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Serge Jaroff and the Don Cossack Choir: the State of Research in the 21st Century

This poster displays information about Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, but went on to perform around the world. The poster highlights information about Serge Jaroff, his choir, and their fans. The poster was presented at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11, 2015.
Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
"The Smoking Gun": Evidence that Vladimir Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the Basis for his Electronic Music (open access)

"The Smoking Gun": Evidence that Vladimir Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the Basis for his Electronic Music

This paper was originally presented by Carl Rahkonen at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) Conference on April 3, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This paper includes details about Vladimir Ussachevsky, a pioneer in the proliferation of electronic music. It also contains biographical information about Ussachevsky, as well as his archival materials. The author attempts to prove that Ussachevsky used Chinese Timbres as the basis for his electronic music.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Rahkonen, Carl John & Hartsock, Ralph
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library (open access)

Serge Jaroff and His Don Cossack Choir: Two Rare Scores at the University of North Texas Music Library

This narrative gives details on Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which first began in a Turkish concentration camp in 1921. The author highlights the how the choir's music has personally affected her, while also giving details about the history of the choir and how the group went on to tour around the world. This document also gives the information that the University of North Texas Music Library maintains two rare Jaroff scores.
Date: 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference (open access)

Abstract for the AMS Southwest Chapter’s April 11, 2015 Spring Conference

This is an abstract for a presentation that was given at the American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter's Spring Conference on April 11th, 2015. The presentation was given alongside a poster display. This abstract highlights Serge Jaroff's Don Cossack Choir, which was founded at a Turkish concentration camp in 1921, and went on to perform around the world. This abstract gives details on the history of the choir and the type of concerts that Jaroff gave. In addition, it explains the lack of scholarly attention that Jaroff and his choir have received.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Thinking Outside the Box: Finding Publishing Opportunities in Unexpected Places

This is a slideshow that focuses on different places that writers can publish their work. It highlights how you can find ways to publish work in unexpected places. This presentation was given at the Music Library Association Conference in Atlanta from February 26th - March 2nd of 2014.
Date: 2014
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Schoenberg's Punk Rocker: The Radical Transformations of Dika Newlin

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This article focuses on Dika Newlin (1923-2006), an eccentric individual who was a musical prodigy in her early life and deemed a teenaged protégé of Arnold Schoenberg. Dika took an interest in punk rock later in life, and even joined a punk rock band. The author seeks to understand Dika's transition from protégé to punk rocker by describing some of her various phases as scholar, pianist, composer, and militant iconoclast. This paper was presented at the Music Library Association Conference in Denton, TX, on October 3, 2014.
Date: 2014
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association (open access)

Talkin' to Texans and Other Americans: Music Oral History Project Perspectives: The Founding of the Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association

This narrative centers on the start of the Texas chapter of the Music Library Association. The author gives the history and events that led up to the creation of the chapter, highlighting individuals that played a large role. This document played a part in a presentation given on behalf of the Oral History Committee at the national meeting of the Music Library Association in Dallas, Texas in 2012.
Date: 2012
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bay Area Community Colleges Information Competency Assessment Project (ICAP)

This presentation details a "collaborative project among community college librarians in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop and field-test an information competency assessment instrument. This competency assessment instrument would "assess community college students' proficiency with information competency skills. This presentation was given as part of the Music Library Association Conference on February 23, 2006.
Date: 2006
Creator: Arnold, Donna M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library