O objetivo desse trabalho é investigar a adaptação da organista com relação às modificações nos hinários oficiais da Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil, enfatizando as mudanças do Hinário 4 para o Hinário 5. Também foi averiguado qual o impacto das mudanças no estudo dos hinos novos e antigos (onde houve várias mudanças) e qual a repercussão das organistas com relação ao acréscimo do terceiro pentagrama no Hinário 5. O presente estudo foi delineado com base em dois questionários elaborados e enviados para as organistas da Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil (uma vez que apenas as mulheres tocam o órgão), tanto para as oficializadas com profunda experiência no Hinário 4, como para as organistas aprendizes que só tiveram contato com o Hinário 5. Ficou evidente que muitas organistas oficializadas ainda apresentam dificuldades em tocar os hinos alterados do hinário devido às diferenças entre mão esquerda e pedal. As aprendizes não reportaram ter problemas porque nunca estudaram com outro hinário. Como na Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil somente hinos são tocados durante o culto, foram elaborados exercícios para auxiliar na adaptação do novo hinário, já que em 194 dos 480 hinos, as notas mais graves da mão esquerda e do pedal são distintas durante alguns compassos. O material produzido poderá auxiliar principalmente as organistas oficializadas, tornando-se também, uma fonte de consulta sobre os tipos de hinos para toda a classe. / This work aims to investigate the adaptation of the organist of the Christian Congregation Church of Brazil in relation to the modifications in the new hymnal (No. 5), as well as the impact it has had on the way the organists study the new and old (and altered) hymns. The addition of the third staff has also been investigated. Two questionnaires, as a basis for the study, were sent to women organists (since only women are allowed to play the organ): a group of Official organists with a great deal of experience with Hymnal No. 4, and beginner organists (Apprentices), who had only studied Hymnal No. 5. The Official organists reported that many still present difficulties playing the altered hymns of the latest edition because of the differences between the left hand and pedal. The Apprentices admitted not having any problems since they never came in contact with other editions of the hymnal. Considering that the Christian Congregation Church of Brazil only allows hymns to be performed during services, exercises were elaborated to help them adapt to the new hymnal, since in 194 of the 480 hymns, the lower note of the left hand and the pedal are not the same for several measures. The material presented is intended to aid mainly the Official organists, however, it may be utilized by all organists as a source for the many different types of hymns.

