soundsclassical.com: introducing classical music through comparison with modern music

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Author:: Sundra, Edward F
Area of Honors:: Music
Degree:: Bachelor of Music
Document Type:: Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:: Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Faculty Reader
Keywords:: Music
Website
comparison
Shostakovich
Pussy Riot
Olivier Messiaen
King Crimson
Gustav Mahler
Genesis
Karel Husa
Abstract:: This thesis serves as a steppingstone for a larger project which aims to build a website introducing classical music to a broad audience in new and innovative ways. Soundsclassical.com is distinct from other introductory websites in that it attempts to bridge the gap between the classical and modern music worlds more effectively than many other introductory classical websites do. In this thesis, there are two sections: 1) reviews of other classical music websites and ways they are less effective than they could be, and 2) a series of articles that demonstrate some of the content that will eventually be on Soundclassical.com. These medium-length articles compare certain modern genres and/or artists to classical equivalents, in order to create stronger emotional and contextual ties between seemingly unrelated composers and their work.

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