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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1952 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 28, 1952
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1952 (open access)

The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1952

Weekly newspaper from Rocksprings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 28, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1952 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1952
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1952 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 26, 1952
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1952 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1952
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1952 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 10, 1952
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1952 (open access)

The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1952

Weekly newspaper from Rocksprings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 19, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1952 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1952
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1952 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1952

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 27, 1952
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1952 (open access)

The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1952

Weekly newspaper from Rocksprings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 7, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History