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Full-Text Articles in Musicology
Music In Japanese Prisoner Of War Camps, Zerai Thornton
Music In Japanese Prisoner Of War Camps, Zerai Thornton
Student Scholar Showcase
During World War II, both the Axis and Allied powers held enemy soldiers and civilians in prisoner of war (POW) camps with little recreational activities. Although some Japanese POW camps did not allow their prisoners to engage in recreational activities, inmates transformed songs into acceptable performance practices. With the intent of improving music pedagogy, the purpose of this research was to investigate music in Japanese POW camps. The particular problems of this study were to (1) examine traditional practices in Japanese POW camps; (2) determine how music developed a Japanese POW camp; and (3) create a POW camp song, entitled …
The Clarinet From Antiquity To Today, Nathaniel Estes
The Clarinet From Antiquity To Today, Nathaniel Estes
Student Scholar Showcase
The clarinet, coming from simple cane instruments with a slit cut into the cane to create a reed, to the modern clarinet with scientific advancements in the instrument and reed making process, not only shows how the clarinet has evolved, but how technology itself has evolved over hundreds of years. With the intent of improving music pedagogy and performance, the purpose of this research is to investigate how the clarinet evolved to become the modern clarinet. The particular problems of this study were to (1) trace historical development of the clarinet, (2) identify mechanical and stylistic characteristics between the Basset …
Bel Canto: An Analysis From Birth And Background To Musical Benefaction, Kaitlin Kohler
Bel Canto: An Analysis From Birth And Background To Musical Benefaction, Kaitlin Kohler
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Since the beginning of time, singing has been celebrated. Although opera itself was not properly established until the seventeenth century, drama and music have existed since the world’s genesis. It is difficult to imagine exactly what singing would have been like in ancient times, but the Bible and other ancient documents describe singing as an important factor in community—singing is meant to be beautiful and enjoyable. As the centuries pass on, a common thread of music history is the quest for beautiful singing. Composers each try to outdo their predecessors, coming up with new ways for vocalists to shine. They …