Thesis--University of Southern California. / Vol. 2 contains works by H. Pick, H. R. Bishop, T. A. Walmisley, J. Waddell, and D. Godfrey, rescored for modern concert band by C. E. Wiggins. Includes bibliography.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 141 p. : ill. Advisor: Russel Mikkelson, School of Music. Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-96).

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1957. / Holograph; prelim. material typescript. Program and performance notes by the composer precede score.

Thesis (M.M.)--Bowling Green State University, 2005. / Document formatted into pages; contains 1 score (34 p.) Includes bibliographical references.

The Ghost in the Machine is a piece of music far large wind ensemble. This piece is concerned with the interrelationship between the perception of time passing in music and the level of perceived density of musical activity. Specifically, the piece is designed according to the notion that the higher the level of musical activity within smaller intervals of time, the higher the perceived level of density. The piece consists of a large-scale density envelope that spans the length of the entire piece, wherein the level of density increases gradually towards and decreases away from the climax point. The shape of this density envelope is reflected on smaller scales that operate at various levels of the music, all of which are discussed in detail in the analysis part of the thesis. These density envelopes are used as a means of structuring the listening process over the course of the piece.

Acheron, River of Woe is a large-scale piece for wind symphony accompanied by an analytical thesis. It is a single-movement programmatic piece lasting twelve minutes scored for a wind symphony consisting of three flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes, English horn, two bassoons, contrabassoon, E-flat clarinet, three B-flat clarinets, A clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, four saxophones, four trumpets, four horns, two trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, timpani, and three percussionists. This piece represents a journey on the River Acheron, inspired by quotations taken from several Greek poets of antiquity. The entire piece flows as one long, fluid stream of music, with different sonic currents, waves, and eddies moving through it. Modal theory governs its harmonic structure and is the foundation of the piece.

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