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This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV College of Fine Arts. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Going Old School: Using Eighteenth Century Pedagogy Models to Foster Musical Skills and Creativity in Today's Students, Monique Arar
Finding the Shakespeare in Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet: A Comparison of Plot and Character in the Seventeenth-century English Play and the Nineteenth-century French Opera, Bonita Elissa Bunt
Object Language/On Defining Sculpture, Thaddeus Barak Moore Celia-Zoellner
Etudes for the Bassoon: An Annotated Bibliography and Pedagogical Guide, Eric Joaquin Fassbender
John Philip Sousa and the Wagner Overture: A New Transcription of the Overture to Der fliegende Holländer for Wind Orchestra, Stephen H. Goldeck
An Analysis and Band Transcription of Eric Whitacre's The River Cam, Charles Amon Maguire
Grand Solo Op.14 & Rondo Op2. N3: The Sonority of the Classical Era, Hugo Maia Nogueira
Songs of the Cajuns: A History and Analysis of Joie de vivre: Five Impressions of Acadian-America, Wendy Kay Moss
Cultural Influences upon Soviet-Era Programmatic Piano Music for Children, Maria Pisarenko
Crossover Trumpet Performance: Jazz Style and Technique for Classical Trumpeters, Kevin Christopher Tague
Of Sharks and Spaceships: The Role of the Tuba in John Williams's Film Scores for Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stephen Davis Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Performance Analysis of Dorothy Rudd Moore's Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death, Cordelia Elizabeth Anderson
Viktor Kosenko's Piano Cycle Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances, Ekaterina Bessmeltseva
Water Harvesting Methods and the Built Environment: The Role of Architecture in Providing Water Security, Adam Joseph Bradshaw
An Annotated Bibliography of Beginning and Intermediate Solo Bassoon Literature, Kim Kehau Chai
Original Chamber Percussion Works for Silent or Silenced Film in Live Performance, James William Doyle III
How Queer!: Camp Expression in Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Kevin Ryland Eberle
Theater Education: Thinking Outside of the Black Box, Raheve Gray
Collaborative Writing for Commercial Musical Theatre, Alexandra Grill-Childers
Efficient Strategies for Playing the Horn, Jon Allan Holloway
Applied Anatomy in Music: Body Mapping for Trumpeters, Micah Holt
Pansori, Bomi Kang
The Big Band and the Piano: Nikolai Kapustin’s Variations Op. 41, Ryan Kelly
Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation, Phillip Lenberg
Four Sonnets by Pablo Neruda, sets 1 and 2, by Judith Cloud, for High Voice and Piano: A Performer’s Perspective, Sheronda Levonne Mckee
Rhinestones in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Las Vegas Showgirl and the Productions That Shaped Her, Diane Marie Palm
Image, Narrative, & Concept of Time in Valerie Capers's Song Cycle Song of the Seasons, Lillian Channelle Roberts
Yiddish Diction in Singing, Carrie Suzanne Schuster-Wachsberger
George Crumb’s Personal Response to the Golden Age of Social Activism: Night of the Four Moons, Black Angels, and Vox Balaenae, Yi Ling Tsai
Kimmo Hakola's Diamond Street and Loco: A Performance Guide, Erin Elizabeth Vander Wyst
Innovative Fiber Optic/Thin Film Photovoltaic Systems: Adequately Distributing Daylight While Harvesting Energy, Sean Steven Zurko
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Models for Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98: A Stylistic Analysis, William George August Mccullough
A Performer's Guide to Dean Gronemeier's Nature Alley, Lonny James Benoit
Les Chansons de Bilitis: A Symbiotic Collaboration between Two Artists Claude Debussy and Pierre Louys with an Annotated Performance Guide and Original Translations, Carmella Tian Ming Cao
What is the Best Residential Roof Assembly for the U.S. Desert Southwest, with Respect to Cost, Energy Efficiency and Embodied Energy Concerns, John Joseph Carroll
The Changing Role of the Bass Clarinet: Support for Its Integration into the Modern Clarinet Studio, Jennifer Beth Iles
Design Guideline to Select Systems and Strategies to Achieve Adequate Indoor Air Quality in the Mojave Desert Climate Region, Nicholas Robert Williams Inouye
What Is Hip? David Garibaldi: His Musical Life, His Influences, and His Contributions, Jeremy Tait Meronuck
African American Student Theatre Organization Involvement and the College Experience at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Crestcencia Lynn Ortiz-Barnett
Architectural form, orientation, and energy for residential design in the Southern Nevada region., Ludwing Vaca
From Paper to Podium: Exploring the Gap between University Training and Professional Experience in Orchestral Conductors, Rachel L. Waddell
