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An Original Composition For Symphonic Wind Ensemble In Contemporary Style, Patrick Ellis Thompson
An Original Composition For Symphonic Wind Ensemble In Contemporary Style, Patrick Ellis Thompson
All Master's Theses
The purpose of the composition, Overture for Symphonic Winds, is to contribute to the list of works designed exclusively for wind ensemble performance.
The Lieder Of Richard Strauss, Gary Dwight Welch
The Lieder Of Richard Strauss, Gary Dwight Welch
All Master's Theses
There have been many works written about the Lieder of Brahms, Schubert, et cetera. However, no one has chosen to write about the Lieder of Richard Strauss. The writer has set out to gain a more thorough knowledge of the Strauss techniques. To find possible relationships between his vocal and instrumental lines, his opera and song and to see how the German language affects or does not affect the vocal line of the Lieder.
An Analytical Study Of The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne By Benjamin Britten, Richard Arthur Ruth Jr.
An Analytical Study Of The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne By Benjamin Britten, Richard Arthur Ruth Jr.
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to show some of the techniques used in the melody, rhythm and harmony Benjamin Britten used in setting The Holy Sonnets of John Donne. This study also shows the ways in which these techniques serve to bring out the full meaning of the text.
Historical Development Of The Clarinet With Special Emphasis On Technique And The Resolving Of Technical Problems, Virgil M. Kocher
Historical Development Of The Clarinet With Special Emphasis On Technique And The Resolving Of Technical Problems, Virgil M. Kocher
All Master's Theses
This paper was written for the purpose of discovering how the clarinet developed into the important instrument it is today. There have been many changes and additions to the mechanism and also in tonal characteristics since the first two-keyed clarinet was invented. These changes were the result of an effort to extend the range of the instrument, improve its tone, and to meet the demands of the composers of the day.