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Derek Wilson
No full textDigital copies were created from a selection of items in the original hard copy Fay Singer South African Jewish Music Centre collection held in DOMUS in the Music Library, Stellenbosch University.Comments by Derek Wilson from the Cape Argus about a programme on Fine Music Radio
A critical edition of Derek Walcott's Omeros
No full textThe thesis is a Critical Edition of Derek Walcott’s Omeros, consisting of a Critical
Introduction and Annotations. The Critical Introduction analyses:
- Narrative
- Settings
- Metaphor and Paronomasia
- Symbolism
- Historiography
- Intertexts
- Dualism
- Autobiography
- Dialects
- Prosody.
The Annotations comment on more than 1000 references that may be obscure and on
specifics of narrative, language and prosody.
This study presents new conclusions about some aspects of Omeros:
- It challenges the prevailing view that the work is written substantially in a
variation of terza rima and shows that regular quatrains predominate.
- It demonstrates ways in which the metrics follow the sense of the narrative and
takes a more balanced position on the use of Caribbean as opposed to classical
metrics than that put forward previously.
- It identifies a paragraphic structure to the verse.
- It proposes a new prosodic structure for the significant Chapter XXX/iii.
- It extends Walcott’s recognised use of numerology into word counting the
names of characters.
- It develops the idea of Walcott’s dualism and his use of pairing and
contradiction as a dialectical method.
- It defines his wide use of paronomasia and shows that many of the puns have a
metaphorical aspect beyond mere word-play.
- It analyses some of Walcott’s symbolism.
- It identifies intertextual links to his earlier works and to some thirty other
writers, and suggests homage to Hemingway and possibly Heaney.
- It provides the first complete analysis of Walcott’s rhyme types in Omeros.
In its analysis of Omeros and in the Annotations it has included commentary from
across the critical literature, to provide some sense of other views on Walcott’s
writing, and has included as many as possible of Walcott’s own comments on Omeros
and on the writer’s task, as a background to understanding the poem
Fine scale eddies in turbulent Taylor-Couette flow up to Re 25 000
No full textReynolds number effects on fine scale eddies in the turbulent Taylor-Couette flow have been investigated by high accuracy direct numerical simulations from Re = 8000 to 25 000. The Reynolds number dependency of the mean torque changes near Re = 10 000, and the transition is closely linked to the turbulence characteristics. As the Reynolds number increases, the fine scale eddies are more densely populated and take more various tilting angles. The joint probability density function of the tilting angle and the radial position exhibits a preferential pattern corresponding to the large scale motion of Taylor vortices. The present results suggest that in this Reynolds number range, the fine scale eddies progressively prevail a large part of the domain, and their contribution to the fundamental statistics such as the Reynolds shear stress becomes more evident
Exploring the musical and cultural practices of Nigerian migrants in Lethbridge, Canada: a case study on community building
No full textAdditional audiovisual examples are available from the author by request.This study investigated how Nigerian immigrants in Lethbridge, Alberta, use music to navigate questions of place, identity, and community in the diaspora. Given the nature of the study, an ethnographic fieldwork design was adopted. Fieldwork comprised participant observation at community events, including Ndi Igbo Day (Yam Festival), the Tehillah concert, Nigerian Independence Day, church gatherings, and birthday parties, along with interviews with five members of the Nigerian community. The study identified how music serves as a cultural pillar and adaptive mechanism. In response to challenges such as the unavailability of important traditional instruments and professional musicians, the community resorts to creative measures such as engaging and hiring members of the community to fill musical roles, and harnessing technology (e.g. loop pedals and DJ mixes) to aid in replicating the Nigerian soundscape. The study further highlighted how music establishes emotional well-being and intergenerational continuity, especially in religious and social events. Remarkably, events such as the Tehillah concert and Nigerian Independence Day celebrations reduce ethnic boundaries and divisions that exist back home in Nigeria and, therefore, give a common identity as “Nigerians” in Lethbridge. This study contributed to filling a scholarly gap in the study of Nigerian musical practices in the diaspora, addressing ways in which diasporic groups are negotiating culture preservation, cultural change, and integration. This study therefore advanced discussions on music, migration, and belonging by putting the voices of Nigerian immigrants at the centre
Literature and the nugget of knowledge : an interview with Derek Attridge and Peter Lamarque
No full textAbstract: The idea of an interview with Peter Lamarque and Derek Attridge on the cognitive value of literary fiction arose in the wake of an aesthetics course on the relation between literature and truth at the University of Antwerp. In Spring 2015 Peter Lamarque contributed to this course with the lecture \u201cThe Opacity of Narrative and Fine-grained Reading\u201d. In Spring 2017 Derek Attridge elaborated his view on the relation between literature and truth in his lecture \u201cThe Event of Truth : Literature\u2019s Singular Relation to Knowledge\u201d. After each lecture, we had the occasion to discuss with the author the stakes of the debate and we were rapidly convinced by the many points of convergences between their views. We intended to explore these similarities and differences through a face to face interaction and were happy that both philosophers accepted our invitation for an interview. This interview was conducted by Arthur Cools and Leen Verheyen in York on 9 July 2018
