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1	The enchanted plantation: literature, speculation, and the credit economy in Virginia, 1688-1754” McLoone, Jr., Robert Bruce 01 May 2013 (has links) "The Enchanted Plantation: Literature, Speculation, and the Credit Economy in Virginia, 1688-1754" examines the beginnings of a regionally-based literary culture in colonial Virginia and focuses specifically on texts that either originate from, or have close ties to, the colony's political and administrative capital at Williamsburg. The dissertation argues that literary practices and literary production in Virginia at this time were crucial to the imagination and material construction of Virginia's unevenly-developed plantation landscape, specifically as this plantation landscape arose within the new speculative and financial markets of the early eighteenth century. Individual chapters demonstrate how reading, writing, and publishing--practices that enabled, and were enabled by, a transatlantic empire built upon speculation and credit--were increasingly tied to land speculation and a managerial ethos of plantation administration. While surveying and bringing to light the many genres and writers associated with Virginia and its capital during this period (including financial literature by government officials, public oratory and ballads in Williamsburg, quitrent poetry, the periodical culture of the Virginia Gazette, and William Byrd II's historical narratives), the dissertation analyzes how Virginia's early literary culture assisted in both creating and managing the Virginia plantation as a slave society, a colonial contact zone, and a scene of financial investment. Colonial Virginia Plantation The Virginia Gazette William Byrd II Williamsburg VA
2	Beautiful torment : interpreting dissonance and text-painting in selected sacred choral works of William Byrd and Carlo Gesualdo / McCumber, Janet M., January 2010 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-119).
3	Toward a Critical Edition of Gordon Jacob's William Byrd Suite: A Comparison of Extant Editions with The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Trachsel, Andrew Jason 08 1900 (has links) Despite being recognized as one of the most important compositions in the twentieth¬ century wind band repertoire, the William Byrd Suite presents many obstacles for the conductor and ensemble members. Since its initial publication in 1924, the piece has contained many discrepancies of pitch, articulation, rhythm, dynamics, and phrase completion that appear in the score as well as the parts. Although the work was reissued by Boosey & Hawkes in 1960 and 1991, many of the original errors remained intact. The sheer amount of inconsistencies causes great difficulties for the musicians involved in the rehearsal process, slowing efficiency and resulting in a frustrating impediment to a quality performance. The primary purpose of this study was the creation of a critical edition of Jacob's William Byrd Suite that eliminates errors of extant editions, incorporates modern instrumentation, and considers the source material. To accomplish this, the present project looks at all sources, including the autograph manuscript, orchestral version, published editions, and errata. The editorial process examines the governing philosophy, subsequent editorial decisions and indications, and the final organization of the parts. The study concludes with the inclusion of the full score of the new critical edition. Gordan Jacob William Byrd Suite The Fiztwilliam Virginal Book Fitzwilliam virginal book.
4	The Anthems of William Byrd Propst, Fred L. 01 1900 (has links) The sacred anthem has had a unique conception and development that compares readily to that of other major forms of sacred music. Since an abundance of this music is used in our services, it is the purpose of this study to trace the history of the anthem from its origin in the early Tudor period to its culmination in the works of William Byrd. A special study will be made of the anthems by this master of the form. choral music William Byrd English composers
5	A Comparison of the ”Walsingham” Variations by Byrd and Bull Hallman Russell, Lucy 23 January 2020 (has links) No description available. info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/780 ddc:780
6	Textens kraft till förändring: En studie om hur sångtexten påverkar den musikaliska gestaltningen i körsång. Hellberg, Martin January 2023 (has links) Som kördirigent börjar man nästan alltid en repetition med att lära körsångarna att sjunga rätt noter, men sångtexten är minst lika viktig. Det kan berätta så mycket mer om styckets helhet än om kören måste börja repetera musiken direkt. Det märks tydligt om en kör har en vilja och förståelse för vad som sjungs oavsett ambitionsnivå. Vad är det då som behövs för att inte sångtexten ska uppfattas som meningslös? Syftet med detta konstnärliga examensarbete var att som kördirigent undersöka och analysera på vilka sätt hanteringen av sångtext påverkar den musikaliska gestaltningen i körsång. Studien utfördes genom intervjuer med fyra sakkunniga informanter och avslutades med två konstnärliga projekt. Resultatet från intervjuerna gav en likhet för både generella och specifika frågor, men alla informanter hade olika åsikter för vilken metod de ansåg var bäst för hur man arbetar med sångtext. Sammanfattningsvis finns det flera unika tillvägagångssätt att tolka en sångtext vilket gör att den musikaliska gestaltningen påverkas mest av den individuella kördirigentens förmåga att förmedla sångtext, både verbalt och icke-verbalt. Hanteringen av sångtext kan även påverkas av yttre faktorer, exempelvis tidsbrist. / <p>Den konstnärliga delen av mitt examensarbete var att leda och dirigera Radiokören och KMH Vokalensemble under två olika projekt. </p><p>Mitt projekt med Radiokören bestod av två repetitioner under två dagar. Första repetitionen skedde den 16/5-23 kl. 09.30-12.30 och den andra repetitionen 17/5-23 kl. 14.00-17.00. Båda repetitionerna ägde rum på studio 2, Sveriges Radio, Oxenstiernsgatan 20, Stockholm. </p><p>Repertoar: Un soir de neige - Francis Poulenc.</p><p>Mitt projekt med KMH vokalensemble bestod av repetitioner samt en avslutande examenskonsert den 25/5-23 kl. 12.30 i Kungasalen på Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Stockholm. I detta examensarbete hör även dokumentation i form av en ljudinspelning från min del av examenskonserten.</p><p>Repertoar: Deus in adjutorium - Benjamin Britten, Laudibus in Sanctis - William Byrd.</p><p>Medverkande: Radiokören, KMH Vokalensemble.</p> kör kördirigering sångtext Radiokören KMH Vokalensemble William Byrd Benjamin Britten James MacMillan Francis Poulenc Music Musik
