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Music, School of: Recent submissions
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Leonard Bernstein: Eclecticism and Vernacular Elements in Chichester Psalms
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Omusango gw'Abalere: “The Flute Player’s Affair”
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Abstract Omusango gw'Abalere, a three-movement piece is a composition based on Ugandan folk music from two ethnic cultures-the Baganda (Central) and Acholi (Northern). The piece explores how music was used to address ... -
The Relationship Between Rehearsal Structure and Contest Ratings for High School Bands
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine if the rating received by the band at a state music contest can be predicted by examining the amount of rehearsal time high school band directors allocate to various rehearsal ... -
Symphony No. 1 for Wind Ensemble
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Symphony No. 1 for Wind Ensemble is a three-movement work lasting twenty to twenty-two minutes. While symphonies by Paul Hindemith, Vincent Persichetti, Frank Ticheli, John Corigliano, James Barnes, and David Maslanka are ... -
ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THREE GROUNDBREAKING COMPOSERS FOR GUITAR: VILLA-LOBOS, MARTIN, AND BRITTEN
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)It can be said that Heitor Villa-Lobos, Frank Martin, and Benjamin Britten all have a musical aesthetic premised on tonal unity; however, each of these composers subvert the security of a homogenous tonal syntax by placing ... -
"I've a Voice, I've a Voice": Determining Stephen Sondheim's Compositional Style Through a Music-theoretic Analysis of His Theater Works
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)This dissertation offers a music-theoretic analysis of the musical style of Stephen Sondheim, as surveyed through his fourteen musicals that have appeared on Broadway. The analysis begins with dramatic concerns, where ... -
"Reading Between the Brides": Lucrezia Vizzana's Componimenti musicali in Textual and Musical Context
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)ABSTRACT “Reading Between the Brides”: Lucrezia Vizzana's Componimenti musicali in Textual and Musical Context There had never been a Bolognese nun known to have published her music when Lucrezia Vizzana's Componimenti ... -
The Effect of Music Therapy on the Maladpative Emotionally Regulative Behaviors of Adults with Developmental Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of individualized music therapy protocols in decreasing the duration of instances of elevated levels of maladaptive emotionally regulative behaviors in ... -
The Development of Lohengrin from Euryanthe
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A Historical Overview and Analysis of the Use of Hungarian Folk Music in Zoltán Kodály's Háry János Suite, Dances of Marosszék, and Dances of Galánta
(University of Kansas, 2011-06-13)At the beginning of the twentieth century, many composers looked towards the music of their own heritage as source material for their original compositions. In Hungary, one composer who dedicated a significant portion of ... -
A CLARINETIST'S GUIDE TO THE AUDITION PROCESS AND LITERATURE FOR THE PREMIER UNITED STATES SERVICE BANDS
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-18)The eight premier United States service bands provide numerous job opportunities for the prospective professional musician and offer financial stability, job security, and an outlet to perform at a superior level in a ... -
Effect of Music Therapy with Emotional-Approach Coping on Pre-Procedural Anxiety in Cardiac Catheterization
(University of Kansas, 2011-06-27)Individuals undergoing cardiac catheterization, and related procedures such as electrophysiological studies involving cardiac catheter placement, are likely to experience elevated anxiety periprocedurally, with highest ... -
Relationships among high school choir teachers' self described teaching practices and sight-singing scores from a district/all-state audition event
(University of Kansas, 2009-07-13)The purpose of this study was to assess possible relationships among (a) sight-singing scores of secondary choral music students (N=396) from the Northeast region of a Midwestern state at a district/all-state audition event ... -
Pestis Atreus - A Short Oratorio
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-05)Probably most known today from Aeschylus' trilogy The Oresteia, the curse on the house of Atreus was a popular myth for artistic works in ancient Greece and Rome. This fabled curse begins with Tantalus, who killed his own ... -
Threshold Words: A Cycle of Six Anthems
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-09)Threshold Words: A Cycle of Six Anthems is a setting of texts by poet John D. Thornburg, each of which reflects on a narrative from the Gospel of John. The work is intended either for concert performance as a complete cycle ... -
Stratospheric veil: horn concerto with narrator
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-03)Stratospheric Veil is a horn concerto with additional narrator. It tells the myth of the creation of the Earth. Duration 10'00" -
The Role of the Horn in Band Music
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-16)In the American wind band, the role of the horn has transformed parallel to the development of professional bands, military bands, and collegiate wind ensembles. An incomplete definition of the horn's role is discussed in ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-26)The purpose of this study was to examine what factors influence the implementation of technology in the music classroom. Thirty-one Kansas Music Teachers (n=31) completed a web-based survey about technology in the music ... -
The effect of music therapy on mood, perceived exertion, and exercise adherence of patients participating in a rehabilitative upper extremity exercise program
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-11)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of music therapy on perceived exertion, mood and exercise adherence of patients participating in a group upper extremity exercise program. Twenty two patients ranging ... -
The Effect of Conductor Head and Shoulder Movement and Preparatory Gesture Direction on Upper Body Movement of Individual Singers
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-02)This study examined participants" head and shoulder movements during 2 breath inhalation moments as they sang a familiar melody while viewing a videotaped conductor under 5 conductor preparatory gesture conditions. Results ...