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Music, School of: Recent submissions
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Léon Goossens and the Oboe Quintets of Arnold Bax (1922) and Arthur Bliss (1927)
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Léon Goossens’s virtuosity, musicality, and developments in playing the oboe expressively earned him a reputation as one of history’s finest oboists. His artistry and tone inspired British composers in the early twentieth ... -
CLINICAL DECISIONS OF MUSIC THERAPISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH EATING DISORDERS
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine common treatment goals and subsequent music-based interventions used by music therapists who work/worked with patients with eating disorders and to begin gathering information on ... -
Selected Violin Works of Alan Scott ‘Vaness’ Chakmakjian Hovhaness: Two New Performance Editions with Historical Discussion, Compositional Style Overviews, and Pedagogical Considerations
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This DMA document introduces new performance editions of Alan Scott ‘Vaness’ Chakmakjian Hovhaness’s Khirgiz Suite, Op. 73, No. 1 (1951) and the Three Visions of Saint Mesrob, Op. 198 (1962). The new editions created for ... -
Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Group Protocol For Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses And Chronic Illnesses: A Feasibility Study
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Mindfulness is the practice of being fully aware of the internal and external happenings in the present moment (Kabat-Zinn, 2012). The purpose of this research study was to determine the feasibility of a mindfulness-based ... -
A Phenomenological Examination of Imposter Phenomenon in Music Therapy Students
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The current study investigated the prevalence, or lack thereof, of imposter phenomenon in music therapy students. Imposter phenomenon (IP) is an internal experience that describes feelings of fraudulence an individual may ... -
A CUBIST READING OF MAURICE RAVEL’S LA VALSE
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Ravel’s La valse is often interpreted as the embodiment of fallen or disintegrating romantic idioms, embodied in his treatment of the waltz. However, La valse can also be discussed in the context of the artistic trends of ... -
Music Therapists and Work: Experiences of Occupational Oppression in the Profession of Music Therapy
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Occupational oppression is a system of invisible barriers created by those in power that reduces the professional’s ability to perform work at the highest level. Barriers result from a combination of beliefs related to the ... -
Chanting the Propers: A Comparative Study of Selected English Sources for the Catholic Mass
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Following the Second Vatican Council, the texts of the Catholic Mass, including the Propers, were translated into the vernacular. This shift away from the Latin liturgical texts created the need for new musical settings ... -
All Tied Up: The Effect of Wearing a Necktie on Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Male Choral and Solo Singing
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The purpose of this study was to assess acoustically (long-term average spectra and multi-dimensional voice profile) and perceptually (participant perceived phonatory ease and expert listening panel) the effect of wearing ... -
The Theme of God: A Musical and Theological Discussion of Olivier Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The purpose of this research is to help both performers and liturgical musicians to better understand Messiaen’s musical style and theological inspiration. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is one of the most important composers ... -
Love and War: Troubadour Songs as Propaganda, Protest, and Politics in the Albigensian Crusade
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)From the eleventh through the thirteenth century, the troubadours flourished in the Occitan courts of southern France. As the artistic and political voices of their culture, these men and women were educated, creative, and ... -
Use of Parody Techniques in Jacques Offenbach’s Opérettes and Germaine Tailleferre’s Du Style Galant au Style Méchant
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Abstract In past scholarship, Germaine Tailleferre has been briefly written about as the only female member of Les Six and as a composer of instrumental music. Her body of piano music and a few of her other compositions ... -
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 ... -
Neural Processing of Emotional Musical and Nonmusical Stimuli in Depression
(Public Library of Science, 2016-06-10)Background Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and striatum are part of the emotional neural circuitry implicated in major depressive disorder (MDD). Music is often used for emotion regulation, and pleasurable music listening ... -
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 ...