Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Music, 2008. / Songs for voice and piano.

Thesis (D. Mus. Arts)--University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 254-263).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität zu Köln, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.

Ariadne auf naxos : prologue / by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal -- Das Lied von der Erde = The song of the earth / by Gustav Mahler ; libretto take from Hans Bethge's Die chinesische Flote. / text

Treatise (D.M.A.) Florida State University, 2007. / Advisor: Carolyn Bridger, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 10-8-2007). Document formatted into pages; contains 50 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

As solo vocal repertoire continues to develop with current trends, institutional settings, including the private studio, continue to gravitate toward standard art songs and arias familiar to the classical-western tradition. In a rapidly changing world, it is important for 21st century studio teachers to realize the need to connect with students on a global platform rather than focus solely on an established curriculum. As a modem educator and performer, it is important to make connections between the cross-disciplinary relationships of history, domestic/foreign affairs, politics, civil rights, racism, patriotism, social injustice, peace, and socialism through music. War-related repertoire challenges students, teachers, and performers to think beyond the confines of standard repertoire and fosters universal connections. Even with the cross-disciplinary benefits war-related music has to offer, this genre continues to be overlooked in studio teaching. It is the purpose of this study to introduce select classically oriented war-related repertoire, which reflects various war perspectives. Each chapter includes concise historical infonnation concerning the specific war, poet, and composer of the work under review. Equally important is the inclusion of selected musical analyses, interpretive textual guidelines, and a discussion of vocal aspects that pemlit the singer to more fully comprehend the emotional and musical possibilities of the piece. Additionally, suggested songs for further study and sample war-related vocal recital programs are presented as appendices. The culmination of these efforts manifests itself into a study of thirteen pieces for singers representing the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. / Ethiopa saluting the colors by H.T. Burleigh -- Four Walt Whitman songs by Kurt Weill -- War scenes by Ned Rorem -- Face of war by Elie Siegmeister -- Three songs of the war by Charles Ives -- i never saw another butterfly ... by Srul Irving Glick -- We happy few by Richard Cumming. / Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only / School of Music

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. / Includes abstract. Vita. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0429. Adviser: William Kinderman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-157) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

This dissertation, which takes the form of a creative project as is sanctioned by the Doctor of Arts Curricular Program, is an investigation of artsong literature, composers and musico-poetic structure. The work is a textbook designed for an undergraduate course in song literature and is accompanied by a performance-based interpretation workbook. The author's approach to the artsong is a threefold one: the artsong is considered as a unique performance idiom and is examined for the characteristics common to all; distinctive features are examined which identify specific sub-genre classifications within the body of artsong; specific artsongs are investigated from a performance aspect in order to develop an appropriate methodology for the interpretation of an individual song. This work includes information about historical analysis, performance practice, translation, phonetic transcription and the characteristics of versification unique to each language covered.The unique contribution of this work, however, is the workbook of sixty-five artsongs.In the workbook, the student is guided through a systematic approach to the interpretive process. The student is asked to examine the poem for type, mode of address and imagery and is asked to consider elements of rhyme, meter and poetic structure. The student is guided through an investigation of the characters both present and implied in the poetry; the student is asked to consider the structural elements of the musical setting in order to better discern the composer's response to the poem. Additionally, the student is asked to place the speaker-the person whose voice he or she is bringing to life-in time and location as well as construct a profile of the speaker's character. At the beginning of the workbook the entire process is demonstrated for the student; as the student progresses through the workbook, he is expected to perform more and more of the tasks until he can independently create a performance-based interpretation.The work contains copious musical examples as well as a source guide to instructional materials (scores, translations, recordings) and a brief glossary. / School of Music

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 2007. / Computer printout. Includes abstract and vita. "Appendix, Scores for songs discussed in this dissertation": leaves 207-270. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-275).

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).