The evolution of the role of the orchestral conductor
- Authors: Snyman, Grant
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Music , Orchestral music Orchestral music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Conducting
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MMus
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23153 , vital:30435
- Description: Orchestral conducting is an art form and profession that has existed for over two centuries – but with little detailed documentation. Thus, the core focus of the treatise is to provide a detailed history of the changing role of the orchestral conductor, his role in orchestral music and the future of orchestral conducting as a profession. The treatise describes the periodical history of the orchestra in relation to the need for a conductor that has developed. It discusses four composer-conductors who had a profound and lasting impact on orchestral conducting as a full-time profession. The treatise also highlights two leading international orchestras. These two international orchestras, with the help of their musical directors, were able to reach new musical achievements in the 20th Century. A broad description of the role of the orchestral conductor in South Africa is provided. Moreover, the researcher explores the reasons why classical music, as an established art form, performed by symphony orchestras, has increasingly struggled internationally as a sustainable industry. Finally, the researcher draws on the theoretical framework and his own experience to make recommendations for future development of conductors as well as research in this field.
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- Date Issued: 2018
- Authors: Snyman, Grant
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Music , Orchestral music Orchestral music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Conducting
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MMus
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23153 , vital:30435
- Description: Orchestral conducting is an art form and profession that has existed for over two centuries – but with little detailed documentation. Thus, the core focus of the treatise is to provide a detailed history of the changing role of the orchestral conductor, his role in orchestral music and the future of orchestral conducting as a profession. The treatise describes the periodical history of the orchestra in relation to the need for a conductor that has developed. It discusses four composer-conductors who had a profound and lasting impact on orchestral conducting as a full-time profession. The treatise also highlights two leading international orchestras. These two international orchestras, with the help of their musical directors, were able to reach new musical achievements in the 20th Century. A broad description of the role of the orchestral conductor in South Africa is provided. Moreover, the researcher explores the reasons why classical music, as an established art form, performed by symphony orchestras, has increasingly struggled internationally as a sustainable industry. Finally, the researcher draws on the theoretical framework and his own experience to make recommendations for future development of conductors as well as research in this field.
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- Date Issued: 2018
Portfolio of compositions
- Authors: Simpson, Wayne Charles
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Composition (Music) , Music
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MMus
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7385 , vital:21343
- Description: This essay will address the evolving nature of, and diversity, in method types of musical analysis. It will explore the connection between methods and approach types to musical analysis and related conceptions of what constitutes meaning in music. These methods will be largely understood as operating inside given parameters of musical meaning. Following a short history of some of the developments concerning structure in music from the 17th to late 19th century, I will discuss some of the dominant analytical methods and aim to highlight common features between them. I will discuss the different approaches these methods employ and highlight areas where a given method might be seen as using more than one approach. I will then investigate some approaches to composition that fall outside the conventional view of musical meaning and ultimately suggest the application of an eclectic model to musical analysis.
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- Date Issued: 2014
- Authors: Simpson, Wayne Charles
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Composition (Music) , Music
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MMus
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7385 , vital:21343
- Description: This essay will address the evolving nature of, and diversity, in method types of musical analysis. It will explore the connection between methods and approach types to musical analysis and related conceptions of what constitutes meaning in music. These methods will be largely understood as operating inside given parameters of musical meaning. Following a short history of some of the developments concerning structure in music from the 17th to late 19th century, I will discuss some of the dominant analytical methods and aim to highlight common features between them. I will discuss the different approaches these methods employ and highlight areas where a given method might be seen as using more than one approach. I will then investigate some approaches to composition that fall outside the conventional view of musical meaning and ultimately suggest the application of an eclectic model to musical analysis.
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- Date Issued: 2014
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