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Music Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Alto Trombone: Evolution as a Chamber Music Instrument in Selected Works from the Baroque to the Twentieth Century
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Abstract Starting in the Renaissance, the alto trombone was considered by many to be a sacred consort instrument that doubled the voices in church choirs or performed independent parts in church music. In the Baroque period, ... -
Lutheran Alternatim Practices in the 16th and Early 17th Centuries: A Narrative of Liturgical Artistry and Accessibility
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The musical and liturgical life of the church has always contained a great variety of performance practices. With the advent of the organ in the Middle Ages, a collaboration between organ and voice began, which eventually ... -
A Pilot Study of Pursed-Lip Breathing, Singing, and Kazoo Playing on Lung Function and Perceived Exertion of Participants Who Smoke
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT Smoking is the leading cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Symptoms of COPD include a persistent cough and dyspnea. Currently, music therapy protocols relating to COPD are therapist dependent ... -
The Origins, History, and Development of the Tiento de medio registro from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)ABSTRACT “The Origins, History, and Development of the Tiento de medio registro from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century” The tiento de medio registro was one of the most popular types of organ music in the Iberian ... -
The origins of solo cello literature and performance
(University of Kansas, 2005)An investigation into the origins of cello repertory and performance explores territory that is unfamiliar to most musicians. Scholarly research has contributed admirably to our understanding of how the cello began and ... -
Cops
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)This work is a musical score for Buster Keaton's 1922 short film "Cops."1 The music revisits the great 'Cop Show' soundtracks of the 1960s and 1970s on American TV and is an homage to the composers of this era - e.g. Henry ... -
The Baroque Offertoire: Apotheosis of the French Organ Art
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)During the French Baroque period, the function of the organ was primarily to serve the liturgy. It was an integral part of both Mass and the office of Vespers. Throughout these liturgies the organ functioned in alteration ... -
Variations on a Tradition: The Chorale "Partitas" of Johann Sebastian Bach
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The chorale variation sets by Johann Sebastian Bach represent the culmination of a long tradition, which is itself a merger of two older traditions—the organ chorale, specifically the ornamented chorale, and the secular ... -
Traditional Learning, Cooperative Learning, and Recorder
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether cooperative learning strategies or traditional direct instruction would more positively affect the performance achievement of fourth- and fifth-grade recorder ... -
Missa cum populo: a Liturgical and Musical Innovation
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)This lecture-recital document presents a study of the missa cum populo, a new genre of Catholic liturgical music developed during the twentieth century in response to the desire for more active participation of laity in ... -
SELECTING FINGERING FOR PERFORMING MOZART’S PIANO MUSIC
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The purpose of finger selection for composers and musicians has changed since the 18th century due to many factors. In order to understand how fingering selection can serve a composer’s musical intention, this paper ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MUSIC THERAPY AND TALK THERAPY ON INTIMACY IN A FAMILY-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP AT THE END-OF-LIFE
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The purpose of the study was to examine differences between music therapy and talk therapy on intimacy in a family-patient relationship at the end-of-life. To determine differences between music therapy and talk therapy, ... -
THE EFFECTS OF ACTUAL RECITAL HALL AND FOUR DIGITALLY-PRODUCED VARIABLE PRACTICE ROOM ENVIRONMENTS ON PHONATORY, ACOUSTICAL, AND PERCEPTUAL MEASURES OF VOCAL PERFORMANCES BY EXPERIENCED FEMALE SINGERS
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Virtual acoustics practice rooms have been marketed as a means to simulate acoustics of larger performance venues, thus potentially allowing users to practice as if they were in a given performance venue. No study to date ... -
Petrus Joannellus and the motets in Volume V of his Novus Thesaurus Musicus, 1568
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A Brief History of Live Cinema and Rehearsal Considerations for Metropolis Triptych by Nathan Jones
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Since the late 1970s, there has been a renewed interest in the music that accompany films from the Silent Film Era (1895–1930), sparking both the revival of original scores and the composition of new scores for silent ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED FATIGUE, FATIGABILITY, AND SLEEP QUALITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The average lifetime cost of care for people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) in the United States is approximately $2.2 million per person affected, and up to 80% of PwMS are unemployed within 10 years of disease onset. ... -
Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Individuals with Acute Stroke
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Studies show that individuals with subacute and chronic stroke in inpatient rehabilitation facilities and living in the community engage in very little physical activity. Furthermore, people post-stroke have been shown to ... -
THE IMPACT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS ON SYMPTOM PRESENTATION AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Diabetic complications, such as retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy, have been studied extensively and are known to impair balance and increase fall risk. However, the effect of diabetes on the vestibular system is not ... -
Suite for Big Band
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Suite for Big Band is a series of original compositions for a traditional 17-piece large jazz ensemble. The three-movement collection lasts approximately 18-19 minutes in its entirety. The goal of the suite is to present ... -
The Effect of Providing Band Students with a Simplified Score on their Performance Quality and Perceptions of their Experience
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of providing band students with a simplified score on their performance quality and perceptions of their experience. Subjects were students (N = 38) enrolled in two ...