In the composition of this Mass the composer was faced with several alternatives in the selection of a suitable musical style. These choices were narrowed to include (1) \"traditional\" or \"romantic\"; (2) \"pop\"; or \"jazz\"; (3) \"folk-mass\"; or (4) avant garde. The ultimate choice was a synthesis, consisting of devices from fourteenth century music, and elements of contemporary style.
","abstract_html":"<p>In the composition of this Mass the composer was faced with several alternatives in the selection of a suitable musical style. These choices were narrowed to include (1) "traditional" or "romantic"; (2) "pop"; or "jazz"; (3) "folk-mass"; or (4) avant garde. The ultimate choice was a synthesis, consisting of devices from fourteenth century music, and elements of contemporary style.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Barbey, Robert Austin"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Arts (MA)","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":"Music","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Robert M. Panerio","Joseph S. Haruda","John W. DeMerchant"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1968,"date_issued":"1968-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"1968-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:37:09Z","subjects":["Music","Choruses","Sacred (Mixed voices","4 parts) with piano","Mass (Music)","Arts and Humanities","Composition"],"languages":["English"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/796","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Robert M. Panerio","Joseph S. Haruda","John W. DeMerchant"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Barbey, Robert Austin"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Music"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Arts (MA)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Music","Choruses","Sacred (Mixed voices","4 parts) with piano","Mass (Music)","Arts and Humanities","Composition"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/796"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["In the composition of this Mass the composer was faced with several alternatives in the selection of a suitable musical style. These choices were narrowed to include (1) \"traditional\" or \"romantic\"; (2) \"pop\"; or \"jazz\"; (3) \"folk-mass\"; or (4) avant garde. The ultimate choice was a synthesis, consisting of devices from fourteenth century music, and elements of contemporary style.
"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["An Original Composition for Chorus Missa Brevis"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Robert M. Panerio","Joseph S. Haruda","John W. DeMerchant"],"dc:creator":["Barbey, Robert Austin"],"dc:description.abstract":["In the composition of this Mass the composer was faced with several alternatives in the selection of a suitable musical style. These choices were narrowed to include (1) \"traditional\" or \"romantic\"; (2) \"pop\"; or \"jazz\"; (3) \"folk-mass\"; or (4) avant garde. The ultimate choice was a synthesis, consisting of devices from fourteenth century music, and elements of contemporary style.
"],"dc:identifier":["https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/796"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Music","Choruses","Sacred (Mixed voices","4 parts) with piano","Mass (Music)","Arts and Humanities","Composition"],"dc:title":["An Original Composition for Chorus Missa Brevis"],"dc:type":["Text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Music"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Arts (MA)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:37:09Z"}