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War Is Kind
This composition is a single-movement work for three choirs and full orchestra, including celesta, piano, and four percussionists. Total duration is fifteen minutes. The music is divided into six sections, with the overall form being substantially influenced by the structure of the poem, War Is Kind, by Stephen Crane (1871-1900). Many devices are utilized to contrast tension and relaxation, as associated with ironic elements of the text, with repetition and development of musical elements and motives providing unity for the entire work.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Hinderlie, Sanford E. (Sanford Edward)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In Morte Nobilis
In Morte Nobilis is a cantata for chamber orchestra and three vocal soloists, and is approximately seventeen minutes in duration. Each of the three movements features a different vocal soloists (soprano, baritone, or tenor) and each movement concerns a specific Christian martyr. Texts for In Morte Nobilis are extracted from the writings and biographies of the martyrs. Each text gives the listener some insight as to how each martyr faced their death with courage and unwavering faith. The music of In Morte Nobilis gives additional insight as to what these martyrs faced. This is accomplished through a building and release of tension and dissonance, as well as some use of non-standard vocal technique.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Jones, Wilma Katherine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Polysonisisms
Polysonisisms is a one-movement work for symphonic wind ensemble and electronic tape of approximately eleven minutes' duration. The title conveys two ideas: many sounds and processes. Pitch use is based on a system for calculating the potential dissonance of four-note sets. From this system all linear and vertical pitch materials are derived.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Martin, Charles Ross
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Variations Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Variations Concerto is a work for large orchestra and solo trumpet of approximately sixteen minutes duration. The work is scored for piccolo, flute, two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet in B-flat, two bassoons, four horns in F, three trumpets in B-flat, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, the solo trumpet in C, and strings. The large percussion battery includes glockenspiel, xylophone, chimes, vibraphone, four graduated wood blocks, four graduated triangles, temple blocks, four high toms, finger cymbals, four wood drums, four automobile brake drums, five medium toms, four low toms, four graduated suspended cymbals, snare drum, and four graduated metal pipes.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Brown, Jonathan Bruce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music for Katurah
Music for Katurah is scored for string quartet, flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, piano, and two percussion with total duration of approximately nineteen minutes. The work has three movements and uses spatial as well as standard notation. Each movement begins softly, builds gradually to a highpoint, and returns to the soft beginning. Timbral exploration and improvisation are prominent features in this piece. Also, through the use of spatial and standard notation, the piece combines strict rhythms and free rhythms.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Kersting, Fritz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chronomorphosis
Chronomorphosis is a chamber ensemble piece for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, piano, and percussion. The work, comprising three movements is approximately fourteen minuted in duration. One of the most apparent characteristics of the work is its progression from non-metrical time organization involving aleatoric elements to metrical time organization involving changing meters but no aleatoric elements. The Pitch set is a constant element throughout the piece. The instrumentation selected exhibits a variety of color in all ranges: the flute in the upper register, the clarinet, viola, and vibes in the middle register, and the cello and the timpani in the lower register, the piano having access to all registers.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Hemphill, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Chinese Tea Trade and Its Influence on the English Garden of the Eighteenth Century
The problem discusses the influence that tea trade between England and China may have had on eighteenth-century English garden architecture and aesthetics. Five chapters include an historical overview of non-Oriental influences on the garden, the relationship between Britain and China, the evolution of the tea trade, the motifs and decoration of tea wares, and a summary with conclusions. Conclusions reached were that tea was responsible for importation of porcelains in Britain, architectural structures in the garden were inspired by scenes on tea wares, predilection for Chinese motifs in the minds of the English may have resulted from their drinking tea, and it seems probable that affected garden aesthetics but there is no conclusive evidence.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Miller, Bobbie J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Art Curriculum Guide for the Junior High Catholic School System of the Dallas Diocese
