scholarly journals Lavoisier and Music

Nuncius ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Antonelli
Keyword(s):  
Music Theory ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Scientific Experiments ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract Notes sur la Musique are a set of notes devoted by the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) to music theory and in particular to the rules for correct composition. Given its subject matter, Notes constitutes a unicum in Lavoisier’s corpus that has been little studied and never published. This essay will present the initial results of an in-depth analysis of this manuscript, followed by a transcription of the text. It will be argued that a large part of the Notes were derived from the writings of Alexandre Théophile Vandermonde (1735–1796), a mathematician who collaborated with Lavoisier on his scientific experiments, but who also developed his own system of harmony. After a brief examination of Vandermonde’s contributions to music theory, various passages from Lavoisier’s Notes will be evaluated in order to show the link between the two scientists’ perspectives on music. Some of Vandermonde’s unpublished papers will also be taken into consideration. On the basis of this analysis, hypotheses will be advanced regarding the circumstances that could have led Lavoisier to take an interest in music theory. Overall, this paper will shed light on a little-known side of Lavoisier’s cultural interests and activities and provide elements that could contribute to a better understanding of his Notes sur la Musique.

基层档案揭示的农业合化作运动：以江苏省宝应县为例 1953–1957

Rural China ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-305
Keyword(s):  
Rural China ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Ordinary Sense ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Resistance Forces ◽  
Shed Light

Agricultural collectivization was a movement in the early 1950s that profoundly changed the traditional methods of production and lifestyle in rural China. Drawing on original archives from Baoying county of Jiangsu province, this article delves into the actual implementation of, and resistance by different stratum of the peasantry to, this movement. The wealth of archival data and details included in this study shed light on the multifaceted realities of the movement that have been obscured in past studies, in particular, the complexity of the mentality of the peasants and their various forms of resistance, as well as the efforts by government officials to divide and put down the resistance forces and carry out the state’s policies. These data further enable an in-depth analysis of the basic issues about agricultural collectivization. It is shown that this movement was more than a transformation of economic institutions in the ordinary sense; it involved intense political struggles. 上世纪五十年代初开始的农业合作化运动深深改变了中国农民传统的生产生活方式。本文以江苏省宝应县的原始档案为依据，试图从底层的角度探究这一运动的具体实施过程，以及各阶层农民对这一运动的真实反应。本文以大量数据和细节揭示了农业合作化运动的多重面相，特别是以往研究中被忽视的部分，如农民对这一运动的复杂心态和种种抗争，以及当政者如何分化瓦解各种反对力量、步步推进其政策的过程。基于这些事实，本文就农业合作化运动中存在的基本问题进行了讨论，并提出这场运动已经超越了一般经济制度的改革，其实质是一场严峻的政治斗争。 (This article is in Chinese.)

Perception and Evaluation of Timing Patterns in Drum Ensemble Music from Mali

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Neuhoff ◽  
Rainer Polak ◽  
Timo Fischinger
Keyword(s):  
Music Theory ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Clear Preference ◽  
Comparison Experiment ◽  
Preference Ratings ◽  
Shed Light

Polak’s (2010) chronometric analyses of Malian jembe music suggested that the characteristic “feel” of individual pieces rests upon nonisochronous subdivisions of the beat. Each feel is marked by a specific pattern of two or three different subdivisional pulses—these being either short, medium, or long. London (2010) called the possibility of more than two different pulse classes into question on psychological and theoretical grounds. To shed light on this issue, 23 professional Malian percussionists and dancers were presented with timing-manipulated phrases from a piece of Malian drumming music called “Manjanin.” In a pairwise comparison experiment, participants were asked: (1) if the items of each pair were same or different, and (2) if different, which of the two was the better example of the characteristic rhythm of Manjanin. While most contrastive pairs were well distinguished and produced clear preference ratings, participants were unable to distinguish short-medium-long patterns from short-long-long patterns, and both were preferred to all other manipulations. This supports London’s claim that, perceptually, there are only two pulse classes. We discuss further implications of these findings for music theory, involving beat subdivision, tempo effects, microtiming, and expressive variation, as well as methodological issues.