Submitted by Morgana Silva (morgana_linhares@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-19T16:07:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3174752 bytes, checksum: 88f111405b72edbce525df7192bf1b41 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-19T16:07:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3174752 bytes, checksum: 88f111405b72edbce525df7192bf1b41 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The Christian Congregation in Brazil is an Evangelical Pentecostal Church, founded in 1910, in São Paulo. Today it is present throughout Brazil and in other countries. There are several reasons why this church has a significant place in teaching and learning music, among which may be mentioned: a division of labor between men and women in the execution of hymns during services, the presence of a set curriculum for training musicians in the Church and the way in which the institution is committed to maintaining a music ministry. This study investigated the music education of the organists of the Christian Congregation in Brazil, using case study as a methodological approach. The interviews with the ten organists who participated in the survey were conducted according to the procedures of collection and analysis of data in comprehensive interviews (KAUFFMANN, 2013). Procedures of documentary research (SA-SILVA; ALMEIDA; GUINDANI, 2009) were also adopted to better understand the Constitution of the Christian Congregation and the teaching materials adopted in their music education. Based on Berger and Luckmann's (1983) ideas of daily life, of primary and secondary socialization, of institutionalization and of social role, this study had the general objective to understand the process of learning music of the organists of the Christian Congregation in Brazil in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. The specific objectives were to become acquainted with the music education in the Christian Congregation in Brazil and the relationship it has with the music learning of the organists, as well as reflect on the social role of the organists in the Church and the influence this has on the music learning being studied. As a result of this study, it was noted that the music learning process of the organists can be described as familial, religious and institutional. Most of the organists interviewed start learning music at home; these musical experiences play a big part in their memories: their parents' demands regarding practice of the instrument and the times when the family would gather to play. The experience of learning music in the Church is interlaced with the religion professed by the organists, so that learning music is interpreted in terms of the Christian faith. Admission into the Church's music lessons through a vocational direction, the guidance of the instructors for a life "more dedicated to God" and coping with learning difficulties from the perspective of a "dependence on God" are examples of this learning method influenced by religion. In addition, the music learning of the organists is institutional in the sense of being directed by a "minimum program" stipulated by the Church, and the internalization of a social role that is well-defined by the group. These aspects of the organists' music education are interconnected and form a complex phenomenon, considering the social and subjective dynamics of this context. / A Congregação Cristã no Brasil é uma Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal, fundada em 1910, na cidade de São Paulo. Hoje ela está presente em todo Brasil e em outros países. Algumas razões fazem com que essa Igreja possua um significativo espaço de ensino e de aprendizagem de música, dentre as quais podem ser citadas: uma divisão de tarefas entre homens e mulheres na execução dos hinos durante os cultos, a presença de um currículo definido para formação dos músicos na Igreja e o modo como a instituição está comprometida na manutenção de um ministério de música. Nesse contexto, foi realizada uma pesquisa que investigou a aprendizagem de música das organistas da Congregação Cristã no Brasil, tendo o estudo de caso como abordagem metodológica. Foram utilizados procedimentos de coleta e de análise de dados da entrevista compreensiva (KAUFFMANN, 2013) nas entrevistas com as dez organistas participantes da pesquisa. Foram adotados também procedimentos da pesquisa documental (SÁ-SILVA; ALMEIDA; GUINDANI, 2009), para conhecer melhor o Estatuto da Congregação Cristã e os materiais didáticos por ela adotados no ensino de música. Com base nas ideias de cotidiano, socialização primária, socialização secundária, institucionalização e papel social, de Berger e Luckmann (1983), a pesquisa teve como objetivo geral compreender como se dá a aprendizagem de música das organistas da Congregação Cristã no Brasil na cidade de Juazeiro do Norte, Estado do Ceará. Os objetivos específicos foram conhecer o ensino de música na Congregação Cristã no Brasil e a relação que o mesmo tem com a aprendizagem de música das organistas, bem como refletir sobre o papel social exercido pelas organistas na Igreja e a influência desse papel sobre a aprendizagem de música em questão. Como resultados da investigação, notou-se que a aprendizagem de música das organistas pode ser descrita como familiar, religiosa e institucional. A maioria das organistas entrevistadas começa a aprender música em casa, fazendo parte da memória das organistas as experiências musicais vivenciadas nesse contexto, a cobrança dos pais no estudo do instrumento e as ocasiões em que a família se reunia para tocar. A aprendizagem de música na Igreja é vivenciada de modo entrelaçado com a religião que as organistas professam, de modo que o aprendizado de música é interpretado nos termos da fé cristã. O ingresso nas aulas de música da Igreja por uma direção vocacional, as orientações das instrutoras para uma vida “mais dedicada a Deus” e o enfrentamento das dificuldades de aprendizagem na perspectiva de uma “dependência de Deus” são exemplos dessa aprendizagem influenciada pela religião. Além disso, a aprendizagem de música das organistas é institucional no sentido de ser direcionada por um “programa mínimo” estipulado pela Igreja e na interiorização de um papel social bem definido pelo grupo. Esses aspectos da aprendizagem de música das organistas são encontrados interligados e formam um fenômeno complexo, considerando as dinâmicas sociais e subjetivas desse contexto.

