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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Late style"”.
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The narrative thematics of the late style of Henry James : incorporating an analysis of The wings of the dove
… contemporary narrative theory in relation to the late style of Henry James. Using the work of various narrative theorists it examines the concepts of the Narrator, Speech Representation, Focalization and Figural Narration. This is the main emphasis of part I. The work of the different theorists is …
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A study of a late thirteenth-century composite Office book (Cape Town, National Library of South Africa,MS Grey 4b5) with reference to selected manuscript sources from the diocese of Münster in Westphalia
… breviary and an antiphoner. It is dated in the late 13th to early 14th century and is from the city of Münster, Westphalia. The notation of the melodies makes use of Hufnagelschrift and the texts show various stages of Textualis Gothica throughout the entirety of the book. This manuscript gives …
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Preserving the Fragment: Techniques and Traits of Franco Donatoni's Joyous Period (1977 to 2000)
… life events, uncovering techniques of his early style, and investigating new approaches in his later style. Chapters 2 and 4 examine events in Donatoni's life that contributed to the divide that lies between his early and late styles, since he did not ""write anything [he did not live], and vice …
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Charles Villiers Stanford's Preludes for Piano op.163 and op.179: A Musicological Retrospective (3 volumes)
… intentions are considered, while issues of late style and nostalgia are raised. A revised edition of Stanford’s fortyeight preludes is also included along with a detailed editorial commentary. In response to the recent resurgence in scholarship on Stanford, this thesis raises an awareness of …
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Faulkner, form, and the anxiety of cinematic influence
… exists at the level of form. Whether Faulkner s late novels react defensively to the dominance of film and other media, or incline towards adaptation as a means of prolonging their significance in the American cultural landscape, the most noteworthy aspect of all the works studied here is their …
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Language on music : Beethoven, Mann and the absolute
… is redefined, and shown to be intrinsically related to the tradition of musical ineffability, which finds its most extreme development in the notion of "absolute music". The second section attempts to provide a systemic discourse which takes the failure of language into account. Drawing on …
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Pitch organisation in the music of Witold Lutoslawski since 1979
… on his redefinition of harmonic language in the late 1940s, and draws attention to the decisive turning point in 1979 whIch has led to the emergence of his late style. Chapter Two examines his dramatic shaping of large-scale forms, with reference to some aspects of proportional analysis. The …
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'A New Type of Part Writing': Notation and Performance in Beethoven's Late String Quartets
Beethoven’s late string quartets are among his most extraordinary and elusive works. A source of fascination to performers, audiences and scholars alike for nearly two centuries, they are defined by an aesthetic of ‘difficulty’. This thesis argues that one crucial source of difficulty lies in …