This research project aims at defining humor techniques related to operetta music scores, using three Belgian Belle Époque operettas as case studies, and developing a proposition to operationalize…
'Early Music Beyond authenticity' proposes a new historical mode for Early Music wherein curation, editing, and performance are identified as fundamentally creative activities
This doctoral trajectory investigated the collaborative process in musical-gestural pieces. Winnie Huang developed a performance practice allowing understanding of the skills required, with a focus…
Marco Fusi investigated the complex creative process of Giacinto Scelsi, looking for interpretative suggestions residing within his artefacts. The subject of analysis was Scelsi's opus for strings.
Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn performs contemporary repertoire distinguished by physically decoupled notations or physical polyphonic notations, a unique and relatively recent trend in musical notation that…
The speed of rhythms in live acoustic music, literally the velocity at which notes are sounding, can be defined in absolute terms based on clock time. But there is also the perceived speed that, in…
An analysis of the airs sérieux contained in the RASB published by the house of Ballard during the period 1695 to 1715 and a search for greater performance authenticity.
Composers have recently integrated techniques proper to saxophone without mouthpiece attached to the neckpiece within their works. This doctoral project sheds light on the artistic possibilities,…