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• Signifying on the Greeks: the use of rhetorical devices in jazz improvisation analysis 

  Erickson, Jeffrey D. (2015-12-01)

  Rhetoric is the art of effective and persuasive communication. Building upon and bringing together musical and rhetorical scholarship from both Western and Afrological perspectives, this study lays out a theoretical ...

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• An analysis of "Seven Last Words from the Cross" (1993) by James Macmillan 

  Park, Hernho (2015-07-01)

  James MacMillan is one of the most well-known and successful living composers as well as an internationally active conductor. His musical language is influenced by his Scottish heritage, the Catholic faith, and traditional ...

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• Student perceptions of skills learned in undergraduate applied trumpet lessons 

  Brown, Jennifer C (2015-07-01)

  The applied lesson is the cornerstone of undergraduate music education. Although this setting has trained musicians for centuries, it remains chronically under-researched. While a growing body of research with regard to ...

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• Rapping feminism, rapping the family: hip hop, the Mudawwana, and the monarchy in Morocco 

  Brege, Casey Jo (2015-05-05)

  Since the 1999 coronation of King Muhammed VI, Morocco has undergone large-scale changes in terms of legal reform via the nation’s Islamic family and personal status laws (the Mudawwana), gendered social roles and gender ...

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• The Nenets Song Tradition 

  Abramovich-Gomon, Alla (1997)

  Conclusion draws attention to the survival value of the musical expression among the Nenets whose performance skills and inspirations have continuously contributed to the series of the people's adaptations to the challenges ...

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