Browsing by Thesis Department "Music"
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Acadian Folk Music
(1974-03-15)The purpose to be accomplished here is to set forth a comparison of the folk music of the French Acadian people of Canada and those of Louisiana to determine the changes (if any) in basic style brought about by ... -
Administrative Guidelines for a Vacation Music School at First Baptist Church, Oak Grove, MO.
(1986)Vacation music schools are fun for all involved and require several months of planning. They minister to the needs of each chorister, and directors of music schools feel the need to continue this type of program. With this ... -
Aesthetic Mobility in the Use of Texture in the Works of Gyӧrgy Ligeti
(1982)It will be the primary objective of this paper to determine the basic characteristics of Ligeti's compositional aesthetic and to contrast these findings with certain other aesthetics of contemporary music. This will ... -
The Alexander Technique: A Successful Method of Long-Term Rehabilitation for an Injured Pianist
(1997-04)This paper chronicles the author's injury, search for remedy, and use of Alexander Technique to correct the issues caused by an injury. Background information on the Alexander Technique is also given. -
An Analysis and Comparison of Concerto Styles Between the J. N. Hummel Concerto in A Minor op. 85, and the Chopin Concerto in E Minor, op. 11
(1969)The intention of this paper will be to analyze and compare Chopin's Concerto in E minor, op. 11, and Hummel's Concerto in A minor, op. 85. An analysis of each of these concertos, followed by an historical background of the ... -
An Analysis of Elements Associated with the Volunteer Church Choir Experience and Their Affect on Participation in Choir
(1994)Previous studies have indicated that volunteer musicians are influenced positively and negatively in their decision to participate in a music group by various elements surrounding them. Using a questionnaire/survey, ... -
An Analysis of Melodic and Durational Continuity in Sonata I for Organ, I, "Mässig Schnell" by Paul Hindemith
(1970)The following analysis concerns one architectonic level of the design of musical process continuation in pitch, rest, and duration in a portion of Paul Hindemith's Sonata I for Organ. -
An Analysis of Music Curriculum Standards in Various Countries World-Wide
(1994)An analysis of public school music curricula is provided from the results of a survey of 20 countries. The questionnaire was developed to determine the existence of music curricula in educational systems of various ... -
An Analysis of Selected Works from "Ludus Tonalis" and "Concerto for Hornand Orchestra," First Movement, by Paul Hindemith Using Ideas of Analysis Found in "A Composer's World" and "Craft of Musical Composition" by Paul Hindemith
(1987)This paper is an attempt to use an analysis of intervals, the combination of these intervals, and their location in musical time on selected works by Hindemith to show if Hindemith "practiced what he preached." The ... -
An Analysis of the Melodic Characteristics of Selected German Art Songs of the Nineteenth Century
(1970)The purpose of this research project was to examine the melodic characteristics evident in selected songs of six German composers who represent the Romantic tradition in Lieder: Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes ... -
An analysis of the Song Cycle Canti Della Lontananza for Voice and Piano by Gian Carlo Menotti
(1971)This paper is an analysis of the song cycle Canti Della Lontananza by Gian Carlo Menotti for voice and piano. This paper will serve to familiarize the reader with the cycle. Each song has been analyzed according to ... -
An Annotated Bibliography of Chamber Music Literature in Which the Bassoon is Found
(2000)The goal of this annotated bibliography was to search through the Music/Media section of the Miller Nichols library (University of Missouri-Kansas City) for all chamber music, scores and parts, that include a bassoon. Each ... -
An Annotated Bibliography of Choral Techniques and Related Subjects
(1984)This paper is a collation of materials which, in the opinion of the author, are pertinent to contemporary choral practices and techniques. Section I is a list of books and their contents. ... -
An Annotated Bibliography on Notation: Selected Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-06)This work is an annotated bibliography covering the articles and resources produced between 1949-1979 on the topic of early musical notation. -
Answers on Achievement: Interviews with Outstanding High School Conductors
(1991)The intent of this study was to examine the characteristics of successful high school choral programs and teachers. Those chosen for this study were selected on the basis of their outstanding accomplishments in music ... -
The Application of the Eighteenth Century Concept, "Good Taste" to Georg Friedrich Handel's Violin Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 10
(1979)The purpose of this paper is to show one way a baroque violin sonata can be performed today in a style consistent with eighteenth-century performance styles. It was a common practice in the eighteenth century for ... -
Aspects of Administration in Music Preparatory Programs
(1994)A music preparatory program is a means of offering beginning and intermediate music study through the collective efforts of many teachers in an organization. Although music preparatory programs are usually associated with ... -
An Automated Teaching System for Functional Piano Skills Based on a Curriculum Study of Piano Requirements for Public School Teachers
(1966)This study was concerned with the possibility of utilizing economies of class instruction, yet maintaining learning conditions of individual study; specifically with functional piano skills necessary for public school ... -
The B Minor Sonata of Franz Liszt
(1979)When Liszt began writing the B minor sonata in 1852, his motive was to break up the classic sonata form and prepare a new direction for the development of piano music. This one-movement sonata is an extreme example of ... -
Background on Bach and the Numerology Tradition
(1981)There may have been some influences and associations not usually mentioned which might explain Bach's numerological usage for it was not unique to himself or his era. His relatives, Johann Christoph and Johann Ludwig Bach, ...