Nathan Hesselink
Biographic Data
| ID | 707833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan Hesselink |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Hesselink |
| SIGNATURE | HESSELINK N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Space fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei's contributions to Afrofuturist visual culture
Western Popular Music, Ethnomusicology, and Curricular Reform: A History and a Critique
This article examines the intersections between popular music studies, ethnomusicology, and curricular reform in college and university music programs in North America and the United Kingdom. Scrutinized through the lens of the positioning of Western popular music studies in ethnomusicology, it will be argued that ethnomusicology itself must undergo reform before being held up as a model to emulate for educational transformation
Rhythmic play, compositional intent and communication in rock music
This paper focuses on the use of rhythmic play in the compositional strategies of rock musicians. Such play is seen as both embodying an attitude on the part of the performer-composer in which music as pure structure tests one's skill and imagination in sonic reality, and as an attempt at a special kind of communication with his or her audience. In this latter capacity the musical work becomes an unspoken or hidden challenge to the listener as a …
"Radiohead's "Pyramid Song: Ambiguity, Rhythm, and Participation
This article demonstrates how the confluence of ambiguity and rhythm in a pop/rock song creates a powerful force for audience participation. Focusing on Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" (2001) as a case study, I document in detail the myriad ways listening audiences have made sense of its meter and how this knowledge has informed their interpretations of compositional intent. I conclude with further thoughts on the roles and possibilities of ambiguity …
“Yŏngdong Nongak”: Mountains, Music, and the Samulnori Canon
This article outlines the compositional development of the piece “Yŏngdong Nongak” for samul nori ensemble. Based on fieldwork conducted with Kangnŭng Nongak during the summer of 2006, the author describes the process by which he transformed a regionally based, communally oriented group dance performance into a smaller scale, presentational, and musically focused event for the concert-hall stage. The primary goals of this project were to bring a …
Samulnori,Wőrn-pang-kak,and Cosmological Didacticism
Through scientific understanding, our world has become de-humanized. Man feels himself isolated in the cosmos. He is no longer involved in nature and has lost his emotional participation in natural events, which hitherto had a symbolic meaning for him. Thunder is no longer the voice of a god, nor is lightning his avenging missile. No river contains a spirit, no tree means a man's life, no snake is the embodiment of wisdom, and no mountain still h…
Perspectives on Korean Dance
"Kim Inu's "'P'ungmulgut' and Communal Spirit: Edited and Translated with an Introduction and Commentary
La theorie indigene sur l'activite musicale ou la facon dont les musiciens et les erudits natifs conceptualisent leur univers artistique, fait recemment l'objet d'une plus grande attention dans le milieu de l'ethnomusicologie. Cependant ces travaux ecrits dans la langue des ethnomusicologues et diffuses dans le cercle des chercheurs occidentaux ne sont que rarement traduits dans la langue et dans le langage conceptuel des informateurs. Cet articl…
Kouta and karaoke in modern Japan: A blurring of the distinction betweenumgangsmusikanddarbietungsmusik
The goal of this study is to provide new criteria for assessing the extent to which a non‐Western musical culture has adapted to changes in society brought about by modernization. This is attempted through the analysis of performance behaviour based on a bipartite sociological/contextual model of comparison developed by Heinrich Besseler, later expanded upon by Doris Stockmann. Two examples of twentieth‐century Japanese music practice arc examine…
Western Popular Music, Ethnomusicology, and Curricular Reform: A History and a Critique
This article examines the intersections between popular music studies, ethnomusicology, and curricular reform in college and university music programs in North America and the United Kingdom. Scrutinized through the lens of the positioning of Western popular music studies in ethnomusicology, it will be argued that ethnomusicology itself must undergo reform before being held up as a model to emulate for educational transformation
"Radiohead's "Pyramid Song: Ambiguity, Rhythm, and Participation
This article demonstrates how the confluence of ambiguity and rhythm in a pop/rock song creates a powerful force for audience participation. Focusing on Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" (2001) as a case study, I document in detail the myriad ways listening audiences have made sense of its meter and how this knowledge has informed their interpretations of compositional intent. I conclude with further thoughts on the roles and possibilities of ambiguity …
