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Preparing choral voices for historically guided vocalism in the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary styles.
(2005)
The purpose of this study is to propose a historically guided approach to timbre, volume, vibrato, and pitch in the performance of choral repertoire. This is accomplished in part by documenting primary sources that suggest ...
The emergence and development of mallet ensemble literature in the United States: 1894--2001, with analyses of selected works.
(2003)
The study's objective was to supplement the available information regarding the development of mallet ensemble literature in the United States. Methods employed relied on historical inquiry through both quantitative and ...
Canadian pedagogical piano repertoire since 1970: A survey of contemporary compositional styles and techniques.
(2005)
During the decade between 1940 and 1950, the composers in Canada began to express themselves through contemporary and avant-garde idioms. The concepts learned abroad and from composers who immigrated to Canada created a ...
Symphony No. 1.
(2007)
This document contains the musical score of a single-movement symphony for orchestra. The presentation of the score is preceded with commentary about the placement of this symphony in a historical context, as well as a ...
A pedagogical guide to the 25 Etudes melodiques Opus 45 of Stephen Heller.
(2001)
This document consists of an introductory chapter followed by four chapters. The Introduction, Purpose of the Study, and Need for the Study in Chapter I provide a brief overview of Stephen Heller's life and the importance ...
Strategies in the formation of piano technique in elementary-level piano students: An exploration of teaching elementary-level technical concepts according to authors and teachers from 1925 to the present.
(2006)
In spite of the hundreds of books and articles written on the subject of piano technique throughout the 20th century, no consensus has been reached concerning the materials and procedures that should be used to teach basic ...
Dialog and dualism: A study of Lutheran theology applied to selected Buxtehude vocal cantatas.
(2006)
The objective of this document is to examine fundamental Lutheran theology derived from the concepts of Martin Luther as they are manifested in three selected cantatas of Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707). The theological ...
A performance history of John Dryden and Henry Purcell's "King Arthur".
(2004)
Primary source documents considered in this study are Dryden's text published in 1691 and reprinted in 1695, and several manuscript scores by Purcell dating from the 1690's and very early 1700's. Additionally, a notated ...
Carlisle Floyd's "Cold Sassy Tree".
(2002)
A transcript of the interview with Carlisle Floyd offering his unique insight into both the opera and his work as a composer appears in Appendix 2 of the study.
Communicating emotion in piano performance: Nuances used in expert and intermediate-level performances.
(2004)
The purpose of this study was to determine how specific basic emotions were communicated in expert and intermediate level piano performances through the use of musical nuances. Two intermediate and two expert pianists ...