Musical Works Research Articles

PERFORMING ACTIVITY AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL THINKING

This article deals with the problem of developing the creative independence of a musician-performer in the process of interpreting the composer’s image of a musical work. The author proves that the psychotechnical approach to work on a composition prevails in modern music pedagogy, whereas the approach based on the theory of psychophysical unity is much more effective. A comparison of the two approaches, their positive and negative sides is given. The conclusion of the article is understanding of the need for a creative dialogue between the composer and the performer of a musical text, which also implies unconditional command of the musical “language”, subordinate to mastery of musical “speech”.

”Un compositeur d’un grand mêrite” i Paris – Laura Netzel och hennes kammarmusik vid ingången till kvinnornas århundrade

An interest in women in Nordic music history and a fascination with Laura Netzel's (1839–1927) chamber music characterises this article. In addition to focusing on works, reception, and context, the article examines the question of what role did gender play in the reception of Netzel's and her women colleagues' chamber music? How is the reviewers' understandings of gender and originality intertwined into their texts in daily newspapers and music magazines? And finally: Do possibilities for a transformation towards a more equal chamber music repertoire and more equal music history books exist? Despite Anna Rogstad's (1854–1938) predictions that the 20th century would become "the women's century," the concert scene, and the chamber music environment in particular, was characterized by gender-related prejudices. Still, Laura Netzel received recognition for her great originality and captivating musicality when she stayed in Paris at the turn of the century. In contrast to her male Nordic colleagues, she received glowing reviews where the works are described as bold and permeated with a Nordic tone. The article focuses on two chamber music works from one of her stays in Paris: Cello Sonata, opus 66 and Piano Trio in D minor, opus 78. In the Sonata for Cello and Piano, we encounter a very expressive and mature, but also bold, forward rushing and adventurous Netzel. The style is late Romantic, but also clearly influenced by contemporary French music and in constant development. The harmonics are exploratory, but never proved too demanding for the audience and critics of the time. The Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor was premiered in 1903 at La société Musique Nouvelle with Netzel herself at the piano. Enthusiastic Scandinavians in the audience were seated together with several famous music authorities of the French capital. Le Monde musical praised it for being written with such great confidence.

The Performance of Italia Chamber Vocal Music

This Article aimed to study this paper aims to analyze the impact of professional skills involved in singing on performers by studying the environment, conditions, and historical development when performing Italian chamber vocal music works, clarifying the skills and knowledge that performers need to master. This study will delve into the diversity of Italian chamber vocal music works and extract their unique values and characteristics. Through a mixed research method combining qualitative and quantitative research, this study helps researchers better understand the characteristics and musical value of Italian chamber vocal music and provides methodological guidance for other researchers. The sample was two parts: one part consists of 110 teachers and students specializing in chamber vocal music at Italian music and other part is 200 amateurs with a strong interest in Italian chamber vocal music in society academies. They was selected by learn the art of Italian chamber vocal music performance through educational activities. The instrument for collecting data was by questionnaire Format. Analysis data by Descriptive statistics and Content Analysis. The research results were found as follows: 1.The Italian chamber vocal music has grown over time, with evolving techniques, styles, and cultural traits enriching its legacy. 2.In the 21st century, globalization and technological advances easy to promote Italian chamber vocal music. New media technologies offer opportunities for its dissemination. 3.The talent pool for Italian chamber vocal music is aging and shrinking. As a specialized art form with a limited audience, it's challenging to attract new talent. Therefore, nurturing new vocal talents is crucial.

THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF UZBEK FOLK MUSIC PERFORMANCE

This article examines the history of traditional methods of Uzbek folk music performance, performance culture and musical works. Uzbek folk music is rich in its own methods and national musical instruments, and these art forms have been passed down from generation to generation. In this article, the preservation and development of folk music through teacher-disciple schools, which were brought up mainly on the basis of oral tradition, as well as the role of these traditions in modern performance are widely discussed. Genres of Uzbek folk music performance, their uniqueness and the role of musical traditions in society are analyzed.

