Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound.
This thesis essentially focuses on alternative musicians in Singapore, showing how they are more likely than any other group of local musicians to produce a Singaporean sound. Employing Bourdieu’s key theoretical ideas, I will explore the field of alternative music in Singapore, focusing on the musi...
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| author | Loh, Bernice Mui Kiang. |
| author2 | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| author_facet | School of Humanities and Social Sciences Loh, Bernice Mui Kiang. |
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| description | This thesis essentially focuses on alternative musicians in Singapore, showing how they are more likely than any other group of local musicians to produce a Singaporean sound. Employing Bourdieu’s key theoretical ideas, I will explore the field of alternative music in Singapore, focusing on the musicians, listeners and the State. Through the voices of alternative musicians, I argue that while a distinctive musical temperament predispose them to actualise a distinct Singaporean sound, much depends also on the key actors within the field of alternative music. |
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| institution | Nanyang Technological University |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/438692019-12-10T12:12:12Z Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. Loh, Bernice Mui Kiang. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Saidhul Islam DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Music This thesis essentially focuses on alternative musicians in Singapore, showing how they are more likely than any other group of local musicians to produce a Singaporean sound. Employing Bourdieu’s key theoretical ideas, I will explore the field of alternative music in Singapore, focusing on the musicians, listeners and the State. Through the voices of alternative musicians, I argue that while a distinctive musical temperament predispose them to actualise a distinct Singaporean sound, much depends also on the key actors within the field of alternative music. Bachelor of Arts 2011-05-04T09:22:30Z 2011-05-04T09:22:30Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43869 en Nanyang Technological University 33 p. application/msword |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Music Loh, Bernice Mui Kiang. Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title | Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title_full | Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title_fullStr | Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title_short | Alternative music and the emergence of a Singaporean sound. |
| title_sort | alternative music and the emergence of a singaporean sound |
| topic | DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Music |
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