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A Select Guide for Swedish Choral Music of the Post-World War II Era
(1988)
In Sweden, folk music has been the source of inspiration for choral writing and the church the source of encouragement for singing and choral music. The golden age of Swedish choral music came about as a direct result of ...
The Male Falsetto Register
(1988-07)
The part of the male voice known as the "falsetto"
has intrigued man for centuries. The question of its
value in the realm of serious music has been heavily
debated. The current
definitions of the term "falsetto" call ...
A Comparative Analysis of Two Musical Forms of Renaissance Entertainment
(1987)
The madrigal comedy is a sixteenth-century form of
musical entertainment. In stark contrast to the serious or
dramatic madrigal developing in Italy, the madrigal comedy
combines a loosely fitted outline of a plot with ...
Toward a Consensus of Music Educators Concerning Which Choral Literature is Most Important in Teaching High School Students
(1996)
This paper addresses the problem of identifying
specific pieces of choral literature that are, without a doubt, quality material. The goal of this study is to produce a list of pieces of choral literature high school
music ...
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.
Who Has the Employee Choirs in the Fortune 500?
(1990-04)
From fall 1988 through spring 1990 this project, "Who Has the Employee Choirs in the Fortune 500?" has taken form, lived and come to fruition at a cost of about $1200. The "Total Design Method" of creating and managing ...
A Performance Edition of Cantata BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden by Johann Sebastian Bach
(1998)
The following edition of Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden is based upon secondary sources, primarily from the Neue Bach Ausgabe (NBA) and the Bach-Gesellschaft (BG). The original autograph score and ...
The Choral Festival: A Research Study and Procedural Model for Preparation, Performance and Objective Achievements
(1987)
This research study is intended to focus on the importance and
validity of choral festivals and to provide an organized, procedural
model for preparation, performance and objective achievements of said
choral idiom to ...
The Effects of Italian Stylistic Traits on Three Early German Protestant Composers
(1978-04)
During the first half of the seventeenth century,
Europe witnessed the development of German Protestant music.
The German Protestant style was unique as it represented a
synthesis of the old sacred polyphonic techniques ...