by Chan Kong Wah. / Bibliography: leaves 112-115 / Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983

Over the past ten to fifteen years, there has been a trend to perform multicultural choral works in the United States, including Chinese music. Although there are a number of studies about Chinese choral music, there is not much written specifically on Hong Kong choral music. Lin Sheng-shih was one of the most important Hong Kong music leaders in the twentieth century. Lin, an immigrant from mainland China, was a patriotic musician who dedicated his life to promoting Chinese music through his professional career in Hong Kong. This study confirms that he contributed tremendously to his new home. Chapter One contains a brief historical and sociological background of Hong Kong choral music under British sovereignty and the biographical overview of Lin’s life into four periods from his early life in China to his immigration to Hong Kong. Chapter Two presents findings of Lin’s philosophical beliefs as an educator, composer and conductor through his own writings. Last, Chapter Three contains a discussion and analysis of his compositional styles chronologically with supporting examples from fifteen of his most representative choral works. The analysis leads to a greater understanding of the development of his evolving compositional style, from his continual search for new techniques in Western Classical-Romantic style to his use of Chinese elements with effective and illustrative piano accompaniments. This study illustrates that through his distinctive compositional periods, he combined Chinese idiomatic sonorities with Western compositional techniques in order to create his own voice.

The urban growth process produces a complex socio-geographic division of labor among the component parts of the urban community. During this process, each subarea of the community differentiates from the other parts in its physical and demographic characteristics, becomes specialized functionally and structurally. The spatial patterning of the urban community is the result of this differentiation process.

盛世才在中國現代史上是一叱風雲而又極具爭議性的軍政人物，掌新十二年，周旋於國府與蘇聯間以圖存，是非功過尤多爭論，而中外學者以其與國民政府關係為題的研究，付之闕如，故本論文擬以《盛世才與國民政府關係之研究》為題，期對二者能有忠實的呈現。本論文除緒論及結論外，分為三章，各章要義如下：第一章「初掌新疆政權時期」，主要討論盛氏在新疆的崛起，取得政權的經過。盛氏參與新疆軍事，屢立戰功，被推為臨時邊防督辦，卻未獲得中央支持，致雙方產生疑忌，為了自存，乃尋求蘇聯援助，新疆暫時獲得和平統一。第二章「親蘇容共時期」，盛氏為建設新新疆，困於財力，不得已向蘇聯舉債，推行六大政策，雖使新疆變為中國先進的省區，新疆則從此受蘇聯控制。盛氏收容中共西路軍，予以訓練，使瀕臨崩潰的西路軍餘部發展茁壯。探討盛氏親蘇容共的過程，以勾劃出盛與蘇聯、中共的關係，並了解中央對盛、蘇及中共關係的肆應。第三章「中央勢力入新時期」，蘇聯對新疆各方面的控制，令盛氏不得喘息，乃利用蘇德戰爭擺脫蘇聯的羈絆，內附中央，蘇聯提出嚴厲指責，中央極力維護盛氏，蘇聯只有自新疆撤退，後盛又生反側，中央當機立斷，新疆正式回歸中央。盛氏主新，固有其過錯，但就事情輕重而言，其竭力捍衛新疆，未如外蒙、西藏般被外人入侵，疆土淪失，自有其頁獻，蔣委員長曾論其事：「不費一彈而璧還中央，此為邊疆大吏最大之功績。」「盛世才將省政交還中央，可以將功贖罪。」如專就盛氏此一交權舉動而言，尚為持平之論。

Wei and Chin Dynasties had been viewed as the most chaotic period characterized by changeable political situations, continuous wars, and difficult lives. In this period, the decline of classical studies and popularity of Daoism and Buddhism studies contributed to a very active world of ideas. Living in such a special time, scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties could thus liberated their spirits, owned freedom of thoughts and beliefs, acted freely, and created arts with enthusiasm. In addition, they concretely built up a kind of distinguished and unique beauty of arts. This kind of special craze for the beauty of countenance and deportment as well as the beauty of inner verve not only shows certain historical characteristics and aesthetic perspectives during those periods, but also serves as a very important part of Chinese cultural history, and is therefore worth further investigations. This thesis looks deeply into Shih-Shuo Hsin-Yu, which vividly portrayed behaviors and appearances of famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties. Based on literary documents talking about the real significance of ¡§famous scholars¡¨ in Wei and Chin Dynasties, this thesis concludes certain primary elements of being a famous scholar, which are ¡§superior knowledge,¡¨ ¡§unique personality,¡¨ ¡§ strict morality and magnanimity,¡¨ ¡§affections with wisdom,¡¨ ¡§free spirits,¡¨ and ¡§delicate appearance and behavior.¡¨ Also, famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties can be divided into several types, which are ¡§free-spirit,¡¨ ¡§talkative,¡¨ ¡§physical and mental beauty,¡¨ ¡§encyclopedic,¡¨ and ¡§virtuous.¡¨ What¡¦s more, there are four attributes that can present the beauty of outward semblance, namely ¡§tall and slim,¡¨ ¡§beautiful face,¡¨ ¡§elegant expressions and delicate behaviors,¡¨ and ¡§fashionable clothes.¡¨ Last, in order to highlight the inner verve and noble spirits of those famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties, they put emphasis on the aesthetic of ¡§portraying the inner verve from the semblance,¡¨ and ¡§observing the semblance to grasp the inner verve.¡¨ Even though famous scholars pursued physical beauty, they did not judge people from their appearance. Instead, they stressed the inner beauty of spirits which reflected from delicate semblance and behaviors. Therefore, anyone who ¡§acted without vulgarity,¡¨ ¡§owned handsome appearance and good shape,¡¨ ¡§ stood out above the rest,¡¨ ¡§possessed wisdom and generosity,¡¨ ¡§maintained cleanness and brightness,¡¨ and ¡§made resolute decisions¡¨ could be categorized as a famous scholar. Even a person who had ¡§ugly appearance but fine verve¡¨ could also be a famous scholar. As a result, throughout the study on the physical beauty and spiritual beauty of the famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties, this thesis not only displays the countenance, inner spirits as well as the true significance behind the seemingly superficial quest for beauty of the famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties, but also clearly represents the historical characteristics and aesthetic trends by examining the way how the famous scholars in Wei and Chin Dynasties established the beauty of outer appearance and inner verve.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-194).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1991. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [395]-420).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-194).

I was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was eight years old. You could say I was sort of born into it, as my father, mother, seven other siblings, and both sets of grandparents are all members as well. I grew up in a small, rural town in Southern Idaho where vegetation is almost as sparse as non-LDS families. As children we were never quite sure which denomination these families belonged to: that they were not Mormon was the only distinction we made. As I was growing up my parents saw to it that I attended the three-hour long Church services every Sunday, the weekly youth activities, and our local four-year seminary program. After completing high school, I chose to pursue my academic studies at two Church-owned and operated institutions of higher learning, first at Ricks College and then Brigham Young University. But it seemed that the pinnacle of my Church education would take place when my twenty first birthday finally enabled me to become a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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