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Functions of genre in metal and hardcore music (2017)
Thesis
Kennedy, L. F. (2017). Functions of genre in metal and hardcore music. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220820

This thesis addresses various functions of genre in metal/hardcore music as a lens through which to study popular music in the twenty-first century. The thesis proposes that issues of genre are fundamental to understandings of popular music for all p... Read More about Functions of genre in metal and hardcore music.

The alphorn in western art music : a cultural and historical study (2014)
Thesis
Jones, F. A. (2014). The alphorn in western art music : a cultural and historical study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from 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.

Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court (2014)
Thesis
Fountain, D. G. (2014). Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from 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.