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Screening rites: video essay

Screening rites: video essay
Screening rites: video essay
How does the process of screening orchestral music direct, shape or focus audience attention? In this video essay, I analyse a small section from three different BBC Proms broadcasts of The Rite of Spring and show how different visual constructions of the sequence shape musical appreciation. I then build towards some foundational principles of orchestral visualisation. I also consider broader approaches to screening concerts including post-Covid-19 implications for music in an age where audiences will increasingly encounter orchestral music via screened presentation rather than through physically attending live concerts.
Rite of Spring, Orchestra, BBC Proms, Concert, Screening, Visualisation
1471-6933
379-382
Mera, Miguel
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Mera, Miguel
35e8e446-9092-4516-b12c-c1fbcf67bc9f

Mera, Miguel (2025) Screening rites: video essay. Journal of the Royal Musical Association, 149 (2), 379-382. (doi:10.1017/rma.2024.41).

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How does the process of screening orchestral music direct, shape or focus audience attention? In this video essay, I analyse a small section from three different BBC Proms broadcasts of The Rite of Spring and show how different visual constructions of the sequence shape musical appreciation. I then build towards some foundational principles of orchestral visualisation. I also consider broader approaches to screening concerts including post-Covid-19 implications for music in an age where audiences will increasingly encounter orchestral music via screened presentation rather than through physically attending live concerts.

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Published date: 25 February 2025
Keywords: Rite of Spring, Orchestra, BBC Proms, Concert, Screening, Visualisation
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Local EPrints ID: 498753
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/498753
DOI: doi:10.1017/rma.2024.41
ISSN: 1471-6933
PURE UUID: f6482aa0-2593-4127-8aee-6a6361b54d7d
ORCID for Miguel Mera: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-0629

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Date deposited: 26 Feb 2025 17:43
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 02:41

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