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Johann Sebastian Bach's Chorale Collections A Comparative Study With His Earlier Versions
(1981)
This paper gives an overview of the history of the German chorale and then compares the last manuscript edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's eighteen chorales to earlier versions of the same works. Each work is placed within ...
A Study of the Optimum Starting Time for the Beginning Band Class
(1969-05)
This study will attempt to determine (1) when most authorities start
their beginning band students, (2) why they are begun at this time, and
(3) if there is an optimum starting time. Chapter I will review literature
believed ...
John Stanley: the Influence of Knut Nystedt on the Choral Style of John Stanley as Illustrated in a Comparative Analysis of Selected Choral Works
(1978-08)
The purpose of this study is to focus on John Stanley as a
contemporary composer and to show the possible influences of a
more established composer, Knut Nystedt, on his choral writing.
Teaching Music in a One-Room School
(1993)
The purpose of this investigation was to discover the differences and similarities between teaching music in a one-roo school prior to 1960 and current teaching practices (in a one-room school). From the information gathered evidence indicated...
A Study of J. S. Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge
(1966)
The main objectives of this paper were to increase my own understanding of Bach's counterpoint and fugue forms, and at the same time find and become acquainted with a contrapuntal work which would provide sufficient prime ...
Paul Creston: His Life, Philosophies, and Selected Works
(1988)
The music of Paul Creston is known for its lyricism, shifting tonalities, and especially for the careful and deliberate attention given to the rhythmic element. His style is distinctive from American musical movements such ...
Musical Symbolism in the Clavierübung III
(1976)
This paper discusses the use of musical symbolism in "Clavierübung III," how J. S. Bach has successfully captured the textual meaning of each of the chorale settings through the use of musical motives. Although the symbolism ...
The Status of Music Education in the Negro Schools of Mississippi
(1962-07-20)
This paper is written in an attempt to give a factual account
of the status of music education in the Negro schools of Mississippi.
The number of Negro and white schools, their locations, and their
administrative and ...
A Discussion of American Children's Songs of the Nineteenth Century
(1967)
, and nursery songs have been included in order to encompass completely the world of children's songs. The material and conclusions reached in this paper are based on the collection of nineteenth-century children's songs that is in the Conservatory Library...
The Problems, Technical Training and Piano Repertoire of the Small Hand
(1973)
The serious piano student who has small hands offers many problems to himself and to his teacher. Even those teachers with small hands who have discovered their own methods of musical problem solving are often unaware of ...
The Invention of the Piano and Its Development in Germany Through the Eighteenth Century
(1978-11-1)
This paper discusses the history, development, and reception of the piano in eighteenth-century Germany.
Solo Material for Clarinet Alone, with Analysis of Igor Stravinsky's Three Pieces and Henry Sutermeister's Capriccio
(1969)
A main portion of this project will be an inclusion
of an index of solo works. Within this index of published
and unpublished works are many compositions listed as required
material for university clarinet majors. The ...
The Vocal Register Theories and Unifying the Tenor Voice
(1988)
The purpose of this paper is to: (1) investigate the main
aspects of the various register theories, (2) determine whether
their approaches to unifying the tenor voice are actually
different from each other, and (3) ...
Why and How to Approach the Teaching of Rhythms in the Elementary Grades
(1969-08)
The foundation of music is rhythm, and the feeling
for rhythm must first find expression through the body.
Because rhythms fix certain relationships and objectify
understanding, they have an important place in a ...
The Violin Technique of Nicolo Paganini
(1981)
The violin technique of Nicolo Paganini holds a
unique position in the history of violin playing. It was
rather unconventional and, to date, is not really
understood. During his lifetime, Paganini did everything
within ...
Who Has the Employee Choirs in the Fortune 500?
(1990-04)
of the responding companies have choirs. At minimum 10% of the Fortune 500 (including non-respondents) have choirs: possibly 13% of the companies have choirs. There are 28 companies with seasonal-only choirs and 21 companies with year-round choirs. Two...
Johannes Brahms: The Detmold Period
(1966)
If Brahms's orchestral style were an offspring of the large choral works, and this opinion seems to enjoy widespread acceptance, then it would seem possible that his first period of choral and orchestral activity (1857-1860) ...
The Development of the Horn
(1985)
The transition of the horn from the hunt to its function in the
orchestra was a slow and difficult process. The entry of the French horn
in the orchestra dates back to the early eighteenth century. This
development falls ...
The Evolution of the Four Overtures to Beethoven's Opera Fidelio
(1990)
The purpose of this paper is to explore aspects connected with the evolution of the four overtures
to Beethoven's opera Fidelio. This situation (four overtures to one work) is unparalleled in the
history of opera, and ...
Styles and Techniques of Italian Solo Song 1600–1962
(1963-01-24)
This paper covers the conventions and practices in Italian solo vocal literature from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Of particular emphasis are the historical conventions and performance practice of each era....