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STYGER, P. Inventory of documents
No full textCOVERAGE: 0.10 metres; 1966Newspaper clippings regarding Dr H.F. Verwoerd, Adv. BJ Vorster. D TsafendasCOVERAGE: 0.10 metres; 196
FERREIRA, Theodorus Ignatius Jacobus Inventory of documents
No full textCOVERAGE 1913-1914; 5 Files; 0.11 metrePrivate papers of T.I.J. Ferreira, Deputy Sheriff and Messenger of the Cour
EHLERS, JB Inventory of documents
No full textMinutes of the Conference held in Bloemfontein 31 May 189
Reclaiming clarinet repertoire: the reconstruction and performance of a selection of rediscovered clarinet concertos composed during the classical era
No full textThis study was undertaken to explore a practical solution for the lack of a
comprehensive selection of clarinet concertos written during the Classical period in
Western music. The study ultimately fulfilled its objective through the rediscovery,
editing, and performance of previously unpublished or lesser-known Classical clarinet
concertos, thereby supplementing the era’s repertoire choice for the modern clarinet
player.
The study commenced with identifying a list of unpublished Classical clarinet concerto
manuscripts by visiting archives and searching through catalogues in European
countries, such as Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. The vast majority of the centuriesold
manuscripts were either incomplete or severely worn by age. Therefore, the
primary criteria for initial consideration was the completeness, accuracy, and legibility
of the available manuscripts. The shortlist of possible concertos was then preliminarily
transcribed, and tested by me for playability, potential performance appeal, and
academic value. After consulting with several renowned early clarinet researchers
such as Eric Hoeprich and Albert Rice, four concerto manuscripts were selected from
the preceding shortlist. These concertos included the Concerto for Clarinet in A and
Violin by Franz Xaver Hanisch; the Clarinet concerto in B-flat by Joseph Christian
Willibald Michl; the Concerto for two clarinets in E-flat major by Josef Mysliveček; and
the Concerto for Clarinet in B-flat by Franz Tausch.
The entirety of the transcribing and editing process was guided by a thorough literature
study in the field of Historically Informed Performance Practice (HIP), as well as the
history of the instrument and composers. The critically examined theoretical and
methodological HIP frameworks included contributions by scholars such as John Butt
and Richard Taruskin. The historical integrity of the study was additionally ensured by
consulting applicable literature by researchers such as Rice, Hoeprich, Pearson, and
Lawson.
The final editing of the scores was the result of my unusual choice to publish the
concertos with string quartet accompaniment, instead of full orchestra. This decision
was strongly influenced by the limited availability of local resources such as venues,
professional musicians, proper instruments, and general funding. The string quartet option alleviated these issues whilst supporting the continual aim of this study, i.e. to
allow previously inaccessible concertos to be readily available for performance and
within reach of as many performers, who can meet the interpretive demands of the
edited concertos, as possible.
The edited concerto scores were exported as pdf files using the Sibelius score writer
program. These scores were then distributed by me (an experienced early clarinet
player) and the University of the Free State’s Odeion String Quartet for rehearsals and
final review. The concerto editions were then completed, and a well-received
performance of each followed. The subsequent success of the concerto performances
reinforced the idea that producing scores for smaller settings allow for more
performance possibilities, regardless of various financial and demographic limitations.
