The purpose of this study is to trace the invention and development of a greatly abused instrument, the saxophone, and its use in the symphony orchestra. The first chapter concerns the instrument's invention and acceptance. The second chapter discusses physical characteristics of the saxophone. The third chapter deals with the particular methods of using the saxophone in orchestral literature by various composers, from its use in the nineteenth century through the present. An appendix provides a comprehensive listing of orchestral literature in which the saxophone is utilized.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Sally E. McRorie, Florida State University, School of Visual Arts and Dance, Department of Art Education. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 16, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: R. Douglas Greer. Dissertation Committee: Charles W. Walton. Includes bibliographical references.

The topic of the diploma work is the summary of activities ZUŠ Jihlava and compilation of its history, method work and social signification of the student´s music bands that operate on its ground. It includes the string orchestra, brass orchestra and other small ensembles. The focus of the work is beside the backgrounds of the conductors and ensemble leaders on the relationship between the teaching in the bands and student training for the practice, on the comparison of the sphere of activities and quality of several ensembles and it considers also the future music experience of the graduates and members of these bands or ensembles.

The need for more efficient and comprehensive teaching in the field of rhythms justifies the writer in making a more thorough study of the organization, place and significance of a rhythm band in the elementary school curriculum.

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String Music is a composition for string orchestra, percussion, and tape in three movements. The work exploits both traditional and contemporary polyphonic techniques (e.g. imitation, inversion, canon, stretto, fugue, collage). In addition, each movement employs a different musical elementas the focus of organization (timbre, pitch, rhythm/meter). The duration of the entire work is approximately eighteen and a half minutes.

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This project includes a promotional campaign for the Inland Empire / Riverside County Philharmonic as well as the preliminary market analysis for the campaign. The market targeted was well-educated twenty to forty year olds in Riverside, Temecula and Corona.