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Creating An Independent Record Label, Lorenzo Lee Callahan Jr.

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this thesis was to illustrate the creation of a successful independent record label. The research analyzed current music business trends in addition to general business literature. The guidelines of general business were adapted and transformed to meet the needs of a record label. Interviews with individuals that have expertise in music business were also conducted to accurately assist in the development of a record label. It was determined that several important elements must be addressed when starting a record label, they are: Your Business Description; Marketing Strategies; Analyzing the Competition, and Financial Planning concerns. Although these …

Picasso At The Lapin Agile, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

October 9-11 and 16-19, 2003. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre. Written by Steve Martin. Directed by Rafael Oliveira. Costume Design by Heather Rae Miller. Scenic Design by Craig A. Young. Sound Design by Nicolas Deleon Belloc and Matt Szymanski. Make-up Design by Virginia Canizales and Mo Suarez.

Tittmann And The 'Tiger Car' : Competing Conceptions Of Modernity In Haiti, 1946-50, Sean Bloch

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to address the lack of scholarship on mid-twentieth century Haitian history and illustrate its significance. It employs primary and secondary sources in shaping a Gramscian historical narrative. Ideas of "everyday resistance" and internal and external politics are also be of significance to this work. In mid-twentieth century Haiti, the black-nationalist rhetoric of noirisme became the dominant political ideology. Blackness was amorphous and its application to politics was dependent upon class. In proclaiming blackness the average Haitian was attacking the class schism that beleaguered the island. Yet for the elite noirismewas a conduit to …

The Research And The Creation Of A Stage Manager's Book For "The Sound Of Music" Musical Tour Show, Nathan Gad Cohen

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During the research for the components of a musical production tour company of “The Sound of Music” (Play by Lindsey and Cruze and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein), the Producer begins with constructing the organizational structure and ascribing essential jobs focusing on the Stage Manager’s position and his duties. As an organized and informative leader, the Stage Manager’s main responsibility is to create a book which will assist him/her in processing necessary evolving data into a clear and communicative information. During the production phases, The Stage Manager’s book assists with managing technical and artistic needs using distinctive lists: sound, lights, …

Kingship, Rituals, And Power In Nepal, Nawaraj Chaulagain

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Drawing on the ritual theory of “rebounding violence” as developed by Maurice Bloch, the contemporary anthropologist, the thesis examined some kingship rituals periodically observed in Nepal and highlighted their political implications. The study also made an assessment of the concept of “divine kingship” in orthodox “Hindu” tradition and traced connections between religion and politics.

In Nepal, kingship is taken as a symbol of sovereign power and national unity, and the king is often revered in public festivals as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, or as a representative of some other divinities such as Indra, Bhairava and the Buddha. The thesis …

A Recital Of Selected Repertoire For The Mezzo-Soprano Voice, Pamela Denise Ascroft

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Buss und Reu, St Matthew Passion
Es ist vollbracht, St John Passion

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
O luna lucente, Il Mondo della luna

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart
Abschied von Frankreich
Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes
An die Königin Elisabeth
Abschied von der Welt
Gebet

STEFAN WOLPE
Simeini kahotam al libeha, Two Songs for Alto and Piano

SRUL IRVING GLICK
"...i never saw another butterfly... "
To Olga
Yes, That's The Way Things Are
The Little Mouse
On A Sunny Evening
Narrative
The Butterfly

LEILA LUSTIG
Wretched Highway

WILLIAM BOLCOM
The Actor
George

A Graduate Piano Recital, Shih-Ying Wu

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

PROGRAM

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I..............Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue XXI in B flat major Prelude and Fugue XXII in b flat minor

Sonata N. 11 in A major, K.331.......Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Theme and Variations Menuetto Allegretto

Intermission

Images Series II................................Claude-Achille Debussy (1862-1918) Poission d' or (Goldfish)

Rhapsodies Op. 79 .................................Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

No. 1 in b minor No. 2 in g minor

Etude in A flat Major, Op. 1, No. 2.....................Paul de Schlozer (1841-1898)

Social Movements Theory : A Burkean Approach To The Rhetoric Of Abolition, Elena Maytee Cruz

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Inspired by Kenneth Burke's dramatism, this thesis examined the viability of social movements rhetorical theory in its application to literature by focusing on the 1 9th century abolitionist movement in the United States and moving from the analysis of public speeches to fictional works.

Chapter one applied the rhetorical analysis of social movements to noteworthy speeches by William Lloyd Garrison and Francis Maria W. Stewart. Chapter two examined social movements rhetoric in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Chapter three considered Uncle Tom's Cabin and determined whether social movements rhetorical theory could illuminate this persuasive work of …

A Graduate Piano Recital : An Analytical Study, Maria Caridad Borges

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a historical and musical analysis that illustrates characteristic features of musical compositions from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth century styles. The structural analysis of the pieces reveal the evolution in the musical expression regarding line, texture, form, and the technical skills employed by the composers through polyphonic, homophonic, and twelve-tone procedures.

The works of this recital represent four different styles: The prelude and fugue among the important forms of the Baroque style; the sonata embodying the principles of balance and unity of the Classical style; the etude and waltz as representative …

Playing Miami : Afrocuban Performance Artists Negotiating Cubanidad, Kameelah Nicole Benjamin-Fuller

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The social scripts that are deeply involved in cultural production by AfroCuban identified artists in Miami, during the late nineties to the present, participate in a climate that is informed by and feeds from the so-called Latin Explosion of this time period. More specifically, varying historical, socioeconomic, and geopolitical trajectories have placed Africa and African-based religion and cultural production (via music and theatre) at the center of Cuban national identity. The purpose of this study is to facilitate a discussion of the experiences of AfroCuban performance artists and the climate for production, given the aforementioned dynamics, in mass media. These …

Violoncello Recital, Saulo Moura De Almeida

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Program:

Passacaglia for Violin and Cello ........... Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)

Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 .............. Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 38 .......... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

The Effects Of Rote And Note Teaching On The Performance Of High School Chorus, Radio Cremata

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to compare the effects two different teaching techniques-rote and note--have upon high school chorus. Rote instruction involves teaching students who do not have music in front of them. Note instruction involves teaching students who do have music in front of them. The methodology counterbalanced two different high school choirs. Rote and note taught groups were taught four of the same 3-part SAB chorale settings type music. Two recordings were made of each song for each group - once after 30 minutes of instruction and second 24 hours later to test retention. Recordings were randomized …

The Hot L Baltimore, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

March 3-6 and 10-13, 2003. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Studio Theatre, Written by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Wayne E. Robinson, Jr. Scenic Design by Craig A. Young. Costume Design by Heather Rae Miller

Yerma, Department Of Theatre, Florida International University

Department of Theatre Production Programs

February 6-9 and 13-16, 2003. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Written by Federic Garcia Lorca. Directed by Phillip M. Church. Costume Design by Marilyn Skow. Scenic Design by Craig A. Young.

Latin American Cinema

Hemisphere

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