Ultimately, four concertos were identified, edited, and performed. There are still myriad
less-known, less frequently performed Classical clarinet concertos that remain
unpublished or that are no longer in print, with which clarinettists should ideally be able
to expand their repertoire and knowledge. It is hoped that the present study may serve
as an inspiration for more editions of such concertos to be prepared. Finally, the
study’s contribution to the available Classical clarinet repertoire has the potential to
stimulate a reconsideration of the established repertoire, such as the Mozart Clarinet
Concerto, thereby helping to reinvigorate clarinettists’ historical-contextual
interpretational skills
UNITED PARTY OFS Inventory of documents
No full textCOVERAGE 1934-1977; 6 Files; 0,22 Metres.Papers of UP OFS. In December 1934 the National Party and the South African Party joined in a coalition to form the United South African National Party known as the United Party
SCHEEPERS, Anna Inventory of documents
No full textCOVERAGE 1971-1975; 3 Files; 0,22 Metre.Private papers of A. Scheepers, The Star's Woman of the Year [1972], Senator Transvaal [1974-1980]
SERFONTEIN, Jan Hendrik Philippus Inventory of documents
No full textCOVERAGE 1962-1970; 139 Files; 2.00 metrePrivate papers of J.H.P. Serfontein, journalist Sunday Times, author of Brotherhood of Power, 1979. Included are notes on "Die Verkrampte aanslag" (manuscript)
Financial behavior, confidence, risk preferences and financial literacy of university students
No full textThis study investigates determinants of financial behavior (FB) of university students at a university in South Africa. It examines whether financial behavior, confidence, time preferences, risk preferences and financial literacy perceptions of university students differ by financial literacy level. Data were gathered via a questionnaire that included personal information, FB, financial perceptions and financial knowledge responses as well as a multiple price list (MPL) risk preferences and time preferences experiment tasks. A convenient total sample of 191 students (females = 53%) participated in the study. A t-test analysis showed that FB, risk preferences, confidence levels, time preferences and financial literacy perceptions
of university students significantly differed by financial literacy level. Our results show that university students with low financial literacy levels are more overconfident, risk loving and impatient; such FB is synonymous with major causes of financial crises across the world. An OLS regression model analysis showed that the risk preferences index, financial literacy perception index and confidence significantly
influenced the FB of categorized university students. The risk preference index significantly influenced debt FB of categorized university students. In order to understand the FB of university students, one should take cognizance of their preferences, financial knowledge, confidence and personal characteristics.Publisher's versio
Physial space and transformation in higher education: the case of the University of the Free State
No full textThe significance of space and objects in space on South African higher education campuses was brought to the fore during the 2015/16 student movements. The movements highlighted that official higher education policy and institutional practice have not adequately considered the implications of material and immaterial space for transformation. While the idea for this thesis predated the student movement campaigns, the 2015/16 student movements focused the route of enquiry on the implications of space and objects in space at a higher education institution for knowledge production aimed at transformation in higher education. The claim is that space at a higher education institution, which constructs the social and is in turn constructed by the social, provides a lens through which to focus on the ‘where’ and thereby produce knowledge for transformation in higher education.
Space at a higher education institution is intimately linked to the specificities of historical and spatial context-related factors, as well as to other factors – such as race, class, and gender – that impact on the reality of the everyday in higher education. Consequently, the study focuses on organisational indicators for space at a higher education institution that underpin the development of a conceptual framework. The aim is to produce knowledge that draws attention to broader socio-spatial concerns that ground and refer the study to the mandated role of higher education institutions, as social institutions, to support development in society.
In this study, the implications of organisational indicators for space at a higher education institution for transformation in higher education are investigated through the case study of the Bloemfontein campus of the University of the Free State. The investigation draws data from multiple sources, including first-person accounts, desktop reviews, and socio-spatial mapping of the Bloemfontein campus in its entirety and in relation to its context – the city of Bloemfontein. The data is analysed using qualitative techniques located in a social constructivist framework that allows for a reiterative and process-oriented research approach. The context-dependent knowledge produced in this manner and tested in the conceptual framework allows for inferences to be made about the socially constructed nature of space at a higher education institution and to gain insights into how this, in turn, constructs the social in the everyday reality of an individual in higher education.
The study provides an empirical perspective from which to assess how the organisation of space at a higher education institution and the implications this has for the reality of the everyday in higher education impacts on individuals’ understanding of transformation. The purpose of this assessment is to move beyond a descriptive institutionalisation of transformation in higher education towards producing knowledge for transformation in South Africa