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I'd love to lead a military band.
(New York : Theodore Morse Music Co., 1911, 1911)
Rhythm and the Monstrous: A Diary Manifesto for Oil Painters
(2015-08-28)
The invisible threads that form identity politics are especially messy today. Through the lens of a transnational/intersectional/feminist sensibility, my thesis paper and body of work weaves influences from both visual ...
Early 21st century Jazz composition
In this thesis the author distills a sub-genre of 21st century Jazz music through a collection of five compositions. The author's compositions are based upon relevant techniques and materials found in Pop, Rock, and Jazz ...
A Collection of Afro and Latin-Caribbean Jazz Compositions
(2016-09-20)
This thesis explores the use of steelpan in the jazz idiom. It includes reflections on the history of the instrument in the jazz context and experiences of steelpan jazz pioneers Othello Molineaux, Andy Narell and Rudy ...
Requiem Mass as Concert Piece
(2016-09-20)
This dissertation concerns the history and architecture of the requiem mass as a composition conceived and designed for concert performance. The overall academic format and design of this work includes five chapters and ...
Calypso: Tradition and Creativity
(2016-09-20)
In this thesis, I will research the history of calypso music from the early origins to present times with an emphasis on form and structure, melodic shape and line, textural energy, instrumentation, and various other ...
The Application of Tapping Techniques in Compositions for the Solo Electric Bass
(2016-09-20)
This thesis is an investigation into the application of tapping techniques in compositions for the solo electric bass. Through the detailed analysis of seven compositions, an understanding of the technical merit of tapping, ...
Archetypes in white commercial gospel musics: constructing Christian Nationalist identity
"Alan Lomax famously posited: ""the chief function of song is to express the shared feelings and mold the joint activities of some human community. It is to be expected, therefore, that the content of the sung communication ...
A Gulf Stream dream: a merging of steel pan orchestra and chamber orchestra
The steel pan and its associated music were first intended to serve carnival and its revelers who would be parading around the streets of Trinidad & Tobago during carnival time. The tradition has progressed from a single ...
Effects of music and dance training on executive functions in children
A body of evidence demonstrates superior executive functions in musicians, although most previous studies are cross-sectional. Dance, being similar to music, also offers potential for transfer to cognitive performance. A ...