Browsing 2013 UMKC Theses - Freely Available Online by Thesis Department "Music (UMKC)"
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Dawn of Spring for full orchestra
(2013)The orchestral work Dawn of Spring was inspired by a poem with the same title, which was written by MENG Haoran, one of the most famous ancient Chinese poets during the Tang dynasty. The poet described a lively picture ... -
Der Struwwelpeter: a song cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble
(2013)Der Struwwelpeter: A Song Cycle for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble, sets seven of the stories from the iconic, mid-19th century children's story by Heinrich Hoffmann. The text set is from a widely published, anonymous ... -
"Mood-Stuff" and "Metaphoric Utterance": Norman Corwin's radio art
(2013)Norman Corwin (1910-2011) is widely acclaimed as the best radio writer in early American radio art (from the early 1920s to 1950). Ample research has been done on him as a radio dramatist, patriotic propagandist, and ... -
Promoting parent-child secure attachment bonds in adoptive families through community-based family music groups: a heuristic grounded theory study
(2013)The purpose of this heuristic grounded theory study was to discover how community-based family music groups could foster bonding development in adoptive families. The subjects were 11 adoptive families with a total of 41 ... -
(Re)constructing Johann Sebastian Bach: reception history and performance practice in New York City during the Great War
(2013)The perception of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in New York City during the time of the Great War can be illuminated through two threads: 1) reception history and reputation, and 2) contemporary performance practices. ... -
Shadow of dew drops for piano trio
(2013)Shadow of Dew Drops for violin, violoncello and piano was inspired by a poetry of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) "Xiao Chi - A little Pond" written by the famous poet Yang Wanli (1127-1206). This poetry depicts: the silent ... -
Shatter and spin again
(2013)There are many reasons for accepting viewpoints that are naîve and uncompromising. Maybe it's the only position to which we've been exposed. Maybe it's easier to accept instead of to question. But it is in the relief of ...