Browsing Music Doctoral Work by Title
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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 ... -
Looking Back, Listening Forward: A New Transcription of Leos Janacek's Suite for Strings for Double Wind Quintet in the Harmoniemusik Tradition
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The Harmoniemusik tradition has provided the wind chamber repertoire with a tremendous wealth of literature. Spanning the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, these transcriptions of large-scale works had a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Performer's Analysis and Improvisational Guide to Jazz Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994), by Ramon Ricker (b. 1943)
(North Dakota State University, 2017)In the twentieth century, saxophonists are encountering compositions in the repertoire that contain musical elements from both the classical and the jazz idioms. As a result, saxophonists need more technical and improvisational ... -
Political Activism Through Music for Piano: A Performer’s Guide to Interpreting the Ideology in Frederic Rzewski’s (1938-2021) North American Ballads (1979) and Cornelius Cardew’s (1936-1981) Thälmann Variations (1974)
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Political music is an emerging and relevant phenomenon. These works can pose challenges to performers in terms of understanding and interpreting their nuanced historical and political ideology. This dissertation is about ... -
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 ... -
The Rehearsal Plan and the Preparation of Brazilian Art Songs: An Autoethnographic Study in Collaborative Piano
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The objective of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of the rehearsal plan in the preparation of Brazilian art songs. This disquisition proposes a rehearsal plan model based on the concept of the class plan ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Stylistic Analysis of Tom Flaherty’s (b. 1950) Works for Clarinet
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Composer Tom Flaherty (b. 1950) received a 2016 Grammy award nomination for his piece Airdancing for Toy Piano, Piano and Electronics (2013) in the category of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. He has also ... -
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. ... -
Tracing the Development of Japanese Choral Tradition, and the Influence of Buddhism and Western Music
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This research deals with the origin and development of Japanese choral music emphasizing Japanese folk tunes. The process of how modern styles of Japanese choral music evolved is rather complicated, and has been greatly ... -
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 ... -
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 ...