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The Roman Catholic Ordinary Mass From Circa 1750 To Circa 1820: A Selected Bibliography, Letícia Gabriele Grützmann Januario

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Orchestrated masses from the 18th century and early years of the 19th century provide a valuable source of repertoire for contemporary choral conductors. This project will explore composers and works from circa 1750 to 1820 to provide choral conductors with a list of works suitable for programming based on the practical size of vocal and instrumental forces.

Western choral music was born in a church setting. Among all choral genres, the mass is the only genre composed throughout all eras, from medieval until the 20th century. The mass remained a prominent genre during the 18th century despite the secularizing influence …

It’S Just Muzak: Music, Activism, And Advertising., Avery Brzobohaty

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis builds on recent scholarship explaining the relationships between music, advertising, and society through a series of focused case studies in the clothing industry. Globally ubiquitous and reaching all socioeconomic strata, the fashion industry offers a useful focus because, in addition products, it also sells identity. Fashion is a means for individuals to create and express identity by associating themselves with certain brands and styles that help express social, political, economic, and ethical standings as well as gender, sexuality, race, and religion. This thesis considers the ways that sound and music influence the aesthetic and mood of recent fashion …

Music And Politics In Figure Skating: American And Soviet Nationalism, Cultural Diplomacy, And Identity At The Winter Olympics, 1968–1988, Mary Bridget Golden

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis situates figure skating, music, and Cold War politics during three separate Winter Olympic Games held in 1968, 1976, and 1988, examining the impact of this intersection on the sport of figure skating. Through a survey of seven Olympic medal-winning figure skating programs in the men’s and women’s single divisions and the pairs’ division, evidence of the relationship between politics and music is examined in the musical selections of the skaters’ programs. This thesis also explores the overwhelming prominence in skating programs of musical selections that appealed to the tastes of an elite majority during the Cold War, while …

The Querelle Des Clés: An Episode In Francisco Frontera De Valldemosa's Exuberant Life, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

In 1858, Francisco Frontera de Valldemosa published a peculiar music theory treatise in Madrid under the title Equinotación ó Nuevo sistema musical de llaves. It has two parts. The first (pp. 11-20) is an explanation of the invention (namely, the reduction of all clefs to only three) detailing the perceived actual need for it (that is, most clefs are unnecessary, and they impede or delay the creativity of the avid music learner). The second part (new pagination, pp. 2-83) is a curious anthology of music in many genres and styles. On the left page of each spread, there is a …

"In The Sentimental Past": Cultural Identity Through Film Music Before And After The Hong Kong Handover, Kasady Liu

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Hong Kong: a city characterized by Jackie Chan, kung fu, and its surprising “in-betweenness.” Not quite Eastern and not quite Western, Hong Kong has been placed in a unique position due to its recent handover from Great Britain to China. As a result of this handover, the people of Hong Kong have displayed various attitudes towards their previous, foreign system of democratic government and their new, Communist system of government. Hong Kong’s cultural identity is closely tied with the handover, and in this paper, I analyze how the film music of Hong Kong movies have conveyed ideas about their cultural …

Authenticity And Practicality: Evaluating And Performing Multicultural Choral Music, Jesse Noote

Dissertations

Many choral music educators believe that multicultural music is a vital part of any choral curriculum. However, the research shows that these same choral directors are reluctant to select multicultural octavos because they lack training in non-Western music, which prevents them from effectively teaching and performing this music authentically. The purpose of this dissertation is to equip choral directors with the necessary tools for bridging the gap between desiring to perform and actually performing multicultural octavos.

Six authors have provided authenticity checklists that are designed to help music educators evaluate and perform multicultural music. This research synthesizes those lists to …

The Fusions And Confusions Of The Concierto De Aranjuez In Jazz: A Listener’S Musings, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

Reflections on Sketches of Spain (1960) by Miles Davis and Gil Evans, focusing on their jazz version of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez (1940). Motivated by Edward Said’s and Homi K. Bhabha’s writings, the recording is analyzed as a cultural artifact characterized by its “formal instability” and its typological “inbetweenness,” rendering it neither classical nor jazz; neither Spanish nor non-Spanish; and neither traditional nor modern, among other dualities. Sketches is an artwork that defies categories and inhabits the interstices of cultural expectations.

