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Debussy, Bartok, And The Golden Section, Anthony Bushard
Debussy, Bartok, And The Golden Section, Anthony Bushard
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
The purpose of the thesis was to 1. Show how each of these composers used the Golden Section in their work and 2. That these composers were indeed conscious of the decision to use the Golden Section in their pieces. This was shown by an analysis of selected piano pieces from each composer. They were `Reflets dans l'eau' and `Clair de lune' by Claude Debussy and `Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion' by Bela Bartok. Each of these pieces used the Golden Section in such a way that the outcome of the piece, in each case, depended on how the …
The History Of The Clarinet, Georg Klaas
The History Of The Clarinet, Georg Klaas
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
In my written thesis, I traced the evolution of the clarinet over roughly a three hundred year period (from c. 1700 to modern times). For the first 100 years of its existence, the clarinet received relatively little improvement, but it nonetheless (by the end of the 18th) century gained a prominent role in orchestras throughout Europe. The 19th century saw the most significant advances in clarinet design and construction. Through the efforts of innovators such as Iwan Muller, Carl Baermann, Hyacinth Klose, and Oskar Oehler, the clarinet was evolved to a form in which was little different from the clarinets …
Creativity, Imagination And The Mind Of The Musician, Sarah Kropp
Creativity, Imagination And The Mind Of The Musician, Sarah Kropp
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
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