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A Study of the American Piano 1850-1929
(1980)
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a portion of the piano's
history, the period of development in America between 1850 and 1929.
During this eighty-year period, piano construction underwent significant
change as ...
The History of the Marimba and Its Use
(1986)
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 ...
Ralph Vaughan Williams's English Folk Song Suite and Darius Milhaud's Suite Francaise: The Use of Folk Song in Two Composers' Suites for Wind Band
(1996)
In England, the principal collector of folk songs
was Cecil Sharp whose undying zest for the endemic music of his country
influenced Ralph Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger to make use of this rich
fount of musical ...
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 ...
An Historical Comparison of Piano and Organ Technique
(1986)
Over a period of several years, the author has had numerous
opportunities to observe first-hand the technical difficulties encountered
by private music students who had at least a limited piano background and
wished to ...
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 ...
When theories of psychology and composition intersect : a case study of Schoenberg, Dutilleux, and Lansky
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
national tradition. In essence, I am proposing a new kind of case study, in which the composition of art music can be evaluated as a fulfillment of creators who are interacting to some degree with their own personal knowledge of contemporaneous psychology...
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 ...
Operatic and Instrumental Classical Music in America in the Late 20th Century
(1995)
Classical music still exists in American life in the late 20th
century, yet its existence is the topic of much debate. Should
classical music be funded in part by the government? Are music
educators frustrated and failed ...
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 ...
Ornamenting Mozart's Operas
(1984)
Over the past fifteen to twenty years, singers and
conductors have changed the way they ornament Mozart's
operas. From the 1940's through the 1960's, musicologists
uncovered many old manuscripts, and in order to give ...
The Historical Perspective on the Question, "Does Music Have the Power to Affect Emotional Behaviour, Character, and Morals?"
(1992)
This paper covers the philosophical aspects of censorship from ancient Greek to modern sensibilities. Many of the controversial elements that have been present
in music for centuries are still topics of controversy ...
The organ symphonies of Louis Vierne
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1942)
with a keen sense for beauty and the creation of it; both were superb improvisers; the students of both were avid disciples of their masters; both suffered the results of intrigue at the hands of others, and both had the necessary fortitude to rise above...
Orchestral Conducting Through the Nineteenth Century: The Transition from Time-Beating to Interpretation
(1986)
The role of a conductor of a professional orchestra
today varies somewhat from one practitioner to another,
leading us to wonder if this has always been the case.
Although some chamber orchestras and other instrumental
groups ...
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 ...
Heinrich Schütz
(1962-05)
"[C]lose searching" has revealed
that very little information is available to the student who
would bring to light new facts of the life and work of Heinrich
Schütz. The bibliography lists Moser's biography, which
is ...
The Development of the Chinese Accordion and Implementation into Normal Universities
(1996)
Researchers have not investigated the interrelationship between accordion
development and accordion education in the People's Republic of China, Accordion
development and accordion education cannot exist independently, ...
The Published Songs of Charles T. Griffes
(1976-07)
, bring to the concert stage many fine songs that have in the past been sadly neglected. The songs of Charles Griffes fall into three distinct compositional styles. His creative life began in the tradition of the nineteenth-century German Romantics...
The Founding of an American School of Composition 1900–1930
(1980)
This paper is intended to acquaint the reader with a general view of the American composers who pioneered and established an American school of composition. The selections of the composers discussed were made on the basis ...
Characteristics of the French Violin School Found in the Music of Beethoven
(1967-05)
It is the purpose of this study to find characteristics of the French Violin School found in the music of Beethoven. In a study of this type, one is usually confronted with a degree of speculation concerning the origin of ...