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The Development and Use of the Bass Clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra (open access)

The Development and Use of the Bass Clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of a comparatively young orchestral instrument, the bass clarinet, and its use in the symphony orchestra. The first chapter concerns the development of the bass clarinet from the earliest imperfect specimen to the modern day instrument. The second chapter discusses physical characteristics that are peculiar to the bass clarinet. The third chapter deals with the particular methods of using the bass clarinet in orchestral literature by various composers, from its introduction into the orchestra by Meyerbeer through the present.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Hearn, Dan Kent
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Graphic System for Studying Concert Band Music (open access)

A Graphic System for Studying Concert Band Music

This study traces the development of the baton conductor from his earliest origin up to and including the present day. From his initial role, that of a time beater and teacher, he has progressed to that of an interpreter and creator of music.
Date: January 1966
Creator: White Jack E. (Jack Ed), 1935-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Symphony Concertante (open access)

Symphony Concertante

Symphony Concertante is a three-movement work for a string orchestra and a soloist group of winds which includes flute, oboe, clarinet in B-flat, bassoon, horn in F, and trumpet in B-flat. The movements have the following tempo indications: (I) Allegro ma non troppo, (II) Lento, and (III) Allegro con fuoco.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Holt, Gaston Darrell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonata for Two Pianos (open access)

Sonata for Two Pianos

The Sonata for Two Pianos, eighteen in duration, is in the form of a large arch. The arch is constructed by relating the last movement to the second and first movements by borrowing material from these movements. The resulting form is a large ABA comprising the entire composition. The arch is superimposed over a more traditional formal concept of sonata. A sonata-allegro form is distinguishable in the first movement, a fantasia-variations in the second, and a modified sonata-allegro in the final movement.
Date: July 1966
Creator: Calhoon, William H. (William Henry), 1937-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sound Study (open access)

Sound Study

Sound Study is a composition for large symphony orchestra in the twelve-tone idiom. It is a one-movement, monothematic piece in a large ternary form. The main body of the work is preceded by a long introduction which includes statements of the single thematic idea. The A section of the piece is scherzo-like in character and in a moderate 6/8 tempo. The theme is announced and receives a variety of treatment in this section. The B section is an extensive development of thematic material and utilizes a reverberation effect to be discussed below. A brief return of the A section brings the piece to a close.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Haerle, Dan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three Movements for Woodwind Quintet (open access)

Three Movements for Woodwind Quintet

Three Movements for Woodwind Quintet contains serial technique to a limited degree. The composition is not tonal but is in three distinct sections, the first of which is in ABA' form. The first movement is in a fast tempo with the exception of the second section, which is slightly slower. The meter is 2/4 throughout the entire first movement. The second movement is a slow movement and is in variation form. The third movement starts at a fast tempo and the meters alternate between 2/4, 3/4, 5/8 and others so as to change the stress in certain phrases.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Shurley, Robert D. (Robert Derwood)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reinhard Keiser and His Opera Fredegunda : a Study in the History of Early German Opera (open access)

Reinhard Keiser and His Opera Fredegunda : a Study in the History of Early German Opera

The purpose of this investigation is to trace briefly the development of opera in Germany during and after the Thirty Year's War as a background for the understanding of the milieu in which Keiser's Pregunda was created, and to study in detail this work as a representative of contemporary North German opera.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Brooks, Eulan Von
System: The UNT Digital Library