This study is about the development of a curriculum guide which projects flexibility, continuity, sequential framework, and to a certain extent, uniformity, around which each teacher may build an art program that will best meet the students' needs. Areas pertinent to developing the curriculum guide are presented in light of literature in this field. The guide may be used to facilitate the teaching of art in recognizing and understanding artistic development that is essential in bringing to fruition the inherent individual ability of all the Junior High Catholic School students.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Da Silva, Geraldine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Human Alpha 1-Acid Glycoprotein: a Study of Genetic Variation
Human Alpha 1-acid Glycoprotein (AAG) was analyzed quantitavely and qualityatively for differences which could be associated with oncogenesis. Levels of seru, AAG were elevated in most mlignancies, particularly in malignant melanomas, malignant myelomas, and in solid tumors of the lung, kidney, colon, or other organs.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Thaxton, E. Simone
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Studies of Pigment-Lipid-Protein Complexes Isolated from the Cell Membrane of Xanthomonas Juglandis (Campestris)
Separation of the pigment-lipid esters of Xanthomonas juglandis (campestris) in a silica gel G:celite 545 column yielded 4 bands. Two of these bands, ester #1 and #2, make up over 95% of the mixture. Analysis of the four pigments indicate that three are phospholipids and that the phosphate accounts for about 3-4% of the weight of each of the two major esters.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Aririatu, Lawrence Emeka
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Right Hand Lute Technique in the Sixteenth Century, a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of F. Moreno-Torroba, J. Dowland, J.S. Bach, P. Attaignant, V. Capirola, and Others
Although the present revival of interest in the lute and its music began in the late nineteenth century, it was not until the early 1970s that the historical method of lute playing in the Renaissance are paintings, woodcuts, old lutes, and lute books.
Date:
December 1983
Creator:
Craddock, Michael Duane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Studies on Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Carotenoproteins of Corynebacterium Poinsettiae ATCC 9682
Thin layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography were used to compare pigments of the wild type streptomycin resistant strain of C. poinsettiae with those of mutants derived from it. Possible biosynthetic pathways in carotenoid biosynthesis of the wild type were postulated on the basis of observed blocks in pigment synthesis.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Wariso, Benjamin A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kami
Kami is a two-movement composition for chamber orchestra. It is scored for two flutes; two Bb clarinets; bassoon; two F horns; Bb trumpet; bass trombone; a percussion section consisting of two performers alternating on triangle, suspended cymbal, three toms (low, medium, high), two timpani, and xylophone; piano; harp; and strings. The movements are approximately five and six minutes in duration, respectively, with a total duration of approximately eleven minutes. The title, Kami, is taken from the Japanese word for "god," and is meant to convey a sense of otherworldliness. This piece is intended as a fantasy for chamber orchestra, merging eastern and western musical influences.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Chang, Debra Wei Kwen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Reader as Rhetor: a Group Interpretation Script for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
This thesis examines the rhetorical dimensions of oral interpretation. A group interpretation script entitled "A New Prayer for Peace" was compiled and rehearsed. Two public performances were given to audiences in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth (Texas). The audience members were surveyed to solicit subjective reaction.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Skiles, Richard Kent
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chamber Theatre: Ban Analysis, Adaptation and Public Performance of The Country Husband by John Cheever
The purpose of this oral interpretation thesis is to explore Chamber Theatre as a medium for production. John Cheever and his work are analyzed, an explanation of Chamber Threatre is given, and Cheever's short story "The Country Husband" is adapted in Chamber Theatre script form, and a public performance is rehearsed and presented. It was discovered that students gain critical insight and understanding of narrative fiction through Chamber Theatre script form, and a public performance is rehearsed and presented. It was discovered that students gain critical insight and understanding of narrative fiction through Chamber Theatre and that Cheever's work is very well suited to the Chamber Theatre medium due to its rich narrative qualities.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Meesey, James Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Modulation of P1798 Lymposarcoma Proliferation by Protein Phosphorylation
The role of protein kinases in modulating cell proliferation was examined. Studies characterized the regulation of cell proliferation by adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (cA-PK). Calcium/calmodulin-dependent myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) was isolated and examined as a potential substrate regulated by cA-PK in the rapidly proliferating.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Michnoff, Carolyn A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Through the Tenth Biennales Internationale de la Tapisserie, Lausanne, Switzerland
