In this study the capability of the theory of bounding surface plasticity to provide reasonable description of various observed behavior of sand under homogeneous monotonic and cyclic loading conditions is examined.
The primary model considered in this study is Bartlet's model with 12 material properties which can be determined from...
This study presents an analysis of Alfred Schnittke's Fourth Symphony, scored for tenor soloist, contralto soloist, mixed chorus, and chamber orchestra. Commissioned by Le Chant du Mende publishing company in Paris, the Fourth Symphony was completedin 1984 during a period of increasing enthusiasm for Schnittke's compositions outside ofthe Soviet Union....
" Lamento della ninfa" (Lament of the nymph) appeared in Claudio Monteverdi's eighth book of madrigals - Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi - in 163 8. The lament is considered one of Monteverdi's late masterpieces. This famous composition is not a madrigal in the conventional sense. Rather , it is a...
Earlier twin studies have shown a genetic component to smoking, but a greater characterization of these influences is necessary to determine possible mechanisms of action. The relative importance of genetic and environmental influences on cigarette use, years of smoking, and motives for smoking were examined in a volunteer sample of...
In the Main Archives, 37, of the State Public Library in Leningrad, Russia lies an autographed manuscript which bears the number 48.
Although it may seem insignificant, this number was attached to a manuscript which is one of the greatest and most often programmed musical works of the world, Modeste...
John Duke is a composer who strongly believed that in a good song words became assimilated by the music. Although John Duke was an active pianist, having much knowledge of keyboard music, he devoted himself to writing art songs. The reason why his compositions include so few piano works and...
Today, I would like to discuss the various stages of Kaggok, which are Korean art songs written in western classical music style. Since Korea did not open its culture to the Western world until 1882, music in Korea was based on their own traditions. In other words, scales, rhythms, and...
The aim of this thesis is the collection of data relative to the history and development of Donley County, Texas. This region is important as part of that territory added to the United States through the great westward movement. The explorations, the disappearance of the Indians, the work of the...
Recognized today principally as a composer, Béla Bartók devoted much of his life to the collection, analysis and categorization of folk music in his native Hungary as well as Romania and Slovakia. Along with his colleague Zoltan Kodaly, Bartók's work as an ethnomusicologist is credited for the resurgence of interest in...
The study reported herein is a comparison of the effectiveness of probation officers and volunteer adults as counselors of juveniles on probation. The study population consists of 80 male juveniles. Forty juveniles counseled by volunteers were precision matched with 40 probationers counseled by probation officers. Subjects were matched in pairs...
