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- Creator:
- Sepe, Christine Azzoni
- Description:
- The goal of this graduate recital was to present a varied program. The artistic performance demonstrated the continued development of piano literature in terms of style and form from the Classic, Romantic, and Impressionistic Periods of music. Representative composers from these periods were Carl Maria von Weber, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Maurice Ravel. In the Sonata in D Minor, Carl Maria von Weber wrote music considerably more advanced in terms of harmony and virtuosity than others at the time. The music was full of awkward stretches, difficult jumps, and brilliant running passages. Robert Schumann's Symphonic Etudes, in the form of variations, were an embodiment of the depths, contradictions, and tensions of the romantic spirit. They could be visionary and vehement, ardent and dreamy, whimsical and learned. Rhythmic novelty, especially syncopation and cross-accents gave it an element of freshness. His piano music WAS thoroughly idiomatic and the virtuoso element was always subordinate to the poetic idea. Franz Liszt had the gift of combining the technique of showmanship and poetry. His harmonic procedure, characterized by advanced modulations and chords, and novel and extensive use of chromaticism constituted one of Liszt’s most original contributions to the language of music. The programmatic piece, Funerailles, was a blending of those elements. The Prelude, Forlane, and Toccata from the suite Le Tombeau de Couperin, were evidence of Maurice Ravel's development away from impressionism to a precise, and often witty, ironic style based on traditional harmonies. The source of his inspiration however was more often poetic than abstract. The pieces were arranged in chronological order. This procedure pointed out overlapping of the composers lives and the growth of their pianistic styles.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis and Audio recording
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Music
- Creator:
- Johnson, Kelly M.
- Description:
- In order to generalize the results of stereotyping and discrimination studies to intergroup situations, it is important to attempt to examine simultaneously the many individual variables that have been implicated in this process. Three of these variables are affect, group categorization and self-esteem. Affect is known to influence intergroup perceptions, yet anger has received very little attention in studies on affect and intergroup relations. Minimal group paradigm studies have shown that participants perceive themselves as group members even though group divisions are based upon insignificant criteria, more so when divisions are based upon more salient features. Further, the more an individual identifies with his or her ingroup, the greater the ingroup favoritism. Self-esteem has also been implicated in intergroup perceptions: it appears to both influence and be influenced by stereotyping and discrimination. Further, self-esteem levels are differentially associated with intergroup bias: individuals with high self-esteem tend to use direct methods of bias and those with low self-esteem tend to use indirect methods of bias. In the following experiment, the researcher manipulated affect (induced anger versus a neutral mood) and group categorization based upon similar (dot estimation capabilities) or non-similar characteristics (no participant characteristics). Self-esteem was measured at the beginning and the end of the experiment to examine its relationship to the other variables. Stereotyping was examined through participants' 1) evaluative ratings of personality traits of in-and outgroup members; and 2) perception of variability of in-and out group members' personality traits. Discrimination was examined through participants' recall of previously-stated in-and out group behaviors. This measure is intended to reveal indirect bias. Ingroup identity was gauged through participants' perceived similarity to their ingroup. As hypothesized, significant ingroup favoritism was found on all dependent variables. Regardless of condition, the ingroup received more positive trait ratings, was perceived as more variable, and was more favorably remembered relative to the outgroup. In line with expectations, neutral mood participants and high self-esteem participants rated in-and outgroup personality traits higher than did angry or low self-esteem participants. Unexpectedly, there was no main effect of affect or self-esteem on discrimination. Expectations of greater intergroup bias (difference between ingroup and outgroup evaluations in favor of the ingroup) in trait ratings by angry, as compared to neutral participants, did not materialize. While predicted interactions between self-esteem and the group rated were not significant, implications for future research are promising. The predicted trends materialized for angry subjects only indicating that anger and self-esteem may combine to differentially influence how an individual expresses intergroup bias. Individuals with high self-esteem showed an expected, but non-significant trend towards greater ingroup identity than did those with low self-esteem. Contrary to expectations, affect did not influence ingroup identity. As predicted, stereotyping and discrimination did not influence self-esteem. Categorization was omitted from analysis since the manipulation check indicated the manipulation had failed.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Psychology
- Creator:
