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In the Midst of Life is a highly-virtuosic concertino for solo guitarist and chamber orchestra. The piece explores variations of makamic intervallic structures—complex melody types and modes in traditional Middle Eastern Music—and builds the formal architecture and the pitch material upon makamic textural and melodic relations. / text

This study examines select early works for the guitar by Fernando Sor (1778-1839). The works are discussed in some detail in terms of texture, use of idiomatic techniques and form in order to obtain a better understanding of Sor's early compositional practice and early style of playing the guitar. One of the central goals of the study is to trace and analyze the various revisions Sor made to a specific work, the El Mérito (ca. 1803), before publishing it as the Grande Sonate (1825) some twenty years later, and by doing so, also to shed light on Sor's development as both composer and performer during the relatively long time span between the completion of El Mérito and the publication of the Grande Sonate.

This essay came about as a result of the desire to study and collect the guitar music of Franco Margola. Franco Margola composed over 450 works for guitar, most of which are unpublished and virtually all of which are unknown to most guitarists. This essay focuses on Margola's chamber works with guitar, which include some of his best compositions. The study contains historical background information, an ample biography, as well as an overview of the currently published works for solo guitar. The main portion of the essay consists of an outline and an annotated catalog of all of Margola's chamber works with guitar, including the unedited works. The purpose of this project is to promote Margola's guitar music by providing current information on its quality, availability, condition, length, and difficulty level.

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Treatise (D.M.A.) -- Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: Jeffery Kite-Powell, Florida State University, School of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 11-18-03). Document formatted into pages; contains 101 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2010. / Mode of access: Internet. Title from PDF title page; viewed on April 14, 2010. Major professor: George Cotkin. "Presented to the faculty of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo." "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree [of] Master of Arts in History." "Winter 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-122).

Treatise (D.M.A.) Florida State University, 2007. / Advisor: Michael Buchler, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 2007). Document formatted into pages; contains 133 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.