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In this study, I explored possible effects of gesture height, specifically the location of the horizontal plane, on singer performance. Research questions for the study included: 1) Do singers change intonation, vibrato rate, vibrato...
An Analysis of Performance Practice Trends in Recent Recordings of Tomás Luis De Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium, O Quam Gloriosum, O Vos Omnes, and Officium Defunctorum as Related to Historical and Contemporary Scholarly Literature
This dissertation investigates performance practice trends in the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria as performed on commercially available recordings. The study discusses the prevailing philosophies surrounding musicians' quest for...
Finding scholarly research on the choral music by significant American composers is limited. Moreover, a search for scholarly resources on the choral works by significant African-American composers is more limited. Spiritual arrangements...
María Guinand, awarded the 2009 Helmuth Rilling Prize by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, is a Venezuelan choral music educator who has gained international renown through her work as a conductor, teacher, and advocate of the...
The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics that influence the success of high quality band programs in schools having a large proportion of economically disadvantaged students (LSES) and schools having a small...
Performance Practice of Johann Sebastian Bach's Passio Secundum Johannem a Study of 25 Years of Recorded History (1982-2007) as Influenced by Events Surrounding the Historically Informed Performance Movement
This dissertation investigates developments in the performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion as evidenced in recordings of the work in the past quarter-of-a-century (1982-2007). These findings are contextualized within...
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