Scales and their Use in the Piano Music of Debussy and Ravel (open access)

Scales and their Use in the Piano Music of Debussy and Ravel

The purpose of this study is to acquaint the reader with certain scales, not merely as they are used to provide the theoretical "building stones" of all music, but as they have been used as actual scale passages in the piano music of two twentieth century composers. This is a study of the use of various scales in the piano music of Debussy and Ravel. A list of the piano music of these composers which was available for the present investigation is given in the Bibliography. A careful analysis of the music has been necessary in order to determine: First, the types of scales the composer uses; second, the interpretation of the scale in its context; third, the ways in which some scale passages are employed to help project musical thought in the composition; and fourth, the frequency of occurrence of types of scale passages.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Christensen, Elizabeth Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children (open access)

The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the use of certain music activities in meeting some of the needs peculiar to a group of older, retarded Latin-American children. It is an effort to determine whether certain music activities may or may not help to give Latin-American children a more satisfying school experience and better equip them to live in the Anglo-American society of which they have become a part.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Nelson, Gwendolyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Music as a Therapeutic Agent in Connection with and as an Aid to Hospitalized Mental Patients (open access)

The Use of Music as a Therapeutic Agent in Connection with and as an Aid to Hospitalized Mental Patients

The increasing importance of music as a therapeutic benefit in mental hospitals has prompted this study. Numerous unscientific reports and papers concerned with music therapy have been published; however, material based upon controlled experiments and results is available which has proven valuable in the study of this growing aid for mental patients. The reference material in the following chapters has been organized and limited to objective reports produced by those who have devoted their interest and time to the facts about the use of music as a therapeutic agent in mental hospitals.
Date: January 1952
Creator: McClung, Marjorie C. (Marjorie Catherine)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Melodic Use of the Augmented Second in the Eighteenth Century (open access)

The Melodic Use of the Augmented Second in the Eighteenth Century

When a particular phase of music theory is omitted from the contents of a treatise or textbook on that subject, the omission can usually be ascribed to one of two causes. Either the omitted phase is of little importance or it is not used in the music of the period on which the treatise or textbook is based. It is the purpose of this research study to discuss a particular phase of music theory that has been omitted or avoided by numerous counterpoint and theory textbook authors. The material in the contents of this work is based on a discussion of the melodic use of the augmented second in the music of the eighteenth century.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Shipp, Clifford M. (Clifford Marion)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of the Trombone from the Renaissance to the Early Romantic Period (open access)

The History of the Trombone from the Renaissance to the Early Romantic Period

The purpose of this thesis is to show the development of the trombone, in form and music, and its use in the orchestra through the times of Beethoven and Schubert. Since very little material has been presented concerning the history of the trombone, it is hoped that the illustrations and explanations contained herein will be a contribution toward a representation of music from different composers and periods. The music covered gives a picture of the use of the trombone from the Renaissance through to the beginning of the Romantic Period. The results of this study are presented in three main sections: (1) The history of the trombone in the Renaissance; (2) The history of the trombone in the Baroque; (3) The history of the trombone in the Classical Period, and up to the time of Schubert.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Highfill, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Fugal Writing of Paul Hindemith (open access)

A Study of the Fugal Writing of Paul Hindemith

Paul Hindemith's compositions are, for the most part, contrapuntal; and since the construction of such a traditionally contrapuntal medium as the fugue was brought to such a high degree of musical expression in the fugal writing of J. S. Bach, it is the purpose of this thesis to compare Hindemith's fugal style with the standard set by J. S. Bach.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Cody, Robert O. (Robert Oswald), 1928-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Piano Style of Maurice Ravel (open access)

The Piano Style of Maurice Ravel

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the piano style of Maurice Ravel, including his musical style and influences of other composers on his piano works.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Roberts, Jack Lundy, 1931-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Treatment of the Harp in Orchestral Literature from the Eighteenth Century to the Present (open access)

The Treatment of the Harp in Orchestral Literature from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

When one realizes how little the harp of the 1700's had advanced from its Biblical predecessors, its neglect by such masters as Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven does not seem remarkable. Why should a serious composer waste his time in writing for an instrument with no facilities for modulating, an instrument the weak tones of which would be lost in an orchestra?
Date: January 1952
Creator: Harvey, Anita Tsianina
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Harmonic Equipment and Formal Features in the String Quartets by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Harmonic Equipment and Formal Features in the String Quartets by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

This thesis proposes to determine the construction of the two string quartets and to reveal through the study of the quartets the similarities and contrasts of the creative musical characteristics of Debussy and Ravel.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Jenkins, Robert E. (Robert Eugene),1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The French Ballet De Cour and Its Predecessors, 1400-1650 (open access)

The French Ballet De Cour and Its Predecessors, 1400-1650

A study of the historical development of the origins of ballet in Italy and France during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Specifically focuses on the ballet-comique de la reine and the ballet de cour.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Bice, John Arch
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Songs of John Alden Carpenter (open access)

The Songs of John Alden Carpenter

The purpose of this study is to give some insight into the solo songs of John Alden Carpenter and show their position in the history of song composition in general.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Mendenhall, Lucille (Miriam Lucille)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Organ Works of Jehan Alain (open access)