Computational elucidation of nonverbal behavior and body language in music therapy

Abstract Music therapy has shown efficacy in serious and chronic conditions, mental disorders, and disabilities. However, there is still much to explore regarding the mechanisms through which music interventions exert their effects. A typical session involves interactions between the therapist, the client, and the musical work itself, and to help address the challenges of capturing and comprehending its dynamics, we extend our general computational paradigm (CP) for analyzing the expressive and social behavioral processes in arts therapies. The extension includes bodily and nonverbal aspects of the behavior, offering additional insights into the client's emotional states and engagement. We have used this version of the CP, which employs AI pose estimation technology, image processing, and audio analysis, to capture therapy-related psychometrics and their intra- and inter-session analysis. The CP is applied in a real-world proof-of-concept study, and the results enable us to pinpoint meaningful events and emergent properties not captured by the human eye, complementing the therapist's interpretations. The resulting data may also be useful in other scientific and clinical areas.

MUSIC CULTURE IMPORTANCE OF PIANO PERFORMANCE

This article analyzes the role and importance of piano performance in music culture. The piano, with its unique melodic and dynamic capabilities, offers new perspectives and ways of expression in the performance of musical works. The article shows the history of piano performance, stages of development and its contribution to performance culture, and explores the influence of performers who used this instrument on art and culture. It also provides information on the spread, formation and development of music culture on a global scale through piano performance.

Political Expression in Non-mainstream Metaphorical Music:Exploring the Metaphorical Musical Works of Hong Kong, China-based Artist Wong Yiu Ming

The intensification of authoritarian ideology and censorship in China has made it increasingly challenging to communicate politically sensitive messages through cultural products (Ye and Zhao, 2023). To navigate these constraints, it is crucial to examine the strategic use of political metaphors in music. This dissertation explores the political metaphors embedded in the musical oeuvre of Wong Yiu-Ming (Anthony Wong), a prominent artist from Hong Kong, China. Through a comprehensive analysis of imagery and textual content, this study investigates how these metaphors facilitate the expression of political orientations and assesses the impact of Wong's identity and actions on his audience. The findings suggest that non-mainstream music holds a distinct political significance compared to mainstream music. Metaphorical representations in non-mainstream music effectively challenge state power by circumventing censorship, leveraging the global industrial network, enabling political expression, and aligning with the artist's multifaceted identity.

Differences in the Piano Performances of Modern Composers of Different Countries: Are the Specifics of Piano Pedagogy Different in Different Countries (For Example, China and Italy)?

ABSTRACTThe relevance of the research topic is due to the enrichment of the musical language and methods of performing works of the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as a significant update in the means of their transmission to the listener. The study aimed to reveal the tendencies of modern pianism in the context of Western (Italy) and Eastern (China) traditions, which contribute to the realisation of its uniqueness in the process of formation of high‐level professionals. This study is based on theoretical and practical methods. Theoretical methods include analysis, comparison and synthesis. Practical methods are online monitoring with systematisation and questioning. In China, the reliance on folklore is manifested in 85%, the philosophical interpretation of the content of musical works and their interpretation in 80%, the perfection of the mastery of performance technique in 95% and the synthesis of the achievements of Chinese and world performance practice in 80%. The spiritual and semantic aspect of piano performance in the framework of both countries is meaningful in 85%, the material and technical basis in 80% and ethnic self‐identification in 82%. The present findings can be used both in pedagogical and performance practices of different countries, traditions and cultures.

Children and Abstract Art. Creating a Non-Figurative Composition by Association from a Musical Work in Preschool Age

The article views the need for integration of arts as a crucial factor for the overall aesthetic development of preschool children in the context of the synthesis between abstract painting and music. The purpose of the research is to clarify the existing direct relationship between the two types of art and their place in preschool education. Artistic perception and co-experience of abstract art are a starting point for the task of creating a non-figurative composition under the impact of a musical work. The paper includes a methodology for carrying out the specific visual form of work in preschool age and emphasizes in a systematized form the benefits of its impact that favour the development of associative thinking, creative imagination, creativity, and individuality.

