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Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century (2010)
Thesis
Rambarran, S. Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis investigates how certain types of contemporary popular music have played a prominent role in digital media, aided by ICTs (Internet, digital music distribution, consumption), music technology (sampling, remix, MP3) and creative artistic t... Read More about Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century.

Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing (2009)
Thesis
Peter, B. Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is concerned with the impact of clubbing, and in particular dancing, on our everyday life. Although it has been established that the connection between the mind and the body is fundamental to our understanding of identity, music as the me... Read More about Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing.

Local culture : a fundamental factor in biodiversity's contribution to human health and well-being (2006)
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Tzoulas, K. Local culture : a fundamental factor in biodiversity's contribution to human health and well-being. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Urban biodiversity provides environmental, social and economic benefits, and consequently contributes to the health and well-being of people living and working in cities. However, a critical review of people-nature literature revealed no integrat... Read More about Local culture : a fundamental factor in biodiversity's contribution to human health and well-being.

The dispassionate mirror : towards a transcendental narrative in film practice (2002)
Thesis
Knudsen, E. The dispassionate mirror : towards a transcendental narrative in film practice. (Thesis). University of Salford

The use of Zen - advertent or inadvertent - in the practice of artistic creation is not new. From Japanese Haiku poetry, the early poetry of Wordsworth and even aspects of Shakespeare's Hamlet, to the paintings of Cezanne and Dali, to the novels of... Read More about The dispassionate mirror : towards a transcendental narrative in film practice.

The impact of new technologies and the Internet on the music industry, 1997-2001 (2001)
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Dobie, I. The impact of new technologies and the Internet on the music industry, 1997-2001. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This dissertation analyses the controversial issues surrounding the rise of the online music space at the turn of the millennium.' The consumer-led online music revolution rode on the back of a new technology that enhanced connectivity but disrega... Read More about The impact of new technologies and the Internet on the music industry, 1997-2001.

Critical commentary (1999)
Thesis
Graham, P. Critical commentary. (Thesis). University of Salford

The pieces [on this recording] guide the listener along a 15-year musical time-line, from his first major brass band composition, Dimensions, to his latest work, On Alderley Edge.. ' When I first read those comments in late September 1997 I real... Read More about Critical commentary.

The 19th century brass band in Northern England : musical and social factors in the development of a major amateur musical medium (1999)
Thesis
Newsome, R. The 19th century brass band in Northern England : musical and social factors in the development of a major amateur musical medium. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This thesis examines the development of the amateur wind band in Britain during the nineteenth century, with special reference to the increasing domination of the brass band, particularly in northern England. After a preliminary review of British a... Read More about The 19th century brass band in Northern England : musical and social factors in the development of a major amateur musical medium.