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The Oregon Bach Festival completed its thirty-fifth season of performances in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, July 11, 2004. Beginning as a summer school program organized by Royce Saltzman in 1970 at the University of Oregon, the Festival's...
This piece is composed for the Florida State University Electric Chamber Orchestra (EChO). Being an entirely electronic ensemble, it is an area very few composers are accustomed to. EChO is comprised of entirely electric instruments with...
One of the heritages of Romanticism is the concept of song as Lied, a song in which voice and piano have equal responsibility in conveying the deepest meaning of a poem. Brazilian classical composers have a particular attraction for this...
The purpose of this study was to investigate high school music teachers' perceived influence of student enrollment in accelerated learning programs on student enrollment, participation, and attitude in band and choir. Participants (N =...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of music therapy on parents' and pediatric patients' perception of the nurse. Both patient (N=40) and parent (N=40) groups were given a post-test after music therapy intervention to...
The music of Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) is currently enjoying greater worldwide popularity than ever before among musicians and audiences alike. Yet for much of his lifetime Piazzolla had to struggle for...
Over the course of his career Theodore Thomas became one of the most influential figures in the development of nineteenth-century American musical culture. He is best known today for his role in the foundation of the Chicago Symphony...
In from the Rain is a collection of songs and interludes for mezzo-soprano, two clarinets, piano, five part female choir, three cellos, contrabass and computer. There are multiple ways the piece may be performed; with live musicians and...
The Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejawi (PESPARAWI), an Indonesian Christian choral festival or its predecessor the Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejani (PESPARANI), has become a nationwide celebratory event in Indonesia and has helped Indonesian...
A Preliminary Investigation into the Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Induction on Perceptions of Attention, Aesthetic Response, and Flow during Music Listening
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a brief mindfulness induction technique on subjective reports of attention, aesthetic response, and flow during music listening as measured by Continuous Response Digital...
The realm of education is steadily changing from the influence of ideas, theories, research, and technology. Revisiting theory and practices and reinvigorating them with the knowledge gained in research and the advances in technology...
Structural function and unifying processes in selected organ music by American composers of the twentieth century
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The present study proposes the application of the principle of structural function as an analytical method for that music of the twentieth century which employs some tonal attributes but is not formally structured by tonality. Four basic... The works chosen for this study are: (1) Resurrection (1981) by Larry King; (2) Versets (1988) by Daniel Pinkham; and (3) A Quaker Reader (1976) by Ned Rorem. The works were chosen because they represent recent organ works by American... The study begins with a summary of related research, including studies of form in twentieth-century music and a summary of literature related to structural function. The second part of the study identifies analytical techniques, and the... A primary concern for this analysis was to decide the relationship between this music and tonality; specifically, to determine how structural processes may be projected without the influence of tonality. Stability and instability, ...
Guide to the Interpretation of John Dowland's "Queen Elizabeth's Galliard P.41," "Lachrimae Pavan P.15," "Farewell Fantasy P.3," and "Forlorn Hope Fancy P.2" Transcribed for Guitar
This treatise shows an array of interpretive possibilities for classical guitarists interested in performing the solo lute works of the renaissance lutenist and composer John Dowland. The treatise emphasizes three points: first, the...
Roy Harris (1898-1979) was one of the leading American composers of the early and mid-twentieth centuries. Audiences were polarized in their appreciation of him and his music. Some adored it and labeled it truly American while others...
The use of a cappella singing in colleges and universities of the United States
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of a cappella choral singing in colleges and universities of the United States. A survey was mailed to 180 college and university choral conductors who were listed in The College Music... Results of this study indicate over 50% of the surveyed colleges and universities perform a cappella choral literature. In addition, unaccompanied singing is predominate in rehearsals and in tour repertoire. A chi-square analysis... Choral conductors appear to be using a cappella singing as a rehearsal technique to achieve choral training objectives and attempt to select representative a cappella literature from all periods of music.
The purpose of this study is to investigate stressors among soon-to-be graduating instrumental, vocal, and theatre performance majors. Seventy-two possible performance stressors were compiled into 8 categories: Creative, Intellectual, ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the use of music therapy interventions on selected social skills of young adults with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Six dyads were formed with one young adult with AS (mean age ...
