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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 ...
Golden Mean Investigation of Selected Keyboard Sonata Movements of W. A. Mozart
(1987)
Studies have shown that the golden mean is a structural element of some of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The author, a pianist, became interested in looking at a group of Mozart sonata movements after doing an ...
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 ...
A Proposed String Curriculum for the Shawnee Mission School District #512
(1987)
The purpose of this research project was to devise a curriculum for use by string teachers in the Shawnee Mission School District. String students (grades four through twelve) were tested at the beginning of the school ...
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 ...
A Study of the Thirteen Piano Nocturnes of Gabriel Fauré
(1987)
Gabriel Fauré's genius and originality are especially
apparent in his thirteen nocturnes for piano. This impressive
and unique cycle of nocturnes covers the period of
Fauré's compositional maturity, from 1875 when he ...
Choral Settings of Three Christmas Carols
(1987)
This project includes choral arrangements by the author with historical background and performance notes for the carols "Hark the Harold Angels Sing," "I Wonder As I Wander," and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
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 ...
A History of Pre-1950 Jazz Trumpet Players
(1987)
From early New Orleans jazz at the turn of the
century to the electrified big bands of today, the trumpet
has played an essential role in the performance and development
of the music called jazz. Technological gains ...
Establishing Criteria for the Selection of Music at the Junior High School Level
(1987)
This paper discusses the factors for a choral director to consider when choosing literature including: text, compositional elements, range, arrangement, and accompaniment. The paper serves as a guide to assist in the ...