Browsing 2014 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Department "Music (UMKC)"

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  • Archistrategos 

    Roy, Timothy (2014-07-17)
    A few years ago I became interested in Christian Orthodoxy, a faith tradition as old as my own -- Roman Catholicism -- yet unfamiliar to most in the Western world. I was seduced by the mysticism and sensuality of Orthodoxy, ...

  • Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition 

    Chucherdwatanasak, Nathinee (2014-07-30)
    Narong Prangcharoen (b.1973) has become one of the leading Asian classical composers since he won a number of international awards and received numerous commissions from major orchestras and individual distinguished ...

  • Reconsidering George Gershwin and an American in Paris as an extension of the romantic tradition 

    Fowler, Andrea Lynn (2014-07-28)
    George Gershwin's legacy as an American composer is fraught with contradictions. He is classified primarily as a composer of popular music by many despite his relatively successful attempts to enter the classical world. ...