thus examines the ways in which the media tools of electroacoustic music affect and extend personal relationships: these tools encourage transcription and translation, activities that highlight and transform specificity. The dialogue of collaboration subsequently not only allows for an easier reconciliation between mediatized and live elements within a work, but also to an opening out of its interpretive potential. Using a methodology that involves recursive and self-reflexive practice, this dissertation explores topics such as: the analysis of personal style in the framework of language; the importance of eye-to-eye, physical contact in collaboration and its incomplete translation onto media; and the challenges of preserving performer- and media-specific electroacoustic music. Examples from the collaborative creation of four works, acting as personal accounts, are braided into the more theoretical narrative of this dissertation, reflecting mimetically the to and fro of research-creation.

Ce mémoire porte sur le rôle du geste musical dans le développement de styles musicaux devenus syncrétiques. Il s’attarde à définir dans le détail le style de guitare populaire assiko propre aux Bassa du Cameroun du Sud lequel est représenté internationalement par le guitariste et percussionniste traditionnel Atna Njock. Grâce à une approche dialogique et participative, les techniques du jeu assiko sont explorées et comparées à des exemples de jeu de guitare européenne, afro-américaines et africaines. Les influences qui définissent le jeu d’Atna découlent de la culture Bassa et de son histoire marquée par l’influence coloniale et missionnaire, mais sont aussi alimentées par la «philosophie» (voire la spiritualité) et le passé musical de l’artiste. L’approche participative fournit une perspective émique, c’est-à-dire interne à la culture, de la gestuelle et de la structure du jeu assiko même si nous confrontons les propos du musicien à notre propre regard analytique. La comparaison avec divers instruments de percussion auxquels Atna a été initié montre comment ceux-ci ont forgé son jeu guitaristique. Son rôle de « garant » de la tradition musicale Bassa influence son approche et se manifeste par une préoccupation particulière pour l’« authenticité » dans la reproduction des rythmes d’un « langage » musical donné. Ses liens avec la culture Bassa, s’expriment notamment par le biais de sa reproduction du style de jeu de son maître, Jean Bikoko « Aladin ». La contribution particulière d’Atna à la technique de guitare de Bikoko est comprise comme un ajout à la lignée ancestrale. Une analyse d’un morceau du répertoire assiko issu du plus récent album d’Atna illustre d’ailleurs comment son incorporation de styles « modernes » reproduit les processus traditionnels en intégrant des éléments culturels étrangers. / This master’s thesis is concerned with the role of musical gesture in the development of musical styles that have become syncretic. It seeks to define in detail the popular guitar style of assiko, particular to the Bassa of Southern Cameroon, as represented internationally by the guitarist and traditionally initiated percussionist, Atna Njock. Through a dialogic and participative approach, the techniques that underlie assiko guitar playing are explored by comparison with European, African American, and African examples. The influences that define Atna’s playing are contextualized within Bassa culture, with its troubled history of colonial and missionary influence, and elaborated by an account of his particular musical philosophy (or spirituality) and background. The participatory approach provides an emic perspective, meaning internal to the culture, of assiko playing technique and structure while subjecting the musician’s statements to our own analytical scrutiny. The comparison with the various percussion instruments on which Atna was initiated demonstrates how these instruments shaped his guitar playing. His role as “guarantor” of Bassa musical tradition underlies his approach to music, which manifests as a particular concern for “authenticity” in the reproduction of the rhythms of a given musical “language”. His connection to Bassa culture is ultimately expressed through his reproduction of the playing style of his master, originator of modern assiko, Jean Bikoko “Aladin”. Atna’s particular contribution to Bikoko’s guitar technique is conceived as adding to the ancestral lineage. An analysis of a current assiko piece from Atna’s most recent album demonstrates how his incorporation of “modern” styles reflects traditional processes of incorporating foreign cultural elements.