Violin Baroque Pieces on Soprano Saxophone
(2018)
author(s): Benjamin Falces Vaquero
published in: KC Research Portal
Name: José Benjamín Falces Vaquero
Main Subject: Classical Saxophone
Research Supervisor: Jarmo Hoogendijk
Title of Research: Baroque Violin Pieces on Soprano Saxophone;
Transcription of Caprice No. 26 for Violin Solo by Pietro Locatelli
Research Question: How should a baroque violin piece be transcribed and played on a soprano saxophone?
Summary of Results:
There are so many baroque pieces for violin which have been transcribed for soprano saxophone, but there are even more performances of these pieces by almost all classical saxophonists. The reason is that saxophonists often need to improve their repertoire and that these pieces were already frequently transcribed during the period which were made. Also, there have been many saxophonists who have thought that this instrument can give something special to these kinds of works. Based on interviews, questionnaires, comparison of baroque transcriptions and my own experience documented through the whole process of a transcription, this research investigates what is the best way to transcribe and play violin baroque pieces for soprano saxophone. My main conclusion is when writing for these arrangements it is allowed to make many modifications from the original version but always depending on the characteristics of the instrument and the baroque transcription criteria and keeping the original intention of the composer. These results will give the saxophone world more sources of how to transcribe and play these pieces, keeping in mind the original idea of the composer in the baroque style and making it more useful for the instrument.
Biography:
José Benjamín Falces Vaquero has had lessons with teachers like Vincent David, Ensemble Squillante, Berlage Saxophone Quartet, Arno Bornkamp and others. He won national prizes in Torrent, Xativa and Lliria. He now collaborates with a few Young Orchestras: JOGV, IYPO and ORSAXCOVA. In 2017 he received a Scholarship from the Government of Valencia.
As a jazz performer he has had lessons with teachers such as Perico Sambeat, Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Mintzer, Gregory Fritze, and recorded a CD with Big Band Talleres Sedajazz.
Exploring the space within intervals: an approach on different ways of shifting on cello
(2016)
author(s): Alexis Bove
published in: KC Research Portal
After listing the different ways of shifting and looking for direct applications in the repertoire, my goal was to enhance the accuracy of my shifts.
Looking for different approaches in order to raise accuracy brought me to three different conceptions about practicing.
The first approach refers to have a clear idea of the body movement required to achieve the different types of position change. However, according to recent studies, this approach using an internal focus (focus directed to the movement itself) tends to be less effective than using an external focus (focus directed to the effect of the movement on the environment).
Therefore the second approach consists in anticipating the sound as an external focus as well as developing the geography of the instrument. Nevertheless, anticipating the sound and knowing where a sound is located on the instrument does not include a musical context. Consequently the last approach is related to the goal conception as well as the practice of the musical intention.
My main conclusion is that musical intention should be the main concern of the artist in his practice, which will lead to a more authentic approach in his artistic development. Besides, I encourage musicians to use goal setting in their daily practice to develop awareness of their intention, which will help to have a better view of what method to use to reach the desired result. The last approach which is motivated by the musical intention should encourage teachers to use instructions based on an external focus in order to help the student finding his own voice in music.
Housing Ecologies of Scale
(last edited: 2022)
author(s): Micaela del Puerto
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This site exhibits the Master Dissertation of Micaela del Puerto Fernandez at KU Leuven University. The research invokes scale to learn from different events in our homes that are not comparable until we use the scale to put them at the same level and embody nature in a different way. The creation of an arch-scope as a new space of condensation of different scales and a starting point for thinking about how we design our houses. If we start to conceive living spaces through an arch-scope maybe we can design better habitats, which are able to keep an eye on all the multiple events that are important for a positive impact of a body being in a space.