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Composer Control and Performer Freedom in Selected Solo Piano Music Composed Since World War II
(1979)
This paper will deal with the composer's control of
the performance as demonstrated in selected post World War II
compositions for solo piano. The mainstream group of compositions
in which no change of relationship can ...
Thomas A. Dorsey: Father of Black Gospel Music
(1977)
This paper gives a transcript of an interview by the author with Thomas A. Dorsey, musician, composer, and the first publisher of gospel music, as well as a catalog of the composer's works.
Cavallini, Busoni, and the Clarinet
(1979-05)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) wrote two compositions
for the clarinet, the Concertino in B flat, Op.48 of 1919
and the "Elegy" for clarinet and piano of 1921. It is not
generally known that Busoni's father, Ferdinando, ...
Selected Etudes of Muzio Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum
(1978)
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), one of the first virtuoso performers
of the pianoforte, was also the earliest significant composer
of music for that instrument. The "Gradus ad Parnassum" is one of the most famous
and thorough ...
A History of the Lillenas Publishing Company and its Relationship to the Music of the Church of the Nazarene
(1972)
The Lillenas Publishing Company stands today—a successful business within a business—at 2923 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. It is the musical publishing arm of the Church
of the Nazaren, and its Nazarene Publishing ...
Intonation Factors of the Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone
(1979)
The purpose of this study is to investigate intonation factors of the flute, clarinet, and saxophone. Suggested physical adjustments by the performer as well as mechanical adjustments to the instruments themselves will be ...
Beethoven's Opus 111 Sonata: a Compositional and Psychological Overview
(1979)
This paper discusses both the material of Piano Sonata op. 111 by Ludwig von Beethoven and the psychological aspects of Beethoven's behavior surrounding the publication of said sonata. It includes an analysis of the piece, ...
Phrasing and Articulation as Separate Entities in Determining the Interpretative Aspects of a Musical Composition
(1979)
The author has found, through his research, that the terminology
used in discussing phrasing and articulation is somewhat
inconsistent. The words phrasing and articulation are often
used interchangeably as if there were ...
Acadian Folk Music
(1974-03-15)
The purpose to be accomplished here is to set
forth a comparison of the folk music of the French Acadian
people of Canada and those of Louisiana to determine the
changes (if any) in basic style brought about by ...
A Study of Beginning Flute Method Books
(1970-06-04)
This research project deals with a study of twenty beginning
flute method books. Included is an outline of each
book and a table concerning pertinent material of flute
method books.
Innovative Performances of American Song
(1978-12-10)
This
paper
is
intended
to
permit
examination
of
innovative
performances
of
a
selected
group
of
songs
by
American
composers.
Because
of
the
specialized
character
of
such
a
project,
nine
works
...
Harmonic Development in the Piano Sonatas of Alexander Skryabin
(1973)
In this paper, the harmonic development, or lack of it, in selected piano sonatas from the three periods of Skryabin's career will be discussed. Harmonic development, not in the sense of chord progressions or voice leading, ...
On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
(1973)
This paper looks at some of the hymn tunes which accompany Samuel Stennett's "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand." Many versions of hymn tunes and settings are compared.
Melodic Analysis of Lieder of Selected German Composers
(1976)
The purpose of this analysis is to reveal, as far as possible through observation of intervals or patterns of notes, any stylistic distinctions or similarities from a historical perspective within the limits of selections ...
Improved Teaching Through Audio-Visual Aids
(1971)
Industry and education have felt the need since World
War II to use many techniques or educational devices used
by the military in speeding up and enhancing the learning
process. Since World War II, first industry and ...
The Mid-Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: A Study of Performance Practices in Two Exemplary Works for the Flute
(1973)
It is the intention of this study to provide some information concerning performance practices encountered intwo compositions which include the transverse flute in their instrumentation. These works are the Sonata 1 op. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach's "Clavier Übung, dritte Teil" and its Performance on a Baroque Organ
(1970)
Many books and articles have been written about the
life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Some
pay strict attention to every detail of his personal life;
others give an exhaustive treatment of his music; ...
Structural Aspects of the Development Sections of Selected Keyboard Sonatas by Franz Joseph Haydn
(1979-07)
Contemporary music theory texts, in describing the late
eighteenth-century sonata-allegro structure exemplified by Mozart
and Haydn, devote relatively little space to the middle section,
the so-called development. This ...
Falsetto: Learning to Sing the Full Upper Register Through Development of the Falsetto
(1977-10)
This project has been undertaken to show that it is possible to build the full upper register through development of the falsetto. The process is quite slow, in that it takes time and concerted effort to start with a small ...
About unrest -- human unrest
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1970)
"This country's unruly students, says President John C. Weaver, are reliable mirrors of a society, young and adult, that has become unruly."--Table of contents for issue.