This dissertation consists of a study and transcription of two motets, O mysterium venerabile and Sacris solemniis, by Henry Du Mont (1610-84), taken from a collection of twenty of his motets published in Paris by Ballard ...

Herbert Howells's religious choral works are generally regarded as his primary contribution to the twentieth-century English music repertoire. According to Peter John Hodgson, Howells's most representative achievements are ...

"Cecilian Reform in Baltimore, 1868-1903" traces the reform of Roman Catholic liturgical music during one of its most controversial and least researched phases. Focusing on a single American city illustrates how a portion ...

*This dissertation is compound (contains both a paper copy and CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Microsoft Office.

This work is a genre study of the German part-song between about 1790 and 1850. The primary goals of the study were (1) to identify and define a recognizable and common set of characteristics which constitute the typical ...

From 1967-1969, John Cage (1912-1992) was an associate Member of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois. The appointment came about with the help of Lejaren Hiller, founder of the University of Illinois’ ...

The development of the sonata's function is also examined. The sonata in the classical era was a domestic genre. Its original purpose was either pedagogical or for amateur entertainment. Numerous "galant" sonatas were ...

To know what kinds of piano were available to composers in their lives greatly enhances our understanding of how to perform their music. Through this, we hope to understand the evolution of the singing piano.

This study examines chamber style in the nineteenth century from the perspective of composition and performance, and demonstrates the role of scoring in the definition of string chamber style. Scoring, the specific manner ...

The examination of 134 works introduced in London and Germany between 1818 and 1838 illuminates some of the contemporary styles of fantasia writing in Bennett's time, and provides a number of comparative reference points ...