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Hans Gál: An Introduction To The Composer's Compositional Style And Music For The Violoncello, Daniel Michael Strawser
Hans Gál: An Introduction To The Composer's Compositional Style And Music For The Violoncello, Daniel Michael Strawser
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This dissertation discusses the life and music of the Austrian composer Hans Gál (1890–1987). A biography is assembled from a number of sources, but primarily from the writing of his daughter, Eva Fox-Gál, and the composer’s wartime diary. A summation of Gál’s philosophy of life and music is assembled from the composer’s own writings—primarily those about past composers who had a great deal of influence on Gál. Gál’s Suite for Violoncello Solo is then extensively analyzed for form, harmony, melody, and other musical aspects to evaluate Gál as a composer for the cello, and to better understand his contribution to …
Pancho Vladigerov's Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 31 In B Flat Minor: A Representative Work Of The Golden Period In Bulgarian Art Music, Lora Geteva Gubanov
Pancho Vladigerov's Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 31 In B Flat Minor: A Representative Work Of The Golden Period In Bulgarian Art Music, Lora Geteva Gubanov
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The purpose of this document is to provide a better understanding of Pancho Vladigerov's influence on Bulgarian art music, as well as to contribute to the growing interest in his music and in Bulgarian art music in general. The focus of discussion is the years 1932-1939, referred to as the Golden period of Bulgarian art music. Pancho Vladigerov's Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 31 serves as a representative work of the achievements during this period. Chapter One provides a brif summary of the historic significance of the Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 31. Chapter Two focuses of the socio-cultural, economic, …
Effect Of Self-Evaluation On Jazz Improvisation Achievement, Ollie Eugene Liddell
Effect Of Self-Evaluation On Jazz Improvisation Achievement, Ollie Eugene Liddell
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Southern Sound And Space: An Exploration Of The Sonic Manifestation Of Place, Christopher James Colbeck
Southern Sound And Space: An Exploration Of The Sonic Manifestation Of Place, Christopher James Colbeck
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This thesis examines the relationships between sound and space, sound and time, and the influence of “place,” particularly southern places, on the creative process of contemporary musicians. The work also investigates the possibility of a comsouthern sound or auditory essence which may be embedded within all of the musical genres popularly thought to owe their lineage to the American South. The project is documentary in nature with the written component explaining the scholarship and methodology guiding the accompanying film. At the heart of the work are interviews with eleven contemporary musicians and three scholars of southern culture and history. While …