Madness, Sexuality, And Gender In Early Twentieth Century Music Theater Works: Four Interpretive Essays,
2010
CUNY Graduate Center
Madness, Sexuality, And Gender In Early Twentieth Century Music Theater Works: Four Interpretive Essays, Megan B. Jenkins
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Diagnoses of madness are inextricably entwined with social and cultural beliefs about gender and sexual behavior. The portrayal of characters in music theater as mad relies on contemporaneous understanding of mental illness, as often resulting from, or expressed in transgression of normative gender roles or heteronormativity, and this may apply either to male or female characters. Such transgressions are explored--with regard to recent reconceptualizations of madness within Disability Studies--in four works: Arnold Schoenberg's monodrama Erwartung (1924); Richard Strauss's opera Salome (1905); Kurt Weill's ballet chanté, Anna-Anna (1933), also known as The Seven Deadly Sins; and Igor Stravinsky's neo-classical …
Music And National Identity: A Study Of Cello Works By Taiwanese Composers,
2010
CUNY Graduate Center
Music And National Identity: A Study Of Cello Works By Taiwanese Composers, Yu-Ting Wu
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of folkloric elements in music by Taiwanese composers and to uncover the methods they treat regional materials under the influences of Western compositional techniques, hereby creating a new fusion within classical music. This study centers in the ethnic impact on modern Taiwanese music, and also provides an opportunity to probe the significance of the subject "nation" in the field of musical creativity.
In this dissertation, the discussion includes the development of traditional and Western music in Taiwan including the historical and cultural background, how music serves as an emblem of …
The Piano Works Of Páll Ísólfsson (1893–1974): A Diverse Collection,
2010
CUNY Graduate Center
The Piano Works Of Páll Ísólfsson (1893–1974): A Diverse Collection, Nina Margret Grimsdottir
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The piano works of Páll Ísólfsson (1893-1974) form a diverse collection of twenty-six pieces that consists of nineteen character pieces, one set of variations, and six liturgical pieces. They were composed during 1920-1970, and now for the first time, the collection can, in this dissertation, be appreciated in its entirety. The important steps taken along the way have included publication, recordings, research and concert performances.
The character pieces divide into four groups according to stylistic influence and maturity. Most of the earlier pieces fall into the "humorous burlesque" or "sentimental lyric" group; the other two groups belong to traditional dance …
Composition, Authorship, And Ownership In Flamenco, Past And Present,
2010
CUNY Graduate Center
Composition, Authorship, And Ownership In Flamenco, Past And Present, Peter L. Manuel
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
A Master's Recital In Viola,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
A Master's Recital In Viola, Amy Beekhuizen
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Amy Beekhuizen performed her graduate recital on March 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in Davis Hall at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, University of Northern Iowa. This recital was given in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree in viola performance. The program consisted of Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonate for Viola and Piano, Op. 25, No. 4, by Paul Hindemith, Elegy for Viola and Piano, Op. 44, by Alexander Glazunov, and Sonata for Viola and Piano, by Rebecca Clarke. Polina Khatsko, adjunct instructor of piano at the University of Northern …
Master Of Music Graduate Recital,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
Master Of Music Graduate Recital, Teale Lora Burford
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The elements earth, water, fire, and air, are essential for continuing and sustaining life on Earth. They are both life-giving and destructive-bringers of fortune or ruin-in the natural world. Central to this program is an artist's ability to translate these elements into poetic metaphors of the human condition and emotion: burning passion, the fertile soil of the soul, the winds of fortune, and the deep waters of despair. The realization of compositional techniques used to exemplify the four elements and the character communicated by the music is the objective of this recital. This performance involves works from all principle style …
Graduate Recital, Jazz Pedagogy,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
Graduate Recital, Jazz Pedagogy, Jenna Hardy
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The Jazz Pedagogy Master's degree requires students to develop their skills in improvisation, arranging, composition, pedagogy and general rhythm section instrumental performance. Certain aspects of this degree are to be presented in the form of a graduate recital with an accompanying abstract. The first half of my recital and abstract will focus on my work with learning the piano, bass guitar and drum set. The second half pertains to my primary instrument, the vibraphone, and how it can be showcased in a variety of ensemble settings. Each piece is described according to its historical context, arrangement or compositional techniques and …
