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C.A.L.M., Jessica Mccutchen

WWU Graduate School Collection

Composition for wind ensemble, inspired by the composer's mother's recovery from cancer.

Non-Traditional Music Classes In Secondary Public School Music Programs, Patrick J. Doran

WWU Graduate School Collection

Abstract

As U.S. demographics continue to change and schools become more diverse, music classes have evolved to better reflect their student populations. Music classes operate differently than they have in the past and offer new ways for students to receive a musical education. This thesis advocates for Non-Traditional music classes as accessible options in secondary public school music programs for students who have not opted to be involved past elementary school. Included is a discussion of the benefits of Non-Traditional music education as well as an analysis of possible barricades that may have discouraged students from participation in traditional ensemble …

Nineteenth Century Sacred Music: Bruckner And The Rise Of The Cäcilien-Verein, Nicholas Bygate

WWU Graduate School Collection

Nineteenth century music is known for its grandiose over-the-top performances. Larger-than-life orchestras, choruses, settings, length of works, and even harmonic language were all commonplace at this time. Hidden in among all of this was a movement pulling entirely in the opposite direction. Sacred music performed during the worship service had always been more conservative than its secular counterpart, but a new movement began to push for sacred music to regain what it had lost since the days of the Renaissance masters. The Allgemeine Deutsche Cäcilien-Verein (The Cecilian Society) was formed with the hope of reducing sacred music to its core …