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• When concerto meets song cycle: A study of vocal influences in Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto in A Minor, OP.129 with reference to his Dichterliebe, OP. 48 

  Yu, Ka-Wai (2011)

  This thesis responds to the long-existing doubts, prejudices and mixed critical views about the value of Schumann’s Cello Concerto and his late music with new ideas and possibly answers. It focuses on analyzing influences ...

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• Jamaican Composers in the Classical Tradition: Three Vocal Works by Dexter, Ashbourne, and Marshall 

  Davis, Melissa Anne (2013-05)

  Classical music has been present in the Jamaica since the 18 century. The country conquered by Britain in 1655, still bears its European influence in its current culture. With a history of many cultures sharing common ...

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• The Role of Alice in Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland: An Exploration of Performance Requirements 

  Na, Yoo Sun (2012)

  Unsuk Chin’s (b. 1961) Alice in Wonderland is one of the most successful vocal works on the international stage. It demonstrates the depth and variety of composer’s musical idiom and combines traditional and contemporary ...

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• Analysis Of ‘America: A Prophecy’ by Thomas Adès 

  Aum, Shin Young (2012)

  The purpose of this study is to show two of composer Thomas Adès’ musical strengths: the consistency with which his work employs durational or intervalic succession, and the unification resulting from continuous motivic ...

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