Sökning: "vocal performance studies"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden vocal performance studies.
1. Kurbits-ReBoot : svensk folksång i ny scenisk gestaltning
Sammanfattning : This artistic research project is an explorative study in new forms of expression of Swedish folk singing in a scenic context, exploring expressive qualities in traditional Swedish folk song from the point of view of the folk singer as a creative performer. The fundamental research question is how, in a scenic context, can space be given to what is a characteristic quality of traditional folk song, namely creative interpretation in the moment, through variation and improvisation using the song as a concept rather than a fixed work. LÄS MER
2. Singing in Action : An inquiry into the creative working processes and practices of classical and contemporary vocal improvisation
Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores performative perspectives on classical and contemporary vocal improvisation (CCVI) as a critical, creative tool for development of and research in vocal performance. It consists of one introductory part and five articles, with additional documentation on a homepage. LÄS MER
3. Bodies to suit the music : Depictions in opera rehearsals
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates how participants in 20 hours of video-recorded scenic opera rehearsals make use of depictions (Clark, 2016), a communicative strategy based on iconicity, to create performance bodies, i.e. what the performers should do on stage to music. LÄS MER
4. Med rösten som instrument : Perspektiv på nutida svensk vokal folkmusik
Sammanfattning : The point of departure for this ethnomusicological study is the increasing interest in vocal genres and expressions in Swedish folk music milieus from the late 1980s. This “vocal vogue” is linked to the process in which folk music moves from a state of revitalization to a state of established “genre” or subculture/micromusic. LÄS MER
5. A functionalist perspective on emotional communication in music performance
Sammanfattning : Music is probably the most widely practiced and appreciated of all art forms. One explanation for this may be that music offers a powerful means of emotional communication. Knowledge is scarce in this matter, however, especially when it comes to performance of music. It may be argued that this problem partly stems from a lack of relevant theories. LÄS MER