Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Ellis, Sarah"
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Disorder and Unity in Bruno Mantovani's Bug for Solo Clarinet
Wolz, Rachel (2021-05-14)Bruno Mantovani’s Bug (1999) for solo clarinet is a musical metaphor that depicts the disarray and disorientation caused by an imaginary computer malfunction. Historically, this piece parallels the anxiety surrounding the ... -
Formal Delineation via Modes of Limited Transposition in Ida Gotkovsky's Sonata for Solo Clarinet
Cook, David (2017)French composer Ida Gotkovsky, Professor of Music Theory at the Paris Conservatory, studied composition with both Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. Her Sonata for Solo Clarinet, commissioned by the International ... -
Love, Loss, and Memory: An Analytic and Hermeneutic Discussion of Clara Schumann’s Drei Romanzen, Op. 21
Gray, Kristina (2023-05-12)One of Clara Wieck-Schumann’s last compositions, Drei Romanzen, Op. 21 is a set of three romances composed in 1853. The analysis which follows discusses the three romances of Op. 21 through the lens of large-scale ternary ... -
More Than a Key: An Analysis of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8, Op. 65
Ritchie, Blake (2016-05-13)This thesis offers an analysis of the fifth movement Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8, Op. 65. Although the work has been discussed in relation to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, no thorough analysis of the work ... -
Slowing Down and the Vertical/Horizontal Spectrum in Kaija Saariaho's Duft
Vetter, Kathryn (2018-05-11)Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho moved to Paris in 1982 to work at IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales). Her research involved slowing down tape ... -
A Theoretical and Topical Analysis of Cécile Chaminade's Concertino op. 107 for Flute and Piano
Wolfrey, Elizabeth (2023-05-12)Of her many works, the Concertino, op. 107 for flute and piano has experienced an enduring popularity amongst flutists. This popularity is evident based on its inclusion in Schirmer’s Flute Music by French Composers ...