- Roper, Scott Francis
- Description:
- In the songs of John Dowland, the transparent texture of the guitar’s polyphonic accompaniment together with the poetic lyricism of the vocal line makes an excellent intimate beginning set in recital. In contrast, Bellini’s bel canto melodies have much more developed vocal lines than those of earlier periods such as Dowland’s Along with Donizetti; Bellini is instrumental in the expansion of the vocal repertoire which reached a culminating point in the operas of Verdi. He is known for his long melancholy legato phrases with very little repetition of motives. Though the three Italian songs presented in the recital are not part of his operatic output, they are an excellent representation of the individual style of his cantabile vocal writing. Because of the extensive corrections and emendations in his autographed scored, it is believed by some that he was, more than his contemporaries, dedicated to the perfect union of words and music. Berlioz’ Melodies Irlandaises. Opus 2 is considered to be the first group of melodies. Although the genre was not fully developed until the publication of Schubert’s Lieder in France, these pieces have a personal charm and are stylistically comparable to the famous French song form. In the music of Jules Massenet, one may see the traits of earlier French composers such as Monsigny, Thomas and Gounod. His melodies have been described as lyrical, tender, penetrating, sweetly sensuous, rounded in contours, sentimental, and often melancholy. He excelled in the depiction of passionate love which explains the popularity of the beautiful and touching aria, “Enfermant les yeux”, from Manon. Although Benjamin Britten never fully embraced twentieth century trends, such as twelve-tone technics and serialism, some of his works such as sinfonietta and the turn of the screw bear the influence of Schoenberg and Berg. He reacted to ‘modern’ trends in a way that is referred to as neo-classic. His phrase structures are often diatonically constructed, vocal in origin, and based on triadic harmonies, however, he also used multi-tonality and tonal ambiguity as tools of expression. At times these elements present the singer with a difficult challenge in the execution of rhythms and melodies. Britten’s personal style was particularly sensitive to instrumental timbres and he often experimented with unusual combinations of instruments such as his use of French horn and tenor voice in the serenade. Moreover, Britten’s setting of Classical poetry provides a vivid musical depiction of noncturnal fantasies and fears.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis and Audio recording
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Music
- Creator:
- Buchanan, Shirley E.
- Description:
- The historical record shows that the expansion of the United States and the fulfillment of an American national paradigm hinged on the interactions and negotiations that were cultivated with native people.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- History
5. The lottery
- Creator:
- Yang, Wei-Chun
- Description:
- THE LOTTERY IS A SHORT NARRATIVE FILM CONSISTING OF THREE segments delineating the misconceptions that many new immigrants from Taiwan hold about living in the U.S. The subject matter of these three segments included in this film is respectively: health care for immigrants from Taiwan, ABC (American-born Chinese) Singers' Concerts in the U.S., and celebrities in Hollywood. I attempted to express serious subject matter with a lighter, humorous attitude in my thesis project. The aesthetic approach employed in this film is to incorporate found footage from DVD movies and overdub with original dialogue to convey a completely innovative sense of meaning.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Art
6. A phonological analysis of Bedouin Palestinian Arabic in relation to Arabia Petraea Bedouin dialects
- Creator:
- Abu Wadi, Ali
- Description:
- The aim of this study is to fill a considerable gap in Bedouin dialectology by providing a phonological analysis of the Bedouin dialect of the al-Ramadhin subtribe of al-Tayaha in the Naqab Desert (southern Israel) in order to determine the presence of some specific distinguishing features of the Bedouin dialects of the Sinai, southern Jordan, and parts of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The data I collected indicate that the diphthongization of the long vowels in final position, the monophthongized variants of the diphthong /ay/, and the placement of stress are some of the main distinguishing features of this dialect. The study also indicates the occurrence of those same features in the Bedouin dialects of the Sinai, Araba Valley, and to a lesser degree southern Jordan and northwestern Saudi Arabia; this region is designated as Arabia Petraea in this study. This study demonstrates that in view of the overall characteristics of Bedouin dialects, the Arabia Petraea dialects are the primary representatives of the gahawah type, their syllable structure is clearly atrochaic, and their velars are never affricated. Finally, in view of my findings of the common features of this group of Bedouin dialects, I propose the establishment of an independent Arabia Petraea dialect group with two regional varieties: a Western, which includes the Bedouin dialects of the Naqab, Sinai and parts of the Araba Valley, and an Eastern, consisting of southern Jordan and northwestern Saudi Arabia.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Linguistics/TESL
- Creator:
- Kosakowski, Cheryl Roraff
