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Selected Larger Choral Works of F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955)
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955) composed four larger choral works between 1917 and 1925. The Reformation Cantata, composed in 1917, commemorates the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation and the ...
The Compositional Style of Horatio Parker as Demonstrated in Selected Cantatas
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Few musicians are familiar with the works of American composer, Horatio Parker (1863-1919), and those who know him likely are familiar only with his church music. This dissertation aims to bring attention to Parker and his ...
The Development of Works for Choir and Brass: A Study of Four Representative Works
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
As brass instruments evolved from crude instruments limited to only a few notes into instruments that could play melodic passages within the vocal range, they began to be paired with the voice. The development traced in ...
Three Nocturnes for Piano by Jackson Berkey: An Analysis and a Study in Performance Practice
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
This dissertation explores three nocturnes for piano composed by Jackson Berkey. Chapter one and two present a biography of Jackson Berkey and his thoughts about music. Only limited information is available concerning Mr. ...
John Field's Piano Concerto No. 1
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
While there are recordings of all seven of John Field’s piano concertos, there are no two-piano versions published that include the transcribed orchestra in the second piano part, with the exception of the second concerto. ...
Design and Synthesis of Peptide-Based Nanofibers for Imaging and Therapy of Cancer
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Nanotechnology has been the subject of significant scientific and biomedical development efforts over the past decades. Improvement in biomarker discovery, targeting approaches and conjugation chemistries has led to the ...
Evaluation of Smart Polymers for Controlled Release Delivery Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Our goal was to develop a smart polymer, controlled release delivery system and evaluate its capabilities for use with salmon calcitonin and rivastigmine. Thermosensitive and phase sensitive smart polymers were evaluated ...
Effect of Dietary Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Alcoholic Liver Disease
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
PUFAs have been shown to modulate ALD by several mechanisms, including free radical generation from hepatic lipid peroxidation. However, how they modulate lipid peroxidation and generation of bioactive metabolites in ALD ...
Design and Development of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive PEGylated Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Cancerous Solid Tumors
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Rapid growth of cancerous cells creates a biochemically distinct microenvironment in solid tumors. Leaky vasculature, lower pH, increased levels of proteolytic enzymes, hypoxia serve as hallmarks of tumor tissues. These ...
The Role of the Chorus Master in Three Contemporary Operas Addressing Social Conflict: A Dramatic Analysis of Poul Ruders’ (b. 1949) The Handmaid’s Tale (1998), Jake Heggie’s (b. 1961) Dead Man Walking (2000), and Kevin Puts’ (b. 1972) Silent Night (2011).
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
In opera, the opera chorus actively shapes the dramatic structure through interactions with the soloists, commentary after events, and momentum provided toward scene endings. Since the chorus traditionally represents the ...