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Analyzing musical multimedia through an equalized and holistic lens of media relationships

Borcherding, Carolyn

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Title
Analyzing musical multimedia through an equalized and holistic lens of media relationships
Author(s)
Borcherding, Carolyn
Issue Date
2022
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Fieldsteel, Eli
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Fieldsteel, Eli
Committee Member(s)
  • Weaver, Deke
  • Taube, Heinrich
  • Ramirez, Carlos Roberto
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • music theory
  • film theory
  • multimedia analysis
  • composition
  • embodiment
  • Pamela Z
  • Natacha Diels
  • electroacoustic
Language
en
Abstract
This study provides a better understanding of the integration of visual, audio, and performative elements in multimedia. The primary significance of this project is to expose a new perspective for multimedia analysis that more fully considers all performing bodies. I consider analytical lenses of Nicholas Cook, Ryan Olivier, and Michel Chion as a starting point to better understand this media integration. Specifically, I discuss the importance of equalizing the multimedia hierarchy in analysis and the importance of the body in performance as discussed by Nina Sun Eidsheim and Arnie Cox. I then establish terminology for analyzing musical multimedia and apply these concepts to analyses of Natacha Diels’ 35 Degrees, Pamela Z’s Attention, and my own work Stay. These analyses illustrate how examining the instrumentalist in relation to the other audio-visual elements, as an equally influential performing body, clarify the role of the body and deepen our understanding of multimedia art.
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  • still image
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Copyright 2022 Carolyn Borcherding

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