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“The Right Amount of Odd”: Vocal Compulsion, Structure, and Groove in Two Love Songs from Around the World in a Day
2020
In this music-analytic interpretation of two love songs from Prince’s Around the World in a Day album, we investigate the properties of groove, arrangement, and vocality, all of which contribute to the artist’s inimitable signature. With a disciplinary grounding in musicology, we demonstrate ways whereby musical features are associated with meaning in recorded songs. Underlying the approach is the notion that it is in the music where Prince’s ingenuity mainly lies. The analysis is informed by an understanding of the technological ramifications of the process on the part of Prince and his audio engineer Susan Rogers.
Views from the boundaries: Music streaming revisited
2021
This article explores how Norwegian record label managers understand their current positions and future possibilities in a market that is increasingly driven by on-demand subscription-based streaming. It adds to a growing body of research by adopting a qualitative approach, seeking to describe issues at a personal or company level, and provide nuance and dynamics in a discourse that is often described in dichotomies and on aggregate levels. The article argues that stakeholders have more varied attitudes than simply being for or against the innovation, the new economic models and their eff ects on their own business, and the market in general. It also demonstrates that perceptions change as …
Can We Buy Virtue? Implications from State University Funding On Musical Instrument Performance Teacher Mandate
2021
Recent world developments have put a strain on the humanities in general, and higher education music performance study degree-programmes in particular. In an educational system currently promoting consumer-product relationships where the music performance teacher is very much accountable for the students’ development into professional musicians and, recently, also sustainable world citizens, we must give more attention to what, whom and why we educate? This chapter is an armchair analytical philosophical continuation of a paper published elsewhere (Rolfhamre, 2020). Taking the lead from Julia Annas’ (2011) virtue-as-skill, I will, here, elaborate on what implications the Norwegian state hig…
Girl Meets Music Business : A qualitative research of how it is to be female in the Pop Culture off [i.e. of] the twenty-first century
2017
Master's thesis Music Management MU501 - University of Agder 2017
The Underrepresentation of Female Personalities in EDM : A Closer Look into the “Boys Only”-Genre
2017
Master's thesis Music Management MU501 - University of Agder 2017 EDM, or Electronic Dance Music for short, has become a big and lucrative genre. The once nerdy and uncool phenomenon has become quite the profitable business. Superstars along the lines of Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Avicii, and Tiësto have become the rock stars of today, and for many, the role models for tomorrow. This is though not the case for females. The British magazine DJ Mag has an annual contest, where listeners and fans of EDM can vote for their favorite DJs. In 2016, the top 100-list only featured three women; Australian twin duo NERVO and Ukrainian hardcore DJ Miss K8. Nor is it easy to find female DJs and acts o…
Classics in the Cloud : A discussion of the problems of classical music and streaming
2017
Master's thesis Music Management MU501 - University of Agder 2017 Streaming services have become the main method of music consumption the last couple of years, and the classical audience have moved to the cloud as well. This paper aims to uncover some of the issues that classical consumers encounter while using streaming services, what the reasons may be that there are problems, and discussing possible solution to benefit either the connoisseur or the novice listener. It brings a topic there is little literature on into the light, and includes the niche genre, and possibly “the world's oldest” genre, into the academic discourse of the music industry today. My own experience with streaming c…
Musikalsk poesi : Inspirasjonssporing på vei mot en ny affektlære
2020
Master's Thesis in Music performance, western classical music (MUK501) Hva er egentlig inspirasjon, og hvor kan vi finne det? Kan en musikkfremførelse og et dikt uttrykke det samme? Med utgangspunkt i en produksjon fra 2018, ønsker jeg i denne oppgaven å utforske hva som settes i gang i mennesker når vi hører musikk, og hvordan disse reaksjonene kan inspirere oss til å skape noe nytt. Men grunnlag i teorien og forskningen som allerede fins i litteraturen om musikk og følelser, analyserer jeg Petr Ebens seks miniatyrer for fløyte og klaver, og søke rlikhetstrekk mellom disse og diktsamlingen «Urmakeren». Ved å gå både åpensindig og kritisk til verks, håper jeg å kunne inspirere andre kunstne…
Power of the Flute’s Delicacy in Transcription Music masterpiece : means of expression in the transcription and arrangement of Violin Sonata No. 1 in…
2018
Master's Thesis Music Performance, Western Classical Music MUK501 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis presents the performer’s and arranger’s perspective on music transcribed for flute. I find it incredibly important to explore the topic of flute transcriptions as it is a common practice all over the world to perform music that is not originally written for a particular instrument. The main goal of my investigation is an examination of means of expression of an original piece and its transcription which are undoubtedly various regarding the flute and violin that come from different instrument families. As a starting point of my research I began with choosing the musical piece for transcr…
Improvisasjon på klassisk gitar : En introduksjon til improvisasjon for klassisk skolerte gitarister
2018
Masteroppgave utøvende musikk, klassisk MUK501 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 I oppgaven forsøker jeg å systematisere min egen tilnærming til å lære improvisasjon gjennom gehørtrening. Første del av oppgaven tar for seg teorigrunnlaget som er nødvendig for å gjennomføre øvelser til improvisasjon. Teoridelen er omfattende, og består av en systematisert gjennomgang av nødvendige verktøy som en gitarist må forholde seg til. Resultatet består av seks øvelser innenfor forskjellige disipliner av improvisasjon og gehørtrening. Øvelsene har som hensikt å benytte gehøret til å lære seg et tonalt vokabular som kan brukes i improvisasjon. Teoridelen ligger til grunn for disse øvelsene, og hensikten er å…
The nature of existential anxiety in stage performance
2019
Master's Thesis Music Performance, Western Classical Music MUK501 - University of Agder 2019 The master’s thesis explores the nature of existential anxiety in stage performance. The term ‘stage fright’ is being questioned in relations to existential anxiety being a phenomenon that is suggested as being more grounded in the human condition. The nature of anxiety can manifest itself in different forms in connection with stage performances. A suggestion for musicians is to try not to fight or conquer stage fright, but instead try to surrender to existential anxiety that has the potency to lead the performer forward. The seemingly intertwining between the personal and artistic level of a musici…