Fusiones Y Confusiones Del Concierto De Aranjuez En El Jazz: Reflexiones De Un Oyente, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

Este artículo lo conforman una serie de reflexiones sobre Sketches of Spain (1960) de Miles Davis y Gil Evans, centrándose en su versión del Concierto de Aranjuez de Joaquín Rodrigo (1940). Inspirándose en los escritos de Edward Said y Homi K. Bhabha, el autor analiza la grabación como un artefacto cultural caracterizado por su “inestabilidad formal” y su “indefinición” o “condición intermedia” (in-betweenness) convirtiéndolo en un álbum que no es ni clásico ni jazz; ni español ni no-español; ni tradicionalista ni moderno, entre otras dualidades. Sketches es una obra de arte que desafía categorías y habita los intersticios de las …

George Thomson To Robert Burns: A Newly-Identified Manuscript Letter-Fragment, Gerard Lee Mckeever

Studies in Scottish Literature

Describes and illustrates a newly-identified fragment (final page) of a letter to Robert Burns in April 1793 from George Thomson, editor of the Select Collection of Original Scotish Songs, in the Newberry Library, Chicago, discusses the date of the letter and of the Burns song "The Soger's Return" on the letter verso, and reviews the implication of the manuscript for the sequence of letters in the Thomson-Burns correspondence.

Karakalpak Dastans, Arzu Azimova

Eurasian music science journal

Both all over Central Asia area and Karakalpakstan epic art is represented in the genre of dastan. Dastan can be defined as a comprehensive poetic legend, a story combining in itself prose, verses, and music. In given article such dastans are considered as «Almapys», «Gor ogli» («Kor-ogli»), «Edige», «Ashik Garib», «Shokhsanam and Garib» and also having local distribution such as «Kirk Kiz», «Maspatsha», «Sharyar», «Koblan». Karakalpak dastans, as many Central Asian dastans, are based on alternation of prosaic and poetic sections. Tradition bearers of epic performance in Karakalpakstan are jirau and bakhshi (baksis).

About This Issue, Michael E. Ruhling

HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America

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Analysis Of The Application Of Pedal Technology In Debussy`S Piano Music, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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A Reconsideration Of The American Reception Of Shostakovich: Annotated Bibliography, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Analysis Of Oriental Elements In Puccini's Turandot, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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A Comparison Of Modern Clarinet Concertos, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Britten’S War Requiem: His Most Influential Work: Annotated Bibliography, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Singing Stylistically With Different Vocal Techniques, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Gender Bias In Music Composition: An Analysis And Comparison Of 19th Century And 21st Century Works For Clarinet And Piano, Megan Slater

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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The Connection Between Jazz And Drug Abuse: A Comparative Look At The Effects Of Widespread Narcotics Abuse On Jazz Music In The 40’S, 50’S, And 60’S, Aaron Olson

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Fighting The (Copy) Right: Fair Use As A Compositional Tool In The United States, William Alexander Niederberger

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Exploring Beach And Vaughan Williams’ Unaccompanied Choral Shakespeare Settings: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Juliet Levy

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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How Do Laptop Performers Identify As Performers In A Musical Setting?, Danny Barsetti-Nerland

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Musician’S Focal Dystonia: A Guide To Treatment And Prevention, Jim Andrus

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Shostakovich’S Jewish Themes During Socialist Russia, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Jazz And The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Importance Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade On The Creation Of Jazz & American Music, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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The Pedagogy Of The Suzuki Method, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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A Guide To Prepare Our Muscles For Intense Practice, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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The Negative Effects Of Technology And How Music Can Counteract Them, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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The Relationship Between Music Education And Stages Of Childhood Brain Development, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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Western Classical Music: How Technology And Popular Culture Transformed Live Symphonic Performance: Annotated Bibliography, University Of Denver

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

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