Browsing Composition, Music Theory and Musicology Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2018 Fall"

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  • The Nightingale and the Rose: Chamber Opera in Two Acts 

    Brake, Anna Laurel (University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
    I chose Oscar Wilde’s short story, The Nightingale and the Rose (about a nightingale who sacrifices her life to create a red rose for love), for my opera for its fantasy, wit, and expectation-defying tropes. This ...

  • Piper in the Woods: An opera in one act 

    Stevenson, Benjamin Joel (University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
    “Piper in the Woods” is a one act opera for six principal singers plus SATB chorus, along with an ensemble of nine instrumentalists. The piece is based on a short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. First published ...

  • Protest and Survive: A Brief History and Analysis of the Politics of Punk 

    Henry, Dillon Patrick (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 ...

  • A Remedy for Death For Mixed Ensemble 

    Shum, Chi Wing Natalie (University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
    A Remedy for Death is a three-movement composition for mixed ensemble, which is inspired by the love of God in the bible. The first movement, “The Fall of Man”, is based on the book of Genesis chapter ...

  • Suite for the Passersby 

    Butera, Christina (University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
    This work is a suite of seven pieces for solo instruments (bass clarinet, cello, french horn, clarinet, piano, and two works for soprano) and interactive electronics and one piece for fixed electronics, designed for ...