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The Spiritual Madrigals of Paolo Quagliati and Antonio Cifra.
(1980)
Paolo Quagliati (ca. 1555-1628), resident of Rome from about 1574 to 1628, was in the forefront of early seventeenth-century musical developments. He was the first to publish dual settings of monodic and concertato madrigals, ...
The Application of the Relational Data Model to Computer-Aided Building Design.
(1984)
This study addresses the problem of how to structure an integrated computer-aided building design system. The thesis proposes that all of the quantitative aspects of a building description should be integrated into a common ...
Art and the Everyday: the Impact of Parisian Popular Entertainment on Satie, Milhaud, Poulenc, and Auric (France, Eric Satie, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric).
(1986)
Although it is known that Satie and members of "Les Six" drew inspiration from cafe-concert and music-hall, the radical nature of their blend of popular and art music has not been addressed. Nor has serious attention been ...
"Sometimes silly and sometimes mad": Powerful women in the English theatre, 1670-1707.
(1989)
The characterization of women in the English theatre during the late seventeenth century shows female rebellion against a male-dominated society. In the drama, female characters attempt to determine their own identity and ...
The Broken Quill: Journalism in Congressional Campaigns.
(1981)
This study examines the way a national sample of political reporters (N = 71) covers congressional campaigns. Interviews with journalists, content analysis of news columns, and contextual features of each district (e.g., ...
Sinfonia Concertante. (Original Composition).
(1981)
Sinfonia Concertante is a 20-minute work in four movements for full orchestra and two additional groups. A "concertino" brass section (two horns, two trumpets, two trombones) is positioned separately from the other ...
A Descriptive History of America's First National Public Radio Network: National Public Radio, 1970 to 1974.
(1980)
This study explores the reasons for the formation of the National Public Radio (NPR) network and then presents a mainly chronological examination of the formation and development of the network, taking it from its first ...
Formalization of Building Codes: a Knowledge-Based System for Building Code Compliance Checking as a Design Tool.
(1987)
This research is concerned with the question of how to represent building codes in a form that makes it possible to use the representations in a computer-aided design system. For building design and its evaluation against ...
The Voice as a Mode of Cultural Expression in Bali.
(1980)
The central premise of this study is the interdependence of text, musical features, and cultural context in vocal practices of the Balinese people. Research conclusions suggest that uses of the voice in Bali carry meanings ...
Ghosts in Modern Drama: Ibsen, Strindberg, O'neill and Their Legacy.
(1987)
The image of the ghost, the quintessential figure of transition and dislocation, has re-emerged in the drama as a vital and persistent presence. This study explores the meaning of the ghost's modern renaissance by examining ...