Heritage designation is everywhere today—attached to buildings, monuments, landscapes, expressive practices, and entire ways of life. Official institutions hurry to stamp places, traditions, and people …
This dissertation examines African and Afro-diasporic music in the contemporary world music industry. It looks specifically at Orchestra Baobab and AfroCubism, two world music bands …
This dissertation investigates Estonian hip-hop artists’ engagement with concepts of national suffering, character, and anxieties by examining the play of collective social norms and individuality …
Abstract of “Terms of Addition: Compositions and Strategies for Electro-Acoustic Chamber Ensemble” by Bevin L. Kelley, PhD., Brown University, May 2014 “Terms of Addition: Compositions …
“Simon and the Animating Interface” entangles instrument design, experimental performance and theoretical research with an electronic toy named Simon. Central to the exploration is the …
This dissertation examines the co-development of improvised rock music and live sound engineering during formative periods. It is both an extended case study of a …
What do you think? is the artist's first foray into music composition. It aims to deconstruct three primary concepts to his musical and personal self; …
This dissertation chronicles the development of Ming Mecca, an experimental modular synthesizer and videogame console designed and engineered by the author. Modular synthesizers are a …
This dissertation examines how practitioners of capoeira Angola develop sensory knowledge as a mode of racial politics. The ethnographic study focuses on master-teacher Mestre Cláudio’s …
Abstract of Diacousticon: Curation, Audience, and the Listening Machine by Stephan M. Moore, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2015. This thesis provides a thorough discussion of …
This dissertation examines differences in affective response to music among players of Appalachian old-time music, primarily in Appalachian Virginia and North Carolina. While a small …
“Schaulust: A Study in Light and Sound” is an investigation into the development of a new audiovisual performance platform called Schaulust. This platform pairs custom …
This document, the written portion of my dissertation project, is a companion to the interactive multimedia performance work Unless (2009), which featured movement artist Emily …
This project tells the story of the revitalization of a community musical tradition. The music is the old-time string band music of Surry County North …
This dissertation discusses the musical thought and practice of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (1932�1982). I focus on three main issues: Gould�s embrace of music technology, …
On a typical night at the opera, the musico-dramatic synthesis that takes place on stage is saturated in atmosphere, but the proceedings off-stage are no …
The Notes of Country explores how a simple, four-note motive can be employed and expanded on in a variety of musical styles. From motivic transformation …
This dissertation explores of various modes of musical activism within the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Music is an important aspect of life in …