Punched Holes: Piano Rolls and the Visual Representation of Sound in White-Smith v. Apollo (1908)

Abstract In its ruling on White-Smith v. Apollo (1908), the Supreme Court declared that the punched holes of a player piano roll did not constitute a form of writing, and thus fell outside the purview of copyright statutes. Because the decision was superseded by the Copyright Act of 1909, which extended copyright coverage to piano rolls and sound recordings, commentators have relegated White-Smith v. Apollo to the status of legal footnote. The case, however, deserves closer attention. It reveals much about the fault lines between the auditory experience of music and its visual representation at the beginning of the era of recorded sound. Witness testimony is notable for its disquisitions on the history of musical notation, exegeses of recently patented notation systems, and philosophical ruminations on the nature of a musical work in relationship to its visual representation and sonic instantiation. Trial proceedings show how the perforations of a piano roll, which were more evocative of traditional musical notation than soundwaves etched on a phonograph cylinder or disc, destabilized the mundanity of reading music. Moreover, this instability suggests an explanation for why the piano rolls figuring in the case featured the music of Adam Geibel. The composer was blind, and in a lawsuit about the textuality of music, his disability served to contrast musical sights and sounds. Moreover, White-Smith v. Apollo furnishes a means of bringing the player piano out of the shadow of the phonograph, giving it a place in the “separation of the senses” that media scholars identify with modernity.

Research on Multi-Modal Music Score Alignment Model for Online Music Education

As music data storage becomes increasingly diverse in the era of big data, ensuring alignment of music works with the same semantics for online music education is crucial. To achieve this, a multi-modal music score alignment algorithm model based on deep learning was developed and optimized. Experimental results demonstrated that Note + DCO feature combination yielded the best MIDI input characteristics (mean value: 13.27 ms), whereas CQT feature comparison produced the best results for audio input (average: 12.85 ms). The ResNet-34 network was noted to have the most effective music score alignment effect with alignment errors averaging less than one frame. Compared with other algorithms, the proposed algorithm had the lowest average value of 9.28 ms, median value of 5.85 ms, and standard deviation of 20.17 ms. Actual music retrieval showed a Top-1 retrieval accuracy of 10.93% that was close to 11%. Overall, the proposed algorithm is significant for score alignment and music retrieval recognition in online music education.

The Style of Modern Western Music from Ravel's Musical Works

Maurice Ravel is one of the most important representatives of Western modern music in the 20th century, and he has made far-reaching contributions to the development of Western modern music with his unique musical style and compositional philosophy. Ravel's music not only made important achievements in the impressionist tradition, but also further expanded the boundaries of modern music through innovative forms, structures and the absorption of ethnic musical elements. In his works, Ravel broke the boundaries of traditional harmony and tonality with his superb technique and unique aesthetic sense, and brought a new way of expression to western modern music. By analyzing Ravel's masterpieces, such as Bolero and Daphne and Chloe, we can see how he opened up the diversified path of modern music style through the fusion of impressionism and modern techniques. Ravel's music not only had a profound impact at the time, but still provides a rich source of inspiration and resources for modern composers and music education.

Peculiarities of copyright in a theatrical production

The article examines the features of a theatrical production as a work of theatrical artthat is created on the basis of a dramaturgical work (literary, musical, choreographic, orother), has a single idea and a specific title.Ukrainian legislation does not define the composition of the authors of a theatrical production.The study proves that the authors of a theatrical production may include the authorof a dramatic work specially created for a particular theatrical production, directorsand the author of a musical work with or without lyrics specially created for a particulartheatrical production. Given the unequal nature of creative contributions to a theatricalproduction, the belonging of creative contributions to different types of art, a theatricalproduction is a complex work that is characterized by a synthesis of arts. The authors of atheatrical production enter into a co-authorship that is characterized not by the unity ofthe creative process, but by the unity of the result in the form of one coherent work. Despitethe fact that the content of each author’s creativity is different and may belong to differentareas of art, in the end, all these elements are combined in one work.The primary subjects of copyright in a theatrical production are its authors. At thesame time, a theatrical production is often a work for hire created by an employee underan employment contract. Under Ukrainian law, copyright in a work for hire is transferredto the employer from the moment the work is created, unless otherwise provided by contractor law. However, if the producer orders the creation of a theatrical production, copyrightin it shall be transferred to the producer. Thus, the right holder of a theatrical productionmay be determined in different ways.The main way of using a theatrical production is its public performance as presentingit to the public directly through the performance of roles (parts) and other presentation ofartistic images. A public performance is not a form of expression of a theatrical productionthat arises as a result of the creativity of its authors before its public performance, and itsexistence does not cease after the performance is over.The current legislation of Ukraine reflects the specifics of a theatrical production as anobject of copyright only partially, and therefore needs to be improved.

