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Suspiciously Significant Nonsense: A (Queer) Analysis of John Weinzweig's Private Collection Through Lip-Synced Performance
(2019-03-05)
This thesis presents two different analyses of John Weinzweigs Private Collection, a
group of nine songs for soprano and piano that was completed in 1975. The first analysis is text-based and draws on the existing literature, ...
Zen in the Art of Drumming: Jim Blackley and His Influence on the Jazz Drummers of Canada
(2019-07-02)
The objective of this thesis is to examine how the pedagogy of Jim Blackley (1927- 2017) the late Scottish-Canadian jazz drummer and educator influenced several generations of Canadian jazz drummers. Blackleys seminal ...
Meditation for Electronic Valve Instrument and Chamber Jazz Ensemble
(2019-07-02)
This composition for a jazz chamber group, is presented in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. The chamber group consists of flute, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, ...
"Harp of Wild and Dream Like Strain": Original Compositions for the Lever Harp
(2019-07-02)
This thesis focuses on a collection of original pieces written for the solo lever harp, contextualized by a short history of the harp and its development. Brief biographical information on influential contemporary harpists ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: Musical Subtext in Drama
(2019-03-05)
This dissertation explores the manner in which music (songs, instrumental underscoring, and sound cues) support, reflect, and advance dramatic action. The dramaturgical analysis, employing Freytags model, is applied to ...
Compositions for Guitar Quartet: Suite For 24 Strings The Canadian Landmarks Suite
(2019-07-02)
This thesis combines the score of an original work by Daron McColl for Guitar Quartet entitled The Canadian Landmarks Suite, for guitar quartet, plus a written analysis including process, intent, and methodology behind the ...
Didgeridoo Notation
(2019-05-17)
The didgeridoo is a unique musical instrument considered to be one of the worlds oldest instruments. It plays an integral part in Australian Aboriginal history, spirituality, rituals and ceremonies. Didgeridoo playing ...
The Mosley Street Suite: A Third Stream Chamber Work for Six Players
(2019-11-22)
In 1957 Gunther Schuller coined the term Third Stream as a description of a developing trend wherein elements of jazz and 20th century art music were being combined, creating a new body of compositions, performances and ...
The Forbidden Zone, Escaping Earth and Tonality: An Examination of Jerry Goldsmith's Twelve-Tone Score for Planet of the Apes
(2019-11-22)
Jerry Goldsmiths twelve-tone score for Planet of the Apes (1968) stands apart in Hollywoods long history of tonal scores. His extensive use of tone rows and permutations throughout the entire score helped to create the ...
Optimizing Song Retention through Spacing
(2019-11-22)
The distributed practice or spacing effect refers to the improvement in memory retention for materials learned in a series of distributed sessions over learning massed in a single session. It has been studied in the domains ...