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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"tonal language"”.
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The Effects of multilingualism and Music Experience on Tone and Vowel Discrimination Ability
This study investigates the effects of language background (monolingual/bilingual and early/late bilingual exposure), knowledge of a tonal language and music experience on auditory discrimination by employing tone and vowel discrimination tasks. A total number of 8,769 observations were analyzed …
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<i>Event Horizon</i>
… These techniques include use of linear tonality, limited pitch collections, split thirds and non-functional triads, contrasting sections of tension and repose, chromatic consonance, and directional lines that move toward prepared pitches. Such techniques make it possible to maintain a …
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SYMPHONY NO. 2 “SYMPHONY OF CHORALES” BY LUKAS FOSS: A STUDY IN COLLAGE AND MUSICAL BORROWING
… Concerto and many others. In this thesis, the tonal language of Foss's Symphony of Chorales will be examined within the context of his earlier and later styles, and the impact of collaged source material (Bach's chorale harmonizations) on the motivic and formal structure of the symphony will be …
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The effect of musical training on verbal and tonal working memory
… the translation from print to sound of the tonal language Mandarin versus English versus musical notation in healthy volunteers. The performance of musicians and non-musicians was compared across a variety of reading tasks in an attempt to examine whether musical training can facilitate …
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The Oboe Works of Isang Yun
… This paper analyzes Yun's oboe works in terms of tonal language, formal construction, historical genesis, relationship to East Asian musical thought, and European contexts. Yun wrote music in a Western idiom which was deeply colored by East Asian aesthetics and philosophy. Drawing upon a central …
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Tone classification of syllable -segmented Thai speech based on multilayer perceptron
Thai is a monosyllabic and tonal language. Thai makes use of tone to convey lexical information about the meaning of a syllable. Thai has five distinctive tones and each tone is well represented by a single F0 contour pattern. In general, a Thai syllable with a different tone has a different …
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Trios of Simon A. Sargon including horn.
… 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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A study of the Quintet for Piano and Strings by Richard Danielpour
… such as references to traditional tonal language procedure, metaphysical ideas (developmental narratives), and rhythmic energy. The purpose of this study is to illustrate characteristics of Danielpour’s compositional style found in the Piano Quintet, and provide some insights from a …
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Claude Debussy: Harmonic Innovations in Historical and Musical Context
… that permeates the twentieth century's tonal language. Through a historical and musical context, his early life through his formative years as a composer will be examined as a natural progression of his environment. The first section of this work will discuss these developments while the …
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Effects of auditory feedback and real-time visual feedback on second language tone learning
… is processed by the right hemisphere for non-tonal language speakers, lexical tone as well as other language aspects (such as phonemes, syntax and semantics) appears to be processed by the left hemisphere for tonal language speakers. Adult second language (L2) learners of Mandarin whose native …
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Performance portfolio Steven Adam Frey DMA 2015
… and Tim Jansa. Both are written in a strong tonal language with great programmatic features to further add notoriety. The final project, The Operatic Euphonium, includes a variety of vocal and operatic transcriptions to share the voice of the euphonium with another audience segment. The …
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Understanding the Organ Music of Olivier Messiaen: Optical Illusions Versus Aural Realities
… stops is a part of his musical and harmonic language often overlooked as colorful or mere tone painting.
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Gradus ad Parnassum of Modern Flute Technique: An Explication of Musical Intention and Design in 30 Capricen für Flöte allein, Opus 107 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Schulhoff, Telemann, Berio, Bach, Rodrigo, Gieseking, Reinecke, and Others
Gradus ad Parnassum of Modern Flute Technique: An Explication of Musical Intention and Design in 30 Capricen für Flöte allein, Opus 107 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Schulhoff, Telemann, Berio, Bach, Rodrigo, Gieseking, Reinecke, and Others