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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Keyboard instruments"”.
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Conquering the Cape: the role of domestic keyboard instruments in colonial society and the colonisation process
… thesis traces the history and usage of domestic keyboard instruments in the Cape Colony from 1652 until 1852, and brings to light the role that these instruments played in colonial society and in the colonisation process in the Cape Colony. Chapter 2 sketches the broader historical, social and …
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Percy Graingers's "The Warriors--Music to an Imaginary Ballet". Innovations in orchestration. The addition of the melodic percussion section as an equal force in 20th century orchestral writing
… Grainger, "tuneful percussion" refers to mallet keyboard instruments and members of the traditional keyboard family including pianos, celesta, and other finger operated instruments. Three main subject areas are covered in this document. The first section will give a general background of the …
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Hearing History: Musical Borrowing in the Percussion Ensemble Works, Duo Chopinesque and Chameleon Music
… mallet type of percussion ensemble wherein the keyboard instruments predominate. However, the most unique aspect of these two pieces is their use of musical quotation. Duo Chopinesque borrows Chopin's Prelude in E minor in its entirety, while Chameleon Music borrows portions from four Mozart …
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Pedalling on: An autoethnographical journey of creative discovery
… thesis explores ways to use the sustain pedal in keyboard works by CPE Bach, JC Bach, Haydn and Mozart, and also early Romantic Period composers like Beethoven, Schumann and Schubert. This artistic exploration is shaped and documented using an autoethnographic methodology, and the repertoire …
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Programmable MIDI Instrument Controller Design: The No Strings Attached Hammer Dulcimer
… The hammer dulcimer is the forerunner of the keyboard family of instruments and incorporates features found in percussive and keyboard instruments. As with any acoustic instrument, its tone is a composite of several partial tones. The controller, in emulation mode, generates the fundamental …
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The harpsichord: a research and information guide
Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2014-06-28T10:00:28Z Item was in collections: Graduate Theses and Dissertations at Illinois (ID: 204) Dissertations and Theses - Music (ID: 691) No. of bitstreams: 2 Lee_Sonia.pdf: 1128507 bytes, checksum: 528d377dec9e64c26b7a4435f499ed4e …
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Extended notation. The depiction of the unconventional
… in this thesis. It comprises chapters on string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments, plucked instruments and keyboard instruments. A systematic notation of unconventional instrumental playing techniques has not yet been attempted, nor have all tech-niques subject to this work …
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George Enescu's Concertstück for viola and piano: a theoretical analysis within the composer's musical legacy
… string player (violin, viola, cello), a virtuoso keyboard player (piano, organ), and a great conductor. This section includes information about his studies, his career, his style of playing, and his recordings. Chapter 1 ends with an overview of Enescu’s principles of teaching. Presenting all of …
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Chord Conundrum: Examining the Performance Practice of Polyphonic Figures in J.S. Bach's Solo Violin Works
… (HOODOO), numerous composers wrote for instruments, but in general intended the instruments to accompany the voice, harmonizing or providing a countermelody to a madrigal. Furthermore, these composers often left the instrumentation - with the exception of keyboard accompaniments - …
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Emma Lou Diemer : solo and chamber works for piano through 1986
… and performing publically on all of her keyboard instruments. Her compositional output reflects this diversity. In 1959, she was the only woman in the first group of young composers to be awarded Ford Foundation Grants, for which she was assigned to the secondary schools of Arlington, …
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Automatic transcription of keyboard music.
… automatic transcription of music played on any keyboard instrument. Work undertaken is divided into 2 sections. Firstly, the keyboard is monitored and information is stored in a memory device. Hardware is developed in order to perform this task. The latter section involves processing the …