Edita Gruberová’s Wig: Belcanto Revival and Staging Practices at the Turn of the 21st Century
Arthor: Vellutini, Claudio Publication details: Edita Gruberová’s Wig: Belcanto Revival and Staging Practices at the Turn of the 21st Century, Belcanto: Tradition and Fascination Today, edited by Isolde Schmid-Reiter and Aviel Cahn (Regensburg: ConBrio, 2024), pp. 167-187. Details: Internationally renowned scholars and artists reflect on Belcanto from different angles rooted in research and practice and […]
Where Waters Meet
Artists: UBC Music PhD student Sherryl Sewepagaham, composer; Canadian Chamber Choir Release date: September 2024 Description (from Canadian Chamber Choir website): Where Waters Meet is an Indigenous/settler partnership built on friendship, deep respect and admiration, and the desire to communicate through our shared sung medium. It is a culmination of several joint projects in different […]
The Influence of Dissonance on Listeners’ Perceived Emotions in Rhythmically Complex Musical Excerpts
Author: Poudrier, Ève, Bell, Bryan, Lee, Jason Yin Hei, and Sapp, Craig Stuart Publication details: Auditory Perception and Cognition, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 291-318 Weblink: doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2024.2396980 Abstract: This study investigates the influence of dissonance on listeners’ ratings of five emotional dimensions (mood, energy, movement, dissonance, and tension) using excerpts from twentieth-century keyboard music that feature complex […]
Listeners’ Perceived Emotions in Musical Excerpts with Ordered vs. Randomized Pitch and Register
Author: Poudrier, Ève, Bell, Bryan, Lee, Jason Yin Hei, and Sapp, Craig Stuart Publication details: 2023 4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds, Pisa, Italy, 2023, pp. 1-9. IEEE. Weblink: https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEECONF59510.2023.10335484 Abstract: The current study investigates the influence of pitch and register (ordered vs. randomized) on listeners’ ratings of five emotional dimensions (mood, energy, movement, […]
Listener’s perceived emotions in synthetic vs. human performance of rhythmically complex musical excerpts
Authors: Poudrier, Ève, Bell, B. J., Lee, J. Y. H., Sapp, C.S. Publication details: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Music and Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR 2023), 13–15 November 2023, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 599–610. CMMR 2023 & Laboratory PRISM, Marseille, France. Weblink: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10076248 Abstract: Research on listeners’ perceived emotions in music draws on human and synthetic […]
The Oxford Handbook of Music in China and the Chinese Diaspora
Featured UBC Contributors: Dr. Alan Thrasher (prof. emeritus) and Kar Lun Alan Lau (BMus ’03) Publication Details: Oxford University Press Link: doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190661960.001.0001 Abstract: This volume provides an innovative vision for Chinese music studies in the twenty-first century. Each chapter advances research insights into a genre or context in Chinese music and develops a theoretical model applicable beyond […]
Polyrhythm classification using the composite tool
Authors: Poudrier, Ève Publication details: 2nd International Conference Música Analítica, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Music Time, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 12-14 October 2023, p. 48. Weblink: https://www.uc.pt/site/assets/files/1190234/ma_abstracts_1.pdf Abstract: This paper proposes a definition of polyrhythm that affords classification of a wider variety of polyphonic textures along a set of characteristics derived from”composite rhythms,” […]
Ispiciwin
Ensemble: Andrew Balfour and Luminous Voices Featured UBC Alumni: Sherryl Sewepagaham (composer of Okâwîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth) & Picikîsksîs (Chickadee) Chant) Label: Leaf Music Recording/mix engineer: Paul Chirka and Zana Warner Recording details: Ispiciwin, meaning “Journey,” embarks on an unprecedented musical exploration, bridging cultures and perspectives. Winnipeg and Cree composer Andrew Balfour describes it as a […]
recurrence (in two parts)
Author: Julia Ulehla Publication details: Performance Matters, Volume 9, Issue 1-2, 2023, pp. 187-204 Weblink: erudit.org Description: This essay explores the author’s process of trying to understand how to responsibly forge a relationship with traditional song heritage given conditions of ethnocultural rupture. Weaving together Slovácko folk songs transcribed by the author’s great-grandfather, an archival recording of the […]
Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1960–2000
Authors: Laurel Parsons with Brenda Ravenscroft, eds. Publication details: Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers. Vol. 3 : Concert Music, 1960–2000, New York: Oxford University Press, 2016 Weblink: global.oup.com Description: Over the past 30 years, musicologists have produced a remarkable new body of research literature focusing on the lives and careers of women composers […]