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The Evolution of Violetta Valéry, La Traviata’s Heroine
Thesis studies the music and content of the opera La Traviata, focuses on the evolution of its heroine, Violetta Valéry. Carolyn Sue Finley traces the history behind the story and its reflection in the music.
Date:
August 1981
Creator:
Finley, Carolyn Sue
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oboe Virtuosi of Eighteenth-Century England
This paper explores the development of the hautboy, or early oboe, and highlights the prominent oboe virtuosi of eighteenth-century England. Jennifer Bauer Morgan explains the lives and abilities of the performers and the evolution of the oboe.
Date:
August 1980
Creator:
Mogan, Jennifer Bauer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Folk-Song and Poetic Influences in the Piano Music of Brahms
This paper highlight the history of the German folk-song and its influence on the work of composer Johannes Brahms. Barbara Gilbert Williams discusses the rise, fall, and rival of the folk-song as an art form and how it and poetry is incorporated into Brahms's compositions.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Williams, Barbara Gilbert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Orchestral Pianism”
This paper discusses the concept of "orchestral pianism" as a quality of composition that utilizes the piano's capability of imitating orchestral and vocal sounds. Patrick Widhalm explores the history of the concept, its roots, and the major composers whose writing employed this capability.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Widhalm, Patrick
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
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
Alexander Glazounov and His Concerto in E-flat Major for Saxophone and String Orchestra
This paper analyzes Alexander Glazounov's Concerto in E-Flat major for saxophone and string orchestra and explores the music and style of Alexander Glazounov. Robert E. Austin provides a complete listing of the composer's works as well as biographical details about his life.
Date:
August 1978
Creator:
Austin, Robert E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cantate Profane of Antonio Vivaldi: An Analysis and Evaluation
This paper provides an in depth examination of the style and works of Antonio Vivaldi, particular his secular solo cantatas. Stephen J. Town also provides historical background about the development of the solo cantatas as well as the life of the composer Antonio Vivaldi.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Town, Stephen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of the Mozart Song
This paper explores the lesser known songs Wolfgang Mozart composed for voice and keyboard and examines developments in harmony, melody, and style. Timothy G. Seelig traces the history of these songs, their structure and interpretation, and promotes study of the pieces.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Seelig, Timothy G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brahms-Schumann Variations, Op. 9: A Significant Contribution Among Brahms’s Piano Compositions
This paper analyzes the Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9, created by . Pamela S. Lee discusses the influence of Robert and Clara Schumann on Johannes Brahms and his music, evaluating the impact of the piece and its origin.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Lee, Pamela S.
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
Unusual Double-Reed Bass Instruments: A Historical Survey
Thesis provides a historical survey of unusual double-reed bass instruments. Carol E. North provides a historical overview before separating the instruments into those with a cylindrical bore and those with a conical bore and describing each in turn.
Date:
August 1974
Creator:
North, Carol E.
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
The Physical Development of the Bassoon
This paper explores the history of the bassoon and its construction. Bob A. Sparks analyzes its evolution over time, from the versions created in France and Germany to the bassoon of the twentieth century.
Date:
August 1973
Creator:
Sparks, Bob A.
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
Ultra-Rationality and Anti-rationality as Pre-compositional Techniques of the Twentieth Century
Thesis analyzes the concepts of ultra-rationality and anti-rationality as pre-compositional techniques and then compares and contrasts the two. John W. Petersen discusses the development and use of the two techniques and their impact on the history of music.
Date:
August 1973
Creator:
Petersen, John W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Stylistic Evaluation of Aaron Copland’s Piano Variations
This paper evaluates the style of American composer Aaron Copland's Piano Variations. Philip Carey Jones discusses its position as a unique piece in twentieth-century piano literature and compares his work to that of other composers.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Jones, Philip Carey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Editions of Carl Maria von Weber’s Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, for Clarinet and Piano, With the Composer’s Autograph Score
This paper compares various editions of Carl Maria Von Weber's Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, with the composer's original autograph score. Catherine E. Wood discusses how well these editions retained the composer's intentions, and which edition is the most accurate.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Wood, Catherine E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of New Extensions of Clarinet Technique as They Appear in Four Published Works
This paper explores the new extensions of clarinet technique in four published works, discussing the percussive effects, melodic effects, and multiple sounds that can be produced through these extensions. David R. Widder also explores the history of innovational solo clarinet works.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Widder, David R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
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
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
A Style Comparison of the Piano and Organ Versions of Liszt’s Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
This paper analyzes the piano and organ versions of the Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H composed by Franz Liszt and provides a style comparison of the two. Jerry Glynn Smith also provides context for Liszt's work with the organ.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Smith, Jerry Glynn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and COVID-19 Impacts among South Asians
South Asians are the third fastest growing racial/ethnic minority group in the United States with distinct cultural characteristics. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S, including South Asians, across several life domains: work, home life/education, social activities, economic, emotional and physical health, infection, quarantine, and positive changes. The COVID-19 pandemic may have critically impacted South Asians with traumatic event experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity across several life domains. Limited work suggests high rates of interpersonal traumas and substantial PTSD symptom severity in the South Asian community. Uniquely, the current study examined which life domains impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic associated with a greater count of traumatic event types, interpersonal vs. non-interpersonal traumas, and PTSD symptom severity. Results revealed that negative experiences in social activities, as well as distress in economic, emotional, and physical health domains, were significantly associated with the count of traumatic event types. Negative social activity experiences, and distress in the economic and emotional health domains, were also significantly associated with PTSD symptom severity. Quarantine and physical health domains significantly associated with the count of interpersonal traumas, while COVID-19-related experiences (in social, quarantine, and infection domains) …
Date:
August 2022
Creator:
Rafiuddin, Hanan S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library