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An Analysis Of The Thematic Structure Of Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie, Opus 61, Thomas Walter Bull

Graduate Student Research Papers

The analysis of the Polonaise-Fantaisie was undertaken to ascertain, insofar as can be done through the analysis of one work, whether or not Frederic Chopin's music is loosely structured and unpolyphonic as some of his critics have maintained.

66th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 66th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 15, 1961.

Graduate Wind Instrument Recital, Harold W. Boyce

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Since the end of World War II most teacher-training institutions have reinforced and expanded requirements for graduation in instrumental music education; but the problem still remains of determining the actual training needs of the instrumental music educator and the manner in which these needs can best be fulfilled in the relatively brief period of time available for educating the teacher . It is the responsibility of the music departments of the teacher-training institutions to determine the most practical and efficient courses and projects which will better equip students in instrumental music education for teaching general music classes, performing on their …

65th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 65th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 16, 1960 .

Pioneer Bands And Orchestras Of Salt Lake City, Martha Tingey Cook

Theses and Dissertations

Early Mormon leaders realized the value of music as an important element in spiritual and recreational activities. Consequently, they encouraged and sponsored musical groups.

Three pioneer bands of Salt Lake City—the Nauvoo Brass Band, Nauvoo Legion Martial Band, and Quadrille Band—had originated during the early 1840's in Nauvoo, Illinois, under the sponsorship of Joseph Smith. They performed at all important civic and social occasions.

La Fanfare Montagnard (The Montagnard Band) Photograph, Franco-American Collection

Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit

This was one of many bands in the St. Jon’s Day parade in Lewiston. The Dewitt Hotel near City Hall was considered a local landmark.

The Dominican Band regrouped in 1939 under the auspices of The Montagnard Club, a well-known Lewiston snowshoe club, and was renamed La Fanfare Montagnard. The band played in parades and at social functions around the state.

64th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 64th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 11, 1959.

Western Influences In The Twentieth Century Japanese Art Song, Theodore Hoffman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Ninety years ago Japanese music was essentially monophonic, confined to a limited number of traditional instruments, and completely Oriental in technique and sound. Today, Western harmony and counterpoint are intrinsic elements in much of Japanese music. Highly competent symphony orchestras in Japan perform skillfully orchestrated Japanese scores. Year by year the musical world of Japan becomes more Western.

63rd Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 63rd Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 10, 1958.

Bryce Canyon Silhoettes, M. David Chugg

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis is written as an experiment in instrumentation and the factors of technical limitations of the typical Class C high school band. The criteria used in determining the instrumentation and the difficulty of the composition are certain findings with regard to grading of high school band music as found in John Phillip Dalby's Doctoral Dissertation, A STUDY OF INSTRUMENTATION, MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE AS FACTORS IN ARRANGING FOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

A Series Of Five Graded Selections For String Ensemble (Representing Development At The End Of Each Year For Five Years), Raymond M. Haslam

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem involved in this project is the composition of a series of selections for string ensemble. The series is comprised of five sections, each to parallel general achievement of the string students at the end of each year for five years. The degree of advancement one year over another is based not upon the slow student, nor the student who learns extremely fast. Nor is it graded to meet achievement of students who have been afforded a large amount of private instruction over the five years. Rather, it is based upon the growth and development, as observed by the …

A Survey Of The Use Of Disc Recordings In Teaching Instrumental Music In Minnesota, Mark E. Lammers

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study was to survery the extensiveness of the use of disc recordings and to make suggestions as to how such uses might be increased.  More specificially, it seeks to answer the following quetions: 1. What types of recordings are currently being used in instrumental teaching? 2. What are the criteria for selecting records and playback equipment? 3. How may more adequate equipment be made available to schools?

Music Theory In Junior Colleges Of Northern California: A Survey And Analysis In Terms Of The Terminal And Transfer Functions, Robert Lawrence Meadows

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem considered in this study arises from the different functions and objectives of the Junior college. From the time the Junior college was established to the present day, objectives, purposes and functions of this unique institution have been changing.Much has been recommended by music education organisations regarding the objectives of the Junior college music department. In 1938 a Junior college music committe submitted to the Music Educators National Conference the following objectives for the Junior college music department: 1. To meet the needs of the community in the enrichment of social living through; a) Ability to participate in some …

Overture To A Dance, Samuel Theodore Kamilos

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a Music Manuscript from the Conservatory of Music

62nd Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 62nd Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 11, 1957.

