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O Camponês cultivado em Paris
Get PDFThis article formed part of the programme book for Teatro Nacional de São Carlos' production of L’Étoile by Emmanuel Chabrier
Young children’s experiences of music and soundings in museum spaces: lessons, trends and turns from the literature
Get PDFThis article considers the value and role of early years music and sound activities in museum spaces – in relation to children themselves, as well as to their families and wider communities. The article reviews literature around early years music and sound activities; early childhood and the museum; and the use of music and sound in museum spaces – reflecting on reconceptualisation’s of the child within museum spaces and in relation to music and sound. In particular, the article highlights gaps in the literature that present an opportunity to explore the role of music and sound with young children (and particularly with so-called ‘hard-to-reach’ communities or families) within museums
Hans Keller 1919-1985: a musician in dialogue with his times
No full textHans Keller 1919–1985: A musician in dialogue with his times is the first full biography of Hans Keller and the first appearance in print of many of his letters. Eight substantial chapters, integrating original documents with their historical context, show the development of Keller’s ideas in response to the people and events that provoked them.
A musician of penetrating insight, Keller was also an exceptional writer and broadcaster, whose remarkable mind dominated British musical life for forty years after the Second World War. It was a vital time for music in Britain, fuelled by unprecedented public investment in the arts and education and the rapid development of recording and broadcasting. Keller was at the centre of all that was happening and his far-sighted analysis of the period is deeply resonant today.
Illustrated throughout by extracts from Keller’s writings, diaries and correspondence with musicians including Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Yehudi Menuhin, this book vividly conveys the depth of his thought and the excitement of the times. Published for the centenary of Keller’s birth, it is an illuminating celebration of his life and works for all those interested in the music and history of post-war Britain
Creative interventions for symptoms of postnatal depression: a process evaluation of implementation
Get PDFBackground: This article is a process evaluation of a three-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effects of creative interventions on symptoms of postnatal depression (PND) in new mothers.
Methods: Analyses of quantitative evaluation data from 91 participants and qualitative interviews and focus groups with 80 participants and 3 members of staff.
Results: Key assumptions of the project, including how the delivery of the intervention was achieved and what the intervention involved, are explored. Data suggest that the intervention was delivered as planned with a high level of fidelity. Key uncertainties surrounding the project, in particular unanticipated challenges that had to be overcome during the RCT, are also discussed and simple recommendations for improvement are made.
Conclusion: This process evaluation aims to illuminate the outcome and mechanisms data from the RCT and enable organisations or individuals to ascertain the feasibility of establishing their own creative classes for women with symptoms of PND
Singing Handel, then and now
Get PDFIf you attend a performance of a Handel opera or oratorio these days, the chances are it may still be billed, perhaps rather self-consciously, as being ‘historically-informed’ – though increasingly it is no longer considered necessary to draw attention to such exceptionality, because this has become the norm. Our ears (and eyes) are now fully acclimatised to the light and agile playing of gut-strung instruments with short, light bows; the pungent, stringy sounds of baroque oboes and bassoons; the almost reedy, piercing quality of narrow-bore, valveless trumpets and horns; and the dry crack of shallow, calf-skin headed timpani beaten with hardwood sticks
The Evaluation Simulator: a new approach to training music performance assessment
Get PDFA growing body of work has examined the act of evaluating the quality of a musical performance. This article considers the domain of training evaluative skills in musicians, presenting assessment as a form of performance to be taught and demonstrating a gap in opportunities for trainees to develop evaluative skills within the heightened environments of live assessment scenarios. To address these needs, the concepts of Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) and distributed simulation are described, highlighting their use in training and research in other performance domains. Taking this model as a starting point, we present the Evaluation Simulator as a new tool to study and train performance evaluation. Potential applications of this prototype technology in pedagogical and research settings are then discussed
Hans Keller: Beethoven’s string quartet in B flat major, op. 130: four lectures
No full textIn 1973, at the invitation of Alexander Goehr, then Professor of Music at Leeds University, Hans Keller gave four lectures on Beethoven's String Quartet in B flat Major, Op. 130, illustrated by the Aeolian Quartet. They were in part a response to Joseph Kerman's newly published monograph on The Beethoven Quartets, and in part a demonstration of his "two-dimensional theory" of music, which posits a vital tension between "well-defined expectations" and '"what the composer does instead". These lectures have now been transcribed, and appear in print here for the first time: they form Keller's most substantial examination of a single chamber work. Keller had intended a full-length monograph on the quartet, but never got further than three chapters, of which the second, on "String-quartet Playing", is included here along with related materials (the other chapters largely replicate the lectures). The book comes with a supplementary volume of music examples, including the entire score of Op. 130, and is illustrated with lively string-quartet drawings by Keller's wife, Milein Cosman
A beautiful son et lumiere journey through the mind of Leonardo, plus the best of April’s classical concerts
No full textRock & pop, musical theatre and jazz – appraising popular music [companion text to A/AS level music WJEC]
No full textAn original resource on rock and pop music, musical theatre and jazz to support students studying the revised WJEC AS and A Level Music specification. The content includes information to help with WJEC AS Music Unit 3, areas of study B, C and D, and WJEC A Level Music Unit 6, Tier 3, 4 and 5. The book includes the following:
• Rock and Pop 1965-1900 and popular music in Wales (Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals, The Manic Street Preachers and Kizzy Crawford); • Musical Theatre (Porter, Rodgers, Schonberg and Lloyd-Webber) and American musical theatre (Sondheim and Schwartz); • Jazz 1940 – 1965 and jazz celebrities (Duke Ellington and Miles Davies
Introduction: voicing text 1500-1700
Get PDFThis special issue grew out of a conference held in 2015 at Newcastle University in partnership with the Royal College of Music, London. It marked the end of a Research Network, "Voices and Books 1500-1800," a two-year project exploring the relationship between voice and text, generously funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK