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This dissertation explores the ways in which the thematic content and performance practices of country music have historically implied notions of protection and safety, while paradoxically enabling instances of violence on both...
During the Great Depression, a time when twenty-five percent of Americans were unemployed, and thousands of businesses closed their doors, gospel music publishing companies of the southern United States experienced a boom in production....
The overall purpose of this study is to establish the baseline for a new line of research into the effective relationship between traditional jazz musicians and swing dancers in current social dancing environments. The study is a mixed...
Collegiate a cappella is a communal singing tradition historically localized to universities in the United States. It is a genre whose practitioners explore vocal harmonies and the imitation of instruments solely through use of the human...
The steelpan was invented in the late 1930s, became the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago by mid-century, and now enjoys international popularity, especially in countries with large populations of Trinidadian immigrants. However...
Since the start of the 21st century—and mostly in the past five years—Sigur Rós, Dan Deacon, Sō Percussion, and Nick Zammuto actively investigated their homes and found them to be inspiring, if sometimes difficult to confront or...
Gregorian chant is typically thought of as a product of the early medieval era. Its monophonic melodies evoke a simple beginning from which Western music evolved; its timbres are associated with the austere monuments of the early Church;...
Wizard rock is a community of musicians that creates and performs music based on the narrative, characters, and tropes found in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. In this dissertation, I explore several key questions regarding wizard...
This thesis is an ethnomusicological study of the ways in which music creates a sense of community at two North Carolina farmers markets: the Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market in Winston-Salem and the Watauga County Farmers Market in...
In this research I explore the use of electric plucked chordophones in South Indian classical (Carnatic) music through a case study of the renowned Carnatic electric guitarist Prasanna Ramaswamy. Electric instruments are commonly...
Wil Offermans is a flutist-composer with a holistic approach to contemporary flute pedagogy. At present day, there are very few English-language publications on Offermans; thus, in comparison to his contemporaries, the broader English...
This dissertation centers on the stories and perspectives of young refugees from Syria and Afghanistan enrolled in Sweden’s municipal music-and-arts school, or kulturskola, programs. Kulturskolor are voluntary music and arts programs...
This dissertation investigates the origins and development of a novel communal art form called pasacalle that is associated with the district of Villa El Salvador on the outskirts of Peru's coastal capital city, Lima. The main performers...
This thesis is an examination of the 1961-62 season of New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with special emphasis on contributions made by director/producer Roger Englander in concert with Leonard Bernstein. The Young People's...
Throughout Canada's independent history composers, visual artists, musicians, and writers have attempted to navigate the country's connection with its vast wilderness. One artist who explores this relationship to its fullest extent is...
This thesis is an ethnomusicological study of child musicking at a community center in Tallahassee, Florida. In recent years, ethnomusicological research into music and childhood has expanded, reflecting an acknowledgment of children as...
E-sports is one of the fastest growing entertainment genres in the world, with millions of viewers and ever-increasing revenue streams flowing into bigger and more impressive tournament displays. One of the ways that this revenue is...
This dissertation focuses on the sounded activities and public protest rituals of political witchcrafting in the United States from 1848 through 2021. I define political witchcrafting as a practice that combines political activism with...
Although it is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in the United States, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is highly misconstrued and stigmatized. Like other mental health issues, stereotypes and...
This dissertation discusses brass bands in Mobile, Alabama and their individual "brands"(performance norms) and their relationship to the broader branding aspects of the city's Mardi Gras. I call this brass branding. How do the brass...
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