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An Analysis for Performance of Les Nuits d’été by Hector Berlioz, Opus 7

Description: This paper analyzes Hector Berlioz's song cycle Les Nuits d’été, Opus 7, for the purpose of performance. Along with musical analysis, Anna Ruth Stone also provides background about the poet Théophile Gautier and describes the appeal of the Berlioz's song cycle.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Stone, Anna Ruth
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Six Mélodies Populaires Grecques, by Maurice Ravel

Description: This paper provides an analysis of Maurice Ravel's song cycle Cinq mélodies populaires grecques and "Tripatos." Pamela D. Hamblin discusses Ravel's musical style of composition and investigates the background and the individuality of the songs.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Hamblin, Pamela D.
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“Orchestral Pianism”

Description: This paper discusses the concept of "orchestral pianism" as a quality of composition that utilizes the piano's capability of imitating orchestral and vocal sounds. Patrick Widhalm explores the history of the concept, its roots, and the major composers whose writing employed this capability.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Widhalm, Patrick
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A Study of the Folk-Song and Poetic Influences in the Piano Music of Brahms

Description: This paper highlight the history of the German folk-song and its influence on the work of composer Johannes Brahms. Barbara Gilbert Williams discusses the rise, fall, and rival of the folk-song as an art form and how it and poetry is incorporated into Brahms's compositions.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Williams, Barbara Gilbert
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Compositional Techniques Using the Clarinet in the Swing Period in Big Band Jazz

Description: This paper discusses the compositional techniques developed for the clarinet during the Swing period of big band jazz. Victor E. Wertz traces the history of big band jazz and highlights some major clarinetists and their performance techniques.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Wertz, Victor E.
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