Browsing Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Department "Music (UMKC)"
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And the TV Said...,
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-02)And the TV Said..., scored for actress, digital media, and sextet, is a music theater piece set to Jason Ludlow's script of the same name. The script is written for two characters: a woman and her television. The role ... -
Archistrategos
(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, ... -
The art songs of Jaime León: a textual and musical analysis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-26)The thirty-six art songs of Colombian composer Jaime León (b. 1921) represent an important addition to the art song repertory. Chapter 1 introduces the topic and the literature on Jaime León and Latin American art song. ... -
Biloba for chamber ensemble
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-25)Biloba is a chamber piece for eight instruments inspired by the Gingko biloba tree. In an abstract way, the piece attempts to capture the movements - to me, the structural details of a tree give the illusion of dancers ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation of a Developmentally-Based Music Therapy Tool for Children with Autism
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)The purpose of this study was to gather sufficient data to determine the statistical reliability of the scores obtained with a new music therapy assessment tool for children with autistic disorder: the Autism Developmental ... -
John Dimond - the wizard of Marblehead a miniature opera in five vignettes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)Throughout history, one trait of the Opera genre has been to bring to life and further illuminate fantastical subject matter. As part of this trend, composers often seek to highlight their own national heritage through ... -
Mantra: a chamber opera
(2013)Mantra: A Chamber Opera is as much an exercise in group-meditation as it is a piece of music. With a very slow, subtle unfolding of musical material and timbral shifts, the drama is distilled down to its essence. Instead ... -
"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 ... -
Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition
(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 ... -
Nidra for chamber orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)I believe in music as spiritual conveyor. My musical goal is to enhance this function. The current thesis is an attempt, of which the principle is to reach the spiritual through the corporeal, to resonate the mutual ... -
Pathétique: a tale of two rabbys
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-29)My thesis incorporates a variety of contrasting styles and musical material in an attempt to unify them under the same work while maintaining a unique sound. Since I began composing, I've heard this collaboration in my ... -
Plantains in the rain
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)"Plantains in the Rain" is an early masterpiece of Cantonese music (a type of Chinese traditional instrumental ensemble music). The piece depicts the pattering of rain drops on plantains in early summer. My composition ... -
Pray for the lights to go out: the portrayal of Blacks in Kansas City published sheet music
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-20)This study examines sixteen pieces of sheet music published in Kansas City, Missouri, dating from the 1880s through the 1930s. The pieces are located in the LaBudde Special Collections at the University of Missouri-Kansas ... -
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. ... -
Reconsidering George Gershwin and an American in Paris as an extension of the romantic tradition
(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. ... -
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 ...