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Elements of Impressionism evoked in Debussy and Ravel's Reflets dans l'eau and Jeux d'eau: The theme of water
(2012-09-13)Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) were leading figures of the innovative musical language in the late nineteenth century that is known as French <italic>Impressionism</italic>. They developed ... -
Elias Hecht and the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco: Pioneers of West Coast Chamber Music
(2014-02-24)Since 1950, scholarship has addressed the evolution of chamber music in America. This research makes a strong case for the positive correlation between the achievements of small ensembles and the broader American musical ... -
Evidences Of Impressionism In The Music Of Charles Tomlinson Griffes
(1941)One of the most important phase of the study of the creative genius of any artist is the question of influence. There is little evidence to support the once popular conception of an artists, poet, or musician as a solitary, ... -
Evocations of Nature in the Piano Music of Franz Liszt and the Seeds of Impressionism
Liszt scholarship of recent decades has produced research along many lines of inquiry in an endeavor to increase recognition of the composer as one of the most important and influential musical figures of the nineteenth ... -
An examination of fifth grade instrumental music programs and their relationships with music and academic achievement
(1997)With ever-increasing demands on the elementary school curriculum, and consequent endeavors to remove all but the basic necessities from the curriculum, there arises an urgent need for objective data related to the effect ... -
Explorations of Just Intonation, Minimalism, and Spectralism in 20th Century Music
This thesis consists of three analyses on works by twentieth century composers who explored the theoretical and practical applications of the harmonic series and just intonation. The first chapter provides a description ... -
Expressive Interpretation in David Maslanka's "Eternal Garden: Four Songs for Clarinet and Piano"
(2013-07-25)The purpose of this study is to provide an expressive interpretation of David Maslanka's Eternal Garden: Four Songs for Clarinet and Piano. Similar to past research on composers and the clarinetists they composed for, ... -
Expressive Text: From a Spoken Style to Rhythmic Plasticity
This paper will explore the use of natural speech inflections according to linguistic principles in order to guide rhythmic expressivity in choral performance practice. The standard of rhythmic precision in choral elocution ... -
The Fabulous Party Boys and Adapting the Tuba for Modern Popular Contexts
Tubas are instruments that are used primarily in classical (a term used broadly in this instance) settings. While wind bands, orchestras, marching bands, and brass ensembles have consistently held need for the tuba, the ... -
Factors Related to Continued Choral Participation: A Comparative Study of Participants and Non-participants in College Choir
(2012-08-10)The purpose of this study is to better understand motivational factors related to continued choral participation during the transition from high school to college. Study participants (N = 369) must have met three criteria ... -
Feeling Zulian through Gaita: Singing Regional Identity in Maracaibo, Venezuela
(2014-02-24)This dissertation shows how gaita music articulates regional identity in Maracaibo, in the state of Zulia in Venezuela, based on analysis of lyrics and recordings, interviews, archival work, and participant observation at ... -
Finding your own speed: how flutists find music groups in which they like to play
(1997)This study examines how classical flutists who are predominantly avocational musicians find ensembles to play in that meet their personal goals for musical achievement and congeniality. Using data from observation and ... -
flesh claws tripping over feather-drunk Thing for string quartet
In classical music, mechanical adherence to the score is rarely a criterion of good performance. Indeed, critics deem many performances expressive because they contain some discrepancy from the printed page. Through timbre, ... -
For Agnes Martin
(2014-02-24)For Agnes Martin is a musical work scored for flute/piccolo, alto/soprano saxophone, two percussionists, piano, violin, and cello. The impetus behind this composition was to examine the 10-hole diatonic harmonica in terms ... -
Formless being for flute, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, percussion, piano and string quartet
Formless being can be thought of as a piece with a circular structure whose segments are cut short, just as the idea reaches its full development. An idea is presented and developed, pressing forward through the movement, ... -
From Oldham to Oxford: The Formative Years of Sir William Walton
The formative years of William Walton (1902-1983) are rarely considered when studying the composer's life and works. However, careful study of that period indicates many of the directions that the adult Walton would take. ... -
A full Realization of Isang Yun's Tuyaux sonores and its Analysis based on Daoism
University of Washington Abstract A full Realization of Isang Yun's Tuyaux sonores and its Analysis based on Daoism Eunjung Jung Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Dr. Carole R. Terry School of Music Isang Yun was a ... -
Gender and the Symphonic Conductor
Current statistics from American Symphony Orchestra League and College Music Society show the continued vast disparity of professional orchestra music director positions held by men versus women. The purpose of this study ... -
Genre, Narration, and Meditation in 'The Death of Klinghoffer'
The Death of Klinghoffer (1991), which has been equally criticized as “trivial trash” and a “sad solace of truth,” is an intricate work that chronicles the events of the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship. ... -
George Walker Viola Sonata (1989): A History, Analysis and Practical Performance Guide of a Great American Work
(2012-09-13)<bold>ABSTRACT</bold> George Walker Viola Sonata (1989): A History, Analysis and Practical Performance Guide of a Great American Work Amber Cristina Archibald Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Melia Watras, Professor of ...