Music History Of The Salt Lake Theatre, The Formative Years: 1862-1870, Alfred S. Morris

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to bring to light as much of the music as possible, all the performers that could be recorded, and sufficient audience reaction to indicate the musical preferences of the area in order to provide an accurate, detailed account of the early years in the Salt Lake Theatre, 1862 - 1870. There was also the desire to present these things in such a way that they would be reliable, factual, complete, and still, if possible, interesting. An attempt was made to capture the spirit of the times, to make the characters "live," to transport the …

Suite Of Chinese Songs (Five Piano Pieces), Mee Chee Wu

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This piece begins very softly as distant drums and bells are heard from the temple. As the listener approaches nearer the temple the music grows louder. The repeated notes 3 flat and A give the impression of the chanting of the priests and the scale passage in the bass clef represents the slow procession of footsteps. The piece ends softly as the distant bells are heard.

John Elliott Tullidge: The Influence Of His Life And Works On The Musical Culture Of Utah, Virgil H. Camp

Theses and Dissertations

John Elliott Tullidge was one of a group of early musicians that exerted a considerable influence on the culture of Utah. He was a gentlemen well trained in the musical arts and intensely proud of his profession.

He was born November 5, 1807, a son of Edward and Mary Elliott Tullidge, in Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England. His parents were wealthy and realized the value of an education, and he was given the privilege of studying with the finest teachers of his day. He sang at a very early age in church choirs. Many positions were granted him both as a performer …

George Edward Percy Careless: His Contributions To The Musical Culture Of Utah And The Significance Of His Life And Works, Howard Hoggan Putnam

Theses and Dissertations

Through study of the conditions of the past one is often able to appreciate the present a great deal more. Particularly does this seem true when one looks into the early musical activities in our State of Utah. Most people are aware of the great amount of musical activities existing at the present time in Utah, but many fail to stop and realize the background of work and effort applied to bring these musical experiences before the public. Many fail to realize the pioneering work done by individuals to advance music to its present degree of performance. Names such as …

61st Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 61st Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 14, 1956.

Gourmet Suite For Orchestra On A French Menu, Darrell Dale Handel

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A musical score. I. Crisp Canape. II. Creole Gumbo. III. Salade. IV. Filet Mignon. V. Crepes Suzette. VI. Demitasse.

Symphony No. 1, C Major, James D. Crawford

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A musical score prepared in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.

Tso-Chan I An Exegetical Translation, Paul F. Fung, George D. Fung

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This original panuscript of Teo-ch'an 1, . the Procedure of Dhyana, is part of a collection of eight voluman of 勍修百丈清规, Ch'sh Hau Pe Ca Ching Kuel, or in Japanese, the Chokushu Hyakujo Shingi. Its compiler is, Tokki or Te-kuel who, in 元朝, the the Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368, received an imperial 大智夀聖禪寺, He resided at the $$ decree to do this work. He resided at 2 Shuo Chih Shou Sheng Shan Szu, which was in a locality that was a part of the Pai Chang mountains, in Hong Chow, about 150 miles east of Hankow. This monastery was started in, …

Rondo In G Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Donald Eugene Barrett

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a thesis from the Conservatory of Music.

60th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 60th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 16, 1956.

59th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 59th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 15, 1954.

58th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 58th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 9, 1953.

57th Annual Commencement, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 57th Annual Commencement at Orchestra Hall (220 South Michigan Avenue) held on June 10, 1952.

A Study Of The Choir As An Agency Of Religious Education In The Local Church, Betty Adelaide Roper

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Symphony No. 1, Danys Jemison

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A musical score prepared in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.

The work was begun in September of 1951, and was completed in April of 1962. It is cast in three movements: fast, fugal style; slow, a variation-rondo; fast, sonata form. A closely knit structure is achieved through melodic and rhythmic relationships throughout. Thus, the second theme of the last movement is derived from the opening theme of the first movement; subsidiary material from movement one appears again as developmental material in movement two; the first phrase of the opening these in movement one is …