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John Peterson posted an update in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoREMINDER that we are conducting research into the demographic statistics of scholars who author articles published in varied music theory periodicals, and we need your help before January 1!
Please consider completing an online survey that will take approximately 5–20 minutes depending on the number of articles that you authored in the selected j…[Read more]
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Brent Yorgason started the topic Film Music Theory Examples in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoHello FMIG members! Here is a link to the new Film Music Theory Examples website that was mentioned in the SMT meeting:
https://maxsteinerinstitute.org/theoryexamples/index.php
If you have film music examples that you use in your theory classes, please help us by ADDING them to the website (which is just getting started and needs some more…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Final Reminder: SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group Meeting in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoHello again!
This serves as the final reminder that our upcoming Film and Multimedia Interest Group meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM on Friday, November 10, in the “Silver” meeting room. We will be hosting a session of fabulous Work-in-Progress Lightning Talks by Abigail Shupe, Eileen Snyder, Chelsea Oden, Gui Hwan Lee, and Morgan Weeks. We wil…[Read more]
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Eric Dienstfrey deposited “Introduction” from Making Stereo Fit: The History of a Disquieting Film Technology in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoSurround sound is often mistaken as a relatively new phenomenon in cinemas, one that emerged in the 1970s with the arrival of Dolby. Making Stereo Fit reveals that, in fact, filmmakers have been creating stereo and surround-sound effects for nearly a century, since the advent of talking pictures, and argues that their endurance owes primarily to…[Read more]
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John Peterson posted an update in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoWe are conducting research into the demographic statistics of scholars who author articles published in varied music theory periodicals, which will be reported to the music academic community to help the field better understand its publication representation.
If you published one or more articles in one or more of the following journals between…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Film and Multimedia Interest Group Meeting in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoDear colleagues,
We are excited to invite all of you to our upcoming Film and Multimedia Interest Group meeting at the SMT Annual Meeting in Denver this November! The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM on Friday, November 10. For this year’s meetup, we will be hosting a session of Work-in-Progress Lightning Talks.
The presenters will offer 1…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Reminder CFP for Film and Multimedia Interest Group “Work-in-Progress” Talks in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months agoMusic theorists working in film and multimedia: Do you have a wonderful idea for a paper that you are planning to submit to the Music and the Moving Image Conference this year? Are you working on a presentation in hopes to present at the North American Conference on Video Game Music? What about a multimedia related project you are thinking of…[Read more]
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Paulino Capdepon deposited Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783). Villancicos II (nº 48-58) in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoStudy and edition of the Complete Villancicos of Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783), Chapel Master of Escorial Monastery in Spain
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Paulino Capdepon deposited Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783). Villancicos I (nº 35-47) in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoStudy and edition of the Complete Villancicos of Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783), Chapel Master of Escorial Monastery in Spain
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William Ayers started the topic CFP: Film and Multimedia Interest Group Meeting in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoThe SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group invites proposals for “work-in-progress” talks to be presented at our interest group meeting during the SMT annual meeting in Denver, CO, on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 7:30 PM. For these work-in-progress talks, we are seeking presentations on ongoing projects about music in film and multimedia. If you…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic CFP: All Ears: Music and Sound in and Beyond Disney Theme Parks in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoCall for Presentations
All Ears: Music and Sound in and Beyond Disney Theme Parks
University of Central Florida, June 20–21, 2024
https://www.themeparkmusicandsound.org/When Walt Disney created Disneyland, his ambition was to revolutionise the amusement park as a form of entertainment. His design philosophy of the theme park was one of a m…[Read more]
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Bernd Brabec deposited Auditive Wissenskulturen: Wissen, Macht und die Welt der Klänge in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoIn der Einleitung zum Sammelband Auditive Wissenskulturen – Das Wissen klanglicher Praxis stellen die Autoren zuerst die Diskrepanzen der jeweiligen Beziehungen des Visuellen und des Auditiven zu Wissen anhand einiger Beispiele vor. Sie exemplifzieren auch, wie sowohl auditive Praxis als auch die Hervorbringung und Vermittlung von Wissen in s…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Virtual Movie Discussion Hangout Reminder in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoHello again!
This serves as a reminder that the AMS Music and Media Study Group and the SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group will host a Virtual Movie Discussion Hangout for Friday, August 11, 2023, at 8:00 PM EDT.
We are preparing to discuss the Director’s Cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (written and directed by Steven Spielberg, s…[Read more]
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William Ayers started the topic Virtual Movie Discussion Hangout in the discussion
SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoGreetings!
The AMS Music and Media Study Group and the SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group are organizing a Virtual Movie Discussion Hangout for Friday, August 11, 2023, at 8:00 PM EDT. Our plan with this event is to discuss a movie and its music in a casual, informal setting.
For our first attempt at this endeavor, we are preparing to d…[Read more]
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Channan Willner posted an update in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoDear members of the list,
I just published my latest article, “The Split Anstieg: Initial Ascents Involving the Bass, and Their Consequences,” on my website, at . The article contains thorough tonal analyses of the Passepied from J.S. Bach G major Partita for Clavier, BWV 829, and of two movements attributed to Handel, from the keyboard Suite in…[Read more] -
Eric Dienstfrey deposited Synch Holes and Patchwork in Early Feature-Film Scores in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThe aesthetics of early feature-film scores were shaped by narrational problems introduced by multi-reel features and their longer durations. Using The Patchwork Girl of Oz, I show how stylistic devices like silences and musical pun- ctuation were used to address the coherence and pacing of multi-reel storytelling.
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Eric Dienstfrey deposited Tape Recording Hollywood: The Inaudibility of New Film Sound Technology in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThis article details the historical factors that shaped Hollywood’s adoption of magnetic recording during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It draws upon economic theories of technological change, archival correspondence, technical records, analyses of postproduction workflows, and delineations of the structural constraints that limited how the f…[Read more]
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Eric Dienstfrey deposited Monocentrism, or Soundtracks in Space in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThis chapter investigates how the introduction of stereo complicated Hollywood’s vococentric practices. It also reveals how sound technicians developed mixing techniques that preserved the salience of dialogue in multi-channel soundscapes. The author refers to such techniques as monocentrism and illustrates monocentric norms by analyzing the c…[Read more]
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Joel Edelman deposited A Coherent Model of Musical Consonance in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoWithout fail a study in any depth of our fondness for music must eventually address the issue of consonance and dissonance. Past approaches to this issue have been bounded by a limited knowledge base and, further, marred by logical flaws, occasional hand waving, and the myopia of reductionism. Despite the explosion of progress in the last few…[Read more]
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