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The 3D-Printed Cornett: Reflections on a Decade of Experimentation and Performance
Full text linkReflecting on some of the pioneering research that led to the first 3D-printed cornetts (2012–14), this paper describes various ways in which 3D-printed cornetts have since informed our understanding of historical performance practices, before discussing their subsequent use in the author's own professional practice. The latest iterations of the modular 3D-printed cornett at the center of this study demonstrate some opportunities afforded by the technology for innovation in contemporary instrument design, including a version with integrated piezo pickup for performance with live electronics. Finally, the author offers some thoughts on possible future directions for the research, with some consideration of environmental impacts and potential mitigations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Amadio Freddi: Vespers (1616)
No full textWorld premiere recording of the Vespers music from Freddi's 'Messa, vespro et compieta' (Venice, 1616), including a reconstruction of 'Ave maris stella' from the incomplete surviving partbooks of 'Hinni novi concertate' (1642) and including supplementary solo-voice motets from the anthology 'Ghirlanda sacra' (1625) and music by Freddi's contemporaries Ignazio Donati, Alessandro Grandi, Biagio Marini, Dario Castello, and Giovanni and Andrea Gabrieli. Performing editions and artistic direction by Jamie Savan, who also plays cornett on the recording. Substantial booklet essay corrects much biographical (mis)information on Freddi as found the standard reference works
Revoicing a 'choice eunuch': the cornett and historical models of vocality
Full text link‘Imitate the human voice’ is a familiar exhortation to instrumentalists in the pedagogical literature of the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1584 Girolamo Dalla Casa stated that the cornett is the most excellent of all wind instruments precisely on account of its ability to imitate the human voice. But what does it mean to imitate the voice in practical terms? To what extent does the ‘vocality’ of the cornett extend beyond a simple comparison of tone quality with that of ‘a boy’s voice’ (Luigi Zenobi, c.1600) or ‘a choice eunuch’ (Roger North, 1676)? This article explores ways in which different models and understandings of vocality inform the literature and pedagogy of instrumental performance practice in the 16th and early 17th centuries. It also explores ways in which techniques connected with vocal music such as solmization and transposition practices are embodied in the design and construction of historical instruments, which often have quite different characteristics to the generic ‘modern’ cornetts more commonly played today
Venice 1629: Exposition of Research
No full textThis exposition takes the form of a portfolio of materials documenting the research questions, methods and processes underpinning the CD production 'Venice 1629' (performers: The Gonzaga Band, dir. Jamie Savan, released on the Resonus Classics label in July 2018). It includes 10 new performing editions, discussion of performance practice issues including rhythmic proportions, ornamentation and instrumentation, alongside the full recording in streamable MP3 format and a fully referenced version of the booklet essay
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