Creating a Circus of Words, Music, and Sound: From Roaratorio to Owenvarragh

This article documents the creation of a work by the authors based on a score written by the composer John Cage entitled 'Owenvarragh: A Belfast Circus on The Star Factory.' The article is part of a documentary portfolio in the journal which also includes a volume of the poetry created by Dowling in accordance with the instructions of the Cage score, and a series of documentary videos on the creation of the work and its first performance. Cage's score is based on his work 'Roaratorio: An Irish Circus on Finnegan's Wake' (1979) and it provides a set of detailed instructions for the musical realisation of a literary work. The article documents this first fully realised version of the score since Cage first produced 'Roaratorio' in 1979. The work, which was motivated by the Cage centenary year in 2012, musically realises Carson's book 'The Star Factory' (1998), a novelestic autobiography of Carson's Belfast childhood. The score required the creation of a fixed media piece based on over 300 field recordings of the sounds and places mentioned in the book, a volume of poetry created from the book which is recited to form the rhythmic spine of the work, and the arrangement of a performance including these two components along with live musical performance by the authors in collaboration with three other musicians under their direction, and a video installation created for the work. The piece has been performed three times: in association with the Sonorities 2012 Festival at Queen's University of Belfast (March 2012), at The Belfast Festival at Queen's (October 2012), and in the Rymer Auditoium of the University of York (June 2013).

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The work which the article documents was conceived by Monaghan and Dowling, and the project was initiated by Monaghan after a she received a student prize to support its development and first performance. Elements of the project will be included in her PhD dissertation for which Dowling is a supervisor. Monaghan created the fixed media piece based on over 300 field recordings, the largest single aspect of realising Cage's score. Dowling was responsible for initiating the collaboration with Ciaran Carson, and for two other components: the creation of a volume of poetry derived from the literary work which is recited in the performance, and the creation of and supervision of the technical work on a video which accompanies the piece. The co-authors consulted closely during the work on these large components from May 2011 until March 2012 when the first performance took place. The co-authors also shared in numerous other artistic and organisational aspects of the production, including the arrangement and performnance of the music, musical direction to other performers, and marketing.

Cradling ashes : a surrealist opera : how music and psychology can function together to express depraved heart syndrome : for countertenor, soprano, tenor, violin, viola, horn in F, piano, and tape.

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Music and evolutionary computation

This paper presents a brief history of the western music: from its genesis to serialism and the Darmstadt school. Also some mathematical aspects of music are then presented and confronted with music as a form of art. The question is, are these two distinct aspects compatible? Can computers be of real help in automatic composition? The more appealing algorithmic approach is evolutionary computation as it offers creativity potential. Therefore, the Evolutionary Algorithms are then introduced and some results of GAs and GPs application to music generation are analysed.

You get what you pay for : independent music and Canadian public policy

The aim of this MA thesis is to demonstrate how corporate concentration within the global music industry specifically affects the Canadian music industry's ability to compete for its own national audience as well as audiences worldwide. Federal public policies, regulatory regimes and subsidies are considered within the context of the structure of the global marketplace which is, in effect, an oligopoly controlled by four major corporations. Through an extensive literature review of political economy theory, Canadian public policies and music studies, as well as personal interviews conducted with Canadian musicians, entrepreneurs and public servants, I will situate my research within the body of political economy theory; present a detailed report of the structure of the global music industry; address the key players within the industry; describe the relationship between the major corporations and the independent companies operating in the industry; discuss how new technologies affect said relationships; consider the effectiveness of Canadian public policies in safeguarding the national music industry; and recommend steps that can be taken to remedy the shortcomings of Federal policies and regulatory regimes.

Receipt from W. H. Eckhardt, Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise for piano

Receipt from W. H. Eckhardt, Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise for piano, May 9, 1887.

The Wolf and the Whale: aesthetic relationships between electroacoustic music and poetry inspired by the Canadian landscape

La version intégrale de cette thèse est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).

Music and life : unidad didáctica.

Unidad didáctica pensada para el comienzo del segundo ciclo de ESO (tercero). A través de ella se realiza la conexión con el ciclo anterior mediante el repaso de conceptos conocidos pero en situaciones que suponen un mayor grado de dificultad. En su programación se ha seguido el método de tareas, cuyo primer paso es la elección del tema, en este caso la música, que se ha considerado altamente motivador. El contenido de la unidad se ha dividido en tres bloques interrelacionados: el primero orientado al estudio previo de la necesidades e intereses de los alumnos, en el segundo se organizan las actividades en torno a bloques temáticos,con especial énfasis en actividades de producción oral y escrita, y en el tercero se ha dado un mayor peso a la destreza de comprensión lectora y al bloque de reflexión lingüística. Al principio de cada bloque se especifican sus contenidos, así como los objetivos didácticos y una explicación del proceso que se sugiere para su puesta en práctica. También se han programado tareas de evaluación.

Music and dyslexia : a positive approach.

Esta obra se centra en los avances de la investigación de la neuropsicología en el campo de la dislexia, y señala los aspectos de la educación musical que pueden beneficiar a jóvenes que tienen este trastorno. Aborda los problemas de los músicos disléxicos en temas específicos, tales como lectura a primera vista, los requisitos de los exámenes escritos de música y los nervios extremos de rendimiento. Ofrece a los maestros y a los padres técnicas, prácticas y estrategias para ayudarlos a trabajar con jóvenes y músicos disléxicos.