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A Band Instrument Repair Manual, George Arthur Peavy
A Band Instrument Repair Manual, George Arthur Peavy
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
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A Study Of Youth Choirs In The Presbyterian Churches, U.S.A. Of The San Joaquin Presbytery, California Synod, Samuel J. Barkman
A Study Of Youth Choirs In The Presbyterian Churches, U.S.A. Of The San Joaquin Presbytery, California Synod, Samuel J. Barkman
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Information received during interviews with fifteen prominent choral directors, ministers and laymen of different communities end questionnaire responses from thirty of fifty churches of the San Joaquin Presbytery of tho Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., indicates almost unanimously that there is a growing need. and also a growing awakening among the youth of the church for participation in church musical activities.
For many years churches, large and small, have been struggling with the difficult problems of providing satisfactory musical experiences for both the adults and the youth in the churches of various denominations. For the large churches, with large budgets at their …
Aria Da Capo : An Opera In One Act, Burdette Marion Fore
Aria Da Capo : An Opera In One Act, Burdette Marion Fore
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Foreword to Aria Da Capo
The libretto of the opera is a verbatim setting of Edna St. Vincent Millay's one act play "Aria da Capo." World events, especially World War II and the current Korean War influenced the choice of this timely, yet timeless play. Miss Millay's death occurred during the composition of the opera. She never knew, therefore, of the composition or performance of her play as an opera.
The form of the opera is that of the "da capo" aria. he form, of course, was determined by the play which ends exactly as it started. Thematic material consists …