Browsing Composition, Music Theory and Musicology (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Tyrrell, Sarah"
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Cuban Women in Music: a Case Study of Ernestina Lecuona
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Cuba, with only a short history as an independent nation, was under Spain’s control for over five hundred years. As an exporter of sugar and agricultural products, Spain brought to the island African slave laborers, ... -
Going off the rails: exploring the impact of the railroad on the development of musical culture in Kansas City, Missouri (1869-1905)
(2021)Kansas City, Missouri, is a musical oasis in the United States. In addition to being considered one of the four original jazz centers, local audiences also enthusiastically welcome art music and experimental music of all ... -
Irreverent Faith: Neoclassicism, Catholicsm, and Humor in Francis Poulenc's Sacred Choral-Orchestral Works
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Francis Poulenc's (1899-1963) music, along with that of his early twentieth-century French contemporaries, occupies a unique place in the classical music canon. Its accessibility, and often its humor, led many scholars ... -
Maurice Ravel and Paul Wittgenstein: Le Concerto pour la Main Gauche in Response to World War I
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein (1887–1961) lost his right arm during World War I. Wittgenstein recovered from the surgery, then in 1915 returned to Vienna to commission one of the most celebrated left-hand piano ... -
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 ... -
Protest and Survive: A Brief History and Analysis of the Politics of Punk
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Politics are an important aspect of most punk music, and many authors, avoiding concrete description, paint the genre with a nebulous left-ish brush. This, however, is insufficient at explaining how and why the genre ... -
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. ... -
War sirens: how the sheet music industry sold World War I
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-26)During World War I the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI) sponsored a national culture of war in posters, speeches, and films. Against this war-soaked cultural backdrop, the sheet music industry echoed the pervasive ...