Outputs (190)

Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project (2014)
Journal Article
Slater, M. (2015). Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project. Popular music, 34(1), 67-93. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143014000683

Middlewood Sessions produced a kind of popular music that infuses the timbral aesthetics of jazz and orchestral music with the driving rhythms of dance music. This studio project, lasting for almost eight years, provided a rich resource for gaining i... Read More about Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project.

University music students' thinking about performance : cultural creativity in an educational context (2014)
Thesis
Poyser, R. University music students' thinking about performance : cultural creativity in an educational context. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218226

This research seeks to explore the knowledge and beliefs of university music performance students, and to see whether any pattern(s) or framework(s) of theory can be postulated. The research also considers the impact on this framework of the educatio... Read More about University music students' thinking about performance : cultural creativity in an educational context.

Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos (2014)
Digital Artefact
Desbruslais, S., & Orchestra of the Swan. (2014). Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos. [CD]

Simon Desbruslais leads the performances on this disc of world premiere recordings from some of the UK’s leading composers.

Seeking to expand the trumpet’s repertoire of concerto and orchestra works, Simon Desbruslais was inspired after performing... Read More about Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos.

Co-performer empathy in expert ensemble playing (2014)
Thesis
Waddington, C. E. Co-performer empathy in expert ensemble playing. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217030

This thesis, comprising four empirical studies, investigates the process of co-performer empathy in expert ensemble playing. Following an extensive review of the existing literature relating to both optimal experiences of performance and empathy, it... Read More about Co-performer empathy in expert ensemble playing.

The alphorn in western art music : a cultural and historical study (2014)
Thesis
Jones, F. A. The alphorn in western art music : a cultural and historical study. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217216

To the modern audience, the visual and aural qualities of the alphorn are quintessentially evocative of the Swiss Alps. While the alphorn has been used both literally and metaphorically by many Western art composers in works written for the concert h... Read More about The alphorn in western art music : a cultural and historical study.

Reviews: The Oxford Handbook of Film Music Studies, David Neumeyer (ed.) (2014) New York: Oxford University Press, 683 pp., ISBN: 9780195328493, h/bk, £100; The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice, Richard James Burgess (2013) Oxford University Press, 329 pp., ISBN: 9780199921744, p/bk, £19.99 (2014)
Journal Article
Mitchell, H., & Thomas, N. (2014). Reviews: The Oxford Handbook of Film Music Studies, David Neumeyer (ed.) (2014) New York: Oxford University Press, 683 pp., ISBN: 9780195328493, h/bk, £100; The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice, Richard James Burgess (2013) Oxford University Press, 329 pp., ISBN: 9780199921744, p/bk, £19.99. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 7(2), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.7.2.245_5

Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court (2014)
Thesis
Fountain, D. G. Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217154

Music plays an important function in the production of meaning in sound films. In particular, its role in the construction of historical sensibilities and musico-historical identities in film narratives is significant, capitalising on the underscore’... Read More about Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court.

Heuristics for expressive performance (2014)
Book Chapter
Prior, H., & Leech-Wilkinson, D. (2014). Heuristics for expressive performance. In R. Timmers, D. Fabian, & E. Schubert (Eds.), Expressiveness in musical performance: Empirical approaches across styles and cultures. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199659647.003.0003

This chapter discusses concepts and terms that professional musicians find useful in preparing for and talking and thinking about expressive performance. An example is “shape,” which, as recent research has shown, is immensely flexible and useful for... Read More about Heuristics for expressive performance.

Performance (2014)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2014). Performance. In Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An encyclopedia. SAGE Publications

Mixtapes and turntablism : DJs' perspectives on musical shape (2013)
Journal Article
Greasley, A. E., & Prior, H. (2013). Mixtapes and turntablism : DJs' perspectives on musical shape. Empirical Musicology Review, 8(1), 23-43. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v8i1.3921

The notion of musical shape is widely used by performing musicians, but most studies have focussed on classical performing contexts. This paper extends this research to DJs performing on turntables, chosen in light of existing evidence from a questio... Read More about Mixtapes and turntablism : DJs' perspectives on musical shape.