This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Music. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Three Facets of Pau Casals' Musical Legacy, Silvia Maria Lazo
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
ECLECTIC STRINGS AND MOTIVATIONAL DESIGN:GUIDING STRING EDUCATION IN THE PROMOTION OF LIFELONG MUSICIANSHIP, Elizabeth Ann Fortune
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
History of Montana community orchestras through 1989 in towns of population less than 20,000, Richard B. Torgerson
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Selected factors and the music reading ability of high school choral students in western Montana, Dawn Beryl Matt
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Concerting for Piano and Wind Orchestra, John R. Boyle
Journal and recital research, Kenneth Colson
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op. 19, Charles (Charles Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Graduate voice recital, Ann Cogswell
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Musical history of the St. Mary's Mission community, 1841-1891, Gary Lee Gillett
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Analysis of Three fables by Jean Berger| A work appropriate to middle school choral education, Mary Jane Linne
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Two Movements for String Quartet, Jeffrey L. Hunter
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Investigation of music in therapy from Biblical times until the beginning of the Middle Ages, Cochavit Elefant
Returning, Lynn Trombetta
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Classical quadrivium and Kepler's Harmonice mundi, Stephen Alan Eberhart
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Childhood Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Barbara Ballas
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PARTICIPATION AND NON-PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED COMMUNITY CHORUSES IN MONTANA, David Jerome Buness
Edgard Varese and the electronic medium, Wayne A. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
An Analysis of the Original Composition Prisms, Anthony F. Catalfano
The school music rehearsal facility and gymnasium-auditorium: Design and modification for acoustics and sound isolation, Murray K. Hodges
Source book for piano pedagogy with suggested syllabus, Dorcas L. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Organ Symphony VI allegro, Charles Marie Widor
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
INNOVATION AND CHANGE IN CURRICULA FOR MUSIC TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, Gordon B. Childs
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Musical ideas of Sidney Lanier, Wanda Jean Criger
A THEMATIC DICTIONARY AND PLANNING GUIDE OF SELECTED SOLO LITERATURE FOR TRUMPET, Donald Joseph Echelard
Music and myth: The ancient Greeks and Kwakiutl Indians, Lowell Rolf Svennungsen
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
PREDICTING PROBABLE FAILURE IN COLLEGE-LEVEL MUSIC THEORY COURSES, Samuel Eugene Davis
Survey of the musical life and selected contributions of Thomas Tapper, Dale Edward Fluegel
Study of the Burgundian chanson as a source of material for the high school vocal ensemble, Franklin Paul Halpin
Selective analysis of 20th century contemporary percussion ensembles designated for three or more players, Raymond Francis Lindsey
AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE REASONS FORMER HIGH SCHOOL BAND MEMBERSELECT TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN BAND UPON ENTERING THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Jackie Lee McClarty
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Aion (Reseerches Into the Phenomenology of the Self), Daniel Keith Conner
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT CRITICISM AND MODERN PERFORMANCE EDITION OF THE GRAND SYMPHONY FOR BAND BY HECTOR BERLIOZ, Donald Andrew Cooper
Mass in Honor of St. Genesius, James Gemmell
Field repairs on music instruments of the public school, Lawerence Harold Johnson
Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Strings, James H. Snyder
Investigation into certain aspects of evaluation as they pertain to senior high school music education, William Robert Swaffield
Course of study for the teaching of music in the junior high schools of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Mary Helene Wadden
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Analytical and historical study of the derivation of stylistic techniques employed by two Moravian choral composers in America, David Jerome Buness
Octave-species and key| A study in the historiography of Greek music theory, Eugene Enrico
Survey of the school music experiences of a group of adults participating in community orchestras, David Herbert Lindley
Innovations in the construction of the pianoforte from Mozart to Debussy and the resulting influences on piano style, Elizabeth Ann Loeffler
A Transcription of Symphonic Band of William Schuman's Symphony No. Ill First Movement, William Schuman
Music at St. Ignatius Mission, 1854-1900, John Merlin Trepp
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Study guide for the high school percussionist, Alan Anderson
String Quartet Number One, John Rex Cubbage
Historical investigation of the Moravian trombone choir as to its music, functions and instruments, Ralph Arthur Downey
