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The acoustic interaction of voices in ensemble: An inquiry into the phenomenon of voice matching and the perception of unaltered vocal process.
(2002)
For Group 2, acoustic placement alone provided the best alliance of acoustic analysis and auditor/singer preference, at a rate of 50% each for close and lateral spacing. Attention to acoustic placement alone was shown to ...
The art of tenor/bass trombone doubling: An examination of the performance philosophies and practices of three selected trombonists.
(2002)
In conclusion, each of the participants interviewed had his own unique and individual approach to the art of tenor/bass trombone doubling. Responses to the questionnaire ranged from almost complete agreement with all three ...
Marienne Uszler's contributions to piano pedagogy.
(2003)
Uszler's work as editor and author for national journals and magazines, including The Piano Quarterly, American Music Teacher, and Piano & Keyboard, is highlighted. Her journal articles are organized and studied by topic, ...
Original music for wind band in the latter half of the 1950s: A historical perspective.
(2007)
Abstract not available.
Michael Head's light opera, "Key Money": A musical dramaturgy.
(2002)
The analytical chapter consists of a determination of the dramatic values of the libretto and a full musical analysis, with particular emphasis on how the composer has articulated and defined these values and the dramatic ...
Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klavierstuck XI :
(1984)
The analysis of the matrix system of serial polyphony resulted from the author's unaided study of Stockhausen's sketches. The duration proportion method of translating rhythm into pitch, however, was transmitted verbally ...
Historical and Musical Comparison of Cello Works by David Stanley Smith and the Fourth Violin Sonata by Charles Ives
(2014-05-09)
David Stanley Smith is overlooked among American composers of the early twentieth century. Overshadowed by the career and magnetism of his Yale colleague and contemporary, Charles Ives, Smith was an illustrious composer ...
The effects of computer-assisted keyboard technology and MIDI accompaniments on group piano students' performance accuracy and attitudes.
(2007)
Recommendations from the results include using CAI such as the Guide Mode to help group piano students improve in pitch accuracy during the early stages of learning new repertoire. After students feel comfortable with the ...