O objetivo desse trabalho é investigar a adaptação da organista com relação às modificações nos hinários oficiais da Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil, enfatizando as mudanças do Hinário 4 para o Hinário 5. Também foi averiguado qual o impacto das mudanças no estudo dos hinos novos e antigos (onde houve várias mudanças) e qual a repercussão das organistas com relação ao acréscimo do terceiro pentagrama no Hinário 5. O presente estudo foi delineado com base em dois questionários elaborados e enviados para as organistas da Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil (uma vez que apenas as mulheres tocam o órgão), tanto para as oficializadas com profunda experiência no Hinário 4, como para as organistas aprendizes que só tiveram contato com o Hinário 5. Ficou evidente que muitas organistas oficializadas ainda apresentam dificuldades em tocar os hinos alterados do hinário devido às diferenças entre mão esquerda e pedal. As aprendizes não reportaram ter problemas porque nunca estudaram com outro hinário. Como na Igreja Congregação Cristã no Brasil somente hinos são tocados durante o culto, foram elaborados exercícios para auxiliar na adaptação do novo hinário, já que em 194 dos 480 hinos, as notas mais graves da mão esquerda e do pedal são distintas durante alguns compassos. O material produzido poderá auxiliar principalmente as organistas oficializadas, tornando-se também, uma fonte de consulta sobre os tipos de hinos para toda a classe. / This work aims to investigate the adaptation of the organist of the Christian Congregation Church of Brazil in relation to the modifications in the new hymnal (No. 5), as well as the impact it has had on the way the organists study the new and old (and altered) hymns. The addition of the third staff has also been investigated. Two questionnaires, as a basis for the study, were sent to women organists (since only women are allowed to play the organ): a group of Official organists with a great deal of experience with Hymnal No. 4, and beginner organists (Apprentices), who had only studied Hymnal No. 5. The Official organists reported that many still present difficulties playing the altered hymns of the latest edition because of the differences between the left hand and pedal. The Apprentices admitted not having any problems since they never came in contact with other editions of the hymnal. Considering that the Christian Congregation Church of Brazil only allows hymns to be performed during services, exercises were elaborated to help them adapt to the new hymnal, since in 194 of the 480 hymns, the lower note of the left hand and the pedal are not the same for several measures. The material presented is intended to aid mainly the Official organists, however, it may be utilized by all organists as a source for the many different types of hymns.

In order to understand the significance of music in our culture, we must learn of music history. This history includes not only a few men who have been revered through the centuries, but many who, during their lifetime and in their locality or country, exerted influence to some degree.Such a man was John Jasper McClellan. He studied under some of the world's great teachers and received their praise; founded the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; directed the Salt Lake Opera Company, the Salt Lake Choral Society, and the Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra; founded the Utah Conservatory of Music; taught many of the musicians who are prominent today; was organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle for twenty-five years; originated the regular free organ recitals in this country; and was considered one of the world's greatest organists.The author has attempted to collect all available information concerning Mr. McClellan, to select those facts which give an insight into his personality as a musician, his contribution as a musician, and his influence as a musician, and to present these in an unbiased manner. Data was obtained from books, magazines, newspapers, unpublished writings, and interviews with persons acquainted with Mr. McClellan. This information is arranged chronologically, followed by an appendix containing information that did not seem to fit properly into the body of this work and yet seemed necessary to arrive at a true appreciation of this man.

This thesis examines the life and thought of the influential Melbourne organist, teacher and music critic, Arthur Ernest Howard Nickson (1876-1964). Born in Melbourne, Nickson studied in England on the Clarke Scholarship at the Royal College of Music (1895-1899). During his studies in England, Nickson experienced the Catholic revival in the Church of England at its height. On his return to Australia in 1901 Nickson’s activities as a church musician, and later, as a teacher provided the platform for him to articulate views that were formed as a result of these influences. Beginning in 1904, Nickson’s 56-year career as a lecturer at the University Of Melbourne Conservatorium Of Music is important, as every student had to pass through his lectures at some point in their course. As music critic at the Age from 1927, Nickson played a decisive role in shaping public taste at the time of the establishment of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Heinze, who was also Ormond Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne (1926-57). Nickson’s essays form a distinct group of writings that are probably unique in Australia. The main published essays cover a forty-year period beginning in 1905, and show the development of Nickson’s thinking about the moral basis and spiritual nature of music, his views on the nature of the Church, and his worldview, based on Neoplatonic philosophy, which shaped his thinking about the process of creation. While Nickson’s view of the created order was shaped by Neoplatonic influences, his view of the redemptive function of art was expressed in terms of sacramental theology, and was related very closely to his Anglo-Catholicism. In his essays and lectures Nickson frequently worked with an abstracted concept of ‘Art’, rather than specific art objects. While reference was made to art objects, it is not clear how Nickson defined the term ‘artist’. Nickson’s attention in his discussions of ‘Art’ tended to focus on the artist, rather than the object. This was a result of his world view, which saw art objects as an emanation from the personality of the artist; this necessitated the cultivation of a disposition of mind, which was enabled by the acquisition of mystical intuition. While his description of the fine arts as consisting of architecture, sculpture, painting, poetry and music was in line with older views of art, his views on the artist are difficult to discern, which raises the question of whether Nickson saw himself as an artist. Clearly his vocation was not as a composer, as the discussion of his mass settings in Chapter 3 will demonstrate, while as an organ teacher he was more interested in interpretation than in the mechanics of playing the instrument. This thesis falls into two broad sections. The first three chapters seek to provide an adequate biography of Nickson, which has never previously been done. The fourth chapter examines Nickson’s worldview and the implications this had for his thinking about music, and falls into two parts. The first part follows Nickson’s worldview as it was expressed in his essays, and focuses attention on the concept of art as a process of sign making. The manner in which this sign making is understood is essential to its function, and in Nickson’s writings three understandings emerge: symbol, metaphor and sacrament. The second part of the discussion examines Nickson’s articulation of his worldview in relation to music, which he considered to be the most divine of the arts, drawing on lecture notes, student reminiscences and Nickson’s own. Nickson’s central claim was that art is a sacrament. This can be seen in relation to his faith, where the regular use of the Church’s sacraments was central. This claim is challenged by statements Nickson made about the faith of composers such as Beethoven and Bach. This raises questions about sacramental efficacy when applied to art, and some limitations implicit in viewing art as a sacrament. It will be argued that Nickson conceived of artistic creation as fundamentally a process of sign making. The sign may be regarded as a symbol, metaphor or sacrament, and the process of creating the sign reflects God’s own creative activity in human creative acts. Nickson conceived of human creative action as having a redemptive character, bringing the artist into closer unity with the godhead. This union was the ultimate aim of art, being the act of redemption that paralleled the union brought about by such sacraments as the Eucharist. This term also points to some tensions in Nickson’s worldview, where he expressed a view of the creation of the material world as being both a dynamic, continuing activity of emanation from God, and a single action of the will of God, such as the creation account of Genesis.