Zwischenfach – a Distinct Voice Type: A Study of Fach through Specific Roles in the Works of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, Stephanie Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A Critical Edition and Trumpet Ensemble and Keyboard Reduction of Philipp Jakob Rittler's Sonata à 17 and Sonata à 18, Justin Lee Bland
Songs By Hsiao Tyzen: The Interaction Between His Music And Taiwan, Pei-Ning Ku
The Percussionist Bodybuilder: Optimizing Performance Through Exercise and Nutrition, Anthony Joseph Merlino
Predicted Performance of a SkyTherm North, A Highly Insulated Building Envelope System and A Frost Protected Shallow Foundation, Kitrina Ann Stratton
The Percussion Music of Donald Martino, Glenn Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A History and Analysis of the Works of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Matthew Paul Fisher
The Second Oboe Concerto of Sir William Herschel: A New Performance Edition, Matthew Thomas Guschl
Development and validation of heat transfer model to predict indoor air temperatures in roofpond buildings, Afzal Hossain
Paul Moravec: Polystylism in Cool Fire (2001), Jennifer Kuk-Bonora
A Historical Examination: The Role of Orchestral Repertoire in Flute Pedagogy, Donald William Malpass
The Water Wall: A Passive Solar Collection and Thermal Storage Device for Supplementary Radiant Heating, Rhett Roman Noseck
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Potential of Downtown Las Vegas Becoming a Creative Milieu, Ana Magdalena Barragan
Johannes Brahms, Vierzehn Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 34, Nos. 1-14, An Arrangement, Transcription and Pedagogical Rationale for Wind Band, Robert Logan Biles
Kristian Lindeman, Chansons Sentimentales: A Wind Orchestra Arrangement with Accompanying Historical Background and Commentary, Rod L. Henley
An Examination of the Compositional Style of Dorothy Rudd Moore and its Relationship to the Literary Influence of Langston Hughes, Latoya Andriel Lain
Exploring the Morality of Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan to Show How It Affected Their Work, Friendship and Society, Dale D. Parry
A Critical Edition of Gustave Vogt's 4eme Solo de Concert, Mark Runkles
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Clarinet performance practices for Alberto Ginastera's "Variaciones concertantes": Solutions for orchestral auditions and performances, Thomas James Kmiecik
Colonel John R. Bourgeois: A biography and analysis of transcription style, Jeffrey Alan Malecki
The impact of World War II on women's fashion in the United States and Britain, Meghann Mason
The American Homophilic School of Composition, Rik Noyce
Korean mask-dance and Aristotle's poetics, Teayong Pakr
Adolphe Nourrit, Gilbert Duprez, and the high C: The influences of operatic plots, culture, language, theater design, and growth of orchestral forces on the development of the operatic tenor vocal production, Micheal Lee Smith Jr.
Planning for building-integrated agriculture in Las Vegas, Robert Vralsted
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Integration of biomimicry into a built environment design process model: An alternative approach towards hydro-infrastructure, Timothy Lee Albertson
Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers and Sifting through the Ruins: An analysis of two chamber song cycles by Libby Larsen, Juline Erika Barol-Gilmore
An Annotated guide to flute and guitar music, Kristi Benedick
Antonin Dvorak, Biblical Songs, Op. 99: A transcription for wind orchestra with historical context and transcription method, Raymond T. Brown
Pauline Viardot's Russian compositions, Amy Jo Hunsaker
Silence: Exploring Salvatore Sciarrino’s style through L’opera per flauto, Megan R. Lanz
Incidental music: Enhancing the emotional experience of the audience, Daniel Edward Nelson
Retrofitting existing commercial buildings in the desert southwest to be energy efficient, Andrea Lee Wilkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Olympic Singer: Integrating Pilates Training Into the Voice Studio, Veera Khare Asher
Ralph Vaughan William's the Pilgrim's Progress: Problems and Solutions for Future Performances, Richard Brandon Brunson
Organization by form: Applying systems theory to urbanization, Michael Patrick Howe
Empirically derived formulas to predict indoor maximum, average, and minimum temperatures in roofpond buildings using minimum climatic information, Ibrahim Kivarkis Kako
Justifications of a 21st century wind ensemble transcription of Mozart's "Overture to The Magic Flute" based upon late eighteenth century ideology, Teresa Corinne Stewart
An Examination of vocal music by John Musto, Stephanie R. Thorpe
Ernest Farrar, "English Pastoral Impressions", Op. 26: A transcription for wind orchestra, William Wallace Woodworth IV