Music Composition Kulawarga Pencon | Komposisi Musik Kulawarga Pencon

Kulawarga Pencon is a musical work that summarizes the fusion of two cultural families in instruments based on Balinese and Javanese gamelan. The method for creating Kulawarga Pencon's work adopts the principles stated in the Method for Composing Musical Works (An Alternative) by inserting the process for creating works by I Wayan Beratha. This creation inspired musical processing based on an appreciation of the technique of playing gamelan instruments with pencon and processing rhythms based on various tempos. This approach creates a harmonious intertwining of tones in the formulation of the work. The musical structure of Kulawarga Pencon follows the Tri Angga concept, which consists of kawitan (precursor), pengawak (content), and pengecet (cover). Kawitan is formulated as an introduction that highlights the elements of rhythm, dynamics, and tempo as the basis for the development of the initial part. The crew expanded its scope by developing ancient techniques adapted to the stylist's perspective. The printer is interpreted as the culmination or red thread that transforms the formulation of the work toward the end. The musical work Kulawarga Pencon is composed and structured into three parts with various patterned characters but sourced from existing gamelan with knob techniques adapted to the stylist's interpretation of the interpretive power. This work's result is music processing through a unique mindset and creative process. An experimental result represents the interaction between two cultures, namely Balinese and Javanese Gamelan, in the form of a distinctive instrument, which is then used as a medium for working on the formulation of the work. For 14 minutes, this work was played by 17 musicians, including arrangers, with support from students from the Gamelan Arts Study and Performing Arts Education program at the Indonesian Institute of Arts Denpasar.

Nuraga Sanubari Musical Composition | Komposisi Karawitan Nuraga Sanubari

Nuraga Sanubari is based on musical art, which has the background of the author's desire to create relaxation music that utilizes traditional instruments because, currently, the processing of relaxation music usually tends to use Western instruments. The author wants to express his feelings through musical works to be listened to and distributed to the general public. The spoken media used are as follows, flute gambuh, gumanak, kempur gambuh, gentorag, dun-dun, and Native American Flute. In creating this musical work, the arranger used the method from Alma M. Hawkins in the book Creating Through Dance (1964), which explains that the arranger went through 3 stages: Exploration, Improvisation and Forming. This relaxation music piece has two parts. In the first part, the author wants to emphasize further the tonal character of the gambuh flute, which is combined with the native American flute, and in the second part, the author creates a happy and happy atmosphere by processing the dun-dun, kempur, gumanak, and gentorag instruments. The number of musicians in this relaxation music work is 17 people including the author, and the duration of the work is approximately 11 minutes.

Munyin Tanah Experimental Music | Musik Eksperimental Munyin Tanah

Munyin Tanah is an experimental music created to materialize the composer's ideas. This work's creation hopefully provides benefits in the form of new references for musicians and audiences. The method of creation in this work is found in a book by Brewster Ghiselin entitled The Creative Process. Roger Sessions (1952) explains that creating a musical work includes inspiration, conception, and execution. Based on this method, the composer produces experimental musical works by processing musical elements using media that combines non-musical and musical instruments. The musical idea represents sounds that arise from the ground, such as rumbling booming, and sounds produced from the contact of materials made out of soil, such as the sound of rain and earth shifting crust. This is processed through rhythmic integration that explores Balinese gamelan and drumming techniques in Western music, such as single, double, and paradiddle.

