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Soundtrack music is a big part of the video game experience and is now being celebrated in popular musical concerts that reach new audiences.
What does a conductor do when they stand up and move their hands and baton? What is their role? And how has their way of leading evolved?
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
It’s about much more than arm waving.
Research shows we make better judgements about music when hearing and seeing it, and classical music was designed to be experienced live.
When Beethoven died, all he left behind were some sketches for his 10th Symphony. Now, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, the composer’s vision is coming to life.
Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist with a stellar career in music. These achievements are extraordinary considering the obstacles he faced throughout his career.
Some hard decisions need to be made if we are to get better value-for-money performing arts funding from central and local government.
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Assistant Professor of Music, University of California, Berkeley
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Senior lecturer in Strategy, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Games Sound and Music, Brunel University of London
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Master en Musicología por la Universidad de La Rioja y Profesora de Comportamiento Organizacional en IE University, IE University
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Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor and Chair of Department: Art and Music, University of South Africa
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Senior Lecturer in Popular Music, University of South Wales