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Hebda, Paul Thomas. "Spółka Nakładowa Młodych Kompozytorów Polskich (1905-1912) and the Myth of Young Poland in Music." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331366/.
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This study deals with the four-composer Polish musical association, Young Polish Composers' Publishing Company, which became commonly known as the group Poland in Music. Young Poland in Music is considered by Polish and non-Polish music historians to be the signal inaugurator of modernism in Polish music. However, despite this most important attribution, the past eighty-odd years have witnessed considerable confusion over the perceptions of: 1) exactly who constituted the publishing company, 2) why it was founded, 3) what the intentions of its members were, and 4) the general reception its members' music received. This paper addresses and resolves this multiple confusion. Chapter I presents an introductory survey of the political, socio/cultural, and musical developments of Poland between 1772 and c1900, the period of the Polish Partitions through the beginnings of the "Young Poland" era. Chapter II presents a discussion of the facts surrounding the founding of the publishing company, as well as a discussion of the eighty-odd years of historical misinterpretations that have developed about the composers' company and its relationship to "Young Poland in Music." Chapter III discusses the interpersonal relationships of the composers and other persons directly involved with them and their company, and the impact that these relationships had on the publishing company. Additionally, the chapter brings into focus the specific relationships between the musicologist, Adolf Chybiński, the company, and its individual members. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the actual publishing activities of the company. Chapter IV examines the three concerts sponsored by the company and their critical receptions in Warsaw and Berlin through the surviving reviews and comments of leading contemporary music critics, the concert participants, the composers' close colleagues, and the composers themselves. Finally, Chapter V contains a brief discussion of the music presented on the three concerts, characterizing the works within the context of their initial critical reception.
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Lington, Victoria DiMaggio. "The piano as an orchestra, the accompanist and the twentieth-century orchestral reduction." Thesis, view full-text document. Access restricted to the University of North Texas campus, 2002. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20022/lington%5Fvictoria%5Fdimaggio/index.htm.
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Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2002.Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Apr. 26, 1999, Apr. 17, 2000, Mar. 19, 2001, and Apr. 17, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-86).
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Kelly, Kenneth Todd. "Chet Baker : a study of his improvisational style, 1952-1959." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1167797.
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The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker's improvisational style, both instrumental and vocal, during the early period of his career (1952-1959). Baker's early years were divided into six periods, based on major milestones: The Charlie Parker Groups (1952-1953), The Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette (1952-1953), The Chet Baker Quartets (1953-1956), The European Groups (1955-1956), Quartets, Quintets, and Sextets (1956-1957), and The Riverside Recordings (1958-1959). Improvised lines and chord changes from fifteen solos were transcribed and analyzed by the researcher; melodies of standard songs were transcribed and compared with the original version. The number of solos selected from each period was based on the length of time Baker spent with each particular group and the number of albums recorded. The solos were analyzed in terms of rhythmic interpretation of melodies, intervals utilized, use of nonharmonic tones, use of jazz cliches, embellishment of the melodic line, use of melodic and rhythmic patterns, range, tone quality, articulation, vibrato, and vocal scat syllables. As a result of this analysis, the researcher was able to draw conclusions concerning Baker's improvisational style during the period of the study.School of Music
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Lee, Chung H. (Chung Haing). "Japanese Elements in the Piano Works of Toru Takemitsu." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332793/.
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Toru Takemitsu's piano works reveal a new scope to the concept of sound in modern piano literature. He achieves originality through his imagination and his Japanese cultural and musical heritage. Subtle Japanese elements, which have been embedded for centuries in Japan's culture and music, lend a unique, but not outwardly Japanese, feeling to this work.
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Yang, Shu-mei. "Piano Music of Native Chinese Composers, with Particular Focus on the Piano Works Since 1950: a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of J.S. Bach, L.v. Beethoven, S. Prokofiev, F. Chopin, R. Schumann, J. Brahms, M. Ravel, and A. Skryabin." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331819/.
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This documents aims at the identification of the sources of influence upon the styles of selected 20th century Chinese composers. Personal influences are reflected as well as those general influences specific to the different stylistic periods discussed. Most important, however, is the description of the methods by which these composers employ contemporary compositional devices to project musical gestures that are uniquely Chinese: elements of culture which are fundamentally programmatic and intimately related to the lives of the Chinese people. The introduction of Western music and musical instruments to China in the early 17th century and cultural exchanges with Japan served to gradually westernize the musical environment and training. The establishment of decidedly Western schools was accomplished at the beginning of this century, with the founding of Peking University and Shanghai National Conservatory. Music theory was taught, as well as history and composition, but with an emphasis on the practices of the 18th and 19th centuries. Compositions from this period reflect Western techniques from these eras, with some use of the pentatonic scale. In the 1930's, nationalism arose, a mirroring of the 19th-century European nationalistic trends. This philosophical conception has remained essentially unchanged to the present, as composers have aimed to utilize Western techniques to create artistic works and compositional styles which are uniquely Chinese. The musical works examined are limited to works for piano solo, as it is believed these are often more immediately revealing of compositional techniques and stylistic idioms.
