Musikteori og musikvidenskab

In what ways can analytic reection be of avail when engaging in music as a musician? What restrictions of the interpreter¿s freedom do musical scores impose? Which licences do musicians in fact allow themselves? Can hierarchical tonal analysis really guide musicians towards artistically rewarding interpretations? Or is perhaps a painstaking and sensitive study of the musical details, revealing continuous processes, a more productive path to telling performances? roughout the book, the views and discussions are amplied by music examples.

In this book, the direction of readers' attention is naturally drawn into music; but more often it is drawn outwards. This is the metaphoric idea of 'autopsy': music can not only conduct investigations into extra-musical thoughts of discipline, but also into political and socio-cultural arenas. Admiration for Adorno and Bernstein does not inhibit sharp criticisms of their philosophical and political aporias. Interviews with George Crumb and Kevin Volans unveil surprisingly intimate portraits of the composers and their unique aesthetics. Essays on composers as diverse as Alban Berg, György Ligeti, Frank Corcoran and Barry Guy reveal Dwyer's multi-lensed and eclectic musicological methods. Focus on Guy and Mats Gustafsson prepares the reader for an intense exploration of free improvisation as a means of 'extending our reach into the polymorphous strata of consciousness.' Analysis of Dwyer's own works never falls into self-regarding autoethnography but serves to understand music as 'the supreme mystery of the science of man, a mystery that all the various disciplines come up against and which holds the key to their progress.' (Levi-Strauss)

Easy play-along intermediate ukulele method book for adults, for understanding music, building confidence and learning to jam like a pro, with over 100 downloadable audio play-along practice tracks.If you play ukulele to a basic level but want to reach the next level by being able to hear, follow and understand the music and songs you play then this book is for you. Follow the methods in this Next Level Ukulele book to:Dramatically boost your confidence when performingDevelop your music theory knowledge, rhythm and listening skillsImprove your ability to play and remember songsTransform your all-round skills as a musicianDoes the world really need another uke book? We think it does - you see, many experienced beginner/intermediate ukulele players grow frustrated by their inability to understand and follow the music they play. Instead of blindly following the chords on the page, they want to be able to 'hear and feel' the music they play in the same way an experienced musician does!This is where Next Level Ukulele comes in - simply follow the step-by-step method in this book (with over 100 downloadable play-along tracks included) and see your musical skills improve dramatically. By focusing on really listening and learning to recognise the sounds in the music you play, you can go beyond basic ukulele playing and begin to think, hear and feel like a real musician.Next Level Ukulele comes with over 100 downloadable play-along backing tracks demonstrating most of the examples in the book. These are used to teach you to hear and recognise what you hear in the songs you play - chords, chord progressions, keys and key changes, common rhythmic patterns and more.Next Level Ukulele shows you how to:Learn to play 'by ear'. This is how many musicians can work out and play songs they've never even played before! Develop the skills you need to be able to do thisUnderstand and recognise the common elements we see in the popular ukulele repertoire - major and minor chords and keys, different rhythms and time signatures, 'seventh' chords, common chord sequences, key changes, 'borrowed' chords and much moreRecognise common song forms and structures like the 12 bar blues, 'IV' chord chorus songs, and songs based on simple repeating chord patternsLearn to 'feel the rhythm' - nail common rhythmic feels and strumming patterns such as swing rhythms, shuffles, 'train' rhythms, waltz time and moreThis book is perfect for you if:You want to improve your ukulele playing skills, feel more confident when playing with other musicians, and simply enjoy your playing moreYou'd like to become one of those players who can hear songs and work them out simply by using their ears!You want to improve your ability to listen to and follow the music you playYou want to learn some of the skills you need to jam with others (and feel comfortable and confident doing so!)You'd like to play music and songs on the spot 'by ear' instead of always following a chord sheetYou want a deeper understanding of the music you playYou'd like to be able to recognise the common chords, chord progressions, song forms and key changes used in the popular ukulele repertoire

What is the relationship between music and radical social change? This book explores their confounding and exciting interrelations in original and engaging ways. Beginning with how capitalism and empire have progressively twisted and atomized our aurally aesthetic experiences over the past century, Alexander Billet examines how social struggles and mass protests challenge the isolation and commodification of music, a challenge which can, in turn, suggest visions of a life lived collectively and on our own terms. Part manifesto, part theoretical exegesis, part love letter to human creativity, Shake the City is a rigorous and poetic plea for our world to be as musical as we deserve it to be. 'This is a book about how music is used to teach conformism, from muzak, through gentrification, to the isolation of our earbud world. And it is a book about how artists have rebelled, raging against racists and authoritarians, and fighting to remake musical forms. You'll find on Alexander Billet's pages a dazzling array of characters, from Erik Satie and the clubbers of the 1980s rave scene, to Skepta and Lethal Bizzle, by way of the Ramones. Read, resist, and make music ours once more.'- David Renton, author of Never Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League, 1976-82 (Routledge, 2018).

