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The Effect of a Free-Time Contingency on Arithmetic and Problem Behavior in the Classroom
This investigation is concerned with demonstrating the effects of an easily managed classroom contingency-management treatment package on increasing arithmetic performance while decreasing disruptive behavior for whole classes of students. The study proposed, among other things, that programs differ in the degree to which each student must depend upon other students for reinforcement
Date:
August 1976
Creator:
Ross, James M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cēgə Trouhèst
Cēgə Trouhèst is a three-movement work of about thirteen minutes duration. The text by the composer provides a vehicle for aural stimulation only. Cēgə Trouhèst is a continuum of resonances embellished by melodic and rhythmic passages. These embellishments along with other devices and the choice of instrumentation all contribute to the development of the varied timbres. The first two movements introduce the material to be employed in the third, which continues the idea of change exhibited in the text by modification and extraction. Timbre is the most important aspect of this work. It is exploited homophonically, contrapuntally, and through instrumental/vocal interchange and timbre modification of a single tone.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Cox, Ronald Arnold
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New York City: A Collage of Cultures
New York City: A Collage of Cultures is a single-movement programmatic orchestral work that features polytonality, prallelism, sound-mass, micro-tones, polychordal rhythmic ostinato, neo-impressionism, and folk themes and anthems from sundry cultures and nationalities. The simultaneity of contextual material at one point necessitates the employment of three conductors. The composition portrays America as a "melting pot" through its busiest immigration center, itself a microcosm of diverse international elements. This is achieved by the depiction of three different settings: a boat sailing from a foreign port, bound for New York Cty; New York itself in all of its awesome fury; and a capsule image of a conglomerate of turn-of-the-century emigrants and their interaction throughout the voyage.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Drozin, Garth M. (Garth Matthew).
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extension
Extension is a three-sectional, one-movement composition for orchestra exploring various permutations of a single motivic unit. The central priority has been to present this motive in a variety of textural situations with a harmonic accompaniment evolving from a macrotonal to a microtonal setting. Some of the devices utilized to realize this priority are mixed-instrument timbral combinations, tone clusters, multiphonics for brass and woodwinds, multiple stops for strings, and superimpositions of multiphonics. Extension is unique in two areas. First, the evolutionary progression from a macrotonal to microtonal harmonic texture is made possible by expanding the priorities of instrumental performing. Second, the use of multiphonics for full orchestra is unique to this work.
Date:
December 1974
Creator:
Ogilvy, James F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ritual, Sermon, and Prophecy for Bass and Orchestra
This composition is a symphonic setting of three original poems within the confines of an expanded sonata-allegro form and is an approximately twenty-two minutes in duration. The three poems are designed with certain cyclic implications which are related formally to the recurrence of musical ideas. The main application of this plan is found in the duality of formal roles assigned to each of the three major sectional divisions of the work. This is an expanded sonata-allegro, but each section (exposition, development, and recapitulation) is enlarged and individualized to the point of becoming a complete movement in itself. Each is intended to have the internal formal capacity to stand alone and at the same time serve as a section part of the whole. Formal unity is established without excessive dependence upon the poems, as both the music and the texts are formally evolved from the principles of sonata-allegro procedures. The poems were written specifically for this musical setting by the composer and are as an integral part of the compositional process itself; however, the poetry is didactic in purpose and is something of a jeremiad. Each poem relates principally to one of three aspects of existence: a ritual of history, a …
Date:
May 1971
Creator:
Underwood, William L. (William Lee), 1940-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Grimaldi
Grimaldi is a synesthetic work composed of aural and visual media including noise, tone, electronic devices, lighting and theatrical events. It is designed for solo saxophone with an accompanying ensemble of eight wind instruments and four percussion. The most important aspect of the piece is its texture, which consists of constantly changing and interacting aural and visual events. The compositional process of Grimaldi began with the selection of a form constructed of two equal arches of unequal subdivision, and the designation of texture for each section. After these selections were made, the theatrical elements were selected, based on a traditional story about the clown Joseph Grimaldi (1787-1836). By gradually refining these general selections into specific notation, and by considering them as a whole rather than individually, consistent relationships were maintained.
Date:
December 1975
Creator:
Gibson, John (John Wesley), 1946-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sonata 1972
A composition in three movements for piano, the duration of which is approximately seven minutes and thirty seconds. The tonal organization employs quickly changing tonal centers. Linear aspects are of more structural importance than vertical sonorities. Frequent changes of meter, syncopation, and ostinato figurations are utilized in each movement. Primarily, a two-voiced texture is employed to effect a transparent quality of sound. A detailed thematic and formal analysis of each movement is included in the "Discussion and Analysis".
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
O'Preska, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mulima
Mulima is a work intended to be used as the score for a ballet. The composition utilizes a large orchestra: 2-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, 5 percussion, and full strings. The work is constructed in one large act which is comprised of three scenes and lasts approximately 45 to 50 minutes.