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Sorensen, Randall J. "Original repertoire for the American Brass Quintet, 1962-1987 : a guide for performers and composers." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1118241.
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This dissertation examines the following works from the original repertoire of the American Brass Quintet (ABQ): Charles Whittenberg, Triptych for Brass Quintet; Ralph Shapey, Brass Quintet; Gilbert Amy, Relais; William Lovelock, Suite for Brass; Leonardo Balada, Mosaico; Virgil Thomson, Family Portrait; Elliott Carter, Brass Quintet; Jacob Druckman, Other Voices; Robert Starer, Evanescence; Dan Welcher, Brass Quintet; Vladimir Ussachevsky, Dialogues and Contrasts; David Sampson, Morning Music; Maurice Wright, Quintet; and Eric Ewazen, Colchester Fantasy. These works represent a small part of the ABQ's repertoire and attest tothe significance of the ensemble's contribution to brass quintet literature. The purpose of this study is to bring these works to the attention of performers and to provide a guide for those wishing to perform them. Composers will be interested in the discussion of compositional techniques. The fourteen works are studied in chronological order and in the following manner: composer biography, historical background of composition, descriptive analysis (form, harmony, melody, rhythm, texture), and performance considerations (range, special techniques, use of basstrombone or tuba, and equipment needs). Program notes from the ABQ's performances of the works, many written by the composers, are included.Through the study of these works the following conclusions are reached: (1) the ABQ has influenced the development of university brass programs and has helped to make brass quintet experience an integral part of brass education, (2) it has encouraged composers to write for brass quintet, and (3) the ABQ has played a significant role in developing an original brass quintet repertoire. Through its residencies at the Aspen Music Festival and the Juilliard School of Music and touring, the ABQ has reached a large number of students, performers, and composers throughout the world. The quintet's performances of new music has inspired composers to write for brass quintet; the group receives many unsolicited scores each year. Since its founding in 1960, the ABQ has been a leader in the commissioning of original works for brass quintet and has played a significant role in the development of the brass quintet repertoire.School of Music
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Howard, Beverly A. (Beverly Ann). "Texture in Selected Twentieth-Century Program Music for Trumpet and Organ, A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of J. Alain, J.S. Bach, G. Bohm, N. Degrigny, H. Distler, M. Durufle, J. Guillou, A. Heiller, W.A. Mozart, E. Raxache, M. Reger, L. Vierne." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330759/.
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This dissertation is concerned with the relationship between the trumpet and organ in twentieth-century music for this ensemble and how that relationship effects performance with regard to organ registration and synchronization. The compositions discussed include "The Other Voices of the Trumpet," by Daniel Pinkham (1971); "Jericho: Battle Music," by William Albright (1976); "Three Pictures of Satan," by Jere Hutcheson (1975); and "Okna," by Petr Eben (1980). The theoretical writings of Pierre Boulez, Robert Erickson, and Donald Cogan deal with developing a contemporary concept of texture. This dissertation applies their theory that texture exists in two dimensions: vertical and horizontal. Stratification and blending of timbres comprise the vertical dimension. The succession of textures, governed by tempo, creates the second dimension. Chapter I provides an historical setting for the genre, introduces the theory of Boulez, Erickson, and Cogan, and supplies the programmatic content of the four works chosen for analysis. In Chapter II , the vertical elements of texture in these four works are isolated and examined. Chapter III deals with Pierre Boulez's theory that the succession of textures, governed by tempo, shapes the work. Each work is examined with regard to tempo, either mobile (fluctuating) or fixed. In Chapter IV the analysis is related to performance. Stratified textures, fused ensemble timbres, and their horizontal progression present problems for the ensemble in organ registration and synchronization. There are general guidelines given for registration as well as specific registration problems encountered in stratified textures and fused ensemble timbres. Synchronization, or coordination of events is the second challenge presented by the horizontal progression of textures.
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Engstrom, Larry M. (Larry Milton). "Contemporary Swedish Music for Solo Trumpet and Trumpet in Mixed Chamber Ensembles with a Performance Analysis of Selected Works of Bo Nilsson, Folke Rabe, and Tommy Zwedberg." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277573/.