Literature and the Nugget of Knowledge. An Interview with Derek Attridge and Peter Lamarque
No full textThe idea of an interview with Peter Lamarque and Derek Attridge on the cognitive value of literary fiction arose in the wake of an aesthetics course on the relation between literature and truth at the University of Antwerp. In Spring 2015 Peter Lamarque contributed to this course with the lecture “The Opacity of Narrative and Fine-grained Reading”. In Spring 2017 Derek Attridge elaborated his view on the relation between literature and truth in his lecture “The Event of Truth : Literature’s Singular Relation to Knowledge”. After each lecture, we had the occasion to discuss with the author the stakes of the debate and we were rapidly convinced by the many points of convergences between their views. We intended to explore these similarities and differences through a face to face interaction and were happy that both philosophers accepted our invitation for an interview. This interview was conducted by Arthur Cools and Leen Verheyen in York on 9 July 2018
Derek Bourgeois Op.114 Trombon Konçertosunun müzikal analizi ve teknik açıdan incelenmesi
No full textBu çalışmada sırasıyla; trombonun tarihçesi, 20. yüzyılda İngiltere'de müzik anlayışı Derek Bourgeois'in hayatı, müzik dili ve diğer yapıtları hakkında bilgiler verilmiştir. Ayrıca Derek Bourgeois Trombon Konçertosu Op.114'ün müzikal analizi ve konçertonun zor pasajlarının çalınmasına yönelik teknik çalışma yöntemlerine yer verilmiş ve örneklendirilmiştir. 1940'lı yıllardan sonra üretkenliğiyle ön plana çıkan Bourgeois, zaman içerisinde İngiltere'nin en önemli ve en üretken bestecilerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Bu bağlamda Derek Bourgeois'in müzikal kimliği ve kompozisyon stili incelenmeye değer görülmüştür. Trombon solo repertuvarındaki söz konusu eseri tek başına ele alan Türkçe kaynaklı akademik bir çalışmaya rastlanmadığı için Op. 114 trombon konçertosunun detaylı analizleri ve eserin müzikal temeli çerçevesinde yapılan araştırmaların sonucunda bu eser metni oluşturularak eseri yorumlamak isteyen trombon icracılarına faydalı bir kaynak olması hedeflenmiştir
Rapid growth of Coalescing Droplets and Observation of Fine Structures in Turbulent Flow
No full textI will present our results on size-growth dynamics of coalescing droplets in simulation of isotropic turbulent flow. In the short time limit, we observe very fast growth due to correlations of these droplets which can be related to the interaction between their inertia to turbulent advection (this work is done with colleagues at affiliations 1 \& 2). In a later part, I will describe our attempt to experimentally observe the intermittent fine structures of turbulence flow using high resolution Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique (this work is done with colleagues at affiliation 3)
Spontaneous music : the first generation British free improvisers
No full textThe British free improvisation scene originated in London and Sheffield during the
mid 1960s. In groups such as AMM, the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and Joseph
Holbrooke, a distinctive and ambitious musicality developed that still occupies most
of its protagonists forty years later.
Marked stylistic contrasts developed within the genre, notably the `atomistic' and
`laminar' methods of interaction. Nonetheless, a consistency of principle and practice
was also apparent that defined British free improvisation as unique. In some respects
the genre resembled its German, Dutch and American counterparts, and also the jazz
and classical avant-gardes that had inspired them. Both conceptually and practically,
however, clear differences remained.
The British free improvisers refined a method and an aesthetic of musical creativity,
which suggested an intimate perspective and a detailed analysis of that which we
accept as `music'. Its techniques and results were unconventional, but remained
consistent with music's defining concepts and experiences. As such, British free
improvisation suggested a more inclusive model of musicality than is common, and
implied a broad critique of the cultural values that define `music' at all. Though the
free improvisers themselves did not explicitly state the connection, their work may be
viewed in the context of Deconstruction: the post-structuralist analytical strategy
associated with philosopher Jacques Derrida.
British free improvisation culminated from innovations within the twentieth century
avant-garde. Referencing styles such as atonality and free jazz, it challenged the
aesthetic, technical and hierarchical standards of Western tradition in a form that was
striking and extreme, but also of logical development and focus. Free improvisation
owed explicit debt to a variety of other musics; its most singular achievement
however, was the redefinition of `rhythm' by which it disguised this fact.
The music of the first generation British free improvisers is reliant upon precise
conceptual and practical execution. But though this has enabled the genre to be
musically innovative, in the long term it has also become a logical problem. With
British free improvisation as its subject, the scrutiny of Deconstruction reveals
significant discrepancies between what `free improvisation' implies and what it
actually represents
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