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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Classical Period"”.
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Performing Classical-period music on the modern piano
Most performances of Classical-period keyboard music today are given on the modem piano. However, the understanding of the sound-differences between the modem piano and the instrument for which this music was composed will most probably reveal that some features of Classical music can be …
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The English piano in the Classical Period: Its Music, Performers, and Influences
… and literature on the Viennese piano in the Classical period, the influential role of the English instrument and its literature – in terms of keyboard idiom and compositional style – still remains something of a blind spot. This thesis attempts to address this imbalance by providing an …
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The use of the damper pedal in the classical period: Steibelt and Dussek and their influence on Austrian composers
… of the use of the damper pedal during the Classical period, with emphasis on the great contributions made by Steibelt and Dussek. Pedaling by the Austrian composers Mozart, Haydn, Woelfl, Kozeluch, and Beethoven is also considered, looking at the connections among these composers and the …
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A Brief History of the Sonata with an Analysis and Comparison of a Brahms’ and Hindemith’s Clarinet Sonata
… trace a brief history of the sonata up to the Classical period; and (2) analyze and compare Brahms' Sonata (E-flat major) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 to that of Hindemith's Sonate for Clarinet and Piano.
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The French flute tradition
… of this tradition from the pre-Baroque period through to the modern era and tried to determine the underlying factors that stimulated its development specifically in France. The first key was added to the flute in France and with this the Hotteteres created the blueprint for the modern …
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Graduate Recital, Voice
My M.M. thesis demonstrates four historical periods of vocal performance art song literature in recital format. The Italian classical period will be represented by the Mozart concert aria, "L'amerò sarò costante, " from Il Rè Pastore. A set of four Schubert lieder will act as a bridge between the …
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Musical Humor and Beethoven's Symphonic Scherzi
… with expectations derived from established Classical Period models, Beethoven helped change formal and structural traditions. This change is apparent in the compositional choices made by future composers who emulated his clever manipulation of conventional patterns. After discussing the …
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Framing Femininity as Insanity: Representations of Mental Illness in Women in Post-Classical Hollywood
… An analysis of films from Hollywood's post-classical period (The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Lizzie (1957), Lilith (1964), Repulsion (1965), Images (1972) and 3 Women (1977)) demonstrates the societal tendency to label a woman's behavior as mad when it does not fit within the patriarchal mold …
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Graduate Recital, Trombone
… These works include two concertos, one from the classical period and the other from the 20th century. Both works reflect the changes in attitude towards the trombone's use as a solo instrument during these times. The second portion of the recital presents influences of American jazz and the avant …
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Graduate Recital, Voice
… 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 German Lieder from the late-Romantic period; the set presents a German translation of Ophelia's mad scene from …
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An Examination of Selected Opera-Comiques of Adrien Boieldieu (France)
… to by noted authorities as the apogee of the "classical phase" of opera-comique. Boieldieu's life and compositional career began at the height of the Classical period and witnessed the birth of the Romantic era. His own works reflect the times in which he lived and the changes which occurred in …
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Islamic Authority and the Articulation of Jihad: Approaching Jihadist Authority through the Islamist Magazine Inspire
… regulated forms of warfare cemented during the classical period of Islam. Contrasting the historical authority of the caliph or political leader and the ulama over the concept of jihad with the modern state and ulama's lack of control over the concept offers a partial explanation of the …
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ΜΟΡΦΕΣ ΠΟΙΝΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ: ΑΤΙΜΟΣ ΕΣΤΩ-ΑΤΙΜΟΣ ΤΕΘΝΑΤΩ (ΝΗΠΟΙΝΕΙ ΤΕΘΝΑΤΩ).ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΙΝΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΤΙΜΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΕΩΣ ΕΚΤ...
… IT EXISTS ALONG WITH ATIMIA DURING THE WHOLE CLASSICAL PERIOD.
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The Easterner at the Drinking Party: The Role of the Other in the Ancient Greek Symposion
… painted pottery from the late Archaic and early Classical period frequently depicts images of the symposion, a popular ancient Greek drinking banquet which played an important role in ancient Athenian society. Some of these depictions include images of Eastern foreigners alongside Athenian …
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A musical rhetorical analysis and performance perspective of Franz Berwald's Sinfonie singuliere
… this study examines the relationship of Classical rhetoric and musical rhetoric from the time of the Renaissance through the early Classical period of music. The origins and nature of musical rhetoric in the German school of thought known as musica poetica receive particular focus along …
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The golden rule in Islam : ethics of reciprocity in Islamic traditions.
… chronological. Key interpretive points from the classical period are related to modern interfaith initiatives and universal human rights, with a view of demonstrating the ways in which the classical heritage informs the experiences of Muslims today.
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Adapting to Domination: The Athenian reaction to the hegemony of the Macedonian Kings, Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.E.
The dating of the end of the classical period and the demise of the influence of Athens on the politics of the era is generally considered to arise from the events following the death of Alexander the Great in 323.1 However, the Macedonian impact on Athens was firmly established when Philip …
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Dualism and the Critical Languages of Portraiture
… origins of dualism in Western culture in the Classical period in order to examine dualist modes of representation in the history of Western portraiture. Dualism - or the separation of soul and body - takes the form in portraiture of the representation of the head or head and shoulders at the …
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Jurists and Orators: Rhetorical and Legal Perspectives on the Roman Family
… rhetoric and Roman legal thought during the classical period of Roman law. I will study oratory, in particular Quintilian’s <em>Minor Declamations</em>, side by side with Roman legal texts in order to ascertain connections between rhetorical training and juristic writing. Specifically, I will …
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Reframing Chinese animation: from classicism to postmodernism in post-1949 non-commercial Chinese animated films
… animation in chronological order, from the classical period (1950s– 1980s) to modernism (1980s–2000s) and postmodernism (after 2000s). More in detail, I first rethink and re-evaluate the success of classical Chinese animation and the Chinese school of animation and, at the same time, I …
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