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Pianistic Problems in the Fifth Sonata of Scriabin
This paper discusses the pianist problems in the fifth sonata created by Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin and provides historical background to the works of the composer before analyzing his work.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Smith, Jennie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Aspects of Unity in Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 81A
This paper highlights aspects of unity in Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 81A. Jannis M. Peterson provides historical background to the work, identifies the problem of unity, and analyzes the piece.
Date:
August 1973
Creator:
Peterson, Jannis M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Stylistic Predecessors of Maurice Ravel’s Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
This paper explores the history and creation of Maurice Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales and its predecessors. Walter M. Coldewey explores the waltz and its expression through Maurice Ravel's work, as well as the works that influenced him.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Coldewey, Walter M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of the Commedia Dell’ Arte on Opera Buffa
This paper explores the connection between the Commedia dell'arte and the opera buffa genre and asserts that performers should be aware of this connection. John Arden Hopkin explores the history of the Commedia dell'arte and the rise of opera buffa.
Date:
August 1974
Creator:
Hopkin, John Arden
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Technical Solutions With Possible Alternatives in the Performance of Chopin’s Etudes, Op. 10
This paper explores the development of the practice of etudes and provides technical solutions for Frédéric Chopin's Etudes, Op. 10. David McKamie explores each etude in turn and considers various methods to perform them.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
McKamie, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Four Chopin Ballades: A Guide to Performance and Interpretation
This paper discusses the origin of literary and musical ballads and focuses on analysis and interpretation of the four Chopin ballades. Jill Beth Street also discusses how to perform these ballades based off of this interpretation.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Street, Jill Beth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis for Performance of the Song Cycle Songs of Travel, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
This paper analyzes Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel and asserts that the songs are a song cycle rather than just a collection of songs set to to the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson. Richard Porter Cole performs a musical and poetic analysis of the songs and makes suggestions to aid performers of the piece.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Cole, Richard Porter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis for Performance of Les Nuits d’été by Hector Berlioz, Opus 7
This paper analyzes Hector Berlioz's song cycle Les Nuits d’été, Opus 7, for the purpose of performance. Along with musical analysis, Anna Ruth Stone also provides background about the poet Théophile Gautier and describes the appeal of the Berlioz's song cycle.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Stone, Anna Ruth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elements of Surrealism in La Courte Paille by Francis Poulenc
This paper explores the influence of French surrealism in the composition of La Courte Paille by Francis Poulenc. Martha Ann Pampell discusses the history of the surrealist movement, Poulenc's style, and provides an analysis of the piece.
Date:
December 1976
Creator:
Pampell, Martha Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Schumann’s Solo Settings of Poems by Robert Burns
This paper explores nine German art songs composed by Robert Alexander Schumann, songs that were solo settings of the poems of Robert Burns. Paula Shaneyfelt Spencer provides historical background to this detailed analysis of the songs.
Date:
August 1978
Creator:
Spencer, Paula Shaneyfelt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
J. S. Bach Cantata No. 52: An Analysis for Performance
This paper analyzes Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata No. 52, Falsche Welt, dir trau' ich nicht. Janette Cook Williams presents findings on the evolution of the sacred solo cantata and examines the style of Bach's work.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Williams, Janette Cook
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Baritone Title Roles in the Operas of Verdi
This paper discusses the nature and significance of the baritone title roles in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. These operas include Nabucco, Macbeth, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, and Falstaff. Jewel William Hobbins explore the evolution of vocal roles and asserts that Verdi highly prized dramatic skill in his performers.
Date:
December 1977
Creator:
Hobbins, Jewel William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Soprano Arias in the Oratorios of Joseph Haydn
This paper analyzes the soprano arias in three of Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorios, which are Il Ritorno di Tobia, Die Schöpfung, and Die Jahrezeiten. Deborah Thomas analyzes Haydn's oratorio style and attests that development is reflected in the soprano arias.
Date:
December 1977
Creator:
Thomas, Deborah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
French Mélodie: The Solo Songs of Henri Duparc
This paper explores the French mélodies written by Henri Duparc and includes a historical background of both Duparc and the mélodie as a type of song. Carol Tagg explores the roots of the mélodie and how influences of the Romantic movement are reflected in Duparc's work.
Date:
December 1978
Creator:
Tagg, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Six Mélodies Populaires Grecques, by Maurice Ravel
This paper provides an analysis of Maurice Ravel's song cycle Cinq mélodies populaires grecques and "Tripatos." Pamela D. Hamblin discusses Ravel's musical style of composition and investigates the background and the individuality of the songs.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Hamblin, Pamela D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Selected Trombone Methods Developed at the Paris Conservatory of Music
This study described various Trombone methods and specifically analysed the eight methods developed at the Paris Conservatory of Music, which considered to be an outstanding methods for most of the good trombone literature of today.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Jackson, Robert Milton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Darius Milhaud's La Creation Du Monde
Darius Milhaud was born on September 4, 1892, to a Jewish family in Aix-en-Provence in the South of France. This study provide analysis of Darius Milhaud's work, entitled La Creation Du Monde.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Salord, Yves C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Seventeen German Protestant Chorales
German Chorales is a great resource of church music in use today. This study investigate the Seventeen German Protestant Chorales. The researcher hoped that the important work of reviving the invaluable source of inspiration and sacred song will continue and grow.
Date:
May 1971
Creator:
Petrash, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Chorale Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit and its Use in Bach's Clavierubung, Part III
This study closely explores the Chorale Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit and its Use in Bach's Clavierubung. The effect is one of gentilness and intimacy that conceal a wealth of inner emotion.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Mc Murray, Harry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Hindemith Sonata for Double Bass and Piano, for Performance Purposes
This paper analyzes composer Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Double Bass and Piano and provides conclusions about how to interpret the movements in performance as well as the compositional techniques used by Hindemith to create them.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Jacobson, Harry P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Jaques Ibert’s Concertino Da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Eleven Instruments
This paper provides historical background for the creation of Jacques Ibert's Concertino da camera for alto saxophone and eleven instruments and analyzes its three movements. As one of the first works written for the saxophone, James Garland Riggs explains the importance of the piece.
Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Riggs, James Garland
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Acoustical Considerations in the Design of the Contemporary Organ Case
This paper discusses the historical roots, placement, shape, and materials and methods in the construction of the contemporary organ case. James W. Kibbie explores the acoustical considerations of its design and how these are reflected in the finished product.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Kibbie, James W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Influences of the Organ Reform Movement on the Instruments of Texas
This paper explores the impact of the organ reform movement on the construction of organs in Texas. E. Dean Beasley also explores the possibilities of further reform for the instrument.
Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Beasley, E. Dean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Four Dominating Elements in the Piano Literature of Sergei Prokofieff
This paper analyzes the piano compositions of Sergei Prokofieff and identifies four elements evident in the literature: classicism, innovation, toccata, and lyricism. Elisabeth Euwer Roberts traces the history of his works and the evidence of these elements in them.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Roberts, Elisabeth Euwer
System:
The UNT Digital Library