The aim of this research is to provide a theoretical framework of the Alexander Technique for organists. Frederick Matthias Alexander was an Australian actor who developed a technique to enable and enhance his own performance. This innovative technique is now used across the world, including South Africa. In this study the researcher provides a Literature Study of the Alexander Technique. Furthermore, he investigates and reports on the practises of a number of organists. A multiple case study approach was adapted and data was collected by means of questionnaires, personal observations and informal interviews. The data gathered in this study is described and analysed. The study culminates with a description of a theoretical framework for the application of the Alexander Technique for organists.

The lecture recital was given July 22, 1974. A discussion of the tientos of Cabezon, Aguilera de Heredia, Coelho, Correa de Arauxo, and Cabanilles included an analysis of eight specific works, a comparison of styles, and information about performance practices. The eight works were then performed. In addition to the lecture recital three other public recitals were performed, consisting entirely of solo literature for the organ. The first solo recital, on July 2, 1971, included works of Titelouze, deGrigny, Franck, and Alain. The second solo recital, on June 18, 1973, consisted of works by Bach, Klebe, Bruhns, Reger, Heiller, and Liszt. The final solo program, on June 7, 1974, included works by Boyvin, Buxtehude, Mozart, Alain, and Reger. All four programs, recorded on magnetic tape, are filed, along with the written version of the lecture material, in the North Texas State University library.

The lecture recital was given on August 9, 1974. Chorale partitas by Sweelinck, Scheidt, B051hm, and Walther were performed following a lecture on the chorale partita in the Baroque period. The lecture included a discussion of the instruments that the partitas were written for and the functions for which they were written. The works of Sweelinck and Scheidt and their influence on later composers were discussed. A number of lesser-known composers and their works were mentioned. Also, there was a discussion of works by well-known composers such as Bohm, Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Walther, and Bach. In addition to the lecture recital, three other public recitals were performed, all of which consisted of solo compositions for the organ. The first solo recital, including works of Buxtehude, Bach, Walther, Pepping, ?ranck, Alain, and Durufle, was performed on July 18, 1971. On August 13, 1972 the second solo recital was performed. Compositions by Greene, Stanley, Searle, Willan, Dandrieu, Roger-Ducasse, and Langlais were included in the program. The third solo recital, which included works by Sweelinck, Bach, Guillou, and Reubke, was performed on June 5, 1974. The four programs were recorded on magnetic tape and are filed with the written version of the lecture material as a part of the dissertation.

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