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enlightenment (2015)
Other
Hails, J. (2015). enlightenment

Work for solo harp with optional fixed media. Written for harpist Milana Zaric to play and dedicated to the memory of the poet Simon Howard. First performance on 24th March 2015 at City University (Milana Zaric, harp; Richard Barrett, electronics).

The Keilidh (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
The Keilidh. Performed at Edinburgh Hogmanay. 31 December 2015 - 31 December 2015

for three (2015)
Other
Hails, J. (2015). for three. [Musical score]. Print manuscript in possession of composer

Musical work (duration 41') for three unspecified melodic sustaining instruments. Work employs specific tuning related to just intervals.

Madlener House. (2015)
Other
Burton, K. (2015). Madlener House. [PDF Score]. Chicago, USA

A work for violin and cello commissioned by Access Contemporary Music and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. The work explores the relationship between music and architecture, specifically that of Madlener House, Chicago, home to the Graham Foundat... Read More about Madlener House..

for Mies (2015)
Other
Burton, K. (2015). for Mies. [PDF score]. Chicago, USA

A work for solo cello commissioned by Access Contemporary Music and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. The composition explores the relationship between music and the architecture of German modernist, Mies van der Rohe.

The premiere performance... Read More about for Mies.

Real-time teaching of musicianship and audio engineering using LOLA – ‘LOw LAtency audio/ video streaming (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ferguson, P. (2015, September). Real-time teaching of musicianship and audio engineering using LOLA – ‘LOw LAtency audio/ video streaming. Presented at 26th UK AES Conference on Audio Education 2015 Glasgow, UK

This presentation and demonstration was given at the 26th UK AES Conference on Audio Education 2015 in Glasgow, UK.
The session introduces version 1.4 of the LOLA low-latency audio-visual streaming system and examines a real-time engineering case s... Read More about Real-time teaching of musicianship and audio engineering using LOLA – ‘LOw LAtency audio/ video streaming.

Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice (2015)
Journal Article
Moir, Z., & Medbøe, H. (2015). Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 8(2), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.8.2.147_1

This article reports on a qualitative study of four undergraduate students specializing in popular music composition, and examines links and overlaps between three related areas: participants’ interpretations and definitions of the term ‘composition’... Read More about Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice.

The Art of the Loop: JJ Jeczalik and the Fairlight CMI Series II/III (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2015, June). The Art of the Loop: JJ Jeczalik and the Fairlight CMI Series II/III. Paper presented at Over and Over: Exploring Repetition in Popular Music

The socio-musical practice of sampling is closely associated with the quotation of sound recordings, the technological processes of looping, and an aesthetic based on appropriation and repetition, primarily within the genres of hip-hop and Electronic... Read More about The Art of the Loop: JJ Jeczalik and the Fairlight CMI Series II/III.

eMusic Open Call Deliverable OCI-DS3.2 Final Report. (2015)
Report
Ubik, S., Allochio, C., Ferguson, P., Smith, E., & Urban, O. (2015). eMusic Open Call Deliverable OCI-DS3.2 Final Report

The main objective of the eMusic project was to evaluate use of the Géant Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) service to support remote education and collaboration in music (eLearning) and remote access to cultural performances (eCulture). The project consorti... Read More about eMusic Open Call Deliverable OCI-DS3.2 Final Report..

Improvisation: Practical approaches for composers. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2015, February). Improvisation: Practical approaches for composers. Presented at Invited Guest Workshop, University of Edinburgh, UK

1 day workshop.

The compass of Nordic tone: jazz from Scandinavia. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2015, February). The compass of Nordic tone: jazz from Scandinavia. Paper presented at Nordic Research Network 2015

Jazz from Scandinavia has, over the past fifty years, come to represent a distinct reimagining of the erstwhile American music form. Following the global spread of jazz through the dissemination technologies of the modern age, Scandinavian jazz music... Read More about The compass of Nordic tone: jazz from Scandinavia..

A barretone, an instrumentt of musicke: its history, influences and development pre-1750. (2014)
Journal Article
Durkin, R. (2014). A barretone, an instrumentt of musicke: its history, influences and development pre-1750. The Galpin Society journal, 67, 85-272

The baryton is generally considered to have been invented in England at the start of the seventeenth century, although this term is not used in England until 1685. Until now, the baryton has been studied in relative isolation, acknowledging its music... Read More about A barretone, an instrumentt of musicke: its history, influences and development pre-1750..

Mesmer EP (2014)
Digital Artefact
Moir, Z. (2014). Mesmer EP. [Audio]

No abstract available.

Making Connections. (2014)
Other
Burton, K. (2014). Making Connections. [PDF Score]. Edinburgh, Scotland

The piece is written for an ensemble of alto/bass flute, alto saxophone, viola, vibraphone/bongos and piano.

Written as part of a telematic research project connecting musicians and dancers in remote sites, the work involved a collaboration with m... Read More about Making Connections..

Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination. (2014)
Journal Article
Medbøe, H., & Dias, J. (2014). Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination. First Monday, 19, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i10.5553

Those that create, promote and disseminate jazz are experiencing a period of radical change. The dwindling interest from the major labels in releasing jazz has led to a mushrooming of both traditionally imagined and virtual independent jazz labels, o... Read More about Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination..

An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, September). An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions. Presented at Creativities, Musicalities, and Entrepreneurships, Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, London, UK

No abstract available.

Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2014, September). Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz. Paper presented at Rhythm Changes 2014 - Jazz Beyond Borders

Scandinavian jazz is arguably the most established appropriation of the genre outside the United States, with a uniquely defined cultural identity stretching back to the early 1970s. The region’s repurposing of an acculturated American music has resu... Read More about Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz..