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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, ... -
Die Winterreise Of Franz Schubert; A Study Of The Relationship Of Music To Poetry.
(1960-06-10)The purpose of this paper is not to pass judgment upon the worth of a poet's work not upon the reason Schubert may have had in selecting these poems to set to music. We will attempt to discover what Schubert felt about the ... -
Die Zauberflöte and the Moral Law of Opposing Forces
(2012-09-13)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, set to Schikaneder's libretto, brings to the forefront the Enlightenment models of light and darkness, good and evil. The traditional understanding of these concepts pits light ... -
Diferãs for orchestra
The systematics of deferral and hierarchization, embodied in the Derridean term différance is inherent to the language as well as to music. The interplay between the musical materials that attempt to attain "meaning" via ... -
Discovering the Parameters of Sound Creation: Physics Informed String Pedagogy
For more than a century physicists have worked to understand how the bowed string functions. In the past decade studies have become increasingly detailed through computer modeling and mechanical bowing machines. The goal ... -
The Donald Hunsberger Wind Band Transcription of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Variations for Brass Band: Historical Profile, Performance Practice, Conducting Considerations, and Corrected Edition
(2013-04-17)Abstract The Donald Hunsberger Wind Band Transcription of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Variations for Brass Band: Historical Profile, Performance Practice, Conducting Considerations, and Corrected Edition Gary Thomas Brattin ... -
Edward Elgar: Sonata in G for Organ, op. 28 and Symphonic Idealism
(2013-07-25)Edward Elgar's Sonata in G major for Organ, op. 28 demonstrates a pattern of symphonic influence and derivation in much of the work's compositional material. Discussion of the Sonata with respect to symphonic form and ... -
The Effect of Intentional, Preplanned Movement on Novice Conductors' Gesture
(2013-07-25)Variety and effectiveness of gesture differentiate expert conductors from novice conductors. Preplanning movement in conducting may be one way to widen the student's vocabulary of gesture and promote motor awareness. To ... -
Effect of Voice Matching on Individual Vocal Characteristics of Singers Performing in Duet
The purpose of this study was to examine interactions of voices performing in duet to determine the relationship of individual vocal characteristics to perceived blend. Male (N = 8) and female (N = 6) vocalists from the ... -
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 ...