Thesis (M.M.)--East Carolina University, 1998. / Submitted to the faculty of the School of Music. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 13).

Lorsque nous évoquons la fabrication du violon, la majorité des gens ne mentionnent que les trois luthiers italiens les plus célèbres dans le monde : Nicolo Amati, Antonio Giacomo Stradivari, dit Stradivarius, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri c'est-à-dire Guarneri del Gesù, dit Guarnerius. Ils sont sans aucun doute les maîtres-lutherie en la matière et également tous issus de l’école crémonaise. De plus, leurs violons ont beaucoup inspiré leurs successeurs et les luthiers contemporains.A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, la fabrication du violon était essentiellement centralisée en France, plus particulièrement à Paris où sont apparus plusieurs luthiers talentueux tels que Jacques Bocquay, Jean-François Aldric, Louis Guersan, Léopold Renaudin, etc. Bien qu’ils soient moins connus que Stradivarius et Guarnerius, ils ont pris en compte les méthodes de conception italiennes et ont mis en place, grâce à celle-ci, l’école française de lutherie. Enfin, au XIXe siècle, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume est apparu en France ; il a été non seulement un luthier excellent et innovateur, mais aussi un copiste de Stradivarius très célèbre. D’ailleurs, il a été également un grand praticien de l’acoustique et un commerçant hors pair, ce qui fait qu’aujourd’hui il est considéré comme le «Stradivarius français ».Ainsi mon travail est composé de trois parties : l’origine de l’art et analyse de la structure du moule de Stradivarius, la conception du violon chez Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, la recherche de la structure du violon à partir des fondements acoustiques ; ces parties sont suivies d’une conclusion. / When we speak about the making of violins most people will only mention the best three world-known Italian stringed-instrument makers: Nicolo Amati, Antonio Giacomo Sradivari, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guaneri (Guaneri del Gesù). Without any doubt they are the masters in the art of stringed-instrument manufacture and the three of them come from the Cremonaise. Moreover their violins have inspired their successors and the present-day stringed-instrument makers a lot. At the end of the 18th century violins were mainly made in France especially in Paris where several talented stringed-instrument makers such as Jacques Bocquay, Jean-François Aldric and Leopold Renaudin among others were famous. Although they are less well-known than Stradivari and Guarneri they took the Italian designed methods into account and thanks to them they created the French Style. Finally in the 19th century Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume appeared in France: he was not just an excellent stringed-instrument maker and innovator but also a very famous copyist of Stradivari’s work. What’s more he was also a great practitioner of acoustics and an outstanding trader. Consequently he is now known as the “French Stradivari”. Thus my thesis is made up of three parts: the origin of the art and analysis of the structure of a Stradivari mould, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume’s design of a violin, the study of the structure of violins from acoustic basis and finally a conclusion.319th century Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume appeared in France: he was not just an excellent stringed-instrument maker and innovator but also a very famous copyist of Stradivari’s work. What’s more he was also a great practitioner of acoustics and an outstanding trader. Consequently he is now known as the “French Stradivari”.Thus my thesis is made up of three parts: the origin of the art and analysis of the structure of a Stradivari mould, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume’s design of a violin, the study of the structure of violins from acoustic basis and finally a conclusion.

Stellar Ouintet is a composition in five movements (Prologue, Allegro, "...Of Stars", Rondo, Epilogue) for two violins, viola, violoncello, and harpsichord. It makes extensive use of constellations , a term used in this work to denote arrangements of pitches in spatial notation. This method of notation is derived from actual astronomical constellations. The score makes use of both real and freely constructed constellations which are rotated around their own central axis. The score is 90 pages long with a 28 page analysis preceding the score. The work has a performance time of approximately 18-20 minutes

Thesis (Ph. D.--Music)--University of California, San Diego, 2000. / Vita. Music for clarinet (alto clarinet), 2 violins, viola, violoncello, prepared piano, percussion, and tape.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2009. / Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, leaves 126-134).

Thesis (M.Mus.) - University of Queensland, 2003. / Includes bibliography.

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Present Absence is a work that integrates electronic processing and live performance. It is approximately 20 minutes long and is divided into three movements. The movements are distinct from each other, but are related through various elements. Incorporating electronic processing and live performance can be cumbersome. The primary objective of this piece is to use electronic processing in a manner that liberates the performers from any restrictions imposed by the use of electronic processing. The electronic processing in the work is accomplished through the program MAX/Msp, a real-time digital signal processing environment. The patch that was created for this piece is called MOO-V. This paper discusses the both the technical details in the construction of this patch, and the aesthetic it serves.

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Although many volumes concerning the life and works of Johannes Brahms have been written, it has been found that the majority of these writings treat the material of the subject in a rather poetic and romanticized fashion. This is especially unfortunate in those volumes where the works of Brahms are analyzed with pragmatic implications, since Brahms himself eschewed the use of extramusical elements in his composition. This investigation, therefore, is an attempt to present a careful analysis of one of these compositions, the Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115, for clarinet and string quartet.