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This study discusses how cultural and social aspects of contemporary Swedish society impact the musical arts. It contains biographical information on representative Swedish composers, and analyzes technical and structural elements of their compositional styles. Finally, it recommends performance practice considerations regarding technical and interpretive details in Tommy Zwedberg's Face the Music for trumpet and prepared audio tape, Folke Habe's Shazam for unaccompanied trumpet, and Bo Nilsson's Infrastruktur for brass quintet.
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Packer, Max 1987. "Latência, ressonância, abertura : um estudo sobre o pensamento composicional de Luciano Berio." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284530.
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Orientador: Silvio Ferraz Mello FilhoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: Este trabalho consiste numa etapa de um estudo dedicado ao pensamento composicional de Luciano Berio (1925-2003) e às maneiras pelas quais este pensamento articula o problema da abertura intrínseca à linguagem musical. Tendo em vista a peculiaridade e a abrangência da noção de abertura no pensamento Berio - que contrasta com outras concepções e converge na revisitação criativa de discursos previamente construídos -, propõe-se, aqui, a investigação analítica de um conjunto de obras de diversos períodos de sua trajetória. As noções de latência e ressonância - consideradas numa amplitude que permeia a poética beriana e manifesta-se em diversos níveis de sua elaboração - delineiam um percurso: a construção de enunciados carregados de potenciais que ainda não se encontram plenamente desenvolvidos (latência); a ampliação e o prolongamento de aspectos estruturais selecionados (ressonância); e o desdobramento de suas relações no interior do processo composicional - seja no percurso de uma mesma obra, seja no processo de uma nova composição que reconfigure estes potenciais - (abertura). Ao longo do trabalho, são abordadas as seguintes obras: Sequenza VII (1969); Erdenklavier (1969); Linea (1973); Chemins IV (1975); Sequenza IX (1980); Lied (1983); Ricorrenze (1985-87); Psy (1989); Leaf (1990); Récit [Chemins VII] (1996-2001)
Abstract: This work consists on a step of a study devoted to the compositional thinking of Luciano Berio (1925-2003) and to the ways in which this thought articulates the problem of the intrinsic openness of musical language. Given the uniqueness and the wide range of the concept of openness in Berio's thought - which contrasts with other conceptions and converges in the creative revisitation of previously constructed musical discourses -, it is proposed here the analytic investigation of a collection of works from various periods of his trajectory. The notions of latency and resonance - considered in an amplitude that pervades Berio's poetics and manifests itself on different levels of its development - outline a path: the construction of statements loaded with potentials which are not yet fully developed (latency), the expansion and continuation of selected structural aspects (resonance), and the unrolling of their relations within the compositional process - whether in the course of a same work, whether in the process of a new composition which reconfigures such potentials - (openness). Throughout this work, we approach the following works: Sequenza VII (1969); Erdenklavier (1969); Linea (1973); Chemins IV (1975); Sequenza IX (1980); Lied (1983); Ricorrenze (1985-87); Psy (1989); Leaf (1990); Récit [Chemins VII] (1996-2001)
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Ai, Meilin. "An Introduction to Contemporary Characteristics in Twentieth-Century Piano Music for the Late-Intermediate Student: A Pedagogical Analysis of the Bagatelles, Opus 5 by Alexander Tcherepnin." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1505185/.
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Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977) was a Russian-born American composer, his musical style represents the modern and diverse features of much twentieth-century piano music. The purpose of this research is to conduct a comprehensive pedagogical analysis of Alexander Tcherepnin's Bagatelles, Op. 5 with the goal of introducing contemporary characteristics in twentieth-century piano music for the late-intermediate student. Chapter 2 contains overall biographical information regarding Alexander Tcherepnin and a discussion of the general compositional style of his piano works. Chapter 3 analyzes the Bagatelles, Op. 5 from the perspective of musical challenges concerning the contemporary characteristics, including contemporary harmony: interval of seconds, non-tertian chords, special use of the seventh chords, and ninth chords; contemporary rhythm and meter: shifted accents, asymmetric meter, meter change, and ostinato; modal melodic resources and tonalities; and other special tonalities. Chapter 4 has suggestions on fingering, pedaling, articulation, tone, dynamics and phrasing, and practicing procedures for individual technical difficulties. Studying the Bagatelles, Op. 5 provides a transition for the student from learning standard repertoire of the eighteenth and the nineteenth century, to contemporary repertoire through the combination of Russian compositional traditions with twentieth century repertory.
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Lobo, Eduardo Fernando de Almeida. "Concerto Carioca 3 de Radamés Gnattali : um estudo analítico." [s.n.], 2011. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284586.