scholarly journals Teoretyczne aspekty tworzenia elementów dokumentacyjnych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem abstraktów a ich rzeczywisty kształt. Propozycja badań w obszarze artykułów z czasopism z zakresu bibliologii

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 179-220
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Jamrozik ◽  
Jakub Maciej Łubocki
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Language Usage ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Cognitive Value ◽  
Text Readability ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
New Research ◽  
Scholarly Discourse ◽  
Initial Results

THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DOCUMENTARY ELEMENTS WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF ABSTRACTS. A RESEARCH PROPOSAL CONCERNING ARTICLES FROM BIBLIOLOGY JOURNALSReferring to the changes taking place in modern scholarly communication and the specificity of scholarly discourse, the authors present the latest conclusions from research concerning improvement of comprehensibility of documentary analyses, summaries and abstracts. This is influenced by text readability, and the structure and cognitive value of documentary elements. The authors present a typology of such elements as well as their distinctive features. On this basis they propose a new research methodology. Thanks to this methodology it will be possible to verify: 1. whether elements attached to articles from bibliology journals are, according to recommendations, more readable easier to comprehend than the content of the articles themselves;2. the current tendency in their length, which should be increased, according to recommendations;3. whether, in accordance with recommendations, all keywords have been used in the elements, which will facilitate article indexation in databases; 4. whether the existing terminological recommendations correspond to the actual language usage. The initial results obtained by the authors show that research in this area should be continued, as the proposed hypotheses require in-depth analysis and verification.

To Mental Illness via a Rhyme for the Eye

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 165-189
Author(s):  
T. S. Champlin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Philosophical Problem ◽  
Problematic Relationship ◽  
The Right ◽  
Intellectual Journey ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Philosophical Questions ◽  
Shed Light

The intellectual journey on which I am about to embark, although not an unusual one in philosophy, may at first seem strange to those who are in the habit of looking to science for the answers to their big questions, including their philosophical questions. For I propose to shed light on the problematic relationship between two things, namely, mental illness and physical illness, by comparing their relationship to the relationship between two other things, namely, a rhyme for the eye—which will be explained shortly for the benefit of anyone unfamiliar with this concept—and a rhyme for the ear. Yet these two pairs of things are not related in any way by subject-matter. In philosophy, however, this sort of deliberate dislocation can be beneficial. As Wittgenstein himself once remarked, ‘A philosophical] problem can be solved only in the right surrounding, we must give the problem a new surrounding, we must compare it to cases we are not used to compare [sic] it with.’

In depth analysis of kinase cross screening data to identify chemical starting points for inhibition of the nek family of kinases

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrow I. Wells ◽  
Nirav R. Kapadia ◽  
Rafael M. Couñago ◽  
David H. Drewry
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Chemical Probes ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractPotent, selective, and cell active small molecule kinase inhibitors are useful tools to help unravel the complexities of kinase signaling. As the biological functions of individual kinases become better understood, they can become targets of drug discovery efforts. The small molecules used to shed light on function can also then serve as chemical starting points in these drug discovery efforts. The Nek family of kinases has received very little attention, as judged by number of citations in PubMed, yet they appear to play many key roles and have been implicated in disease. Here we present our work to identify high quality chemical starting points that have emerged due to the increased incidence of broad kinome screening. We anticipate that this analysis will allow the community to progress towards the generation of chemical probes and eventually drugs that target members of the Nek family.

scholarly journals Overtourism and tourismphobia

Tourism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Medéia Veríssimo ◽  
Michelle Moraes ◽  
Zélia Breda ◽  
Alan Guizi ◽  
Carlos Costa
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
The Web

