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1	The Evening Shadow Walczak, Christopher 16 September 2013 (has links) The Evening Shadow, a six-minute work for symphony orchestra, is a short symphonic poem composed with the intent of evoking a sensation of lament and eventual deliverance. Drawing from the “Neapolitan Complex” found in Beethoven’s string quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131 (exploitation of the semitone between C#-D), I attempted to create a dramatic “storyline” utilizing the semitone relation between E and F. From a programmatic standpoint, upward motion from E to F is meant to represent yearning (mm. 5-6, violins, mm. 14-15, violin/vibraphone, m. 18, cello, embedded in m. 20, flute 2) while downward motion from F to E (mm. 110-113, brass) symbolizes rescue and redemption. Motivic transformation was paramount to the construction of The Evening Shadow. Five primary motives are stated and developed. The first appears in the solo violin from mm. 3-4 and is transformed at m. 44 in the oboe and 2nd violins. The second motive is stated in mm. 9-12 in the 1st violins, and returns in canon from mm. 96-106. The third motive appears in the oboe in mm. 29-30 and is developed extensively (mm. 41-42, 47-48, 110-113). The fourth motive is stated in the 1st violins at m. 33 and returns in m. 52 in the 2nd violins. The final motive is first heard in the horns in mm. 39-40 and ends the piece from mm. 127-129. The motivic transformations make use of transposition, modal “adjustment,” and built in rubato effects, as well a large degree of fragmentation and recombination. Traditional contrapuntal technique was utilized throughout the work. Global harmonic motion of the piece, which makes use of skeletal tonic/dominant relations, can be heard as a progression through the following “tonicizations” and respective modalities: E/F (pitch-centric, no modality, mm. 1-33), D (Dorian, mm. 34-55), A (Dorian, mm. 52-54), E (pseudo-Phrygian, mm. 65-87), C (Mixolydian, mm. 108-121), G (Mixolydian, mm. 127-132), and E/F (pitch-centric, no modality, mm. 133-137). Atonal pitch-class set sonorities were used as structural rhetoric throughout. The aggregate collection, drawing from dodecaphonic theory, is used sparingly both melodically (mm. 16-17, violins and violas), and harmonically (mm. 2-3, 64, 66, 69, 137). Conceptual difficulties arise from orchestrational considerations in a contemporary work due to the broad array of possibilities demonstrated in the scores that span the history of orchestral music. I sought to create a hybrid of advanced traditional orchestration (Mahler, Strauss) and texturalist practices (Lutoslawski, Ligeti). Christopher Walczak Dissertation Thesis The Evening Shadow Rice University Shepherd School of Music
2	Educational ideals vs. architectural expression : the genesis of building excellence Vaughan, Brenda Sisco 22 June 2011 (has links) EDUCATIONAL IDEALS VS. ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION: THE GENESIS OF BUILDING EXCELLENCE Brenda Sisco Vaughan, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 Supervisor: William F. Lasher How education is articulated, understood or comprehended, in the vocabulary (i.e. the expressive techniques or devices) of architecture provokes a certain fascination and intrigue for those interested in methods of pedagogy and cognition at institutions of higher education. This research entered the discussion about architectural expression in the university setting with a focus on the educational aspects in the programming, planning, and design of new buildings on campus. Educational ideals refer to concepts of perfection or models of excellence at institutions of higher education. Architectural expression refers to design or the determination of form which includes every aspect of every quality of a building (size, shape, materials, texture, color, ornamentation, etc.), while supporting the function and intended use of the building. This research examined the processes by which educational ideals translate into architectural expression. Analyses of the processes or systems used in planning and designing new buildings provided data to understand influences on the system. Qualitative data were analyzed in this study from a systems point of view utilizing Interactive Qualitative Analysis, IQA methodology. Following IQA protocol, the problem of how educational ideals translate into architectural expression produced and named the factors (affinities) influencing the processes on university campuses; identified relationships between these factors in cause-and-effect terms; provided the forum to compare and contrast similarities and differences in the systems; and identified similarities and differences in the processes utilized in planning and designing new buildings at private vs. public institutions. In this study, focus groups of higher education administrators and professional architects explored the case study of The University of Texas at Austin. After the data were analyzed, a theoretical model was produced to explore the case study of Rice University. Research synthesis provides information, guidance, and recommendations for educational administrators and professional architects in leadership and decision-making roles guiding the direction of new building projects on campuses. / text Higher education administration Campus planning University campus architecture Rice University architecture Iteractive qualitative analysis