Although the Biennales Internationales de la Tapisserie are widely recognized as important fiber art exhibitions, no history of them has been written. This study endeavors to trace the history of the first through the tenth Lausanne Biennales.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Taylor, Dianne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mélodie in the Chansons de mer of Charles-Marie Widor, a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of A. Vivaldi, R. Strauss, R. Hahn, G. Binkerd, N. Rorem, G. Brevi, G. Faure, R. Trunk, S. Adler, D. Pinkham, D. Argento, T. Pasatieri, and Others
The lecture recital, given on April 18, 1983, began with biographical background that suggests the influences on the compositional development of both the composer, Charles Widor, and the poet, Paul Bourget, of the Chanons de mer. Songs were chosen to examine the characteristics that not only enhance Widor's poetic rendering, but impart to the Chansons de mer the more intellectual appeal often desired in today's concert repertoire.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
DeMent-Rutledge, Melanie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music and Music Education in Abilene, Texas, 1881-1911
The purpose of this study is to trace the role of music and music education in Abilene, Texas, from 1881 to 1911. The research presents historical data relative to five categories: Educational music, cultural music, religious music, music of the vernacular, and music merchandising. The study utilizes personal interviews, newspaper files, city directories, local histories, photographs, city and county documents, school documents, minutes of public school board meetings, minutes of meetings of churches, school catalogues, articles in journals, unpublished works, and published books.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
George, Silas Edwin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Influence of Azotobacteraceae and Triacontanol on Orchid Protocorm and Seedling Growth
The effect of adding pure cultures of Azotobacteraceae ad triacontanol to orchid protocorms and seedlings was studies to determine if significant enhancement of various growth parameters would result in axenic cultures of orchids.
Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Rozell, James F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Storage and Retrieval Systems
This thesis describes the implementation of a general purpose personal information storage and retrieval system. Chapter one contains an introduction to information storage and retrieval. Chapter two contains a description of the features a useful personal information retrieval system should contain. This description forms the basis for the implementation of the personal information storage and retrieval system described in chapter three. The system is implemented in UCSD Pascal on an Apple II microcomputer.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Creech, Teresa Adams
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a setting of four passages from the Psalms for soprano and chamber orchestra. The text is taken from Psalms 96, 114, 55, and 116 of the New American Standard Version, with each psalm scored as a separate movement. The duration of the work is approximately seventeen and one-half minutes. The instrumentation includes soprano, oboe, strings, and a percussion section of four players incorporating fourteen different instruments. The musical language employed is largely tonal, consisting generally of shifting tonal emphases achieved by exploiting the pitch relationships of traditional tonality. The movements are contrasting in character, according to the text, but generally of the same style. The vocal line predominates throughout spanning two octaves and a minor third from an A below middle C to a high C above the treble clef.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Bardin, Charles Randall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Press and the Filibusters of the 1850s: Lopez, Carvajal, and Walker
The decade of the 1850s saw the Texas press separate into two opposing groups on the issue of filibustering. The basis for this division was the personal beliefs of the editors regarding the role filibustering should have in society. Although a lust for wealth drove most filibusters, the press justified territorial expansion along altruistic lines. By 1858, however, a few newspapers discarded this argument and condemned filibusters as lawless bands of ruffians plundering peaceful neighbors. Throughout the decade, the papers gradually drifted from a consensus in 1850 to discord by the date of William Walker's third attempt on Nicaragua in 1858.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Zemler, Jeffrey A. (Jeffrey Allen)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Western Sahara Conflict
The purpose of investigating the conflict over the Western Sahara is to trace and analyze its impact upon the political stability of the northwest region of the African continent. Chapter I provides background information on the Western Sahara. Chapter II discusses the international political developments affecting the Western Sahara. Chapter III discusses the positions of Morocco, the Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania; Chapter IV analyzes those of Spain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Chapter V describes the role of the OAU in dealing with the conflict. The internal economic development of the involved parties has been disrupted because they were obliged to appropriate funds to purchase arms for the exigencies of the war. Ending the conflict depends upon improving relations between Morocco and Algeria.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Radhi, Samir Jassam
System:
The UNT Digital Library