Rhythmic play, compositional intent and communication in rock music
This paper focuses on the use of rhythmic play in the compositional strategies of rock musicians. Such play is seen as both embodying an attitude on the part of the performer-composer in which music as pure structure tests one's skill and imagination in sonic reality, and as an attempt at a special kind of communication with his or her audience. In this latter capacity the musical work becomes an unspoken or hidden challenge to the listener as a …
Kouta and karaoke in modern Japan: A blurring of the distinction betweenumgangsmusikanddarbietungsmusik
The goal of this study is to provide new criteria for assessing the extent to which a non‐Western musical culture has adapted to changes in society brought about by modernization. This is attempted through the analysis of performance behaviour based on a bipartite sociological/contextual model of comparison developed by Heinrich Besseler, later expanded upon by Doris Stockmann. Two examples of twentieth‐century Japanese music practice arc examine…
Kouta and karaoke in modern Japan: A blurring of the distinction betweenumgangsmusikanddarbietungsmusik
The goal of this study is to provide new criteria for assessing the extent to which a non‐Western musical culture has adapted to changes in society brought about by modernization. This is attempted through the analysis of performance behaviour based on a bipartite sociological/contextual model of comparison developed by Heinrich Besseler, later expanded upon by Doris Stockmann. Two examples of twentieth‐century Japanese music practice arc examine…
"Kim Inu's "'P'ungmulgut' and Communal Spirit: Edited and Translated with an Introduction and Commentary
La theorie indigene sur l'activite musicale ou la facon dont les musiciens et les erudits natifs conceptualisent leur univers artistique, fait recemment l'objet d'une plus grande attention dans le milieu de l'ethnomusicologie. Cependant ces travaux ecrits dans la langue des ethnomusicologues et diffuses dans le cercle des chercheurs occidentaux ne sont que rarement traduits dans la langue et dans le langage conceptuel des informateurs. Cet articl…
Perspectives on Korean Dance
Samulnori,Wőrn-pang-kak,and Cosmological Didacticism
Through scientific understanding, our world has become de-humanized. Man feels himself isolated in the cosmos. He is no longer involved in nature and has lost his emotional participation in natural events, which hitherto had a symbolic meaning for him. Thunder is no longer the voice of a god, nor is lightning his avenging missile. No river contains a spirit, no tree means a man's life, no snake is the embodiment of wisdom, and no mountain still h…
“Yŏngdong Nongak”: Mountains, Music, and the Samulnori Canon
This article outlines the compositional development of the piece “Yŏngdong Nongak” for samul nori ensemble. Based on fieldwork conducted with Kangnŭng Nongak during the summer of 2006, the author describes the process by which he transformed a regionally based, communally oriented group dance performance into a smaller scale, presentational, and musically focused event for the concert-hall stage. The primary goals of this project were to bring a …
"Radiohead's "Pyramid Song: Ambiguity, Rhythm, and Participation
This article demonstrates how the confluence of ambiguity and rhythm in a pop/rock song creates a powerful force for audience participation. Focusing on Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" (2001) as a case study, I document in detail the myriad ways listening audiences have made sense of its meter and how this knowledge has informed their interpretations of compositional intent. I conclude with further thoughts on the roles and possibilities of ambiguity …
Rhythmic play, compositional intent and communication in rock music
This paper focuses on the use of rhythmic play in the compositional strategies of rock musicians. Such play is seen as both embodying an attitude on the part of the performer-composer in which music as pure structure tests one's skill and imagination in sonic reality, and as an attempt at a special kind of communication with his or her audience. In this latter capacity the musical work becomes an unspoken or hidden challenge to the listener as a …
Western Popular Music, Ethnomusicology, and Curricular Reform: A History and a Critique
This article examines the intersections between popular music studies, ethnomusicology, and curricular reform in college and university music programs in North America and the United Kingdom. Scrutinized through the lens of the positioning of Western popular music studies in ethnomusicology, it will be argued that ethnomusicology itself must undergo reform before being held up as a model to emulate for educational transformation
Space fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei's contributions to Afrofuturist visual culture
Art (8 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · History (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Musical (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (3 works)