3	Promoting progress : a rhetorical analysis of college and university sexual harassment codes Porrovecchio, Mark J. 02 May 1997 (has links) This thesis is a rhetorical analysis of sexual harassment codes on college and university campuses. The situational model proposed by Lloyd Bitzer is used to examine representative artifacts from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, so as to determine whether they operate as "fitting" rhetorical responses to the situation generally and the exigence of sexual harassment specifically. The body of this analysis develops in eight stages: an introductory discussion of sexual harassment and research conducted thereon; examination of codes as ethical and situational constructs; explication of the rhetorical framework; the nature of the exigence as a historical and campus-specific imperfection; examination of the publics that create the rhetorical audience; the inartistic and artistic constraints operative within the rhetorical situation; an analysis of the two codes; and summary comments and recommendations. Within the last two sections the determinations are made that: 1) the codes do not currently function as a "fitting" response to the situation/exigence, and that 2) revisions can be made so as to promote a more pragmatic and "fitting" response to sexual harassment. / Graduation date: 1997 Rice University -- Administration College discipline -- Texas -- Houston
4	Evidence for Impulsive Heating of Active Region Coronal Loops Reep, Jeffrey 24 July 2013 (has links) We present observational and numerical evidence supporting the theory of impulsive heating of the solar corona. We have run numerical simulations solving the hydrodynamic equations for plasma confined to a magnetic flux tube, for the two distinct cases of steady and impulsive heating. We find that steady heating cannot explain the observed amount of low-temperature plasma in active regions on the sun. The results for impulsive heating closely match those of the observations. The ratio of heating time to cooling time predominantly determines the observed temperature distribution of the plasma. We have also identified an observational bias in calculating intensities of spectral lines in previous studies, which causes an under-estimation of low-temperature plasma. We predict Doppler shifts in the observed line emission that are in agreement with observations, and which may serve as a diagnostic of the strength of heating. We conclude that impulsive heating of active region coronal loops is more likely than steady heating. solar physics coronal physics solar atmosphere coronal heating coronal loops active regions impulsive heating emission measure Doppler shifts corona Rice University
5	Narrative Form Angelini, Giorgio 16 September 2013 (has links) Architecture is a dilemma of transforming complex desires into compelling forms. It stands to reason, then, that to better understand the desires of a user might produce a more compelling form. This is an investigation into the process of design, wherein narratives are constructed as a productive tool for innovation. These narratives are the synthesis of both the desires of the client and the discriminations of the designer. Eschewing the conception of the architect as a mystic, this thesis begins with an investigation into how we represent complex Architectural ideas to a client. It begins a process, or framework, through which a project can be conceived. It both demands that the client shed preconceived, and potentially erroneous, associations between desires and design, to get to a more pure understanding of the needs of a client. The hope is that by rendering Architectural intention less opaque, we might come to a better understanding of the desires of a client, and thus create a new way of practicing; wherein neither client nor architect rely on a pre-defined set of formal solutions for a constantly evolving problem. The single-family home is the programmatic basis for this investigation. Few other programs illicit as robust and divergent desires than the home. It's not that architecture is in the pursuit of creating narratives. But rather, it's that the process of design is one wherein the creation of a compelling narrative has the potential to produce innovative work. And important to the construction of that narrative is the productive engagement of the client. narrative narrative form image process idealized image architecture design home client desires client desires judgement rice rice university giorgio angelini narrative triggers
6	TU-Spektrum 2/2007, Magazin der Technischen Universität Chemnitz Steinebach, Mario, Thehos, Katharina, Häckel-Riffler, Christine, Brabandt, Antje, Mahler, Janine, Chlebusch, Michael, Doriath, Thomas, Leithold, Nicole, Linne, Carina 14 September 2007 (has links) (PDF) zweimal im Jahr erscheinende Zeitschrift über aktuelle Themen der TU Chemnitz, ergänzt von Sonderheft(en) Absolventen Ausländische Studenten Bachelor-Studiengänge Bücher Computerchips Datenbankangebot Bibliothek ETH Zürich Elektronische Semesterapparate Familiengerechte Hochschule Fernkälte Fortis Saxonia Fudan Universität Humboldt-Stipendium Hyperaktivität Internationales Kompetenzzentrum Strukturleichtbau Kulturfestival Begegnungen LKW-Fahrer Lingua et Opinio Lobacevski-Universität Master-Studiengänge Nahinfrarot-Spektrometer Prorektoren Radio UNiCC Reagi Schülerlabor Siemens Smart Systems Campus Tuchfühlung Universität Stellenbosch Universitätsball Unternehmensnetzwerke Vertragsgestaltung Zentrum für Fitness und Gesundheit Zentrum für Mikrotechnologien American-African-European Summer School Future Truck Rice-University Target Costing ddc:050 Bibliothek Brennstoffzelle Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft E-Learning Familienplanung Internettelefonie Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Kältespeicher Mikrosystemtechnik Naturwissenschaften Psychologie Rechenzentrum Rektor Sport Studentenwerk Studienberatung Technik Unternehmensgründung Verein Deutscher Ingenieure Weiterbildung Zielkostenrechnung
7	TU-Spektrum 2/2007, Magazin der Technischen Universität Chemnitz Steinebach, Mario, Thehos, Katharina, Häckel-Riffler, Christine, Brabandt, Antje, Mahler, Janine, Chlebusch, Michael, Doriath, Thomas, Leithold, Nicole, Linne, Carina 14 September 2007 (has links) zweimal im Jahr erscheinende Zeitschrift über aktuelle Themen der TU Chemnitz, ergänzt von Sonderheft(en) info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/050 ddc:050

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