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Orientador: Antônio Rafael Carvalho dos SantosDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campionas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa, de cunho musicológico e analítico, apresenta uma versão impressa e uma análise musical do Concerto Carioca nº 3, de Radamés Gnattali, composto no início da década de 1970, até então encontrado manuscrito pelo próprio autor. O processo de edição foi financiado pelo grupo Quatro a Zero e teve uma revisão realizada por Roberto Gnattali e outra realizada pelo autor desta dissertação. A fundamentação teórica da análise foi baseada nos livros Harmony e Orchestration de Walter Piston, Twentieth-Century Harmony de Vincent Persichetti, Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music de Stefan Kostka, A guide to Schenkerian Analysis de David Neumeyer e Susan Tepping, Analytic Approaches to Twentieth-Century Music, de Joel Lester e no artigo de Richard Cohn "Introduction to Neo-Riemannian theory: A survey and a historical perspective". Utilizando uma abordagem Neo-Riemanniana aliada ao uso da Teoria dos Conjuntos, foi possível demonstrar como o compositor estrutura esta grande obra, aliando sonoridades tonais diatônicas e octatônicas, com trechos pós tonais, apontando Radamés como um compositor criativo e ao mesmo tempo consciente da condução dos planos formais em uma obra de vulto. Demonstrar também como o compositor, grande conhecedor da música popular brasileira, utiliza os ritmos e os conceitos formais oriundos desta música para estruturar esta obra clássica
Abstract: This musicological and analytical research presents a printed version and a musical analysis of the Concerto Carioca No. 3 by Radames Gnattali, composed out in early 1970s, previously found in manuscript version by the author. The editing process was financed by the musical group Quatro a Zero and was reviewed by Roberto Gnattali and the author of this dissertation. The analysis theoretical foundation was based on the books Harmony and Orchestration by Walter Piston, Twentieth-Century Harmony by Vincent Persichetti, Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music by Stefan Kostka, A guide to Schenkerian Analysis by David Neumeyer and Susan Tepping, Analytic Approaches to Twentieth-Century Music by Joel Lester and Richard Cohn's article Introduction to Neo- Riemannian Theory: a survey and a historical perspective. Using a Neo-Riemannian approach allied to Pitch set Theory, it could be shown how the composer created the structure of this large work, combining tonal diatonic and octatonic sonorities with posttonal passages, showing Radames as a creative and at the same time conscious composer when conducting formal plans of a large work. It also shows how the composer, an expert in Brazilian popular music, uses the rhythms and the formal concepts from this music to compose this classical work
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Poon, Letty, and 潘穎芝. "Piano culture in Hong Kong: from City Hall toHarbour City." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38711163.
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Gamso, Nancy M. (Nancy Margaret). "Twentieth-Century Works for Textless Voice and Various Woodwinds with Three Recitals of Selected Works of Stamitz, Roussel, Albinoni, Weber, Milhaud, and Others." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279129/.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the literature for textless voice and woodwind instruments. The primary focus concerns the timbral and ensemble possibilities exploited in three twentieth-century works in which the voice is treated as an instrument i.e., without the usual preoccupation with textual meaning. An historical overview of vocal works with obbligato woodwinds and concerted works for textless voice serves as an introductory chapter. The variables of voice and instrument acoustical makeup, vocal vowel formation and instrumental voicings, volume, vibrato, resultant tones, range, and extended techniques (fluttertongue, special vibrato demands, non-vibrato, etc.) are the focus of the performance considerations for this study. Over thirty twentieth-century textless works for voice and at least one woodwind instrument were located. The three, chosen for this study represent different periods in the century, and present contrasting styles and musical merit: Aria (1931) by Jacques Ibert, Three Vocalises (1958) by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Duos I (1976) by Nancy Chance. A style and performance analysis of these works with pertinent research on the composers is presented. Appendices include an annotated bibliography of selected works for the medium, a written interview with Nancy Chance, and performance notes provided by the composer, concerning Duos I.
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Rae, Charles Bodman 1955. "Original compositions, recorded performances, and published writings submitted for the degree of Doctor of Music / by John Charles Bodman Rae." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38473.
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"October 2003."Includes bibliographical references
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Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Chiefly in English; some Polish text in pt. B.
Comprises three types of material: composition (pt. A); performance (pt. C); and, musicology (pt. B.), and is intended to reflect the author's professional activities as composer, pianist and writer. The various writings and texts all relate to the life and music of Witold Lutoslawski (1993-2003). Earlier publications have been excluded because they are referred to (and reflected in) the author's thesis: Pitch organisation in the music of Witold Lutoslawski since 1979 (Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Leeds, 1992)
Thesis (D.Mus.)--University of Adelaide, Elder School of Music, 2004?
