Male bodies in opera were given a new, daring dimension with the composition of the role of Oberon for countertenor in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. While male altos had existed in different forms for centuries, this opera marks the first time a countertenor was specifically acknowledged …

The concept of human-computer integration (HInt) is entering a new evolutionary phase, that leads to a paradigm shift from interaction to the integration of computing devices with the human body (Farooq & Grudin, 2017). This embodied integration, where a computer tightly integrates with the human body …

As a Jazz and Classical Saxophone player, I sought to combine both worlds in my own compositions. As an admirer of Bach, I chose to combine the fugue as a form and compositional tool with Jazz to create an own original Jazz-fugue. This thesis seeks to find ways how to incorporate the form of Classical …

ABSTRACT: The present contribution introduces a theoretical framework to explore music performance from a perspective inspired by the conceptual resources of two orientations known as Dynamical System Theory and Embodied Cognitive Science. We discursively elaborate on how music performance might be …

Gastcollege voor eerstejaars studenten Master of Music Prins Claus Conservatorium over praktijkgericht onderzoek naar muziek

This research thesis compares different institutional (professional) ways of dealing with objects of heritage related to popular music and musicians, and to reflect on them in relation to non institutional collecting and presenting practices, such as those of fan communities. The main question of …

Lezing op uitnodiging tijdens 'pizzadiner' vor studenten van de Master of Music van het Prins Claus Conservatorium, Hanzehogeschool Groningen