This paper aims at examining how overtourism and tourismphobia are being approached as emergent research topics in current tourism literature. It conducts an analysis of 154 documents, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection and Scopus databases. The study follows a quantitative and qualitative approach, with the support of VOSviewer and HistCite softwares for a descriptive content analysis. The analysis focuses on highlighting important aspects in terms of the most frequent publication sources (authors and journals); co-citation, as well as dimensions and research streams; methodologies used; results obtained; and implications for future research. The literature review unveiled that the concepts of overtourism and tourismphobia are usually related to destinations’ development, negative impacts, and tourism policies and regulation. Results show that, although tourism excesses and conflicts have been studied for long, ‘overtourism’ and ‘tourismphobia’ have become usual terms, mainly within the past three years. Even though the adoption of the terms can be considered by some as a ‘trend’, the in-depth analysis of the topics shed light on how ‘old’ concepts can evolve to adapt to contemporary tourism issues. Further studies are needed in tracking the evolution of these topics and their implications on the future of tourism.

‘There is no alternative’: How Italian and Spanish leaders’ discourse obscured the political nature of austerity

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Borriello
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policies ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Common ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Heads Of Government ◽  
Shed Light

The Eurozone crisis and the remarkable convergence of national governments towards austerity policies draw scholars’ attention to the discursive strategies that they have used in order to legitimate their economic decisions. This article studies the common features of austerity discourse beyond national and partisan boundaries. It relies on an in-depth analysis combining lexicography and the study of metaphors in speeches of the Italian and Spanish heads of government between 2011 and 2013. While drawing on recent work addressing the legitimation of economic policies, this research takes a step back in order to shed light on the broader discourse on which austerity policies rely and in order to explain the common patterns in various political actors’ discourse. Rooted in a post-foundational approach, it identifies several discursive strategies for depoliticising economic issues (e.g. the construction of an economic common sense, the appeal to external constraints and the metaphorical naturalisation of economics), thus unveiling their political nature. The ‘restructuring’ and ‘rescaling’ of social practices are identified as the main mechanisms pertaining to the articulation of such a broader hegemonic discourse.

scholarly journals Pengembangan multimedia pembelajaran mata pelajaran teori musik kelas X SMK Negeri 2 Kasihan Bantul

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
Erni Purwaning Hastuti ◽  
Sunaryo Soenarto
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Music Theory ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Good Score ◽  
Time Signature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Beta Test

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan produk multimedia pembelajaran teori musik untuk kelas X SMK Negeri 2 Kasihan Bantul yang berisikan tentang bentuk, nilai nada, dan sukat; (2) mengetahui kelayakan produk multimedia yang dihasilkan, (3) mengungkapkan keefektifan produk multimedia yang dihasilkan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan yang diadaptasi dari model Alessi & Trollip, yang mencakup tahapan kegiatan sebagai berikut: perencanaan, desain, dan pengembangan. Hasil  penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut (1) produk yang dihasikan adalah multimedia interaktif yang terdiri dari kompetensi, materi, rangkuman, dan evaluasi. (2) Berdasar validasi ahli materi, ahli media dan uji beta, produk multimedia pembelajaran teori musik yang dikembangkan layak digunakan untuk pembelajaran. Kelayakan dapat diperoleh berdasarkan hasil penilaian ahli materi dengan nilai 4,03 (Baik), ahli media dengan nilai 4,32 (Sangat Baik) dan uji beta dengan nilai 4,25 (Sangat Baik). (3) Berdasarkan hasil analisis skor rata-rata n-gain  dari pretest dan posttest sebesar 0,68 dengan kriteria sedang, maka disimpulkan produk multimedia pembelajaran teori musik kelas X ini efektif untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa tentang materi bentuk, nilai nada, dan sukat.Kata kunci: multimedia pembelajaran teori musik DEVELOPING TEACHING MULTIMEDIA OF MUSIC THEORY SUBJECT FOR CLASS X OF SMK NEGERI 2 KASIHAN BANTUL.AbstractThis research aimed: (1)  to develop music theory teaching multimedia for class X of SMK Negeri 2 Kasihan Bantul, containing the form, value and time signature;  (2)  to reveal the feasibility of the developed teaching multimedia; (3) to reveal the  effectiveness of the developed teaching multimedia. This research was research and development  adapted from  Alessi & Trollip  models that covered three-phase activities: planning, design, and  development. The result was as follows. (1) the product resulted was interactive multimedia that consist of competencies, materials, summary and evaluation. (2) The developed music theory teaching multimedia was advisable to use for teaching according to subject matter experts, media experts, and Beta test. The advisability could be obtained based on the subject matter experts’ appraisal score of  4.03 (good), media experts’ score of 4.32 (very good) and Beta test score of  4.25 (very good score). (3) Based on the analysis result of the  N-Gain mean score from the pretest and posttest 0,68 which fell,   in the average criteria, It was  concluded that the developed music theory  teaching multimedia off class X is  effective to elevate students’ comprehension on the  material of form note value, and time signature.Keywords: music theory teaching multimedia

