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Artist/Model/Patron in Antiquity : Interpreting Ansiaux's Alexander, Apelles, and Campaspe
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1988)
Arabic Folk Epic and Western Chanson de Geste
(1989-01)
In the year 1892, Lady Anne Blunt published her translation of one portion of the Arabic popular romance, the S?rat Ban? Hil?. She called it The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare. Lady Blunt, and her husband, ...
The Orchestral Organ in the United States of the Early Twentieth Century
(1986)
This paper discusses the history of the organ in early twentieth-century America and its place as a substitute for orchestras. Organ builders, designs, and extant instruments from the era are also discussed.
A New Look at Aegean Bull-Leaping
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1983)
Sung Poetry in the Oral Tradition of the Gulf Region and the Arabian Peninsula
(1989-01)
"As far back as we can go in the past history of the Arabs and Arabia, we find poetry present as a huge memorial to their real and imaginary heroic exploits, as a witness to their way of life and feelings, and most of all ...
A Study of the Cambiata Voice
(1989)
A discussion of the role of the boy's treble voice
in early times is preceded with consideration of the
initial role and eventual dismissal of women's voices from
choral music settings. This summary is important to ...
Piano Performance and the Central Nervous System
(1986)
Although the Central Nervous System and the brain work
together as a unified system to produce thoughts and
actions, the first portion of this paper will focus on
several specific motor processes and activities involved ...
The History of the Trumpet in the Orchestra
(1985)
An examination
will be made of the types of trumpets that have been
used in orchestras. An attempt will be made to follow the
trumpet from its natural to its chromatic-valved state and
to show how both the composer and ...
In Defense of Romancero Geography
(1987-05)
"Ramón Menéndez Pidal’s pioneering essay “Sobre geografía folklórica. Ensayo de un método” (1920) constituted the first full-scale implementation of geographic methods in romancero studies. At a time when the very concept ...
Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Language Pronunciation for Singers
(1982)
Most college music departments have courses in
diction designed to introduce the pronunciation of the three
or four languages used in vocal solo repertoire, saving the
private voice teacher valuable time in the studio. ...
The Sight Reading Experience in the Piano Classroom
(1980)
This is a study designed to test the effectiveness of teaching
sight reading in the group environment. The effectiveness of
this project was measured through performance and attitude
surveys. The study will describe ...
A Study of the Serpent, Bass Horn, Keyed Bugle, Ophicleide, and Saxhorns with Emphasis on the Literature Written for These Instruments
(1986)
This paper covers the history of early low brass instruments and precursors to the tuba, their ranges, technicalities, and literatures. All of the instruments discussed here, with the exception of the
saxhorns and variations ...
An Index to the Cantorial Collection of Cantor Jacob Rothblatt, 1902-1980
(1981)
The Rothblatt collection consists primarily of Jewish
liturgical music, that is, music commonly heard in Jewish
synagogue services as part of the year-round order of liturgy.
Having served as a cantor for over forty ...
Oral Verse-Making in Homer's Odyssey
(1989-10)
Solo Voice Technique and its Application to the Choral Ensemble
(1988-07-06)
The study of voice pedagogy has long been a subject divided by varying beliefs and methods. The teachers of voice pedagogy and the directors of choral music have not always been in agreement in their respective use and/or ...
The German Orchestra System: An Account of the German Orchestra in its Culture, with Comparisons to the American Symphony Orchestra
(1985-05-22)
This paper attempts to give a firm understanding of the German orchestra system, including what kind of orchestras exist in
Germany; what kind of music they play; how they are organized; where money to support them comes ...