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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Spring 2020
The full thesis for this degree consists of two public juried performances, a performance edition of Alexis Contant’s Caïn, and a major paper. The first performance took place on June 4, 2016 at Robertson-Wesley United Church, Edmonton, Alberta, and featured works by William Byrd, Orlando di...
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Choral Arrangements of Nueva Canción Chilena: Exploring Socially Committed Song in the Choral Context
DownloadFall 2019
The dissertation for this degree comprises this document and two public-juried recitals. These were given on June 16, 2017 at First Mennonite Church in Edmonton, Alberta and May 16, 2019 at Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The vibrancy of rhythm and impassioned sense of...
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Fall 2015
The full thesis for this degree consists of this document as well as two public juried recitals, which were given on December 2, 2011 and June 9, 2013, at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, Alberta. The concept of place is complex and has only recently begun to receive serious study, both on its own and...
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Fall 2016
The full thesis for this degree consists of two concerts and a scholarly essay. The concerts, presented on March 2, 2014 and November 2, 2015 featured the following works: Gloria RV 589 by Antonio Vivaldi, Mass No. 2 in G Major D. 167 by Franz Schubert, Cantata BWV 6 – Bleib bei uns, denn es will...
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Fall 2020
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Scottish composer James MacMillan wrote a series of pieces using the poetic texts of persecuted peoples in Latin America and liturgical and other sacred texts of the Christian faith. Though Búsqueda and Cantos Sagrados were composed in two distinct genres,...