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Signaling uniqueness: The psycholinguistic effect of language precision on product perceptions
Abstract This research reveals a psycholinguistic effect whereby more precise words in product communications increase consumer perceptions of product uniqueness. Drawing on Categorization Theory, the authors propose that more precise words in product descriptions are situated deeper within their semantic categories and denote narrower subsets of ...
Guang‐Xin Xie, Ann Kronrod
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In this paper I consider the issue whether rock and classical music require different criteria for their appreciation and evaluation. I address this issue through a consideration of Bruce Baugh's "Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music."' I consider Baugh's position because it represents a widely held viewpoint.
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Class, Control, and Classical Music (Anna Bull)
Published August 2019 by Oxford University Press Why is classical music predominantly the preserve of the white middle classes? Contemporary associations between classical music and social class remain underexplored, with classical music primarily ...
Nuné Nikoghosyan
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Chronic Hand Eczema of Charlie Chaplin
Abstract Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), one of the most iconic figures in cinema history, suffered throughout his career from a chronic hand eczema he consistently concealed behind white cotton gloves. According to his biographers, Chaplin attributed this condition to the prolonged handling of cellulose nitrate film stock during editing—a highly ...
Bruno Halioua, Charles Taieb
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In Search of a “Sound”: The Challenges of Contemporary Music
The great challange which faces modern classical music today is to be met not so much at the technical-linguistic level as at the level of social and identification values.
PASTICCI, Susanna
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Redefining classical music [PDF]
This thesis will explore the need to redefine classical music in order to ensure its survival. Through the analysis of data taken from orchestras across the country, I will examine why many organizations are folding and what some establishments have done
Canchola, Shannon
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Popular Music Pedagogy: band rehearsals at British universities [PDF]
There has been little published pedagogical research on popular music group rehearsing. This study explores the perceptions of tutors and student pop/rock bands about the rehearsals in which they were involved as a part of their university music course ...
Pulman, Mark, Mark Pulman
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Manufacturing Nostalgia in the Digital Age: A Foreverism Perspective
ABSTRACT Many scholars argue that we are experiencing the era of “retro”—nostalgia‐driven marketing and consumption phenomena reinforced by digital technologies. However, existing research lacks a critical analysis of nostalgia in contemporary markets and of how digital content, tools, and environments transform retro consumption experiences and alter ...
Dinara Davlembayeva +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa +3 more
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And now I'm here as his son: remembering György Ligeti as a person, a composer, and a father
The Flame in my Hands I am a composer and improvisor with an unusual background: my father was György Ligeti. My last name, while only six letters long, tends to lead people to a complicated multitude of preconceived notions and assumptions about my ...
Lukas Ligeti
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