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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"formal structures"”.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony: formal structures and analyses informed by poetry
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony has become standard choral/orchestral repertoire. Written between 1903-1910, the premier of this work occurred during the Leeds Festival on October 12, 1910. This was largest work Vaughan Williams had composed at that time. For the text of this large work, …
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An Analysis of Phrase Structures in the First Movement of Leo Brouwer’s Elogio De La Danza (1964)
This study examines phrase and larger formal structures in the first movement of Leo Brouwer’s Elegio de la Danza (1964), a work that draws on tonal and post-tonal traditions. By adapting key features of the tonal motive, as described by Douglass Green, and the tonal period, as proposed by Green …
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Requiem : an original composition for choir, soloists and chamber wind ensemble
… has a mix of traditional elements—tripartite formal structures, movement symmetry, and text setting conventions—and contemporary elements—chromatic melodies, dissonant harmonies, rhythmic complexities, and extended pitch ranges. Paired movements, linked by means of motive and timbral …
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Public-private partnerships: an evaluation of propositions for successful community coalitions
… (i.e., leadership, communication and formal structures) as predictors of coalition success (i.e., improving community outcomes by reducing hospital readmission rates and improving coordination of patient care). Method: A survey was conducted and included a variety of coalition building …
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Mentorship Experiences of Female Clergy in the United Methodist Church: A Phenomenological Study
… (UMC), female clergy navigate institutional structures and gendered leadership dynamics that shape their ministerial experiences, yet little is known about how clergywomen experience mentorship in this context. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored how ordained and licensed female …
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The effectiveness of quality control systems in Australia and Japan : a comparative analysis
… of the Japanese approach are a reliance on formal structures, procedures and data, the key role played by engineering staff and an emphasis on the technical rather than the social aspects of quality control systems in Japan. By contrast the Australian practice focused on people issues, …
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Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg’s Slåtter, op. 72
… while incorporating harmonic progressions and formal structures so that the music shared commonalities with 19th-century European art music. He prioritized metrical dissonance, motivic structure, and the use of Lydian mode that characterize “Gibøens Bruremarsch,” “Nils Rekve’s Halling,” …
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Musical process and the structuring of riffs in Metallica.
… examines how musical processes help shape the formal structures of these riffs. Drawing upon Robert Hopkins's and Wallace Berry's ideas of progression, recession, and stasis as fundamental musical processes, this study explores how certain musical elements define these processes both …
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Community health committees as a vehicle for participation in advancing the right to health
… where community health committees represent formal structures for participation in health. While there is evidence to suggest that participation can assist the progressive realization of the right to health, this link is not well established in the literature and Southern African studies …
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A Survey of the Piano Sonatas of Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) with Performance Suggestions for the Piano Sonata in G Minor
This research project is a brief analysis of the formal structures of five sonatas and performance suggestions for the G minor piano sonata of Wilhelm Stenhammar. This paper explores aspects of piano performance, such as the basic technical approach, interpretation suggestions, as well as …
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Systematic Composition and Intuition in a Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
… at the Golden Proportion and its use in creating formal structures. Examines compositional and aesthetic issues arising from using number series to generate the pitches, rhythms, and sections in the Concerto for Organ and Orchestra. This process of composition reveals musical gestures that may not …
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Tonal and Formal Structure in Selected Larger Works of Chopin
… investigation of the tonal unfolding, formal subdivision, and performance interpretation of three large Chopin solo works: the Ballade Op. 38, the Fantaisie Op. 49, and the Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61, each of which is characterized by rather unusual tonal and/or formal structures. …
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364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra
… sound complete; each piece has its own unique formal structure and distinctive rhythmic and style elements that allow them to succeed as part of a set or as an isolated work. These compositions blend modern jazz harmonies and non-traditional formal structures; staying connected to and extending …
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Trios of Simon A. Sargon including horn.
This document focuses on the formal structures and tonal language of four trios that include horn by American composer Simon A. Sargon: "Huntsman, What Quarry?" Two Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay for Soprano, Horn, and Piano (1990); Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano: "The Legacy" (1993); A Clear …
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Cryptogram (2011) for wind ensemble
… to generate basic melodic, harmonic, and formal structures. In contrast to traditional quotation, where appropriated music is often presented in a recognizable context, the source material of this work is completely integrated and fundamentally transformed, similar to the way a text is …
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Awareness on the use of areas reserved for business operation and their economic benefits to businessmen and women of Nguzonane market in Shinyanga Municipality
… beneficiaries themselves and the use of existing formal structures whose goals are to improve lives of Shinyanga Municipal Council residents. Also, political environment is made conducive through involving all the influential political leaders; the councilors. Recommendations are made that through …
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From Autoroute to AutoBioBD: The minority voice in Bande Dessinée
… are taken to achieve this, from examining the formal structures of the medium to considering the historical and political influences on contemporary albums. This thesis begins by defining the term minority in the context of the graphic novel and explaining the role which autobiographical bande …
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Dialogue and dialectic in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Occitan and old French courtly lyric and narrative
… down into clear internal dialogue, or which use formal structures which are suggestive of dialogue. Chapter one stands as an introduction to the substantial tradition of debate both in Occitan and in Northern French. Chapter two considers a major theme in courtly literature, silence and secrecy, …
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Stylistic Influences and Application of Gebrauchsmusik in the Late Choral Cantatas of Daniel Pinkham
… by serial writing, economy of means, and classic formal structures, and these devices are utilized in a fashion consistent with the composer’s understanding of Gebrauchsmusik.
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An analysis of graphic notation and its impact on conducting gesture in selected works of R. Murray Schafer
… of these works with reference to sound and formal structures. Chapter Four compares and contrasts common compositional elements, while the fifth chapter discusses the implications of graphical works in performance and on conducting technique.
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