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Item Open Access Communication through musical symbols: a comparative study of selected piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin(University of the Free State, 2019) Bezuidenhout, Daniel Hanno; Krige, D.; De Villiers, A. M. F.𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 Communication is omnipresent and semiotic in nature. Within communication, a message is typically sent through a channel by means of a system of symbols, which is verbal and/or nonverbal in nature. Music is a communication channel, which can, unlike spoken language, communicate across language barriers. During the communicating of the message, the musical symbols within the music score function as a unit. For various reasons, publishers make modifications to music scores. This study aimed to investigate the impact that modifications have on the communicated message. Additionally, a more holistic understanding of communication phenomena within the context of music was obtained and the importance of selecting the appropriate edition demonstrated. This is achieved by analysing four nocturnes by the Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin to investigate meaning modifications within different editions of the same piano compositions. To achieve this, quantitative analyses were conducted to identify any modifications within the sample. This was followed by a qualitative semiotic analysis of each composition. There is shown in this study that the most frequent modifications are made to phrase markings, dynamic symbols, articulation symbols, and pedal markings. In addition, it was found that changes were made to some of the notes and/or rests used within certain compositions. These changes have an impact on the communicated message of each composition in the sense of changing the emotion and atmosphere, and hence the communicated message. The findings of this study highlight the importance of considering the implications of making changes to an original score and choosing the most appropriate edition for a performance. ___________________________________________________________________Item Open Access Konsensus in kommunikasie(University of the Free State, 1977-01) Groenewald, Hendrik Johannes; Herbst, D. A. S.Abstract not availableItem Open Access Die problematiek van tyd en ruimte as verhalende elemente van die speelfilm(University of the Free State, 1983) Van der Waldt, De la Rey; Puth, G.; De Beer, A. S.English: The purpose of this study is to identify and explore the problems surrounding time and space as narrative elements of the narrative film. Theorists differ in their views on cinematic tenses. Some claim there is only one speci= fic time - the time the viewers perceive the events as they are taking place !!now" before their eyes. Others classify time in "true!! and cinematic time with a past, present and future tense. For the purpose of this study the allocation of space is the perceiving of different places and not physical space. The question now arises: how does the director link the different images, shots, sequences and scenes together without any discontinuity and within the limited time? Due to the fact that the interpersonal, subjective and un= conscious-cognitive nature of film perception makes the testing of time and space difficult, the methodology used in this study is Van Leent's depth dimension. The result of this inquiry is that there exists no gol= den rule on film editing at present but that there is room for improvement in the application of film techniques so that better continuity in the story is created. The director must know his medium and the destination of his message. Finally, a number of proposals were put forward on how to improve the cinematic technique of story-telling in order to make the message more perceptible to the audience.