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To Cuba and Back: The Origin and Evolution of the Polyphonic Choral Habanera
(2020-12-18)
The habanera is a music and dance form originating in Havana, Cuba, during the eighteenth-century Spanish colonial period. The Spanish travelers returned to the Iberian Peninsula with the sensual habanera rhythm and ...
A Conductor’s Analysis of Three Choral Works by Jennifer Higdon
(2021-05-14)
This document explores various sacred and mystical choral compositions written by Jennifer Higdon in order to reveal stylistic traits as they appear in her choral works. The pieces that will be examined include folk song ...
Selected Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composers' Changing Views on Composing for Wind Band
(2012)
The purpose of this document is to identify factors influencing selected Pulitzer Prize-winning composers in choosing to compose or not for wind band. By interviewing Steven Stucky, Paul Moravec, David Lang, and John ...
A study of Brazilian nationalism in Camargo Guarnieri's "Dansa brasileira" and concert overtures: "Abertura concertante" and "Abertura festiva".
(2007)
The purpose of this study is to discuss the use of Brazilian nationalistic elements in select orchestral literature of Camargo Guarnieri, the only Brazilian composer to establish a nationalist composition school in Brazil. ...
Rethinking Violin Pedagogy: A Handbook for Teaching Violin from a Movement-Based Perspective
(2021-05-14)
Violinists regularly experience musculoskeletal pain and tension while playing their instrument. Many view this as an occupational hazard, a byproduct of long days of playing. However, preventative and rehabilitative care ...
FOUR SONG SETTINGS OF HEINRICH HEINE BY FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL
(2017-05)
This study examines four lied settings of Heinrich Heine by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. In this document, details of each Heine poem, “Und Wüssten’s die Blumen,” “Allnächtlich im Traume,” “Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam” and ...
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Instructor and Institutional Characteristics and the Concert Report in Music in General Studies Courses in the United States
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between institutional and instructor characteristics and the assignment of the concert report within American college music in general studies courses. Four ...
Mexican mission music :
(1984)
The Graduale is dated 1698. The Antiphonale was discovered in a seventeenth century mission. The manuscripts contain unique material. Ten percent of the chants in the Antiphonale are not included in either the Dominican ...