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Brass Performance Practices in the Sixteenth Century
(1989)
This paper will focus on the performance practices
involving the brass instruments in the sixteenth century. The
research involved presents an even greater difficulty. There are
two reasons for this: first, there is ...
Musica Ficta: A Summary of Current Views Based on a Selected Bibliography of Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-07)
The hope was that when this paper was completed it would
be possible to summarize clear-cut solutions to some of the
important issues of musica ficta or at least to be able to
discuss chronological trends and changes. ...
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.
A study of the relation of type and conformation to production in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
The subject of dairy type and conformation is a question of vital importance to all breeders and students of dairy cattle. It is a well-known fact that from the standpoint of milk production there is no method of ascertaining ...
A comparison of methods of determining the amount of radium in rocks and minerals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
This paper is chiefly the outcome of a study of the radioactivity of the rock at different depths from the surface obtained during the drilling of the University deep well number 2. The first method described by J. Joly for determining the quantity...
Pennsylvania German Organ Builders: "Look for Further for German Organs"
(1992)
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 ...
Silage investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
More than one hundred years ago people began the practice of preserving green feed in silos. In this country the first silo above ground was built in 1875, in Michigan. From this beginning the use of the silo has spread rapidly until today it may...
"The Problem:" A Study of the Changing Voice, Its Causes and Methods of Dealing With It
(1974)
the treatment of voices during the adolescent period will also be presented. It must be noted that it is not the purpose of this study to recommend any one or group of methods as practices for the junior high school teacher. The emphasis here is placed on giving...
Pelvic measurements and calving difficulty (1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1997)
Although researchers agree that birth weight is the most important measurable trait affecting calving difficulty, there is evidence that the size and shape of the pelvis also affect a heifer's ability to calve....
Physiological studies on Monascus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
a practical and a scientific standpoint. It is thought by many farmers that moldy silage has been responsible for the deaths of stock. If this be true either all the moldy silage, which in some cases is a considerable amount, must be thrown away...
A General Overview of Supervision
(1963)
The purpose of this paper is to define supervision in schools, its functions, and its role in the organizational structure.
Control of the humus supply of certain important Missouri soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1908)
The soils of Missouri, with very few exceptions, are deficient in humus, and the continuous cropping (to corn especially) which is practiced in many parts of the state is rapidly depleting what humus there is in the soil. In many parts of the state...
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 ...
Slavic Composers - Bohemian, Hungarian, Rumanian an Analysis of Some Representative Works Available to School Bands
(1969)
This work gives an example of a Slavic themed band concert, including historical context and short biographies of composers.
Use of green manures & cover crops for the south
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
and practices of cotton farming tend to rapidly wear out and destroy the fertility of the soil, and before we can be safe and permanently prosperous in farming, our methods and practices must be such as to result in increasing the productiveness of our soils...
A Theoretical and Practical Examination of the Changing Voice
(1987-08)
The well-informed junior high school teacher knows
that teaching his students to sing properly requires more
than a few hours spent in a reading session selecting three part
music. Training these adolescents demands ...
Minimum protein requirements for the growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
herein. It has not been the intention to show the relative value of different rations. The practical value of the experiment will lie in the results obtained rather than in the methods used....
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.
The effect of liming an acid soil on the growth of certain legumes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The experimental work for this thesis was planned to secure information as to the effect of limestone applied to an acid soil (1) on the growth of legumes, (2) on the activities of tuberclue bacteria, and (3) on the amount ...
An Exploration of the Origin, Characteristics and Performance Styles of Negro Spirituals
(1969)
This research project is an
analysis of five Negro spirituals as passed down to us by the Jubilee Singers,
a comparison of these with well-known arrangements of the same, and a discussion
of the differences. During the ...