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International Infectious Disease Management and its Role in the 'One World, One Health, One Medicine' Concept
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The knowledge that almost 75% of all new human pathogens have animal origins, requires health professionals from all fields, (i.e. human medicine, veterinary medicine, and public health professionals), to work on solving ...
Reaching Arcadia: Rural and Agricultural Themes in Vocal Art Music including Plans to Introduce this Music to a Rural Audience
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Throughout the history of Western Music, composers have written works on rural and agricultural subjects. The first half of this dissertation examines a number of important works from the Baroque era through the present ...
A Legacy of Hope in the Concert Spirituals of Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943) and William Dawson (1899–1990)
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
When the careers of the composers Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) and William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) began, the United States was a racially-divided society. Despite this division, both composers held a firm belief in ...
Overlooked but Not Forgotten: A Study of Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931) and His Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 17 (1892) for Piano
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Although the name of Felix Blumenfeld (1863–1931) is rarely mentioned in musical circles today, there was a time when this was not the case. During his lifetime, Blumenfeld commanded a great deal of respect within the world ...
Alternative Analyses of Three Multiple Percussion Works
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The goal of this research document is to provide a flexible analysis that is directly
applicable to multiple percussion performance and will inform a performer about the nature of
decisions in specific circumstances without ...
Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach: An Introduction to their Choral Music and a Study of their Positions within a Lineage of Minnesota-Based Composers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study serves as an introduction to the choral music of Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach. It also examines their positions within a lineage that includes three generations of successful Minnesota-based composers. It ...
The Tyger and the Lamb: Exploring the Relationship Between Text and Music in Selected Contemporary Choral Settings of Two Poems by William Blake (1757-1827)
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Texts have been influencing composers of choral music for centuries. Some
composers manipulate the text through the use of form and compositional technique,
whereas others rely on highlighting specific words. Still others ...
Twenty-First Century Trumpet Music of James M. Stephenson III
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This study examines in detail works for trumpet by James M. Stephenson III, which include unaccompanied works, short character pieces, multi-movement works, compositions for chamber ensembles, and etudes. As a modern ...
Nathan Richardson and the Editions of the New Method for the Pianoforte
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Those studying music during the mid-nineteenth century in the United States began to experience music education through many of the models of pedagogy that are still in use at the present time. The use of a method book ...
Rage (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) in Melanoma Progression
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) and its ligands are
expressed in multiple cancer types and are implicated in cancer progression. Our lab has
previously reported higher transcript levels of RAGE and ...