Giuseppe Tartini (1692¿1770) made history both as an outstanding composer andas an exceptional music theorist. Especially after he began to devote himself tospeculative reflections of music, Tartini seems to have been searching for harmonybetween music theory (which he studied in depth, even reaching back to ancientconcepts of music) and musical practice (his daily routine as composer and violinistat St Anthony¿s Basilica in Padua and as violin teacher). The present 2nd volume of theseries focuses on both Tartini¿s musical language and his theoretical deliberations.

Adam Pendleton initiierte diese Gruppenausstellung als eine Erkundung künstlerischer Sprache. Einige Werke enthalten Wörter, aber vor allem geht es um Ideen, Prozesse und Technologien, die in das Konzept der Malerei einfließen.In Zusammenarbeit mit Galerie Max Hetzler

Over the last three decades Slavoj ¿i¿ek has become an iconic figure of intellectuel engagé and his works have engendered ongoing reflection within as different academic disciplines as philosophy, literature or cultural, gender, postcolonial and film studies. But when it comes to music, things look different.With an emphasis on the German modernist tradition from Wagner to Schönberg, a whole range of references to music are scattered throughout ¿i¿ek¿s copious body of works. However, these efforts seem to go almost unnoticed within academia ¿ at least on first glance. Looking more closely, one notices a subtle but nevertheless consistent adoption of ¿i¿ek¿s theories within musicology, spreading across a broad range of topics and approaches. So, ¿i¿ek has become part of musicology, even if his presence is still uncharted territory.The present volume, which appeals to musicologists and philosophers alike, intends to map different ways in which ¿i¿ek¿s philosophy has been adopted in order to approach many of musicology¿s core questions, from musical analysis to the opera studies, from contemporary music to the history of the discipline itself. At the same time it both reflects on and questions ¿i¿ek¿s positions on musical aesthetics as expressed in his writings. Last but not least, the volume also features two essays by ¿i¿ek himself, reflecting his different approaches to writing about music.

Emil Reesen (1887-1964) var den populære altmuligmand i dansk musik. Han er i dag bedst kendt for sin operette Farinelli, men havde en karriere, der spændte bredere end nogen anden dansk komponist. Reesen komponerede alt fra revyviser til raffinerede orkesterværker og balletter. Samtidig havde han en dirigentkarriere på højeste niveau, der gjorde ham til en af de kendteste danskere i radioens guldalder. Reesens musikalske begavelse var utrolig, og han brugte sine talenter til at afprøve alle slags stilarter. Det var en del af hans kunstneriske natur at forklæde sig i musikken – og at underholde sit publikum. Den alsidighed kom senere til at betyde, at han ikke blev regnet for helt klassisk nok. Derfor har der ikke før været skrevet en bog om Emil Reesen, en af de mest succesfulde danske musikpersonligheder i det 20. århundrede.

Musikhören in therapeutischer Methodik verband sich im 20. Jahrhundert über Möglichkeiten der technischen Moderne mit Hoffnungen auf neue Wege in der Heilkunst.Diese Hoffnungen sind zum Lebensthema der US-amerikanischen Musikerin und Musiktherapeutin Helen Lindquist Bonny (1921-2010) geworden: Als Violinistin entwickelte sie zunächst eine Expertise für Musik der klassisch-romantischen Ästhetik, bevor sie musiktherapeutisch aktiv wurde und dann mit Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) ein musikrezeptives Methodenwerk entwarf.Ihr Lebensweg war verbunden mit Bestrebungen weiblicher Emanzipation und der Rezeption eines Zeitgeistes, in dem die Auseinandersetzung mit Formen veränderter Wachbewusstheit faszinierte. Musikreisen in innere Räume eröffnet an ihrer Biographie ein Panorama zur frühen Fachgeschichte der rezeptiven Musiktherapie im 20. Jahrhundert.