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This paper attempts to explore the extent to which Rudolph Reti's concepts of melodic and harmonic tonality are useful in describing Debussy's Preludes. It is hoped that this work will provide a basis for the examination and comparison of various other musical compositions, representative of different styles, in terms of tonality. / Thesis (M.Mus)-University of Natal, Durban, 1978.

Precise pitch is important to musicians. We created algorithms for real-time pitch detection that generalise well over a range of single �voiced� musical instruments. A high pitch detection accuracy is achieved whilst maintaining a fast response using a special normalisation of the autocorrelation (SNAC) function and its windowed version, WSNAC. Incremental versions of these functions provide pitch values updated at every input sample. A robust octave detection is achieved through a modified cepstrum, utilising properties of human pitch perception and putting the pitch of the current frame within the context of its full note duration. The algorithms have been tested thoroughly both with synthetic waveforms and sounds from real instruments. A method for detecting note changes using only pitch is also presented. Furthermore, we describe a real-time method to determine vibrato parameters - higher level information of pitch variations, including the envelopes of vibrato speed, height, phase and centre offset. Some novel ways of visualising the pitch and vibrato information are presented. Our project �Tartini� provides music students, teachers, performers and researchers with new visual tools to help them learn their art, refine their technique and advance their fields.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Rochester, 1986. / Typescript (Photocopy). Includes bibliographical references. Digitized version available online via the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music http://hdl.handle.net/1802/1522

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1967. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Dissertation Committee: Charles W. Walton, Gladys Tipton, . Includes bibliographical references (leaves 425-429).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1963. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Gladys G. Tipton. Dissertation Committee: A. Harry Passow. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1975. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Includes tables. Sponsor: Philip H. Phenix. Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth P. Hagen. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-85).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Utrecht. / Bibliography: p. 159-164.