Browsing by Supervisor "Lodge, Martin"
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A Kind of Magic: Identifying and Analysing Queen's Idiolect, 1973-1980
(The University of Waikato, 2016)‘A Kind of Magic’ is a musicological study of the British band Queen’s output between 1973 and 1980. The research analyses 90 songs across eight studio albums, and covers the era during which Queen emerged as one of the ... -
A life in music: The contribution of John Ritchie (1921-2014) to the Christchurch musical community as a composer, performer, educator and administrator.
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis is a study of the life of New Zealand composer John Ritchie (1921-2014) from his ancestry and early years, and his development throughout formative teenage years to adulthood. Interviews conducted with Ritchie ... -
An investigation into the value proposition of classical music: The creative value chain, music as work and value measurement in a New Zealand context of opera, orchestra and composition
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Composition and performance of classical music provides a service offering that simultaneously fulfils the artistic goals of composer, performer and audience whilst contributing to education, community, the economy, and ... -
Bach’s Creative Journey: A Study of Source, Circumstance, Genre, Interpretation and Procedure in the Earliest Music of J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
(University of Waikato, 2014)Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of the most researched composers in Western music, yet attempts to comprehend the universal personality of the man continue unabated. The earliest period of his creative life, between ... -
Composition Portfolio
(University of Waikato, 2011)This portfolio of original compositions is made up of six works, two electroacoustic and four acoustic. Firstly a Piano suite for solo piano, composed of four different short works, exploring different themes and modes ... -
Composition Portfolio
(University of Waikato, 2011)The music written for this portfolio offers creative answers to some of the challenges facing contemporary New Zealand composition, including multiculturalism.This has involved in-depth research using a variety of methods. ... -
Composition Portfolio
(University of Waikato, 2016)This portfolio consist of five works: an octet (for flute, erhu, yangqin, guzheng, two violins, viola and cello), a trio (for violin, cello and piano), a piano suite, a song cycle and a duet (for flute and harp). The aim ... -
Janetta McStay: A pianist and teacher's legacy
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis investigates the life and legacy of pianist and teacher Janetta Mary McStay (20 May 1917–14 June 2012) as one of the foremost musicians of the twentieth century in New Zealand, exceptional in her achievements ... -
Léonce de Saint-Martin: Organist and composer
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This study examines the life and work of the largely forgotten organist Léonce de Saint-Martin and the role he played in the life of Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris. The Study consists of two parts: A) Performance The ... -
Master of Music in Composition
(University of Waikato, 2013)This portfolio of compositions involved the creation of multimedia works within the context of collaborative artistic practice. This interest has resulted from my increasing participation in multidisciplinary collaborative ... -
Portfolio of Compositions
(University of Waikato, 2012)This portfolio is made up of eight works. Et Tu mixes both acoustic and electronic instruments. In addition to traditional compositional techniques it also utilizes digital effects as a means of enhancing the composition. ... -
Portfolio of compositions
(University of Waikato, 2015)The compositions in this portfolio aim to synthesise aspects of contemporary Western classical composition with techniques from traditional Chinese classical music in a way unique to the composer. That aim generates a ... -
A Portfolio of Compositions
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The pieces in this portfolio cover a wide range of methods and styles - from work for a single vocalising percussionist, to singing bowl and electronics and a work for full orchestra. The aim of this portfolio is to ... -
Portfolio of compositions
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The portfolio is a creative response to the question of how autochthonous new music might be composed which genuinely reflects the interaction of Western and Chinese traditional music and philosophy. The solution proposed ... -
Portfolio of Compositions: Systematic composition of cross-genre hybrid music
(University of Waikato, 2015)The research focus of this PhD thesis is the development of a new technique for composing original musical compositions in which elements from different musical genres are hybridised. The innovative aspect of achieving ... -
Relationship of the cricothyroid space with vocal range in female singers
(University of Waikato, 2014)It is well documented that the cricothyroid (CT) space opens and closes with changes in pitch, narrowing with rising pitch and widening with falling pitch. Indeed, cricothyroid approximation surgery, a procedure where the ... -
The application of ICT in the music classroom: Factors that influence technology integration in New Zealand secondary schools.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis investigates how New Zealand secondary school music teachers used ICT in their music programmes between 2008 and 2012. It started from the assumption that the adoption of technology in secondary music classrooms ... -
The High Art of Trip Hop: Extending the Bristol Sound by Incorporating Compositional Approaches from Classical Music
(The University of Waikato, 2018)‘The High Art of Trip Hop’ defines the Bristol sound and extends it through new composition techniques. The two-part thesis combines musicological and practice-led research. Part one analyses the Bristol sound, a style ... -
Tonality re-framed: The tone clock as gateway to expanded tonality
(The University of Waikato, 2022)During the 20ᵗʰ century, developments in musical practice courted controversy by abandoning traditional means of musical organization and expression. A potent response to this trend was the work of Peter Schat in creating ...
