Symphony for Wind Ensemble is written for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, 3 B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 E-flat alto saxophones, B-flat tenor saxophone, E-flat baritone saxophone, 4 horns in F, 2 comets, 4 B-flat trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, string bass, and 6 percussion lines that include: timpani, xylophone, castanets, vibraphone, chimes, 2 suspended cymbals, crash cymbals, triangle, snare drum, tambourine, tenor drum, crotales, bass drum, guiro, and tom toms (high, medium high, medium low, and low). The piece is comprised of three main themes: a rhythmic, harmonic, and a melodic theme. Formally, the symphony is in a complex ternary form with an introduction, transitions, and coda. While the symphony is not tonal, particular attention is given to open fifths, and scales that do not have an open fifth above the tonic, such as the Locrian, or the whole-tone scales. / School of Music

published_or_final_version / abstract / Linguistics / Master / Master of Arts

published_or_final_version / Linguistics / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

When Brian Friel’s play The Freedom of the City premiered in 1973, just a year after the events of Bloody Sunday, it was met with harsh criticism and called a work of propaganda. In the play, three peaceful protestors flee a civil rights demonstration turned violent and end up trapped inside the Guildhall in Derry, Northern Ireland. By the end of the play, they are shot dead. These three protestors, disoriented by violence as well as the aftereffects of life-long poverty, on the surface are not emblems of morality. However, this thesis employs Ami Harbin’s theorization of disorientation and moral action to challenge traditional virtue ethics and showcase that even in the midst of all-encompassing disorientation, moral action can easily emerge, even from the most unexpected person. Specifically, I look at the character Skinner, a flippant hooligan who leads the other trapped protestors through a series of games ultimately meant to encourage them to embrace their disorientation as he has. Within Friel’s drama, accepting and embracing disorientation as opposed to fighting it, I conclude, is what frees one from the bounds of disorientation, and in this case, allows a person to more fully perpetuate moral action.

Охватившие мир глобализационные процессы способствуют полному стиранию «границ» между городами, странами, культурами, этносами. Однако на фоне космополитичного мегаполиса потребность людей в духовной культуре не уменьшилась, и они всё больше стремятся жить в уникальном городе. В настоящее время человечество приходит к осознанию ценности отдельных культур, сохранивших свою самобытность. Независимо от того, своеобразен городской ландшафт или нет, парки в каждом городе мира играют особую роль, которую нельзя игнорировать. Парки являются не только произведениями ландшафтного и архитектурного искусства в городе, но и важной площадкой для удовлетворения духовных и культурных потребностей населения, а также формой выражения уникальной национальной и региональной архитектуры региона. Харбин в процессе градостроительства сформировал уникальную региональную культуру. С одной стороны, он включает в себя природные и региональные особенности Харбина, а с другой - историко-культурные региональные особенности, на которые повлияли политические, культурные и другие факторы исторического процесса градостроительства. Ландшафт набережной Харбина должен воплотить богатые изменения формы с использованием региональной культуры. Только проект городской набережной в сочетании с региональной культурой может унаследовать исторический смысл города и показать традиционную культуру города и Китая в целом. В диссертации исследованы и проанализированы актуальные аналоги мировых прибрежных парков, обобщено сочетание региональной культуры и ландшафтных технологий на набережной с целью выражения особенностей региональной культуры северо-восточного региона Китая. Анализ истории региональной культуры и архитектуры Харбина позволил обеспечить основу для проекта прибрежного парка Харбина. В диссертации раскрыты принципы и методы традиционного китайского природного ландшафта и региональной культуры Харбина. Разработана идея тематической концепции проекта набережной, с учетом влияния мультикультурных традиций Китая на архитектурно-планировочное решение современного прибрежного парка и использованием оригинального дизайна зеленых насаждений векового ландшафтного китайского искусства. Проанализировав пожелания горожан разных возрастных групп, разработана функциональная схема парка. Учтены требования экологов по защите окружающей среды и сохранения нетронутых зеленых зон. Проект парка на реке Сунгари представляет собой облагороженную территорию с прекрасно сохраненным ландшафтом. После реализации проекта парк станет местом притяжения горожан и туристов, визитной карточкой Харбина. / The globalization processes that have engulfed the world contribute to the complete erasure of “borders” between cities, countries, cultures, and ethnic groups. However, against the backdrop of a cosmopolitan metropolis, people's need for spiritual culture has not decreased, and they are increasingly striving to live in a unique city. At present, humanity is coming to realize the value of individual cultures that have retained their originality. Whether the urban landscape is distinctive or not, parks in every city in the world play a special role that cannot be ignored. Parks are not only works of landscape and architectural art in the city, but also an important platform for meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the population, as well as a form of expression of the unique national and regional architecture of the region. Harbin has formed a unique regional culture in the process of urban development. On the one hand, it includes the natural and regional features of Harbin, and on the other hand, the historical and cultural regional features, which were influenced by political, cultural and other factors of the historical process of urban development. Harbin's waterfront landscape should embody rich form changes using regional culture. Only the city waterfront project, combined with regional culture, can inherit the historical meaning of the city and show the traditional culture of the city and China as a whole. The thesis researches and analyzes the actual analogues of the world's coastal parks, generalizes the combination of regional culture and landscape technologies on the waterfront in order to express the features of the regional culture of the northeast region of China. An analysis of the history of regional culture and architecture in Harbin provided the basis for the Harbin Coastal Park project. The thesis reveals the principles and methods of the traditional Chinese natural landscape and the regional culture of Harbin. The idea of the thematic concept of the embankment project was developed, taking into account the influence of the multicultural traditions of China on the architectural and planning solution of the modern coastal park and using the original design of green spaces of centuries-old landscape Chinese art. After analyzing the wishes of citizens of different age groups, a functional scheme of the park was developed. The project takes into account the requirements of environmentalists to protect the environment and preserve untouched green areas. The park project on the Songhua River is an ennobled area with a beautifully preserved landscape. After the implementation of the project, the park will become a place of attraction for citizens and tourists, a hallmark of Harbin.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Government and Public Administration