Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 223 for “"Orchestral"”.
-
The orchestral music of Sibelius
A study of the published orchestral music of Sibelius and its stylistic development. This study suggests the presence of an essentially tonal evolution in the symphonies, largely stated in basically straightforward musical terms, and frequently cadential in origin. It also suggests that the energy …
-
Orchestral Conducting in Virtual Reality
Orchestral conducting is a complex task, and learning to conduct well requires thorough practice. However, live training with a real orchestra is difficult to obtain, especially for beginners. To bridge this gap, we built the Virtual Reality Conducting system (VRC), a virtual reality system in …
-
Orchestral training in the United Kingdom
This thesis investigates the provision of orchestral training in Great Britain through the opportunities offered in pre-graduate, undergraduate and postgraduate areas. The research follows on from the 1965 and 1978 Gulbenkian Reports, "Making Musicians" and "Training Musicians" and investigates …
-
Rachmaninoff's Orchestral Works: A Descriptive Commentary
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T06:20:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7616215.pdf: 39804129 bytes, checksum: d22391f44d11e03c1f40780f44dfa24d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1976
-
Un Chien Andalou – An Orchestral Film Score
Un Chien Andalou - An Orchestral Film Score, is a one-movement work for small orchestra composed as live accompaniment to the 1929 silent film Un Chien Andalou by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. Several factors went into my decision to compose a soundtrack for this movie. It is a well known film and …
-
The orchestral anthem in England, 1700-1775
… well known. However, large-scale anthems with orchestral accompaniment continued to be written and performed throughout the following century. This study traces the history of orchestral anthems from Purcell's time through the remainder of the Baroque and up to the beginnings of the Classical …
-
The sub-stage orchestral environment : the pits?
The primary objective of this thesis is the exploration of the orchestra pit environment. Three analytical elements establish the purpose for this examination. First, a historical review serves as an essential guide to understanding how and· why the contemporary orchestra pit milieu emerged. …
-
A study of orchestral audition repertoire for violin
… few colleges have a career-intensive program of orchestral audition preparation in their applied violin curriculum. This dissertation attempts to satisfy the need for a curriculum of audition repertoire study in the applied lesson. To reach this goal, the author surveyed 373 excerpts from the …
-
Frank Zappa's orchestral works : art music or "bogus pomp"?
This dissertation was conceived in response to the many authors, notably Jonathan Bernard, Matthias Kassel, Ben Watson and Kevin Courrier, who suggest that Frank Zappa's "art" music contains stylistic references to early 20th century composers as Igor Stravinsky, Eric Satie, Charles Ives, John Cage …
-
Surrounded by Sound. Experienced Orchestral Harpists’ Professional Knowledge and Learning
Orchestral playing is a central practice within Western European classical music. Previous research in the field of orchestral musicians’ learning and knowledge has mainly focused on students’ learning orchestral playing. Working conditions and work-related problems were also emphasized in previous …
-
Seven towers: an orchestral cycle focused on different musical temporalities
… examines formal aspects of a seven work orchestral cycle. The composition is structured as a series of distinct pieces which can be played either independently or as one uninterrupted musical performance lasting 78 minutes. The temporal dimension of music is a determining factor in both …
-
Bringing Unheard Orchestral Works to Life: testing the digital orchestra
… conductor and pianist, with a background as an orchestral musician (french hornist and bass trombonist). These multiple musical identities have had a significant bearing on the approach to the submitted works. The focus of the portfolio is on the use of digital orchestras for providing …
-
Compositional Techniques Found in Three Orchestral Works of Gyorgy Ligeti
The text focuses on three works composed between 1966 and 1974. These include Cello concerto, Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe and San Francisco Polyphony. The analyses presented give special emphasis to the compositional techniques shared by the three works. Despite important stylistic …
-
Injuries in Professional Orchestral Musicians - An Overview of Current Data and Trends
Professional orchestral musicians face strenuous physical and psychological demands. Despite increasing interest in the medical field to evaluate and address the occupational health of these musicians, reliable data are still rare, and research methodologies and terminologies often lack standards …
-
'A desert for the arts'? Orchestral provision in Northern Ireland, 1945-1981
This thesis is the first analysis of orchestral music in Northern Ireland, and the first academic project that has focused on any aspect of musical life in Northern Ireland in the post-Second World War era. CEMA/ACNfs music subsidy and BBC music policy are examined in tandem, as these two …
-
Applicability of periodization to orchestral audition preparation on trombone: a case study
… information available on preparing for a brass orchestral audition, little has been written on how to organize a practice schedule leading up to the audition. An analysis of literature in the major brass journals confirm which strategies have been considered to be most important when preparing …
-
Array and Superarray Structure and Projection in Milton Babbitt's Recent Orchestral Music
Chapter 5 briefly summarizes Babbitt's practice, separating his chosen materials and stylistic assumptions, and offers other possibilities and points of departure for generalized aggregate composition.
-
The later orchestral works of William Walton: a critical and analytical re-evaluation
Although the British twentieth-century composer William Walton enJoys a continuing presence in the international canon, the body of scholarship that seriously engages with his life and work is small. The post-war music, which includes the Cello Concerto (1956), Second Symphony (1961), Variations on …
-
The Piano as an Orchestra: The Accompanist and the Twentieth-Century Orchestral Reduction
… an orchestra diminishes, piano reductions of an orchestral score are becoming the most frequent vehicle for concerto performances of twentieth and twenty-first century instrumental literature. While the current state of research provides solid support to many accompanists, it is in the area of …
-
Irreverent Faith: Neoclassicism, Catholicsm, and Humor in Francis Poulenc's Sacred Choral-Orchestral Works
… Messiaen (1908-1992). Poulenc's sacred choral-orchestral compositions, however, leave a different impression. Certain movements of the Stabat Mater (1950) and Gloria (1960) are definitely not serious; Poulenc seems to disregard the meaning of the text, ignores text stress, and borrows …
Page 1 of 12