Sara Haefeli (School of Music, Theatre, and Dance) Publishes Article on Composer Caroline Shaw
Sara Haefeli’s article “Music as Community Practice and the Problem of White Joy in Caroline Shaw’s Partita for 8 Voices” appears in a special issue of Contemporary Music Review. The special issue is the result of the “Performing Indeterminacy” international conference that took place in Leeds, England in 2017. This may interest you : “Elvis” soundtrack is the pinnacle of this week’s new music releases. You can read Haefeli’s article here: https://www.tandfonline.com
Partita for 8 voices by Caroline Shaw (2009-2011) is a largely diatonic work with an infectious rhythm that has catapulted Shaw to stardom and earned him a Pulitzer Prize at the age of 30. But Partita’s accessible surface belies its complexity and its close relationship with New York’s music and art schools. Following in the footsteps of his experimental forerunners, Shaw’s notations are indeterminate and thus situated in a community of musicians who become co-creators with Shaw. The graphic notations Shaw employs are largely an attempt to indicate timbre variety, as Shaw borrows from a wide variety of global vocal techniques for this piece. The focus of this study is on the problems that Partita poses as a result of its timbre variety and graphic notations that function as instructions for the group of highly trained “insiders” who perform it, namely Shaw’s Roomful of Teeth. Insider communities are based on boundaries that also exclude, and the work has faced criticism of cultural appropriation, most famously in 2019 from Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq. This study problematizes the sensation of joy that this piece arouses in the body of the white listener, joy created in the absence of the bodies of marginalized musicians.
Where does Caroline Shaw live?
Shaw, who lives in New York City, is often cited as proof that classical music has an exciting future. In 2013, at the age of 30, she became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, for Partita for 8 voices.
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Where does Caroline Shaw teach?
Shaw has studied at Rice, Yale, and Princeton, and teaches at New York University.
Where does Caroline Shaw teach?
Shaw has studied at Rice, Yale, and Princeton, and teaches at New York University. Read also : Petaluma Summer Arts Roundup.
Does Caroline Shaw have a Ph.D.? Shaw received his Bachelor of Music (violin performance) from Rice University in 2004 and his M.A. (violin) from Yale University in 2007. He entered the doctoral program in composition at Princeton University in 2010.
Is Bass important in classical music?
The instrument can play much lower than anyone can sing and provides the basis for the sound of the orchestra. In an orchestra, the basses are almost always on the right side of the stage.
Do you need a bass for classical music? A good pair of mid-range speakers is all you need to fully enjoy the sound of a classical guitar. In fact, subwoofers, if connected (especially) to low-quality equipment, can simply spoil the sound with a low noise level.
What is the role of the bass in an orchestra?
Other times, multiple people, such as an orchestra, rock band, or barbershop quartet, create the harmony together. The bass plays an important role in how we hear the harmonies. When we hear several notes played at the same time, we hear them all in relation to the lowest sounding pitch: the bass note.
Is bass important in orchestra?
Meet the foundation of the orchestra! The double bass is the largest stringed instrument in the orchestra. It emits low, muffled tones, sometimes rhythmic, sometimes long, but almost always incredibly powerful. The double bass part often forms a stable base on which the rest of the notes in the orchestra can resonate.
Why is bass so important in music?
In a nutshell, the bass is important in music and necessary in a band because it bridges the gap between the treble (guitar) and the percussion (drums), providing both a rhythmic and harmonic function at the same time. Despite the hidden and subtle sound of the bass frequency, it plays a crucial role in a piece of music.
