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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"20th century music"”.
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Graduate Recital, Voice
… repertoire and explores the relationship between music and literature throughout the centuries. Mozart's "Bella mia fiamma… Resta, o cara, " K. 528 represents the Italian Classical period; the text is based on the Roman myth of the goddess Ceres. Strauss' Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op. 67 represents …
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Trad Jazz: Pre-War Aurality in the Postmodern City
… research, and participant observation as a musician/anthropologist, the author focuses on competing historical discourses and musical techniques in trad jazz that map onto broader social conflicts in the present day United States. Conflicts between musicians play out in the re-sounding of …
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A pedagogical guide for teaching diatonic modality in the college music theory curriculum
Music theory plays a central role in the education of every college music major and minor. The typical undergraduate music theory core curriculum consists of a four- or five semester sequence of courses. As a result of the emphasis on traditional tonal harmony in Western music education, these core …
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AN ANALYSIS OF ALFRED SCHNITTKE'S POLYSTYLISM IN HIS STRING QUARTET NO. 3 (1983)
… of polystylism and its role in the history of music is a relatively new idea; Alfred Schnittke is often regarded as the first true proponent of the term, and the bulk of his compositional output did not begin until the latter half of the twentieth century. My interest in the music of Schnittke …
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Ralph Vaughan Williams and the pastoral mode
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Symphony #2 and A Critical Appraisal of Helmut Lachenmann's Writings and Music
… dissertation is a study of selected writings and music by the German composer Helmut Lachenmann. This paper will serve as an introduction to those who may not be familiar with this composer. After a brief biography and guide to further research materials, this paper will highlight and discuss main …
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An introduction to the piano music of Manuel M. Ponce
… repertoire; over 200 songs; choral works and music for the stage. His constant search for and assimilation of new musical materials and compositional techniques lead him to write a large and eclectic catalogue of works. A brilliant pianist on his own right, Manuel Ponce left behind a wealth of …
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Alexander Moyzes and His Piano Sonata in the Context of Slovak Music Between the Wars
… the English-speaking public the Slovak twentieth-century composer Alexander Moyzes and his Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2 (1942), virtually unknown outside Slovakia. The style of the Sonata represents a retreat from earlier, more experimental positions of its author; this shift can be explained by …
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The contemporary classical singer : why new music is necessary in 21st-century vocal pedagogy
… styles from bel canto to contemporary classical, musical theater, experimental, pop, etc. This shift from specialized technique to pluralistic embrace has been compelled by a number of factors: increased social awareness and criticism of classical music’s elitist past, growth of minority …
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A Performance Guide to Etüden für Flöte(n) solo by Isang Yun
… in the world. Yun made use of a distinctive musical language that synthesized Far East Asian philosophy, especially Chinese Taoism, with Western techniques and Korean traditional instrumental idioms. Isang Yun left more that 100 works, including twelve works that feature the flute. This essay …
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The CLAEM and the construction of elite art worlds: philanthropy, Latinamericanism, and avant-garde music
… the Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM, 1962-1971) accurately exemplifies how the embrace of avant-garde art music by several young Latin American composers is crucial to understand the creation and consolidation of particular social groups often identified as elites. …