Browsing OU - Dissertations by Author "Karathanasis, Konstantinos"

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    • And the Ocean Taught Me: Where Composition Meets Improvisation 

      Krumwiede, Nicholette (2022-12-16)
      This document aims to demonstrate the need for a college-level curriculum that teaches composers to create successful works of improvisational music, to preset a method which helps composition students develop the tools ...

    • A Catalog of Early Cycladic Zoomorphic Objects: Symbolism and Function 

      Ashbacher, Mariah (2024-05-11)
      During the Early Cycladic period of the Aegean Bronze Age (ca. 3200-2000 BCE), the inhabitants of the Cycladic islands produced three-dimensional zoomorphic objects, many of which survive today. This study cataloged 128 ...

    • Crowned in Glory: The Beyond Band Approach 

      Westby, Caleb (2021-12-17)
      In recent years, primary and secondary education has embraced trends which emphasize “core” subject areas. As of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), music has been labelled an essential area of education in the ...

    • The Last Leaf: A Composition for SATB Choir, Vocal Soloists, and Keyboard Percussion Quartet 

      Schulze, Dustin (2023-05-12)
      The primary aim of this dissertation is to create a new piece of art music, specifically, an ensemble work consisting of SATB choir, soprano soloist, alto soloist, tenor soloist, and a keyboard percussion quartet, including ...

    • Prologue to Sounden Horn: A Phonetic Composition for Chamber Orchestra 

      McSperitt, Kenneth (2017-05-12)
      'Prologue to Sounden Horn' is a phonetic composition for chamber orchestra. Phonetic Composition is the orchestration of speech sounds for standard acoustic instruments. Spectrograms of audio recordings are used as a basis ...

    • Symphony No. 1 

      Vanderburg, Kyle David (2014-05-09)
      This document contains the complete score to Symphony No. 1, a composition for concert band complete in one movement lasting approximately thirty-five minutes. On the macro level, this symphony is episodic, containing ...

    • Symphony No. 5: "Westward Journey" 

      Daniels, Zachary (2019-05-10)
      This document contains the score to Symphony No. 5: Westward Journey, an original composition for symphony orchestra consisting of four movements, lasting approximately twenty-eight minutes. This work is rooted in the ...

    • Theophany - Somewhere Between the Canyon and Stars 

      Tomlinson, Joshua (2019-05-10)
      Theophany: Somewhere Between the Canyon and Stars is a three-movement, electroacoustic work written for Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Soprano Saxophone, and Electronics. It is created in homage to Olivier Messiaen and his ...

    • Vocem Internum 

      Andriotis, Ioannis (2018-05)
      My dissertation project served as an opportunity to explore the various technical and aesthetical concepts of electroacoustic music composition. Over the last few years, my main focus was on composing a live electronic ...