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Dissertations from 2018
The Influence of Minimalist Compositional Techniques on Literature for Wind Ensemble, Justin Thomas Zanchuk
Dissertations from 2017
Building Blocks of a National Style: An Examination of Topics and Gestures in Nineteenth-Century American Music as Exemplified in Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha, Elisabet Omarene de Vallee
Modern Interpretation of Ornamentation in Naftule Brandwein’s Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym and Der Heyser Bulgar, Michael Aaron Gersten
Israel Crosby (1919-1962): An Analysis of His Bass Line Construction with the Ahmad Jamal Trio from 1958-1962, Gibran Anees Khan
Two Works by Isang Yun and Byungdong Paik for Harpsichord or Piano: Analysis and Performance Guide, Mijung Kim
An Analysis and Performance Guide of Three Works by Brazilian Composers Featuring the Violin, João Paulo Machado
In the Presence of an Unknown Light, Joseph R. Scardetta
Cedar Walton: an Analytical Study of His Improvisational Style Through Selected Transcriptions, Katherine Lee Skinner
Infância: a Brazilian Suite in Three Movements for Jazz Orchestra, Cassio Fernando Barbosa Vianna
Dissertations from 2016
Edmundo Villani-Côrtes’ Works for Violin and Piano: Analysis and Performance Guide, Larissa Paggioli de Carvalho
A Study of Selected Taiwanese Pedagogical Solo Piano Music of the Twentieth Century, Hsun-Yin Chang
Trombone Obbligati of Johann Ernst Eberlin: Historical Contexts, Analyses, and Performance Editions for Inclusion to the Trombonist Lexicon, Francis Ring Cook
Theatrical Elements in Toru Takemitsu's Voice and Karlheinz Stockhausen's Zungenspitzentanz, Brielle Marie Frost
Joe Henderson: A Biographical Study of His Life and Career, Joel Geoffrey Harris
Towards an Informed Pedagogy of Modern New Orleans Style Music, Matthew D. Leder
The Musical Alternatives of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor: An Analysis and Guide for Performance Practice, Carol J. Money
Developing a Rhythmic Vocabulary: Exercises Derived from the West African Influence on Jazz, Brian Anthony Rodesch
A Comparative Analysis of Three Jazz Bassists’ Walking Bass Lines, Joshua Wayne Skinner
The Songs of Mexican Nationalist, Antonio Gomezanda, Juanita Ulloa
Dissertations from 2015
Beyond Harmony: Incorporating Rhythmic Elements of Jazz Improvisation through Pedagogy and Curriculum, Jonathan M. Campbell
Study and analysis of "woman.life.song" by Judith Weir, Heather Drummon Cawlfield
A Design for a National Music Examination Board in Thailand, with Particular Reference to Viola, Juckrit Charoensook
The Art of Multiphonics: a Progressive Method for Trombone, Matthew William Haislet
The Development of Bob Brookmeyer's Compositional Style: A Comparative Study of Six Works for Jazz Ensemble, Ryan Patrick Middagh
The Jazz Saxophone Style of Charles Mcpherson: an Analysis Through Biographical Examination and Solo Transcription, Don Wilbur Norton III
The Musical Theater Style of Jason Robert Brown, Kathryn Laura Voelker
Chorale Topic from Haydn to Brahms: Chorale in Secular Contexts of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Eileen M. Watabe
Dissertations from 2013
The Relationship of Jazz Trombone Performance to Composing and Arranging: Interviews With Four Notable Trombonist/Composers, Adam Bartczak
A web-based rating and annotation system for trumpet solo literature for middle and high school levels, Christopher Donald Hahn
The Rhapsody/Concerto of Robert C. Ehle, Chia-Hua Huang
The Korean traditional elements in Young-Jo Lee's choral works, Taehyun Kim
The piano concertos of Edmundo Villani-Cortes, Thais Lopes Nicolau
Dissertations from 2012
Finding pedagogical strategies for combined classical and jazz saxophone applied studies at the college level, Ulf J. Eriksson
Musical signification of three Jungian archetypes found in children's opera, Jeff Kensmoe
A study of two biblical choral symphonies with an original composition, Gregory Klug
An examination of selected choral music of Judith Bingham, Marjorie A. Monroe-Fischer
Night music: The twentieth century nocturne in piano teaching, Jessica L. Murdock
The development of Mennonite music in the Congo: A study in musical thought, Jill Michelle Schroeder-Dorn
"Thai Suite," With Analysis, Sarinda Soponpong
Theater percussion: developing a twenty-first-century genre through the connection of visual, dramatic, and percussive arts, Julie J. Strom
Dissertations from 2011
Song Cycles for Soprano by Richard Pearson Thomas, Laura Faith Bateman
The Wind and the Machine, Rebecca A. Kephart
An analysis of selected choral works of David Conte utilizing ensemble accompaniment, Marlen Dee Wilkins
The establishment of western music in Thailand, Jittapim Yamprai
Transcriptions of renaissance and baroque polyphony for high school band, Laura E. Zamzow
Dissertations from 2010
A paradigm for effective pre-college classical guitar methodology: a case study of two models of effective instruction, Renthungo Merry
Proportional signs in the works of Heinrich Schutz, Jang Woo Park