Merana Shanti: A Vocal Music Composition | Merana Shanti: Sebuah Komposisi Musik Vokal

The musical work "Merana Shanti" is an innovation in musical art combining Cak, Gongseng, and Punggalan Barong. The composer aims to create new works by exploring vocal work as the primary medium for creating passion and expanding the repertoire of vocal musical instruments. The focus is on developing vocal musical compositions that respect tradition and innovate. The method used in making this work follows the stages of the creative process outlined in the book "The Creative Process" by Brewster Ghiselin, which adopts Roger Session's creation method. The process is divided into three stages: Inspiration, Conception, and Execution. The results of the creation of this work include an interpretation of the meaning of "Merana" and "Shanti," as well as processing the elements of Cak, Punggal Barong, and Gongseng in a creative context. The use of vocals as the primary medium was chosen based on the need for exploration in the vocal realm, with the addition of Punggal Barong and Gongseng to create new nuances in vocal musical performance. In doing the work, the artist will arrange the verbal preparations carefully and in detail using patterns such as Cecandetan and Pupuh songs to produce a charming composition. "Merana Shanti" is a vocal musical composition based on the art of Cak Bona with the addition of Punggal Barong and Gongseng. The use of vocals as the primary medium was chosen to explore the possibilities of expression in this work. The artist will process the vocals with patterns such as Cecandetan and Pupuh songs, combining them with additional Punggal Barong and Gongseng instruments to create an innovative and stunning work.

ANALISIS YURIDIS PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP PENCIPTA LAGU ATAS TINDAKAN COVER MELALUI MEDIA SOSIAL BERDASARKAN UNDANG-UNDANG HAK CIPTA

Legal protection is an obligation that must be fulfilled by the government to provide a sense of security to the public, one of which is legal protection in the field of copyright relating to musical works of art. This research is motivated by the many cases that occur in society related to copyright violations in the music sector, namely illegal song covers via the YouTube platform and other social media, content creators or YouTubers earn income from the adsens of the videos they upload while on the other hand this detrimental to the songwriters or copyright holders of the song. The formulation of the problem in this research is what is the legal protection for songwriters for covering acts via social media platforms based on copyright law, what actions can be taken by songwriters for covering acts via social media platforms based on copyright law, This research was conducted using a normative method using a statute approach and a conceptual approach and a problem approach. The results of this study provide legal protection for songwriters for cover acts through the YouTube platform based on Law No. 28 of 2014 and preventive efforts made by the government through the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) to regulate YouTube channels or other social media by blocking them and then applying pressure (repression) such as compensation to requesting a stop to illegal cover activities of the works produced.

Radical Interpretations of Iconic works for Percussion

The artistic development project Radical Interpretations investigates two iconic works for solo percussion and re-composes these. The goal of the project was to develop new creative and transdisciplinary research in interpretation of musical works. Participants: percussionist Kjell Tore Innervik, Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH), composer Ivar Frounberg, NMH, designer Maziar Raein, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, experience designer Ståle Stenslie, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and music recording producer Morten Lindberg. During the 3 years project, the team engaged with the music of Morton Feldman and Iannis Xenakis. The solo percussion pieces The King of Denmark and Psappha were the point of departure. The cd [UTOPIAS ](http://www.2l.no/pages/album/141.html)(2L) contains the pure audio version of the pieces in high definition and immersive sound.-><- On this site you will find other interpretations and iterations of the music made by the team.

The Role of New Instruments in the Musical Works of Composers/Sound Artists in Indonesia

ABSTRACT Since the 1980s, Indonesian sound artists/composers have been creating new instruments as part of their compositional work. Some of them invented new instruments to expand the tradition, while others used their new instruments to address current political issues in their communities. This phenomenon prompted me to investigate and analyse their works, which led to two conclusions. First, some sound artists/composers create new musical instruments to expand traditions, introduce new contexts and create their desired sound worlds. Second, the new musical instruments they create also act as visual art, serving as symbolic representations of society's problems.