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Established Fabric Techniques Used to Create Motorized Forms

Description: The ancient artist's influences can still be felt in today's craftsmen. For example, the contemporary weaver Sheila Hick's prayer rugs are an assimulation of the textile techniques of ancient Peru, Persia, and India, and the macramed forms of the contemporary Spanish artist, Aurelis Munoz, are suggestive of the woven huts of many primitive cultures. Because of this influence upon the current investigation, the evolvement of weaving and its techniques, as well as the three-dimensional techniques… more
Date: December 1973
Creator: Laman, Jean B.
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Interpretive Drawing: Self-Portraits

Description: The objectives of the creative problem may be stated in two parts. First, the utilization of the self-portrait theme in order to explore a variety of drawing techniques, media combinations, and surface manipulations; and second, the maintenance of a sketchbook-diary which accompanies the study as supportive data. The sketchbook entries include not only pertinent visual material but also verbal commentary. The sketchbook-diary is sequential and denotes the various stages of development as well a… more
Date: December 1973
Creator: Taylor, Sandra L.
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Some Aspects of Unity in Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 81A

Description: This paper highlights aspects of unity in Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 81A. Jannis M. Peterson provides historical background to the work, identifies the problem of unity, and analyzes the piece.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Peterson, Jannis M.
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Igor Stravinsky's Use of the Bassoon in his Compositions from 1908 to 1948

Description: Igor Stravinsky is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music. This study analyzed how Stravinsky absorbed the bassoon's solo and ensemble functions which he inherited and later significantly extended the scope of these functions by adapting them to his individual needs. The study concluded that Stravinsky's compositions are and will remain important landmarks in the history of bassoon literature.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Schroeder, Daniel F.
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An Analysis of Method Books for the Bass Trombone

Description: This paper provides a survey and analysis of eight method books for the bass trombone. Robert G. Hurst describes each of these titles with detail and explores the methods discussed in the texts, as well as the history and construction of the bass trombone.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Hurst, Robert G.
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The Physical Development of the Bassoon

Description: This paper explores the history of the bassoon and its construction. Bob A. Sparks analyzes its evolution over time, from the versions created in France and Germany to the bassoon of the twentieth century.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Sparks, Bob A.
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