- Description:
- In the early eighteenth century George Frederick Handel turned from the Italian operatic tradition and made a deliberate attempt to appeal to the English middle-class audience through the genre of the oratorio. His libretti were in English and were, for the most part, based on Biblical subjects. A typical characteristic of the period, known as contrafacta, is found in “Oh had I Jubal's Lyre” from Joshua of 1747 where Handel borrows from his Psalm Laudate pueri of 1707. Semele (1744) from which “O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me” is taken, is an example of one of Handel's mythological libretti. Some refer to this work as the first great full-length English opera. The libretto of Judas Maccabaeus is from the apocrypha and the aria “So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake” is sung by an Israelite woman at the beginning of the Feast of Lights in hopes that the strife between her people and Syria would soon cease. There are several qualities which characterize Brahms' Lieder. Among them, his melodic inventiveness and rhythmic variety are of particular note in the Lied, "Madchen". His love for long-breathed, beautiful phrases, quite evident in his song, “Feldeinsamkeit”, is a quality he shared with Schubert. Although his songs were of a higher order than the average German folksong, Brahms did show his deep love for this genre in “Vergebliches standchen” and in “Von ewiger Liebe”, although the latter is far more expansive and contains the sombre side of the composer as well as some aspects of his more genial style. It is these; Brahms' sense of detail and his great melodic gift that makes his songs so endearing to us today. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis and Audio recording
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Music
- Creator:
- Gravelle, Jessica Spike
- Description:
- While many critics note the numerous musical allusions in Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo, Jack Kerouac's On the Road, and Maxine Hong Kingston's Tripmaster Monkey, this thesis examines the appropriation of jazz in particular to these three American texts. Because of its own hybrid roots, jazz represents a voice of multiculturalism, and emerges as a symbol in all three texts of the inherent hybridity of American culture.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- English
- Creator:
- Martain-Haverbeck, Veronica
- Description:
- Tourism, the world's leading industry, can be a tool to promote peace and alleviate poverty for one of the world's most marginalized people, Guatemala's Mayans. Guatemala' s current political and socio-economic situation is rooted in centuries of a de-facto apartheid system that has marginalized Mayans. In the mid 1990s an opportunity arose for the Mayan communities, through grassroots efforts, to become part of the national economy through community-based tourism (CBT). This thesis explores four CBT areas in Guatemala. Using a qualitative in-depth narrative with an advocacy/participatory approach, this report uses data obtained in two field trips. The findings of this study are: 1. The 1996 Peace Accords facilitated opportunities for CBT through the direct participation of the Maya people. 2. Tourism provides an alternative source of income to rural Mayans, while promoting cultural and environmental conservation. 3. 4. CBT is a tool for incorporating the Guatemalan Mayan people as direct beneficiaries of the tourism industry. Waste management is a main obstacle for CBT; while the benefits include much needed supplemental income for rural families, and cultural/environmental conservation awareness/practice.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Creator:
- Putney-Hyde, Norella Margaret
- Description:
- Diabetic, stroke and hip fracture patients of a home care agency are studied relative to their family support and their home health care success. Gender, age, diagnosis, ethnicity and the primary caregiver are evaluated. The research is augmented by ten case studies. Research on the family and caregiving indicates there are differences among ethnic groups regarding filial responsibility, help seeking and caregiving behavior which can affect home care outcome. Success is operationalized by number of visits. For less severely ill patients, high family support is expected to promote recovery, resulting in fewer visits. For severely ill patients, higher family support is expected to delay institutionalization, with higher visits. It is hypothesized that patients with higher family support will be more successful with home care; Hispanics patients have higher family support than white patients; as a corollary Hispanics are likely to be more successful than white patients; and noncompliance by Hispanic patients may be an intervening variable. Results indicate Hispanics do have higher family support, but visits are not significantly associated with family support. For the less severely ill, visits are significantly associated with the patient's diagnosis. For severely ill patients, visits are associated with ethnicity, not diagnosis. Unexpectedly, white patients have higher visits than Hispanics, even while Hispanics have higher family support. Possible explanations are explored, including differences in health seeking attitudes and financial resources. Case study results suggest that family support appears to act indirectly upon the patient through the primary caregiver by providing relief from the task of caregiving.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Sociology