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Mountain, Rosemary. "An investigation of periodicity in music, with reference to three twentieth-century compositions: Bartok's Music for trings, percussion & celesta, Lutoslawski's Concerto for orchestra, Ligeti's Chamber concerto." Thesis, 1993. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9666.
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An investigation into the nature and functions of periodicity is presented through analysis and discussion. Periodicity is established by the repetition of any musical event at regular intervals in time. The three works analyzed exhibit periodic elements in a variety of contexts and on different structural levels, thereby illustrating typical functions of periodicities in complex twentieth-century music. These functions include stratum delineation, textural definition, and metric-style organization. In some cases, the regularity of the periodicities is crucial to their function, while in others the periodicity of the elements simply provides a convenient model for study.
Reference is made to perceptual tendencies and thresholds including Gestalt principles of grouping, the phenomena of auditory streaming and fusion, and the temporal limits of the perceptual present. As our response to periodicities is affected by the specific rate of recurrence, a classification is made according to the rate of recurrence. The links between rate and function are discussed. Boundaries are suggested for three main divisions: very fast rates (less than 0.10"), medium (between 0.10" and 10"), and long (greater than 10"). An additional tripartite division of the medium range is proposed, incorporating the levels of pulse, sub-pulse, and super-pulse. The term "super-pulse" is introduced to emphasize the potency of the pulse-grouping level.
Relationships between levels of periodic events are described in terms of rhythmic consonance and dissonance. The analyses show that a contrast in the degree of rhythmic consonance is a typical means of indicating structural boundaries. They also suggest a link between the levels which produce a dissonance and the degree of harshness felt. Consonance on several levels adds significant coherence to a stratum, enhancing its recognition in complex textures or on later appearances.Graduate
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Sikora, Dorota. "Dva autoři - Dvě díla - Dvojí obraz světa (Vladimír Neff - Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz)." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-295964.
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Resumé v anglickém jazyce Summary This thesis is an attempt to show two authors and mainly two of their major works created in two different cultures, concluded by comparison of these two key works. Vladimír Neff, through his five-part cycle of novels Sňatky z rozumu (and following) dealing to the broad extent with the lives of members of Born and Nedobyl families, has proved his outstanding narrative skills which, together with a fair dose of irony and perfect knowledge of historical facts, make this pentalogy Neff's life work that in a remarkable manner made its way into the history of Czech literature. The author draws very accurate picture of Prague changing over a hundred of years and portrays the glamour of the age that is to be noted for the pursuit of economic and technological progress. Thanks to psychologically very thoroughly and accurately depicted key figures of the founders of abovementioned families, some of which were given the typically bourgeois features by Neff, the readers become close witnesses of their rise and fall. Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz in his relatively extensive work Čest a sláva presents the life of two generations on the historical and social background depicted in great detail. It captures the hasty and sometimes breakneck changes in the modern history and the fate of the Polish...
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Holloway, Marilyn June. "Romancing the vernacular : Sammy Cahn and the enactment of request." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21897.
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The lyrics of Sammy Cahn played a dominant role in shaping the Golden Age of American light music.
He remains the most successful lyricist in cinema history, in terms of Academy Awards and Nominations, yet he has received little acclaim for his achievements. This thesis explores the diverse constituents of his
creative genius, focusing on his ability to “romance the vernacular”, and write “bespoke” material on request. The argument follows a chronological path, tracing the major influences on Cahn’s life:
vaudeville and musical theatre, the growth of the film industry, and the collaborators and performers who helped him achieve a level of mastery that he sustained for nearly fifty years. Particular emphasis is placed on his relationship with Frank Sinatra, on both a personal and professional level. Cahn had an acute awareness of the human condition and his ability to convey a range of emotions to match mood and moment displayed consummate craft and intellect, with a self-confidence that bordered on bravado. His contemporaries in the Golden Age of popular song have received due recognition, yet little has been written about Cahn, whose appreciation of the interaction between spontaneity and creativity remains unsurpassed by fellow lyricists. He had an intuitive understanding of the vernacular and an instinctive ability to write to order. The imagistic texture of the lyrics coupled with the prosodic intonation
demonstrate an intimate correlation between personality and composition which is supported by biographical content. The argument, augmented by an audio-documentary, develops systematically through a study of the lyrics, focusing on the cultural and musicological significance of Cahn’s oeuvre.
The material for both the written text and the two accompanying CDs are from personal archives and the Margaret Herrick Library in Los Angeles, which is the repository for the Sammy Cahn Collection, bequeathed to that institution after the death of Cahn in 1993.English Studies
D. Litt. et Phil. (English)