Axioms in Frege

2019 ◽  
pp. 31-56
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Blanchette
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Current Conception ◽  
Modern Conception ◽  
Implicit Definitions ◽  
Shed Light

Frege’s conception of axioms is an old-fashioned one. According to it, each axiom is a determinate non-linguistic proposition, one with a fixed subject-matter, and with respect to which the notion of a ‘model’ or an ‘interpretation’ makes no sense. As contrasted with the fruitful modern conception of mathematical axioms as collectively providing implicit definitions of structure-types, a conception on which the range of models of a set of axioms is of the essence of those axioms’ significance, Frege’s view is a dinosaur. This essay investigates some of the philosophically-important aspects of that dinosaur, in order to shed light on Frege’s understanding of the foundational role of axioms, and on some of the ways in which our current conception of such axiomatic virtues as independence and categoricity have (and in some cases have not) been informed by a move away from Frege’s understanding of the foundational role of axioms.

Listening to Ravel, Watching Un coeur en hiver: Cinematic Subjectivity and the Music-film

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-275
Author(s):  
JULIE BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Music Theory ◽  
Film Music ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Piano Trio ◽  
Mise En Scene ◽  
Music Film ◽  
Love Triangle ◽  
Shed Light

This close reading of Claude Sautet’s music-film Un coeur en hiver / A Heart in Winter (1992) also reflects on issues raised by music-films generally. Films that take music as their central subject raise special questions about the role of music in cinematic representation. Un coeur en hiver’s musically saturated narrative explores people’s abilities to know themselves and others and to express themselves adequately in emotional contexts. At the same time, the film’s techniques interrogate both the role of music in the construction of cinematic subjectivity and the potential of cinema to engage with our understandings of musical subjectivity. On one level the music self-critically serves its classic role in cinematic narrative of encouraging – even coercing – us into filling in narrative gaps otherwise left open by plot and dialogue. On another level, however, Un coeur en hiver can be read as a species of cinematic meditation on Ravel’s music: traces of Ravelian biography are scattered throughout; on-screen performances of the Piano Trio provide a musical metaphor for the narrative love triangle; and the Trio’s first movement provides a formal skeleton for the film as a whole. Drawing on recent film-music theory as well as Naomi Cummings’ account of musical subjectivity, I suggest that the film reflects specifically upon the music by exploiting its cinematic resources – dramatis personae, narrative, and mise-en-scène– to position us as auditors of Ravel; it projects a sense that Ravel’s subjective presence inhabits his trio and sonatas. To shed light on the nature of this cinematic meditation on musical authorship, I draw on John Corbett’s account of recorded music as something that both promises pleasure and threatens lack. I also revisit Edward T. Cone’s understanding of ‘the composer’s voice’, proposing a reading of Un coeur en hiver as a cinematic reflection on our fetishism of composer biography in an era marked by the loss of human presence in mechanical musical reproduction.

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