The conference aims to answer the questions as to whether fusion music is still relevant today in Europe and in
The variability of comprovisational methods of creating contemporary music
The contribution is focused on a probing, analytical interpretation of some musical works of the present day. The organic part
“Ubuntu” and Fusion Music
“Ubuntu” is an African principle of mutuality and humaneness (expressed in variations in African languages and dialects) which may be
The Vocal Rendition of Songs at the Bratislava Lyre Festival
The paper contains an analysis of the winning songs from every second year of the Czechoslovak pop music festival Bratislava
46th ICTM World Conference in Lisbon
The 46th World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM – http://ictmusic.org/) took place on the premises of
Alexander Albrecht, Life, Oeuvre, and Style
This study elucidates Alexander Albrecht’s life and works composed in various phases of his life. It points out the composer’s
The “French tinge”. Jazz and its Paris-New Orleans connection
In recent years, musicological research proved how relevant have been, besides African sources, the European roots of jazz. These can
Musical Memory in Contemporary Musicological Research
The aim of this study is to penetrate deeper into musical psychology in the functioning of human memory with an
Rhythmic accompaniment of kontra-players in the village of Telgárt I. Movement as a criterion for the systematisation of variants in rhythmic accompaniment
The main focus of the analysis is the musical accompaniment in traditional string bands in the village of Telgárt (Horehronie
Secondary rhythmic structures in the musical accompaniment of kontra-viola players in the Villages of Telgárt and Šumiac
To this day, improvisation and variation represent two of the basic principles in the interpretation of traditional instrumental music in
Hugues Panassié to Joachim Berendt: the critic as “artist”. Aesthetic debates, self-promotion and marketing strategies
The author deals with the emergence of jazz criticism in the early 1920s and 1930s in France, the USA, Italy,
Improvisation On the Saxophone in Primary Art Education
The study deals with the importance of improvisation in primary art education (Elementary Art School) for children at the age
Research in the Field of Music Therapy with Special Emphasis on Children with Disabilities, Especially Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This study tries to document research on this type of expressive therapy provided to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Experimental Research on Emotional Effects of Epic Music
Epic music is relatively young, popular and constantly forming genre whose foundations can be found in film and trailer music.
The Music and Singing in The Bible
The study briefly maps the importance and function of music and singing in the Bible. The first part deals with
The Relationship Between Music and City in The Songs of Živé kvety
The qualitative analysis of the selected seven songs from the alternative rock band Živé kvety is based on intertextual analysis,
Catchy Melody in Classical and Popular Music, Advertising and Marketing
In this paper we analyse the phenomenon of catchy melody in music and marketing environment. We characterise melody as a general
Female Singers in Slovak Pop Rock in the New Millennium
High-quality and inventive songs in themselves are not enough to guarantee success in rock music, the songs should also be
The Music vs Myth Through The Story of EKV
This paper is dedicated to Yugoslav alternative rock band EKV active in the period between 1982 and 1994, evaluated as
Kuciak and Kušnírová in Slovak Pop Music
This paper analyzes protest songs about the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kušníková according to decreasing