Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Music"
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100 Chants: A Resource for Choral Practice and Performance
(2013-07-25)The purpose of this document is to create and present a varied collection of one hundred transcribed plainchants that may be used as a robust tool by contemporary choral musicians in the practice and performance of chant. ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of Group and Private Piano Instruction on the Musical Achievements of Young Beginners
This study compares the relative influence of group and individual piano instruction on the musical achievements of young beginning piano students between the ages of 5 to 7. It also investigates the potential influence ... -
A Theological Interpretation of Four Pièces Terminales from Charles Tournemire's L'Orgue Mystique
Tournemire wrote in his memoirs, “I offer commentary on Gregorian chant in the modal system which did not know how to exclude chromaticism" (Mémoires, 39). There have been several recent studies of the modal and chromatic ... -
A Way of Doing Things: Exploring and Applying the Alexander Technique for Choral Conductors
The human body is a machine of extraordinary design and intricacy, and musicians widely recognize the role the mind and body play in making music. Despite the problems that affect performing artists, there is a surprising ... -
Alexander Technique and Organ Performance
The organist has an intensely physical relationship with her instrument. Over time, routines of practice and performance of music almost invariably lead to the build-up of stress, fatigue, and muscular tension that can ... -
aplisro.
aplisro. is an octet for concert flute (doubling with bass flute), bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, violin, viola, cello, piano/keyboard, and percussion. Using guitar samples as the source of pitches and structural ... -
Apparitions in Alfred Schnittke’s Sonata No. 2 (quasi una Sonata)
This dissertation explores the apparitions present in Alfred Schnittke’s (1934-1998) Sonata No. 2 (quasi una Sonata) (1968). These apparitions, in the form of quotation, allusion and musical monograms, will be examined and ... -
Armenian Orchestral Music
The goal of this dissertation is to make available all relevant information about orchestral music by Armenian composers—including composers of Armenian descent—as well as the history pertaining to these composers and their ... -
Axial; a Sound Art Work of an Oceanographic Expedition
(2014-04-30)Axial is a sound installation in which a cargo container is employed as a resonant object: resonant in its acoustic sense because the container is used as sound generator, but also resonant in its metaphorical connotation ... -
Bach and Schumann as Keyboard Pedagogues: A Comparative and Critical Overview of the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena," and the "Album for the Young."
(2014-02-24)This dissertation compares and critically evaluates the keyboard pedagogies and teaching philosophies of J.S. Bach and Robert Schumann as expressed in their important collections intended for young, beginning students — ... -
Behind The Masks-Performance DVD and Thesis of Masks, Op. 3 (1969) for solo flute and glass chimes 'ad lib' by Oliver Knussen
Masks, Op. 3 for solo flute and glass chimes 'ad lib.' was written by British composer Oliver Knussen in 1969. Masks confirms itself as the highest art form for the solo flute. Masks is a story about an individual going ... -
BEYOND THE CONCERT HALL: THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL
This document is part of the dissertation requirement for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance. The major portion of the dissertation consists of the Music Link pilot program created by the author, a Teaching ... -
Bimusical Identity of Children in a Mexican American School
(2013-02-25)The purpose of this ethnographic study is to examine the bimusical identity of Mexican American children in a Mexican American bilingual-bicultural school as they navigate between the different musical and cultural spheres ... -
Body Mapping Principles and Their Applications for Optimizing Pianists' Techniques
This dissertation applies Body Mapping principles and their application to the discovery of how physiological movement is interrelated with sensory awareness. The whole purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate how ... -
Choristers’ Perceptions of Laban-based Conducting Gestures
This study evaluated the perceptual accuracy of choristers with no conducting training when identifying Laban Movement Analysis-based gestural qualities. The larger research imperative addressed identifying the qualities ... -
Combining Acoustic Percussion Performance with Gesture Control Electronics
Gesture control in music performance utilizing live electronics is a topic receiving much development and exploration. The methods and implementations of gestural control vary. Gesture tracking has been used to directly ... -
Come Together: An Ethnography of the Seattle Men's Chorus Family
This ethnography of the Seattle Men's chorus adds to the growing body of literature examining the culture of community choruses. The purpose of this ethnography was to examine the culture of a highly successful community ... -
‘Come, All My Dear Brethren, and Help Me to Sing’: Dialogue and Participation as Foundations for the Choral Performance of Sacred Harp Music
Mounting interest in folk and world music has led to increased choral performance of Sacred Harp, or shape note, repertoire. Sacred Harp is a communal musical practice that originated in the singing schools of colonial New ... -
Compositional Techniques in the Saxophone Works of Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef (1920-2013) is one of the most influential figures in the history of the saxophone. After garnering acclaim from his hundreds of improvisatory recordings on a wide array of instruments, Lateef also inspired ... -
Connections Across Oceans: Debussy, Impressionism, and "The Floating World (Ukiyo-e)" of Japanese Art
Debussy lived in Paris in the late nineteenth century and Paris at that time was very much a "happening" place; The Paris Exposition, Japonisme, and Impressionism were all blossoming. Japonisme was the most influencial ...