Tag Archives: musicology

Song – Arrangement – Track: Where is the ontological presence of a song?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Paul Carr

This week in my Musicology session we have been discussing the various ontological aspects of a record. Alban Zac describes the following three factors:- 1)      The song: Made up of factors such as melody, chords and basic form 2)      Arrangement: … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa and Musical Virtuality: The Final Word on Zappa (for a while)

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Paul Carr

Well, after the best part of eight years of trying to understand what makes his music tick – I completed what will be my final piece of work on Zappa for a while. Close on the heels of Frank Zappa … Continue reading →

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Truth and Method: How Can We Be More Objective When Analysing Music

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Paul Carr

I read a review of Frank Zappa and the And this week – and despite its negativity,  it got me thinking about the ways in which our world views impact the ways in which we interpret meaning in music. Being … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa Musicological Analysis

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Paul Carr

Here is a lecture on Frank Zappa I gave to students as part of a musicology class this week. Comments Welcome! <div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp/session-7-zappa-final-presentation&#8221; title=”Session 7 zappa final presentation” target=”_blank”>Session 7 zappa final presentation</a> </strong> from <strong><a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp&#8221; … Continue reading →

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Performance Analysis

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Paul Carr

I delivered a session on an introduction to Performance Analysis this week – asking the students the following questions Place examples of Episodic Markers (see presentation below) and one of the following Sonic/Tactile/Kinetic Anaphones Genre Synecdoche Experiments with Time & … Continue reading →

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Les Paul and Mary Ford: is it still possible to be successful and truly experimental?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Paul Carr

A year or so ago, I wrote a blog about how the singer Rumer sounded like Karen Carpenter  – and how the music industry could be seen to be using  a proven formula (i.e The Carpenters) to sell the public … Continue reading →

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Zappa And the And – the Final Blog!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Paul Carr

Well – I finally got my copies of my Zappa book last week – so this will probably be the last time I blog about it (hip – hip……). I would really appreciate anyone helping with the social network side … Continue reading →

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Zappa and the And Published in two weeks

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Paul Carr

Well – over two years since it was initially announced – Zappa and the And is to published in a couple of weeks. Ashgate  have officially posted my introduction online – you can see it at here There are also … Continue reading →

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Production and Text Analysis – and the Elements of Music

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Paul Carr

I have attached below a 2nd presentation of my musicology class – which focuses on how we can analyze how music is produced in addition to the text (using the elements of music). It starts with a few questions which … Continue reading →

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Musicology – Session 1

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Paul Carr

As last year, here is a powerpoint of some introductory notes to a musicology session I teach. Anyone interested in commenting – please do so! <div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp/introduction-to-musicology-lecture&#8221; title=”Introduction to Musicology Lecture” target=”_blank”>Introduction to Musicology Lecture</a> </strong> from … Continue reading →

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