This work is an analysis of Aaron Copland's Piano Variations in terms of its relation to the influences of composers Schoenberg and Berg in the synthesis of his already existing style ingredients (French, jazz, Stravinskian, ...

The purpose of this study has been to locate and become acquainted with solo literature which would be useful as teaching material for high school and college level brass students. The nineteenth century was selected ...

Frank Sinatra performed with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra from 1940 to 1942. Altogether there were eighty-three selections released on the Victor label (during the years Sinatra worked with Dorsey, the band ...

The purpose of this research paper is to discuss specific teaching methods as a private teacher regarding breathing techniques for the beginning student, for voice therapy, and for adult students. It is necessary for ...

Folk-song is not popular song in the sense in which the word is most frequently used, but the song of the folk; not only the song admired by the people but, in a strict sense, the song created by the people. It is a ...

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 ...

The hypothesis of this paper is that specialized background and preparation are necessary for a class voice teacher. In order to test this hypothesis, the following sub-hypotheses were devised to find out how and in ...

Of all the aspects of the studies of Pennsylvania German culture, perhaps the most neglected were the organ builders and the instruments they produced between 1725 and 1850. No comprehensive history of the subject has ...

The modern concert marimba, as with many percussion instruments, has an extensive history. Where did the marimba originate and when? How was it played? The origins, types and uses of the marimba are questions that this ...

John Cage musically created a revolution. He explored new avenues of composing, during a period of time when most other composers were still in the past. Overall, he formulated an exciting and new attitude toward the ...

This paper discusses Joseph Szigeti and his philosophies of violin playing. His views on practice, study, and technicality are explored.

A challenge facing many music educators is the development of a curriculum for the multi-year high school choral ensemble. This document discusses the development of a curricular model that is comprehensive (with ...

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 ...

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, ...

The problem of a viable sight reading program has continually plagued the secondary choral conductor. As one searches for a professionally published method, one is aware of the various methodology. Some are quite excellent ...

This paper is designed to give some indication of what a potential professional French horn player can expect at an orchestral audition. Most university performance majors entertain the idea of playing professionally, yet ...

This study will be approached by the presentation in Chapter I of an overview of the composer's life and education, followed by a summary of his growth and development as a composer. This will establish a framework within ...

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 ...

A study of organ literature from early vocal transcriptions to the death of Bach in 1750 is a study in contrast as related to use of the pedal division. An interest in this contrast provides the motivation for this ...

This paper traces the use of percussion in orchestral writing from the military use to the modern era by means of musical examples in a chronological manner. The author examines the use and development of differing percussion ...