7	A Comparison of Sixteenth Century Polyphonic Devices Used by Pierluigi da Palestrina and William Byrd Cheshier, Joanne Dallinger 12 1900 (has links) This thesis is a study of the usage of sixteenth-century polyphonic devices as employed by the English composer William Byrd and the Italian composer Pierluigi Palestrina. Both men represented a culmination of sixteenth-century contrapuntal composition in their respective school and period, Byrd of the Renaissance Tudor period, and Palestrina of the Roman school and Renaissance period. Palestrina's work became a pattern for sacred Roman music during the late Renaissance because of its consistency, its origin in the modes, and its compositional style. As it became a popular standard for Latin liturgical music, Catholic composers of all nationalities began to use it as a guide for their writing. At this time in England, one such young composer named William Byrd began to emulate Palestrina. Up to this time few of the English composers had taken advantage of the progress made by the musicians of the Netherlands school. These two composers lived about the same time, and their vocal works are quite comparable, yet there was never any known contact between them. There seem to be some notable differences, but each of these is as consistent as the similarities. Both men were prolific writers of motets, which mirrored all of the Roman Catholic Church activities in an ecclesiastical year. Twelve motets by each composer, six from the early works and six from the late works of each, were chosen for contrast and comparison. In his book, Direct Approach to Counterpoint in 16th-Century Style, C.F. Soderlund set forth a conclusive and concise set of rules which he felt particularly characterized the music of Palestrina. A select group of rules or practices, some pertaining to the melodic line and others concerned with dissonances, was chosen from Soderlund's book to be used as a basis for comparison and contrast of the motets of Palestrina and Byrd. music history Pierluigi da Palestrina William Byrd Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
8	William Byrd's Motet "Tristitia et anxietas" through Elizabethan Eyes: Performance Practice based on an Examination of Sixteenth-Century Sources Irving, John (John Wells) 08 1900 (has links) By considering sixteenth-century English chorister training, modern singers of Renaissance vocal music are informed of the practical and academic demands unique to Elizabethan musicians and audiences. Clauses in relevant choirmaster contracts provide an insight into pedagogical expectations of teachers and their choristers. Studies included plainchant, grammar, Latin, rhetoric, improvisation, poetry, morality, instrumental instruction on organ and viols, and composition. For those not associated with cathedrals and collegiate chapels, Thomas Morley outlined the educational sequence of his teacher's generation in his 1597 publication, "A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke." Morley presented education as discourse between students and teacher, and covered the fundamentals of singing, improvisation, and composition. With the digitization of and online access to Renaissance performing sources, present-day performers can readily examine the design of sixteenth-century manuscript and printed partbooks. Performance practice recommendations can be gleaned from the physical nature of the music that once equipped the Renaissance chorister with the visual means necessary for expression. Combined with principles of chorister training, this project suggests learned choices in pronunciation, tone, intonation, phrasing, pitch, text underlay, musica ficta, rhetoric, and expression for the prima pars of William Byrd's middle period motet, "Tristitia et anxietas." With the digitization of and online access to Renaissance performing sources, present-day performers can readily examine the design of sixteenth-century manuscript and printed partbooks. Performance practice recommendations can be gleaned from the physical nature of the music that once equipped the Renaissance chorister with the visual means necessary for expression. Combined with principles of chorister training, this project suggests learned choices in pronunciation, tone, intonation, phrasing, pitch, text underlay, musica ficta, rhetoric, and expression for the prima pars of William Byrd's middle period motet, "Tristitia et anxietas." William Byrd Tristitia et anxietas Thomas Morley Performance practice Motets Academic theses sixteenth century (dates CE)
9	From Tidewater to Tennessee: The Structuring Influences of Virginia Schemata in the Settlement of East Tennessee Nakoff, Slade 01 May 2024 (has links) (PDF) For over two hundred years, historians have debated the historical importance of early Tennessee migrants in shaping the state’s history. These discussions center around North Carolina's impact compared to Virginia's. By shifting discourse to the retention of migrant mentalities, the overwhelming influence of Virginia emerges through the continuity of privilege and commodification schemata. This study employs an interdisciplinary methodological approach combining schema theory, memory studies, and material culture analysis to outline the retention of mentalities from Tidewater, Virginia, to East Tennessee during the early settlement period. By utilizing the case study of John Carter of Watauga (1728-1781), the research illustrates how Virginian origins shaped settlers’ perceptions of privilege through inheritance, ordered society, and models of success, as well as commodification through ownership, resource extraction, and speculation. Findings reveal that Virginian mental frameworks were foundational paradigms, guiding settlers’ actions and perpetuating hierarchical structures within Tennessee society. Despite the opportunity for deviation that migration and community establishment provided, elite settlers chose to assimilate and reestablish the dominant position of Virginian schemata within their new environment. The persistence of Virginian schemata in Tennessee informs broader questions of identity formation, migrant nostalgia, and the enduring legacy of colonial mentalities in shaping American history. Virginia Tennessee Settlement Privilege Commodification Schema Collective Memory Material Culture Hierarchy Tidewater First Families of Virginia John Carter Robert “King” Carter William Byrd II Piedmont Dr. Thomas Walker John Stuart John Donelson William Tatham Watauga Settlement Colonial Expansion Environment Ownership Inheritance Speculation Success Social Order Cherokee Attakullakulla Oconostota Traders French and Indian War Frontier Society Cultural History Intellectual History United States History

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