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• Canta a Chanson (2023) author(s): Wimian Hernández Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Serge Koussevitsky’s Chanson Triste and Orestes López’s Canta Contrabajo Canta are the main focus of this research project. As a Cuban bassist I would like to share with my listeners the same sensation I experienced when I discovered that López wrote his piece based on Koussevitzky's but in Cuban Danzòn form. The score of Canta Contrabajo Canta no longer exists, so one of the contributions of this project is a notated score of my own version of the piece constructed by listening to the recordings. This will make future performances of the piece possible internationally, so that a wider range of musicians will be able to access this work, beyond the narrow circle of Cuban double bass players who learn the work through oral tradition today. The project also contains information the Cuban Danzón, its historical context, composers who were inspired by it to create new works and how Cuban composers incorporated Western Classical melodies into their Danzóns. I also discuss the oral tradition through which many musicians learned to play instruments in Cubas as well as the lives of Cuban double bass players connected to Canta Contrabajo Canta, as well as Serge Koussevitzky and his contribution to the Cuban repertoire for the double bass.
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• Camilo Arias - Master Research Last Sand (2023) author(s): Camilo Arias published in: KC Research Portal
  While the commercial musical stream of "Latin American Baroque" has been associated with musical cross-breeding, the study of the colonial repertoire that composes it documents quite the opposite: the absence of non-European musical features. By accepting the impossibility to find the written "Mestizo Baroque", this research chooses to "re-imagine it" from orality. Taking the Fandango musical family as a framework, this research enters into playful dialogues between the XVIII century European fandango and its surviving folklore counterparts: the Mexican Son Huasteco and the Colombo-Venezuelan Joropo. Through analysis and transcription of oral sources, style comparison, arrangement, and improvisation this research aims to create a musical product that reclaims the mixed-raced identities, erased from colonial archives, in today´s Early Music industry.
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• Butterfly: Metamorphosis for a Modern World (2023) author(s): Rheanne Breen Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Butterfly: Metamorphosis for a Modern World Opera, a powerful art form known for its emotive storytelling and vocal prowess, has long been celebrated for its ability to captivate audiences. However, the historical context of opera has also given rise to numerous issues of racial representation and cultural sensitivity. Over the years, the practice of blackface and yellowface in certain opera productions has perpetuated harmful stereotypes and alienated diverse audiences. This exposition aims to examine the implications of these practices and explore potential solutions to foster a more inclusive and culturally sensitive operatic environment.
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• Besides Mozart and excerpts: what is the importance of Bach's Solo repertoire in violin orchestral auditions (2023) author(s): Sarah Nojosa Barboza Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Besides Mozart and Excerpts, what is the importance of Bach's Solo repertoire in violin orchestral auditions
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• An ornamented version of the 12 Telemann Fantasias for viola da gamba (2023) author(s): Miguel Bonal Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Ornamentation was a predominant musical practice in the 17th and 18th centuries, in which the performer showed his genius and musicality by creating musical motifs that embellished the melody. During the first half of the 18th century, it was common for composers to leave slow movements fairly empty and free for improvisation. One of the most useful sources for the study of ornamentation is Telemann's Methodical Sonatas. These ornaments appear in the first movement of each sonata and are the ones that have been selected, studied, and represented in my version of the fantasias.
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• An Embouchure Aid for Wind Musicians (2023) author(s): Giuseppe Sapienza published in: KC Research Portal
  Name: Giuseppe Sapienza Main Subject: Classical Clarinet Research Supervisor: Wouter Verschuren Title of the Research: An Embouchure Aid for Wind Musicians Research Question: Assessing whether playing a wind instrument can change tooth position and investigate the effectiveness of an embouchure support device to provide dental support. This study was inspired by the author's personal experience of discomfort and pain while playing the clarinet and aims to investigate the potential relationship between dental health and clarinet playing, specifically the impact of the mouthpiece on tooth position and stability. A literature review of previous studies on the connection between wind instruments and tooth movement was conducted. The author collaborated with two professional dentists to develop an embouchure support device called PlayAid. The device was prototyped and tested by the author with a positive outcome. The study found a correlation between playing the clarinet and an increased risk of dental problems, including tooth mobility, erosion, and discomfort. The upper incisors were the most commonly affected teeth. The literature review showed that playing wind instruments can cause changes in tooth position, specifically an increase in overjet. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that an embouchure support device, like PlayAid, can effectively provide dental support for players with dental problems but also for those who exclusively seek better embouchure comfort and sound quality. The chosen format of a presentation will be a public exposition of the results of the research with a live demonstration of PlayAid.
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