Thesis (D.M.A.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-91).

This dissertation consists of two parts, an essay and a four-part cycle of choral works, including four full scores of A Time for Everything (meditation on Ecclesiastes 3), Come Away, My Beloved (meditation on Song of Songs), Intercession (meditation on Romans 8), and Faith, Hope, and Love (meditation on 1 Corinthians 13). The essay includes an introduction presenting an overview of A Time for Everything for chorus, a description of my creative process, and my ideas of music and spirituality that inform the composition. It also includes an in-depth analysis of each of the four choral works. A Time for Everything for chorus was conceived as a series of musical meditations, and composed for the vocal ensemble Ekmeles. The four pieces were premiered at Roulette Intermedium, and Issue Project Room in New York, and at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey between 2012-2013. Scores and recordings of these works make up the second part of the dissertation.

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Florida, 2005. / Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 84 pages. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis advisor: John Baldovin / Thesis advisor: Brian Dunkle / Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry. / Discipline: Sacred Theology.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Ethnomusicology and Musicology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 372-386). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR29325

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

In seinem Song Lazarus setzte sich David Bowie unzweifelhaft mit seinem unmittelbar bevorstehenden Tod auseinander. Als Hauptmedium der Auseinandersetzung dürften weniger die Lyrics als die Musik des Songs anzusehen sein; und dabei kommt der Soundgestaltung an einigen Stellen eine zentrale Rolle zu. Es soll hier versucht werden, die semantische Funktion der Soundgestaltung in Bezug auf die Narration des Songs zu analysieren. Klang entzieht sich, gerade in Anbetracht der unendlichen Möglichkeiten elektronischer Manipulation, stärker als Tonhöhe und Rhythmus einer linearen Parametrisierung und bietet sich daher nicht zu einer code-geleiteten Verwendung an; allerdings lassen sich gewisse Parallelen zu den von David Bowie gewählten Klangmetaphern beispielsweise bei Berlioz und Alban Berg finden, die freilich eher der Todesthematik als einer bewussten Bezugnahme geschuldet sein dürften. Zu untersuchen ist ferner die Integration der Klangmetaphern in die Narration des gesamten Songs. Auf vielen Ebenen werden konventionelle Popstrukturen kreativ und im Sinne der Songthematik umgestaltet: So stellt die Form, etwa »Intro-Verse-Verse-Bridge-Verse-Solo-Outro«, nur die Grundlage für die Entfaltung eines einzigen, den gesamten Song umspannenden melodisch-narrativen Bogens dar; in Bezug auf diesen Bogen, durch ihre Platzierung an entscheidenden Umschlagpunkten der Narration entfalten die Klangmetaphern ihre eigentliche Kraft. Ähnliche Überlegungen lassen sich hinsichtlich harmonischer Phänomene anstellen. Insgesamt findet die Analyse in Lazarus ein dicht gewebtes Netz semantischer Bezüglichkeit, das im Dienst einer spirituellen, verbal nicht mehr formulierbaren, dafür unmittelbar berührenden Aussage steht. / There is little doubt that in his song »Lazarus«, David Bowie was dealing with his impending death. It seems that in this respect the music is more important than the lyrics, with the sonic design of certain parts playing a major role. In this article, an attempt is made to analyze the semantic function of sound in relation to the narrative of the song. Sound eludes linear parametrization, much more than pitch or rhythm, especially if we take into account the infinite possibilities of its electronic manipulation in pop music. In general, sound is less »coded« than pitch or rhythm. Indeed, there are some parallels between sonic metaphors in »Lazarus« and in certain works of Berlioz and Alban Berg, but these parallels might be due to topical similarities (the theme of death) rather than conscious allusion. Moreover, the placement of the sonic metaphors into the narrative framework of the song deserves some attention. »Lazarus« uses conventional song structures in a creative way in order to enforce its narrative. For example, while the song may be analyzed as Intro–verse–verse–bridge–verse–solo–outro, there is a single overarching melody unfolding throughout the song. The various sonic events draw their semantic impact from their placement at important turning points of the narrative. Similar observations can be made with regard to certain harmonic aspects of »Lazarus«. All in all, the analysis reveals a tightly-knit web of semantically charged events, contributing to a spiritual message that transcends verbalization.

This study examined the relationship between music therapists' spiritual beliefs and their clinical practices. A survey was sent to 4243 members of the Certification Board for Music Therapy, using an electronic program, SurveyMonkey. There was a return rate of 32%. The survey contained two parts; Part I was the Music Therapy Questionnaire, and Part II was the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale (SIBS). Data were analyzed using a combination of Kruskal-Wallis Anova, Mann-Whitney U, and Spearman Rho correlation tests to analyze both the relationships as well as significant variations in responses between the survey questions and the SIBS scores. Research questions focused on the relationships between the music therapists' spirituality scores (SIBS) and their demographics, their reported spiritual beliefs and practices, and their clinical practices. Statistical analyses revealed significant differences in the relationship between SIBS scores and gender, age, and years of professional experience; however, there were no significant differences between SIBS scores and education level, regions of AMTA, or client populations served. Significant correlations were found between SIBS scores and music therapists' personal appraisal of their own spirituality, their use of music as a spiritual experience, the use of music in their own personal practice, and their belief in the importance of some type of contemplative experience in their own personal lives. Further statistical analyses also revealed significant correlations between music therapists' SIBS scores and the following clinical practices: 1) the role of spirituality as a sustaining force in their music therapy career, 2) their spiritual ideals as exemplified in their work, 3) attention to their own spirituality in their role as a music therapist, 4) their spiritual growth as a music therapist, 5) the classifying of their work as a spiritual endeavor, 6) their choice of music therapy as a profession. Additional positive correlations were found between music therapists' SIBS scores and the reported influence of spirituality on their choice of population, their comfort in addressing clients' spiritual needs when they are similar to their own, and their comfort in addressing clients' spiritual needs when they are different from their own. / Music Therapy

Explains how Afro-Cuban culture influenced African-American jazzmen and led to the formation of Afro-Cuban or Latin jazz in 1947 by Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo. Explores the musical connections between the physical plane of Cuba and the United States, and the esoteric spiritual world of the orishas and myths coming to life in sacred and secular music forms.