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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Soliloquy"”.
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The history, development, and practical applications of the instrumental soliloquy
The dramatic device of the soliloquy has been in existence for generations; however, following the rise of realism, its use has declined in the theatrical arts as indicated by academics James Hirsh (2003) and Katie Wales (2014). In contrast, it is possible to identify a growing trend of composers …
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"All hayll, all hayll, both blithe and glad": Direct Address in Early English Drama, 1400-1585
… the shift in dramaturgy from direct address to soliloquy (meaning 'thinking aloud') happened much later than is generally assumed; by 1585, soliloquy was only emerging as a technique and was far from common, let alone dominant. Chapter 7 concludes the project, bringing together its findings and …
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Lost in Menippea: the metabiography of Dambudzo Marechera
… creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, diatribe/soliloquy, fiction, and a playlet. In the critical commentary, I examine the process of creating the metabiography and, in so doing, shed light on the various techniques that I use in the creative practice. I write about metabiography and clarify …
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The compositional style of Judith Lang Zaimont as found in Nattens Monolog (Night Solilquy), scena for soprano voice and piano with text by Dag Hammarskjöld
… of genres. Zaimont's Nattens Monolog (Night Soliloquy), scena for soprano and piano, is one of several lengthy solo vocal works. Although written for solo voice, the music takes on the form of opera without operatic materials such as costume or staging. Commissioned by Arleen Auger, soprano, …
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A study of the status dilemmas and contradictions in certain occupations: the marginal woman
… interactionist approach and the cultural soliloquy technique are utilized. Male and female professors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University expressed dilemmas that they encounter in interacting with colleagues of the opposite sex. In operationalizing status contradictions, …
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More Hills to Climb
… "Penelope Revisited" inverts Molly Bloom's soliloquy to probe the stream-of-consciousness reactions of a woman to her husband's infidelity. In each story, narrative viewpoint and structure derive from character and situation. Although the stories are complete in themselves, they are intended …
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Who do you think you are? An arts-based narrative inquiry of teacher personal identity and professional learning
… narrative inquiry grounded in heuristic and soliloquy methodologies, this study engaged eight teachers from an urban Midwestern public school district. Participants completed multiple data sources: a demographic survey, the Twenty Statements Test (TST) surveys, an "I Am From…" poem, and a …
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Similarities in the Use of Dramatic Recitative Style in the Music of Claudio Monteverdi and Giuseppe Verdi, with Some Performance-Practice Issues
… practice of the early Baroque recitative soliloquy and Verdi's dramatic recitative scenes. The similarities of the four scenes' functions, topics, form, and characterization through devices of musical style indicated a fundamental continuity in the development of Italian opera from its …
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Exposing the hidden vocal channel: Analysis of vocal expression
… fundamental question, clips from Shakespearian soliloquy and from the Library of Congress Veterans Oral History Collection were presented to Mechanical Turk workers (10 per clip); and the workers were asked to provide 1-3 keywords describing the vocal expression in the voice. The resulting …
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American musical theater songs in the undergraduate vocal studio : a survey of current practice, guidelines for repertoire selection, and pedagogical analyses of selected songs
… (Loesser) "Seventy-Six Trombones" (Willson) "Soliloquy" (Rodgers)•Developing the ability to move smoothly between registers "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin) "Where or When" (Rodgers) "O1' Man River" (Kern)•Managing a large range and mature quality "Maria" (Bernstein)"Memory" (Lloyd …
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The use of drama-based techniques in higher education teaching
… form of a ‘toolkit’ comprising three techniques: soliloquy, sketch and storytelling, in higher education teaching practice (b) To ascertain how these techniques can contribute to lecturer effectiveness in supporting student engagement (c) To propose a strategy to assist lecturers in displaying …
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Shakespeare in Present-Day British Theatre: Where Text Meets Practice
… acting techniques. These are: (i) the soliloquy – discussing the question of the addressee and the potential for meta-theatre; (ii) passages of enargeia – that is, rich descriptions of offstage action; (iii) repartee – where rich rhetorical dialogue poses a challenge to present-day …
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The Sensuous Order, Faith and Love in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens
… largely upon his belief (declared in "Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour") that "God and the imagination are one." Chapter III will concentrate on the love theme in the poet's works, declared in such typical phrases as ". . . gusty emotions on wet roads on autumn nights," and " . . . …
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The traveller
… of certain chapters in Joyce's original, ego the soliloquy format for the last chapter. Where Joyce used the central character of Bloom, a Jewish advertising salesman of Hungarian extraction, my central character is Omar, a Muslim journalist of Egyptian descent. They both represent the outsider in …
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The application of evaluation : an institutional perspective
… AID. This Is presented more In the nature of a soliloquy, with an attempt to put myself In the place of the Interviewee, and repay what they said If I had said it. The concluding part then takes a brief look at the theory behind Institutional learning, and attempts to pull out some of the Issues …