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Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da
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Has popular music really changed?
Release on: 3 September 2024
When we juxtapose contemporary popular music against the “popular music” of the past, are there really key differences that shaped what became popular? Or has it really been the same all along, hidden behind smoke and mirrors?
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Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da
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Is Dvořák's America American?
15 Aug 2024
How representative is Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony) of America? By working through the thematic interests of various movements, and considering the compositional inspirations, it may reveal a different story from the façade!
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Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da
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Introduction to Audio Technology
23 Jun 2023
A short series summarizing cabling and audio pickup, Digital Audio Workstations and Signal Flows, and signal modulation and manipulation. It provides a good overview of concepts corresponding to signal management.
Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da
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Lost Mendelssohn of the music canon
25 Apr 2022
Most practicing musicians would have heard of the name Felix Mendelssohn. However, Mendelssohn was, and is, almost synonymous with Felix himself. This research looks into why Fanny Mendelssohn did not make it into the musical canon.
Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da
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Analytical Study of L'Histoire du soldat
14 Feb 2022
The various sections of L’Histoire Du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) by Igor Stravinsky is a good example of how musical details can be used to display intent. We can synthesise key ideas on the interplay between composition and intent.
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Author(s): Leonard Law Yong Da