"I'm Leading Now": The Argument for Widmerpool as the Central Character of a Dance to the Music of Time (open access)

"I'm Leading Now": The Argument for Widmerpool as the Central Character of a Dance to the Music of Time

This study argues that the central character of Anthony Powell's novel, A Dance to the Music of Time, is Kenneth Widmerpool. A survey of the criticism available on The Music of Time, contained in this study's introduction, indicates that there are a few precedents for this argument but there there are no thorough analyses of the problem from which this argument arises: the identity and function of the novel's central character. This study is organized around separate analyses of three of the novel's elements. Chapter Two deals with characterization, Chapter Three with theme, and Chapter Four with structure. This study concludes that, based on evidence availabe in The Music of Time itself, Widmerpool is the central character.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Morrison, Cynthia Blundell
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Evaluation of a Comprehensive First Semester College Jazz Improvisation Curriculum (open access)

The Development and Evaluation of a Comprehensive First Semester College Jazz Improvisation Curriculum

The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate a comprehensive first semester college jazz improvisation curriculum. Specific problems concerning the evaluation of the curriculum were, (a) to assess achievement in music theory fundamentals, (b) to assess achievement in jazz listening, (c) to assess improvement in jazz improvisation performance, (d) to assess student attitudes toward jazz improvisation and the curriculum. Based on the findings, the conclusions were as follows students benefited from the study of jazz improvisation, utilizing the developed curriculum, in the areas of, (1) knowledge of music fundamentals, namely, chord spelling, scale spelling and harmonic analysis; (2) identification of jazz tunes, composers, musical forms and prominent jazz performers; (3) improvisation performance in a jazz style, and (4) positive attitude toward improvement in jazz improvisation.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Segress, Terry
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1279.0520]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. T.H. Lee, left, and Margaret Collums watch Clara Terrell cut her 100th birthday cake."
Date: December 15, 1979
Creator: Grier, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Rockefeller's Event Calendar: January 1980] (open access)

[Rockefeller's Event Calendar: January 1980]

Flyer promoting events at Rockefeller's night club in Houston, including a calendar for the month of January 1980 and descriptions of upcoming performers.
Date: 1979-12~
Creator: Rockefeller's
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fleogan (open access)

Fleogan

Fleogan is a work for a flute choir consisting of four piccolos, six C flutes, six alto flutes, and four bass flutes. The formal structure of Fleogan consists of three levels of arch form. First is the arch structure of the work in its entirety; next is the arch form within a movement, and on the smallest scale is the form within a tempo-section.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Baczewski, Philip
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0348.0620]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Lilibel Lacy, left, and Mrs. Fern Dockum complete last-minute details before the recent Music Department of Sorosis Guest Day Tea held in the Clubhouse."
Date: December 5, 1979
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0246.0274]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "All together now, says Caroline hall, as she directs the Tiny Tot Music School Choir in a Christmas song."
Date: December 18, 1979
Creator: Beuhner, Jeff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1175.0307]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Inez Lunsford Silberg, a professor of voice at OCU since 1954, was presented an honorary doctorate in music."
Date: December 9, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Symbolism in the Davidsbündler dances of Robert Schumann (lecture-recital), together with three recitals of selected works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Bloch, Scarlatti, Ben Weber, Beethoven, Prokofieff and Liszt (open access)

Symbolism in the Davidsbündler dances of Robert Schumann (lecture-recital), together with three recitals of selected works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Bloch, Scarlatti, Ben Weber, Beethoven, Prokofieff and Liszt

The first three recitals contained solely performances of piano music. The first of these consisted of a Fantasy and a set of variations by Mozart, the Fantaisie in F minor by Chopin, and the Sonata in C minor by Schubert. The second recital contained an English Suite by J. S. Bach, two Etudes-Tableaux and two Preludes by Rachmaninoff, and the Piano Sonata of Ernest Bloch. The third recital consisted of four Sonatas by Scarlatti, a Fantasia (Variations) by the American composer, Ben Weber, a Sonata by Beethoven, Chose en soi and Pensée by Prokofieff, and a Polonaise by Liszt. The fourth recital was a lecture on symbolism in the Davidsbündler Dances of Schumann, examining various types of symbolism appearing in the Dances: use of quotations from his own and others' works, use of a motive based on the letters of a name, use of "stage directions," use of tonality as a symbol, use of word painting, and use of sound effects. The lecture was followed by a performance of this work.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Padgett, Olive D.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Willie Nelson I series] captions transcript

[News Clip: Willie Nelson I series]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 24, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Willie Nelson III series] captions transcript

[News Clip: Willie Nelson III series]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 26, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Willie IV series] captions transcript

[News Clip: Willie IV series]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 27, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lott memorial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lott memorial]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 15, 1979, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Message, Volume 7, Number 13, December 1979 (open access)

The Message, Volume 7, Number 13, December 1979

Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the college homecoming events and announces the new youth activities director, Boaz Hodes.
Date: December 21, 1979
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: George Burns] captions transcript

[News Clip: George Burns]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 13, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Convention center] captions transcript

[News Clip: Convention center]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 31, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pianos] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pianos]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 11, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bear] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bear]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 27, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Tubas] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tubas]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 21, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: School Series #4] captions transcript

[News Clip: School Series #4]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 20, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: School Involvement Series #4] captions transcript

[News Clip: School Involvement Series #4]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1979-12T17:00:00
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Willie V series] captions transcript

[News Clip: Willie V series]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 28, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dallas School Board] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas School Board]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 11, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Christmas story] captions transcript

[News Clip: Christmas story]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 24, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library