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Analyzing Perceived Time: A Husserlian Study of Temporal-Consciousness in Gérard Grisey's Vortex Temporum and Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories
This essay explores the varying effects of music on the temporal perception of listeners by closely analyzing two 20th century works: Gérard Grisey’s Vortex Temporum and Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories. Although ... -
Max Reger’s Adaptations of Bach Keyboard Works for the Organ
The history and performance of transcriptions of works by other composers is vast, largely stemming from the Romantic period and forward, though there are examples of such practices in earlier musical periods. In particular, ... -
"YOU JUST GOTTA BE GREAT": NARRATIVES OF EXPERIENCE FROM TWO WOMEN CONDUCTING IN THE LUTHERAN COLLEGIATE CHORAL CONTEXT
Many quantitative studies have shown that there is gender disparity in higher education. In college music programs, for example, women make up just 32% of music faculty (Music Data Summaries 2017-2018, Chart 7), even though ... -
Shape-note and Bluegrass Music in the Choral Curriculum: An Experiment in Implementation of Potential New Genres
University of Washington Abstract Shape-note and Bluegrass Music in the Choral Curriculum: An Experiment in Implementation of Potential New Genres John Eric Rutherford Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Giselle Wyers ... -
Unity in György Ligeti’s First Book of Etudes for Piano
This dissertation analyzes the six etudes in György Ligeti’s first book of etudes for piano. Each etude is examined, both individually and within the context of the entire group of six. There are allusions to a wide variety ... -
The Increasing Expressivities in Slow Movements of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: Op. 2 No. 2, Op. 13, Op. 53, Op. 57, Op. 101 and Op. 110
Ludwig van Beethoven’s influential status is not only seen in the keyboard literature but also in the entire music world. The thirty-two piano sonatas are especially representative of his unique and creative compositional ... -
Six Quintets for Flute and Strings Attributed to Luigi Boccherini (G 437-442): A Critical Edition
The Six Quintets for flute, violin, viola, and two cellos, G 437-442, attributed to the Italian cellist and composer Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) have been recorded twice, but, surprisingly, they have never been published. ... -
Wind Chamber Music by Women Composers - The Biographies, Compositional Techniques, and Perspectives of Jocelyn Morlock, Elizabeth Raum, Marilyn Shrude, and Augusta Read Thomas
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the perspectives of four women composers to address the need for visibility of women composers and their wind chamber music. Interviews with Jocelyn Morlock, Elizabeth Raum, ... -
A Heritage of Songs: The Folk Song Collections of Carrie Grover
Carrie Grover, a homemaker and folk singer from Gorham, Maine via Nova Scotia, Canada, preserved, in her head, over 200 folk songs that she learned from her parents and other family members, passed down through the ... -
Selected Piano Music for Children by Nineteenth-Century Female Composers: Cécile Chaminade and Amy Beach
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) and Amy Beach (1867-1944) were two significant pianists and composers in the nineteenth century. They both wrote elementary and intermediate-level pieces suitable for young students. Among ... -
Visual Fixation Patterns of Undergraduate Brass and Woodwind Musicians on a Conductor While Playing an Instrument and Reading Music
The purpose of this study is to explore the visual fixation patterns of undergraduate brass and woodwind musicians on a conductor while playing an instrument and reading music. The factors influencing the ability to view ... -
Building Culture and Community in Gender-Specific Choral Ensembles: A Comparison of Pedagogy, Language, Musical and Personal Development
University of Washington Abstract Building Culture and Community in Gender-Specific Choral Ensembles: A Comparison of Pedagogy, Language, Musical and Personal Development Laurie Sue Cappello Chair of the Supervisory ... -
Traditional, Folk, Fusion, and conFusion: Music and Change in the Newar Communities of Nepal
This dissertation explores the musical changes in the Newar communities from the 1920s to 2018. For centuries, the indigenous people from Kathmandu, the Newars have been practicing predominantly Hindu and Buddhist culture, ... -
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An original composition for full orchestra. Premiered by the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra on March 9, 2018, David Rahbee conducting. -
Questions of Gesture and Sound: Temporal Interactions in Conducted Ensembles a Multiple Study Dissertation
Introduction: The purpose of this dissertation is to contribute to the body of research that has investigated conducting in musical contexts, especially instrumental ensembles. This dissertation contains three papers on ... -
Translating “Transition”: A Case Study in Interpreting Seventeenth Century German Church Music through a Survey of Three Settings of Christ lag in Todesbanden
The sacred music of central Germany in the eighteenth century, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach, has been studied extensively. This scholarship extends well beyond the typical scope of inquiry, and (perhaps ... -
Musical Humility: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Competitive High School Jazz Band
In any form, musical participation is an intimately social activity. Yet, as musicians unflinchingly commit their fullest selves to shared musical collaborations, the natural human penchant for self-interest inevitably ... -
Dictators and their Puppets: Musicians who advocated for musical integrity in twentieth-century regimes
In the ruthless dictatorships of the Twentieth Century, specifically Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s USSR, and Mao’s China, musicians maintained a high degree of social and political influence. From a musical standpoint, ... -
The Effect of Selective Attention on Error-Detection Abilities
This study evaluated the error-detection abilities of choral conductors while attending to variable quantities of simultaneously played vocal lines. The participants (n = 55) were provided 16 8-measure musical excerpts and ... -
A BROTHERHOOD WITH ONE SISTER: A COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY OF WOMEN CONDUCTORS OF COLLEGIATE MEN’S CHOIRS
Despite efforts to create gender equitable work places, there is evidence that gender typecasting and stereotyping is still a large issue in the modern work force. In choral music, there is a multitude of female elementary, ...
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