The Organ Works of Jehan Alain

This study looks at Jehan Alain's music itself. However, it does not propose to analyze every bar of every composition but rather to point out certain melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic traits that are peculiar to this composer's style. It will also set forth facts concerning Alain's registrations and other items of special interest to organists. Upon such investigation an attempt will be made to reach a critical evaluation of Alain as a composer for the organ.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Barron, Richard Errol
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Rhythm in Bach's Orgelbüchlein (open access)

A Study of Rhythm in Bach's Orgelbüchlein

The present study is limited to Bach's Orgelbüchlein. The OB has been chosen because it represents a "closed" group of works which are in the same general style.
Date: 1952
Creator: Austin, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ability Grouping in Secondary English (open access)

Ability Grouping in Secondary English

This thesis discusses the pros and cons of grouping by ability in secondary English.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Harris, Steva Whitehead
System: The UNT Digital Library
Certain Effects of Aesthetic Development upon First-grade Pupils in the Travis School of Mineral Wells, Texas. (open access)

Certain Effects of Aesthetic Development upon First-grade Pupils in the Travis School of Mineral Wells, Texas.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether emphasis on aesthetic development appeared to foster educational growth and desirable behavior development to a greater degree than did participation in a traditional-type program.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Holmes, Grace Porter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Social Studies in the Integrating Curriculum of Secondary Schools (open access)

The Role of the Social Studies in the Integrating Curriculum of Secondary Schools

The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the place of the social studies in an integrating curriculum with the objective of determining their value and ways and means of using the social studies to achieve integrating individuals. Attention is directed to the need and nature of an integrating program, to the values of the social studies as an integrating agent, and to ways and means of using the social studies in this manner.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Peacock, Myrtle
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas

"The purpose of this study was to formulate a recommended program to aid in the social integration of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in the secondary schools of Texas. In preparation for the development of this suggested plan, some of the more serious problems involved in the education of Latin-American children in schools designed primarily for the instruction of Anglo-American pupils were studied in available literature, and a set of psychological, sociological, and democratic criteria was formulated to serve as sound principles upon which to base the suggest program."--Leaf 1.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Davenport, Ane J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Mechanics: Prescription and Use (open access)

A Study of Mechanics: Prescription and Use

This thesis studies historical punctuation its uses and standards developed.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Le Beau, Maurine Schott
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Organization and Administration of Private Summer Camps for Children in Kerr County, Texas, with Recommendations for Camp Management (open access)

A Study of the Organization and Administration of Private Summer Camps for Children in Kerr County, Texas, with Recommendations for Camp Management

The investigator undertook to make a study of the management of a selected number of private summer camps for children in Kerr County, Texas, because of the growing interest in camping and the need for an informed public regarding the possibilities of wholesome recreation for children in summer camps.
Date: 1952
Creator: Carley, W. Ted
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Journalism Program of North Texas State College (open access)

An Evaluation of the Journalism Program of North Texas State College

"The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of journalism training received at North Texas State College by journalism majors."--4
Date: August 1952
Creator: McCloud, Robert J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Literary and Realistic Influences upon the Women of the Spectator (open access)

Literary and Realistic Influences upon the Women of the Spectator

This study will outline the two great literary genres of character-writing and satire, upon the tradition and practice of which Joseph Addison and Richard Steele based their characters of women in the Spectator. The three-fold purpose of this study is to determine how the Spectator was influenced by, and what it in turn contributed to, the two literary genres, the "Character" of women and satire on women; and to present the social status of the female audience as it existed and as the Spectator sought to improve it.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Perry, Carolyn Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Philosophy of Martin Luther Concerning the Practical Arts and his Influence on the Philosophy of Modern-Day Industrial Arts in the United States (open access)

A Study of the Philosophy of Martin Luther Concerning the Practical Arts and his Influence on the Philosophy of Modern-Day Industrial Arts in the United States

This study is an attempt to show the philosophy of Martin Luther concerning the practical arts and his influence on the philosophy of modern-day industrial arts in the United States. Although Martin Luther is considered generally outstanding because of his influence on religious matters, his philosophy and influence on education as we know it today is recognized.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Pritchett, Leonard E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cosmetic Names : Their Formations and Semantic Implications (open access)

Cosmetic Names : Their Formations and Semantic Implications

In order to discover the semantic implications involved in advertising in general, the present study is confined to an investigation of the names of perfumes and lipsticks, taken as representative of the broader field.
Date: August 1952
Creator: White, Beth
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Evaluation of the Course for General Mathematics in Meeting the Needs of Youth as Revealed by Several Courses of Study and the Adopted Textbooks for Texas Schools (open access)

A Critical Evaluation of the Course for General Mathematics in Meeting the Needs of Youth as Revealed by Several Courses of Study and the Adopted Textbooks for Texas Schools

This study is an attempt to determine how a course in general mathematics can satisfy some of the needs of youth. The purpose of this study is to find out how the course in general mathematics can be made to contribute effectively to pupil growth, and how well the present course is contributing to pupil growth.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Armstrong, John H.
System: The UNT Digital Library