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The Technique of Transcribing Music into Braille and Materials Available to the Blind Musician
(1967)
It is the intent of the writer to discuss the
method of transcribing music into Braille. There
are several methods of transcribing music, the method
of transcription being dependent upon the music and
the instrument ...
Franz Schubert : Influences on His Musical Style and His Piano Style as Seen in Piano Sonata in A Minor, op. 143
(1986)
This paper will
focus on some primary influences affecting Schubert's
compositional style. His piano style will then be
specifically discussed as it relates to his first piano
sonata of "maturity," Sonata in A ...
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, ...
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 ...
A Study of the Techniques of the Choral Clinician and Their Effectiveness in the Choral Clinic Situation
(1986)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the techniques,
methods and procedures used by the effective choral
clinician.
A total of ten well-known, successful choral clinicians
was contacted. Each was asked to respond ...
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 ...
A Fugitive Essence: The Public Radio Legacy of Alec Wilder
(1994-12)
Two central goals have motivated the scholarship contained
in this paper. The first of these is to provide an
account of an obscure series of radio programs produced for
public broadcast in the nineteen-seventies (a ...
Class Voice Teachers: Are Specialized Background and Preparation Necessary?
(1983)
The
hypothesis of this paper is that specialized background and preparation
are necessary for a class voice teacher. In order to test this
hypothesis, the following sub-hypotheses were devised to find out
how and in ...
Aesthetic Mobility in the Use of Texture in the Works of Gyӧrgy Ligeti
(1982)
It will be the primary objective of this paper to
determine the basic characteristics of Ligeti's compositional
aesthetic and to contrast these findings with certain
other aesthetics of contemporary music. This will ...
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 ...
Mahler and the Revelation of God: A Study of the Christ-Fixation, Messianic Tendencies, and the Analogous Historical Position of Musical "Messiah" with Regard to the Life and Works of Gustav Mahler During the Years of His Life up to and Including the Composition of Symphony No.4 in G Major
(1984)
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the musical mission of Gustav Mahler and how he felt his ministry was just as much a divine calling as was that of Jesus Christ; in fact it will be stated that Mahler did indeed ...