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An Exploration Of Modes In Polyphonic Compositions Of The Sixteenth Century, Marcella Marie Columbus
An Exploration Of Modes In Polyphonic Compositions Of The Sixteenth Century, Marcella Marie Columbus
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Modes in the Renaissance era were vital to understand the inner workings of a piece. Modal theory implies every Renaissance composition should have a distinct mode in which it belongs. The mode of any piece from this era is theoretically obvious by the first or last note of the piece as well as the range given, but researchers have argued the validity of this claim. Complications arise in the case of pieces with two or more voices. Polyphonic music causes uncertainty regarding the method of identifying the mode of a piece. This paper will look deeply at the Missa Papae …
The Marriage Of Figaro As Presented By Beaumarchais, Da Ponte, And Mozart: An Expression Of Shifting Class Structure, Kelly Cassady
The Marriage Of Figaro As Presented By Beaumarchais, Da Ponte, And Mozart: An Expression Of Shifting Class Structure, Kelly Cassady
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
The social structure at the close of the 18th century was a picture of instability and change, as Europe watched the unfolding of the American Revolution, Napoleon redrew the map, and the Enlightenment swept across the face of the earth, bringing with it new political and social ideas relating to equality and the unfairness of the aristocratic class and government structure throughout Europe. This new awareness was expressed intellectually and passionately in the work of the artists, musicians, and writers of the time, as is demonstrated clearly in Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais's radical play, "The Marriage of Figaro." The Enlightened …