Charles Wu (2009): Thesis: pdf | Charles Wu (2009): Proposal: pdf
Reiner Kraemer (2010): Thesis: pdf | Reiner Kraemer (2010): Proposal: pdf
Sarah McConnell (2010): Thesis: pdf | Sarah McConnell (2010): Proposal: pdf
Tish Davenport (2011): Thesis: pdf | Tish Davenport (2011): Proposal: pdf
Devin Iler (2011): Thesis: pdf | Devin Iler (2011): Proposal: pdf
Cara Stroud (2012): Thesis: pdf | Cara Stroud (2012): Proposal: pdf
Michael Schnitzius (2012): Thesis: pdf | Michael Schnitzius (2012): Proposal: pdf
Oranit Kongwattananon (2013): Thesis: pdf | Oranit Kongwattananon (2013): Proposal: pdf
Cole Dapprich's paper on Dear Esther: pdf
Andrew Garcia's final paper on Lacan + Video Games: pdf
Emmalee Mosher's final paper on sound + image in Video Games: pdf
Rage Beattie's final paper on free-association in Inside: pdf
Keith Armstrong's final paper on sound in Limbo and Inside: pdf
Michael Mendoza's Serialism paper: pdf
Aiden Beimer's Serialism paper: pdf
Emma Bittner's Serialism paper: pdf
Ruth Merten's Atonal Pitch-Clsss Set Theory paper: pdf
This is a paper that Ben Allred did for Analytical Techniques II on Beethoven's Opus 111 Piano Sonata and Beethoven's Opus 130 String Quartet. The assignment was to compare and contrast Beethoven's use of the Slow Introduction into each of these sonata movements.
This is a paper that Juan Vizcarra did for Analytical Techniques II on Beethoven's Opus 111 Piano Sonata and Beethoven's Opus 130 String Quartet. The assignment was to compare and contrast Beethoven's use of the Slow Introduction into each of these sonata movements.
This is a paper that Zach Thomas did on Dallapiccola, Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera no. 6: pdf
This is a paper that Michelle Flowers did on Dallapiccola, Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera no. 6: pdf
This is a paper that Michael Schnitzius did for Analytical Techniques III on Berg's Opus 5, no. 2 for Clarinet and Piano. One of the challenges of the assignment was to articulate coordination or subordination of tonal and atonal materials to one another. The paper is near perfect at all rhetorical levels.
This is a paper that Seth Shafer did for Analytical Techniques III on Webern's Opus 11, no. 1.
This is a paper that Reuben Allred did for Analytical Techniques III on Alban Berg's Pieces for Clarinet Opus 5, no. 4.
This is a paper that Jordan Moore did for Analytical Techniques III on Alban Berg's Pieces for Clarinet Opus 5, no. 4.
Dan Tramte's on line application on Berg's Opus 5, no. 4 (CSEG / Statistics) (Analytical Techniques III first "paper")
This is a paper that Timothy Harenda did for Analytical Techniques III on Webern's Opus 27, no. 1.
This is a paper that Patrick Peringer did for Analytical Techniques III on Variation IV of Webern's Symphony Opus 21, II. One of the challenges of the assignment was to discuss the variation with serial precision and indicate how the variation reads the theme. The paper is stunning in its clarity with only a few surface mistakes (such as m.51 instead of m. 51).
This is a paper that Jacqueline Carter did for Analytical Techniques III on Sonoran Storm by Nokutula Ngwenyama
This is a paper that Joseph Lyszczarz wrote on Henze's Sonatina for Trumpet
This is a paper that Joseph Turner wrote on Henze's Sonatina for Trumpet
This is a paper that Kenny Lovern wrote on Henze's Sonatina for Trumpet
This is an online application that explore Henze's Sonatina for Trumpet by Seth Shafer
This is a paper that Wayla Chambo did for Analytical Techniques III on Jay Alan Yim's Rain Palace. This is a contemporary work and the assignment was to account for its large-scale shape / design / structure and then analyze a small portion of the score in detail accounting for the musical language of the work on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels. Wayla describes the work as small waves within large waves consisting of moving towards and away from hexatonic musical materials. In addition to remarkable precision, her language is highly evocative and fun to read.
This is a paper that Cara Stroud did for Analytical Techniques III on Jay Alan Yim's Rain Palace. The assignment is the same as above. Cara focused on binary oppositions; they begin as clear and mutually exclusive (as in the complementary relations between pc sets that belong to set class (014589)) and then become blurred as in her discussion of Klangfarbenmelodie. Cara saves to the end the possibility of the work being based on a poem "Rain Palace" by Yvan Goll.
This is a paper that Joshua Harris did for Analytical Techniques III on Jay Alan Yim's Rain Palace. The assignment is the same as above. Joshua focused on gestures in the piece in a clearly thesis-driven argument; this is a textbook example of such thesis-driven clarity.
Stephen Lucas' Interactive Phenomenology on line Project, Spring 2012
This is an example of non-linear criticism using hyperlinks and nested on-line frames. It is Joshua Harris' final project for MUTH6680 Phenonemology and Music on Lachenmann's "Filter-Schaukel" from Ein Kinderspiel. NB: underlined words in black are links that open up frames within frames.