Works of Four Composers from Denkmaler der Tonkunst in Osterreich, Donald Joseph Echelard
Magnificat from the Vespers of 1610 by Claudio Moteverdi, Claudio Monteverdi
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Passacaglia Fugue in C major Ciacona in E minor, Dietrich Buxtehude
Selective analysis of baritone, trombone and tuba solos, Keith A. Henke
Survey of music courses offered in Montana public high schools in 1964 and a comparative study with a similar survey conducted in 1958, Bernard Howard Hunke
Study of contemporary American choral music for mixed choirs, Stanley J. Kindzerski
Inquiry into the various understandings and teachings concerning voice registers, Walter F. Leedale
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Broadway musical| A guide to high school production, Robert Cedric Colness
Ten arrangements and transcriptions of music for small wind ensembles for use in training instrumentalists in the music programs of the public schools, Forest Earl Cornwell
Guide to the teaching of string instruments in class, Nancy Barbara Critelli
Three Instrumental Solos with Accompaniment Transcribed for Band, Charles Howard Johnson
Shoemaker's dilemma| Operetta in one act. Based on a story by Maurus Jokai. Music, lyrics, and dialogue by Richards H. Merley, Richards Harding Merley
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi II "Summer" as Arranged for Multiple-Part Festival Orchestra, Antonio Vivaldi
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Factors influencing the motivation of band programs in Montana C and D schools, Melvin Joseph Gaudin
Survey of choral music grading practices in high schools of five hundred students or more in the state of Washington, Lawrence Marvin Hagen
Correlation between the frequencies of harmonic partials generated from selected fundamentals and pitches of supplied tones, Chester Orlan Strom
Comparative analysis of compositional styles exemplified in four selected piano works, Marie May Vance
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Selective analysis of the cello solo literature for teachers, Nathaniel Lawrence Coloff
A Transcription of Band Accompaniment of Kurt Weill's Opera "Down in the Valley", John Domitrovich
Present status of choral music in institutions accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, Gregory H. Goida
Study of non-liturgical choral music from the romantic period for mixed choirs, Ernest William Teie
Survey of music knowledge in the elementary public schools of Montana, Margaret Ellen Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
A Transcription for Band of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony Number 7 in a Major Second Movement, Ludwig van Beethoven
Analysis of citizenship trait ratings of music students and non-music students in one Nebraska high school, Thomas Spencer Brown
History of musical growth and development in the city of Missoula, 1860-1940, Ursula Jane Davis
Music curriculum for the new College of Great Falls, N. Milton Iverson
Manual of trumpet (cornet) techniques, Jack D. Lind
Sonata for viola and piano, Thomas George Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
Handbook of techniques for correction of pitch and range problems in elementary vocal music, F. Catherine Clark
Survey of elementary music education in selected schools of Montana, Robert Q. Crebo
Mission Mountains: Suite for Orchestra, Wilber Earl Funk
Survey of Alberta high school music programs, Harry Oliver Lomnes
Christmas pageant, Conrad Sandvig
Investigation of pianistic problems as perceived and solved by selected piano pedagogues, Alan Robert Thorson
Problems in preparation of a solo recital, John Phillips Varnum
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Study of music classes taught in Montana public high schools in 1958, Glenn Everett Barrick
Moments with the masters: Composer of the month units for fifth and sixth grade music, G. Newton. Buker
Status of instrumental music in the public schools of Alaska in 1956-1957, Shirley Calnan
Resume and bibliography of piano fingering material, Barbara Ann Cornehl
Analysis of current beginning wind instrument class methods, Don Joseph Herbig
Comparative investigation of the financial methods as used by selected civic orchestras, James Ray Johnson
Analysis of ten operas in terms of music education relevant to the aesthetic and laryngeal development of early adolescence, Margaret Egine L'Eveque
Studies for Strings A string Ensemble Technique Manual, Donald Arthur Nitz
Lexicon of comparative theory terminology, Barbara Ann Schelberg
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
A Survey of preparatory music courses for elementary certification in Montana higher educational units, Betty Louise Berland
Manual of clarinet techniques supplementary to the basic necessary skills, Jane Roene Forvilly
Cesar Franch Grande Piece Symphonique transcribed for Symphonic Band, CeÌsar Franck
Opera songbook for music appreciation in grades five and six, Richard Hoyt
Analysis of compositions for mixed chorus as selected by directors in Minnesota for use in festivals for adjudication, Robert Duane Mix
Five Norwegian folk songs, arranged for mixed voices, Maurice Skones
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
Concerto for piano and band, Jesse O. Bye
Survey of contemporary music education trends in the public secondary schools of Montana, Patricia Anne Chambers
Theme and Variations for Band, Robert Lee Green