The following treatise is based on information that relates to the bow construction and its influence on the bowing technique of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This period is especially important because major changes happened...
This dissertation investigates Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström's Five Pictures from the Bible, set for six-part unaccompanied chorus and baritone solo, by examining the historical antecedents of the work's creation, and analyzing...
Three Portraits is the working title of an opera in one act. The complete work is broken into three scenes. The plot concerns a young artist who is introduced to fame nearly overnight. The opera, however, is not about his actual story...
The modern percussion ensemble has emerged as a vital medium of music performance and education, and continues to receive more recognition as a viable artistic medium. Perhaps less well-known is a type of percussion ensemble (abbreviated...
Religious topics and themes have been represented in classical music literature throughout history. This treatise considers Christian religious themes expressed in two selected piano works by Korean composers: Talitha Cumi by Won-Jung...
The purpose of this study was to compare teacher beliefs about music technology, types of teacher training in music technology, music technology resource availability, and levels of teacher use of music technology based on school...
I first became interested in Clara Schumann when I heard her setting of Friedrich Rückert's beautiful poem "Liebst du um Schönheit" during voice seminar at Florida State a few years ago. When I had the opportunity to choose a research...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a lyric analysis and group discussion vs. other music therapy techniques, on values clarification and decision- making styles of adolescent delinquents. Eighteen middle school...
This thesis is about musicians in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, and how they pursue professional careers through the performance of a diverse range of musics in a wide range of settings. The subjects of this research are mostly...
The Effect of Music Therapy Interventions to Increase the Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Independent and Assisted Living Communities
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group music therapy sessions on the psychosocial well-being of older adults living in assisted and independent living communities. Pre-and posttest was used in two different...
A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century American Clarinetists is designed as a resource to provide information on the lives and careers of American clarinetists and pedagogues of note, active primarily between the years 1900 and...
Thirty-six students, twenty-six females and ten male subjects, volunteered from The Florida State University College Of Music to participate in a study to determine the effect of music volume on simulated driving skills. All subjects met...
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of pre-service music education majors regarding participation in competitive concert and marching band events. Participants (N = 168) were undergraduate pre-service music education...
This paper outlines the history of songs within the American patriotic song canon and their role within society and music education curricula in the public school systems of the past and present. A thorough examination of the functions...
A stylistic analysis of three selected trios for clarinet, viola, and piano: "Fairy Tales" by Robert Schumann, "Eight Pieces" by Max Bruch, and "Kleines Konzert" by Alfred Uhl
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This treatise focuses on three works for clarinet, viola, and piano. Included are biographical sketches of Schumann and Bruch, limited to the period concerning the respective compositions. An extended biography of Uhl, with historical... Individual discussion of the pieces centers on formal and stylistic analysis. Each area of study is divided into chapters that include examination of compositional background, score particulars, form, and stylistic techniques. Musical...
This thesis examines staged performances of traditional music in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. It includes the history of traditional performing groups in Ethiopia and their purposes, the continuities and changes in...
The effects of on-hold telephone music on number of premature disconnections to a state-wide protective services abuse hot line
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This study investigated the effects of music styles on number of lost calls (premature disconnections) to a busy State Abuse Hot Line. The music that callers listened to when put on hold while waiting for an available counselor, was controlled for a period of ten weeks. The five musical styles used were: classical, popular, music arranged for relaxation, country and... The Newman-Keuls Multiple Comparison Procedure revealed significance between most lost calls during relaxation and jazz music and between relaxation and country music. The results indicated that the average of lost calls was greatest...
Electroacoustic music is a broad term used to describe the process of composition as opposed to the sonic environment of the music. Over the last several decades, electronic music has evolved to incorporate acoustic instruments and live...
Genres exist to organize and homogenize musical works into definable categories. With a knowledge of genre, musicians, audiences, and general listeners develop an understanding of musical concepts based on the similarities and...
This dissertation provides a comprehensive history of the American collegiate percussion ensemble and assesses how institutional and gendered practices have influenced the size, style, and aesthetic of the genre’s repertoire in...
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