School of Music Theses & Dissertations
 
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1 Larsen, Vance E.The influence of formal music instruction on the construction of musical identities of conservatory jazz studentsScholarship in musical identity has been tied to psychological and sociological theories of identity construction. Recent scholarship has used social identity theory as a means to explore the relationship of music to identity. Scholars have advocated for phenomenological inquiry in order to gain an ...Identity; Jazz2014-08
2 Marie, George ThomasTiny infinity for orchestra and Stefan Wolpe's Zone technique and Ralph Shapey's late music: an intensive analysis of String Quartet no.9This dissertation consists of two components, a composition for orchestra entitled Tiny Infinity and a theoretical study entitled "Stefan Wolpe's Zone Technique and Ralph Shapey's Late Music: An Analysis of the Introduction Movement of Shapey's String Quartet No. 9 ." The article presents a comparat...Music composition; Music theory and analysis; Ralph Shapey; Stefan Wolpe2014-08
3 Worthen, Cherilyn ReneeThe choir school of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir: history and curriculum 1999-2013The distinctiveness of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC) as a unique American choral ensemble is revealed in a persistent paradox that both underscores its history and sets it apart from other choral organizations. By virtue of its widely distributed television broadcasts, recording projects, and to...Choir; Choir school; Choir training; Choral music; Choral pedagogy; Mormon tabernacle choir2014-12
4 Witham, NathanGenerative musicThis thesis project is the result of months of research and development into processes to create a generative system of chance based music making via software built using MAX/MSP. The goal of this music is to combine chance based algorithms with specific harmonic number patterns to foster an environ...Music2014-12
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