Date:
August 1978
Creator:
Long, David J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nyiragongo
Nyiragongo is a composition for large orchestra. The title is taken from Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east central Africa. The composition is in one movement and the performance time is approximately eight to nine minutes.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Long, David J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air for Band
Air for Band is an original composition by Lawrence Weiner.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Weiner, Lawrence, 1932-2009.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cycle of Life Symphony
This symphony is a representation of the composer's philosophy of life, which includes a belief in a pre-existent life (Beginnings), a mortal life (Searchings and Wanderings), and a life after death (Return Home). Three out of four of the cyclic elements in the Symphony are symbolic. Theme one represents the influence for good which emanates from a living God; motive one represents the influence for evil, or the Devil; motive two represents the influence of Christ. All three of these influences were present in the pre-existence, they are present in earth life and in the life after death, where good will ultimately triumph over evil. Motive three is found in both first and third movements, but has no symbolic meaning.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Dean, Lynn C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Display
Display is a four-movement work for twenty-two instrumentalists, five singers, and a prepared tape. As the title implies, the composition is, in fact, a studied display, of numerous compositional and performance procedures, techniques, and effects. The performers must be of virtuoso caliber, and in some cases will need to know special techniques to produce some of the required effects.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Halloran, Donald C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra consists of three movements. The whole work follows a general character of Fast -- Slow -- Fast; but within each movement are sections with contrasting tempi. The performance time approximately eighteen minutes.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Burns, Forrest Glenn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Antithesis: Composition for Chamber Orchestra
Antithesis is a composition, approximately nine minutes long, for chamber orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 1 percussionist, prepared electronic tape and strings). Although not formally divided into movements, there are four major sections, analagous to the classical symphony. The primary thrust of the work is to juxtapose opposing timbres, rhythms, and modes of sound generation (instrumental versus electronic) in ways that lead one to another without formal harmonic or melodic logic.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Crocker, R. Dean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music of Winds, 1976
The composition is in two movements played continuously, and requires approximately eleven minutes for performance. The two movements offer different treatment of similar thematic material. Unifying devices are used in each movement. Instrumentation includes the following: piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two Bb clarinets, F English horn, Bb bass clarinet, two bassoons, two Eb alto saxophones, Bb tenor saxophone, Eb baritone saxophone, two bb trumpets, three F French horns, two trombones, euphonium, tuba, and three percussion.
Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Elbert, Henry Roland
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Uto
The composition is in seven major sections with a coda at the end. The work requires approximately fifteen minutes for performance. The discussion and analysis includes a description of the play and an explanation of the treatment of the elements of music. The work requires the following instrumentation: two flutes, two piccolos, two alto flutes, two oboes, two English horns, one bassoon, one contra-bassoon, one French horn, one trumpet, one flugelhorn, one melodion, one piano, one vibraphone, one xylophone, three timpani, mixed percussion, one solo soprano, two solo tenors, one solo bass, a choir of three women and two men, violin, and cello.
Date:
August 1973
Creator:
Sapp, Gary J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Crystalline Sense
"The Crystalline Sense" is a composition in one movement for chamber orchestra with the following instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb (doubling bass clarinet in Bb), bassoon, horn in F, trumpet in Bb, trombone, percussion and strings. The composition is approximately nine minutes in length. The goals of the work are (1) to employ intra-sectional practices, (2) to derive all rhythmic ideas from the main themes, (3) to combine certain elements of chromatic, whole tone, and certain triadic structures into a valid compositional technique effective in both vertical and horizontal situations, (4) and to produce a piece of music of moderate difficulty which fully exposes each instrument technically and lyrically.
Date:
December 1974
Creator:
Brooks, Robert John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Transcription and Translation of Musica Dalla Parodie d'Alceste by Carlos d'Ordoñez
Parody may be defined as a humorous or sarcastic imitation of a serious piece of literature. It appears, following this interpretation, that Carlos Ordoñez composed his marionette opera, Musica Dalla Parodie d'Alceste as a parody on Gluck's Alceste. A microfilm of the original manuscript of Ordoñez was procured from the National Szecheny Library in Budapest, the possessor of the only copy of the work.
Date:
June 1972
Creator:
Bankston, Tina L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intermedia Piece
This work, Intermedia Piece, is a statement of the idea that there are common musical drives present in musicians which cannot be completely suppressed by intellectual achievement or training. the drives presented are those of basic rhythm and direct reaction to rhythm by movement. Aural and visual elements are used to make the statement. All scored events are necessary for successful performance. It is therefore a true intermedia work.
Date:
August 1973
Creator:
Mathew, David Wylie, 1945-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sacrilege of Alan Kent : A Monodrama in Nine Scenes for Baritone Soloist, Orchestra and Tape
The Sacrilege of Alan Kent is a monodrama in nine scenes for baritone soloist, orchestra, and tape. This composition may be presented as a dramatic or concert work. From the standpoint of a dramatic form, it may be considered an opera for one performer in nine brief scenes or vignettes. As a concert work, it resembles a song cycle.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Hutchison, Warner, 1930-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Movements for Trumpet, Percussion and String Orchestra
This composition, a three-movement work requiring a performance time of approximately thirteen minutes, is scored for Bb trumpet, percussion and string orchestra. A two-piano arrangement of the string orchestra section of the score is included in the work.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Lamb, Marvin, 1946-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
PhiAC--987 : A Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
PhiAC--987 : A Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble is a two movement work approximately nineteen minutes in length, scored for a soloist of virtuosic ability and a large wind ensemble of thirty-five instrumentalists.
Date:
August 1979
Creator:
Brooks, Robert John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alto Requiem
Alto Requiem is a requiem mass for contralto, chorus, and organ. Several unifying elements have been used throughout the composition. Most of the homophonic texture is limited to quartal and secundal structures. The melodic material is also predominantly quartal and secundal. Key relationships between and within movements are limited to related major and minor modes, modes a major or minor second apart, and modes a fourth apart. Further unity is achieved by emplying motives from the chants of the Roman Missa pro defunctis. These chants are used in the vocal lines as well as in the organ accompaniment.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Bailey, Samuel Harper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welcome, All Wonders in One Sight
The structure of the present work is clearly described in the foregoing definition. Consisting of fourteen movements of varying length, it is primarily a vocal work for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, mixed chorus and an orchestra of moderate size.
Date:
May 1971
Creator:
Cram, James D., 1931-1974.
System:
The UNT Digital Library