Browsing Graduate School - Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Music (MU)"
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Amy Beach: the Victorian woman, the autism spectrum, and compositional style
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Celebrated American composer and pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) became the subject of the dedicated interest of a number of scholars during the last decades of the twentieth century, but her idiosyncratic ... -
Bela Bartok and the Pro-Musica Society: a chronicle of piano recitals in eleven American cities during his 1927-1928 tour
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)An important component of Béla Bartók's 1927-28 transcontinental tour of the United States was a series of eleven lecture-recitals sponsored by the Pro-Musica Society—an international organization founded in 1920 as the ... -
Bellini's Norma: a comparative study of significant leading ladies from Pasta to Callas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)In the rich tradition of bel canto opera the surviving details surrounding the performances of the leading role from Norma (1831) of Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) provide ample basis for a comparison of seven celebrated ... -
Characteristics of the high school varsity mixed show choir
(2019)This descriptive study was designed to provide researchers and educators with baseline data about characteristics of show choirs and information regarding the role the show choir plays in the high school choral department. ... -
Concerto for four horns and wind ensemble
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)While a reasonable amount of concert literature exists for French Horn Quartet, the standard repertoire is notably lacking literature that allows the ensemble to express itself within its most common, modern venue: the ... -
Copland in pursuit of Neoclassicism : a speculative discourse on his "leftist" politics, his interpretation of Mahler, and their confrontation at the third symphony
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3 (1946) is widely agreed to be not only one of the composer's finest accomplishments, but also one of the greatest American achievements in the genre. From his roots as a modernist composer ... -
Criteria identified by selected Missouri high school choral directors for placement of concert repertoire in concert order
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This descriptive study was designed to investigate the criteria used by selected Missouri high school choral music educators for sequencing repertoire on concert programs. The purposes were to (a) examine choral music ... -
The development and synthesis of foundational ideas in four Debussy Prludes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This study examines specific themes, called foundational ideas, in four of Claude Debussy's Prludes. These foundational ideas are presented as discrete pieces, then developed, and finally form a previously unforeseen ... -
Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a rating scale for collegiate wind jazz improvisation performance. The 14-item Wind Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Scale (WJIES) was constructed and refined through a ... -
The development of a valid and reliable instrument to grade the difficulty of vocal solo repertoire
(1996)The purpose of this study is to design a valid and reliable instrument, the Ralston Repertoire Difficulty Index (RRDI), to measure the difficulty of solo vocal repertoire. Another important aspect of this instrument is its ... -
The dream is more than process
(2019)The piece is a more overt nod to my rap and rap-culture related influences. This is manifested in a number of ways, the beat-box flute throughout the mid-section of the piece, and the bass line and kick drum dancing ... -
The effect of piano accompaniment type and harmonic context on the tuning performance of college-level choral musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This study was designed to evaluate the effect of piano accompaniment style on the intonation performance of college-level choral musicians. It was hypothesized that using a piano accompaniment comprised solely of referential ... -
Examining the sources of self-efficacy among instrumental music teachers
(2019)This dissertation comprises three projects that were designed to investigate the extent that mastery experiences, verbal persuasions, vicarious experiences, and physiological state contribute to instrumental music teachers' ... -
Farewell to shadowlands: for wind ensemble
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Original composition, “Farewell to Shadowlands.” -
From race records to rock 'n' roll: Elvis, Sun, and the production of culture perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)With the breakout success of his first commercial recordings made and released in1954 and 1955 by Sam Phillips's Memphis, Tennessee-based Sun record label, Elvis Presley (1935-1977) quickly became a regional star with his ... -
Garden music
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This piece was written as a thesis for the completion of an M.M. in composition. To write it I conjured several images to help characterize various elements of a garden. The first movement came about as a visualization of ... -
'I ain't no size two:' feminist conversations and controversial messages in Meghan Trainor's empowerment songs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Meghan Trainor's brand -- while thoroughly debated among critics and consumers -- provides a gateway to conversations on body acceptance, gender equality, and female empowerment through the use of provocative lyrics, catchy ... -
The impact of Richard Wagner on Werner Herzog's film Nosferatu
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The film Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht [Nosferatu, Phantom of the Night] (1979), known in English-speaking countries as Nosferatu the Vampyre, a retelling ... -
An investigation of relationships between Flow Theory and music performance anxiety
(2019)This dissertation comprises three projects designed to investigate the relationship between flow and music performance anxiety and using flow to alleviate music performance anxiety. One investigation is a comprehensive ... -
The late choral works of Igor Stravinsky: a reception history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Despite his preeminence in twentieth-century music, the late works of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) remain in relative obscurity: seldom performed, inadequately recorded, poorly understood, and frequently disparaged. The ...