Synchron und diachron. Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Kontrapunkt und Prozessualität in romantischer Formensprache by Ariane Jeßulat

“…‘Organic form’ is implicitly and explicitly used with metaphorical connotations that imply a preselection when applied to musical analysis. This goes hand in hand with a diffuse blending of the aesthetics of production and reception, as well as with an almost matter of course renunciation of contrapuntal techniques, typical of the Classic-Romantic Formenlehre, which could conflict with the illusion of spontaneous inspiration and natural processes. …”
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The Performance of Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations”. Continuity, Discontinuity, Cyclic Integration, Irony by William Kinderman

“…Numerous performance recommendations emerge from the integrated consideration of historical documents, musical analysis, and aesthetic reflection. Since the subject concerned here is animate rather than inanimate, it is not well grasped from just an objectivist, factual perspective. …”
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Udmurdi hällilaul: veel kord esmaallika probleemist by Irina Nurieva

“…That lullaby has been recorded throughout Udmurtia, almost supplanting local improvised lullabies. Musical analysis of the lullaby “Chagyr, chagyr dydyke...” has shown that, unlike improvised lullabies, this tune belongs to a late music style. …”
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Analyse des Werturteils – Analysen, wer urteilt?. ›Qualität‹ und Qualitätsmaßstäbe in der Musikforschung by Nina Noeske

“…Third, it outlines the connection between different standards of quality and musical analysis since the nineteenth century. Fourth, an examination of quality judgements about works by female composers highlights the standards applied. …”
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Identifying Melodic Motifs and Stable Notes from Gestural Information in Indian Vocal Performances by Shreyas Nadkarni, Preeti Rao, Martin Clayton

“…Our findings reveal consistent gestural patterns across singers, with potential applications in gesture-based music analysis.…”
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›Unendliche Melodie‹. Aufbereitung einer Chiffre zu einer Kategorie der Wagner-Analyse by Ariane Jeßulat

“…Understanding the term through the filter of Ernst Kurth’s writings on Bach and Wagner, as he did in his late essay »Wagner und Bach«, Dahlhaus succeeds to work out fruitful categories for music analysis combining Kurth’s aesthetical premises with a pointed comparison between the Parsifal-Vorspiel and the fugue in f#-minor WC II BWV 883. …”
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Das zweifelnde Gehör. Erwartungssituationen als Module im Rahmen einer performativen Analyse tonaler und posttonaler Musik by Christian Utz

“…Starting from a review of listening expectancy and recollection in the history of music analysis and aesthetics (Weber, Hanslick, Adorno) as well as more recent reception-oriented theoretical systems (in particular Hepokoski’s and Darcy’s Sonata Theory), this essay probes the role of ›expectancy situations‹ within the framework of a ›performative‹ analytical method, applied to both tonal and posttonal music. …”
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