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Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona

Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.

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Main Author: Schonken, Philip Antoni
Other Authors: Muller, Stephanus
Format: Thesis
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2013
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/80307 Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona Schonken, Philip Antoni Muller, Stephanus Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Music. UShaka KaSenzangakhona Christopher James Robert Maxym Mzilikazi Khumalo Ownership Authorship SAMRO Southern African Music Rights Organisation Dissertations -- Music Theses -- Music Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: UShaka KaSenzangakhona is a work of about sixty minutes for choir, soloists and orchestra, composed by Mzilikazi Khumalo, orchestrated in 1994 by Christopher James and revised in 1996 by Robert Maxym. The composition is a setting of a Zulu text by Themba Msimang. The racial and cultural differences between UShaka’s three authors bring binaries into play that define certain aspects of the composition. UShaka’s main developmental trajectory (1982-1996) places it within a volatile political space and time in South Africa‟s recent history. Somewhere, hanging in an unstable balance between these diverse factors, exists a musical work that is struggling to find a voice. This thesis highlights these factors by critically evaluating two aspects of UShaka’s existence, namely its authorship and ownership under Khumalo, James and Maxym. This is achieved through thorough quantitative score analyses of the original composition and its two orchestrations. Results of the analyses are used to draw conclusions about the contributions of each of its three authors to the final musical product. By implication of the findings produced by the analyses, broader themes within South African musicology are touched on and highlighted in new and meaningful ways. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: UShaka KaSenzangakhona is `n komposisie van sowat sestig minute geskryf deur Mzilikazi Khumalo vir koor, soliste en orkes. Die werk is in 1994 georkestreer deur Christopher James en in 1996 hersien deur Robert Maxym. Die skrywer van die werk se teks is Themba Msimang. Die rasse- en kultuurverskille wat Ushaka se outeurs kenmerk bring binêre binne spel wat sekere eienskappe van die werk se bestaan definieer. Die komposisie se hoof ontwikkelingstrajek (1982-1996) plaas dit binne 'n ongestadige politieke ruimte in Suid-Afrika se onlangse geskiedenis. Ushaka sukkel om binne hierdie diverse faktore 'n stem van sy eie te ontdek. Die tesis vestig aandag op hierdie faktore deur 'n kritiese verkenning te onderneem van twee aspekte van Ushaka se bestaan, naamlik outeurskap en eienaarskap. Dit word behartig met deeglike kwantitatiewe analise van die bladmusiek van die oorspronklike komposisie asook beide orkestrasies. Resultate wat verkry word vanuit die analise word gebruik om gevolgtrekkings te maak gaande die bydraes van elke outeur tot die uiteindelike komposisie. By implikasie kan die bevindinge gebruik word om op nuwe en betekenisvolle wyses aan breër onderwerpe te raak binne die Suid-Afrikaanse veld musikologie. Masters 2013-02-27T10:40:21Z 2013-03-15T07:44:53Z 2013-02-27T10:40:21Z 2013-03-15T07:44:53Z 2013-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80307 en_ZA 88 leaves application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle UShaka KaSenzangakhona
Christopher James
Robert Maxym
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Ownership
Authorship
SAMRO
Southern African Music Rights Organisation
Dissertations -- Music
Theses -- Music
Schonken, Philip Antoni
Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title_full Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title_fullStr Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title_full_unstemmed Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title_short Authorship and ownership of UShaka KaSenzangakhona
title_sort authorship and ownership of ushaka kasenzangakhona
topic UShaka KaSenzangakhona
Christopher James
Robert Maxym
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Ownership
Authorship
SAMRO
Southern African Music Rights Organisation
Dissertations -- Music
Theses -- Music
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80307
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