177 research outputs found
The Art Songs of Tom Cipullo
No full textThis study explores the role Tom Cipullo plays in the development of American Art Song 1992-2008. Born in 1956, composer Tom Cipullo has written well over 100 songs. His music is complex and challenging yet firmly rooted in the 20th-century continuation of Romanticism. Cipullo\u27s choice of poetry is almost always contemporary American, embracing a full range of themes. His songs have won top awards in their field, and are well received by audiences and performers.
Following a biography, a discussion of the development of the neo-Romantic movement in the field of Art Song, and Cipullo\u27s role in this progression is presented. A Guide to the Songs provides an annotated catalog and performance guide to 67 published songs written between 1992 and 2007. The performance guide explains non-standard indications in the scores and outlines Cipullo\u27s interpretive preferences. It provides essential information for singers, pianists, coaches, and teachers wishing to access this repertoire. Appendices provide an alphabetic list of songs, a list of authors set by Cipullo, a complete works list 1983-2009, a discography, and a bibliography.
This study is informed through interviews with Cipullo. The author prepared, coached, and performed many of the songs; attended coachings and master classes with Cipullo; and attended live performances of Cipullo\u27s songs. The remaining songs are analyzed through both professional and unpublished recordings. Several prominent performers of Cipullo\u27s vocal music provided live interviews. Secondary sources aid in identifying Cipullo\u27s role in the development of American Art Song 1992-2008. This study serves as the basis for further research into Cipullo\u27s life and works, and for successful performances of his songs
Powers that be? Political alignment, government formation, and government stability
No full textWe study how partisan alignment across levels of government affects coalition formation and government stability using a regression discontinuity design and a large dataset of Spanish municipal elections. We document a positive effect of alignment on both government formation and stability. Alignment increases the probability that the most-voted party appoints the mayor and decreases the probability that the government is unseated during the term. Aligned parties also obtain sizeable electoral gains in the next elections. We show that these findings are not the consequence of favoritism in the allocation of transfers towards aligned governments
Syndiotactic Polypropylene from [Me2Si(3,6-di-t-Butyl-9-Fluorenyl)(N-t-Butyl)]TiCl2–Based Catalysts: Chain-End or Enantiotopic-Sites Stereocontrol?
No full textIs healthy food convenient for health and pockets?
No full textThe world of management is increasingly influenced by the key concept of quality of life, which conditions the most profound strategic choices. The influences range from the choice of the strategic business area to the definition of the price of the products and services, up to even conditioning some extraordinary operations of mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs
Metallocene-catalyzed propene polymerization: from microstructure to kinetics, 1 - C2-symmetric ansa-metallocenes and the "trigger" hypothesis
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Syndiotactic Polypropylene from [Me2Si(3,6-di-t-Butyl-9-Fluorenyl)(N-t-Butyl)]TiCl2–Based Catalysts: Chain-End or Enantiotopic-Sites Stereocontrol?
No full textTactic polymer polymerization process using chiral catalysts
No full textDisclosed is a process for forming tactic polymers employing at least one olefin polymn. catalyst comprising a non-racemic mixt. of the R- and S- enantiomers of a metal complex contg. at least one asym. substituted (chiral) carbon atom, and a chain shuttling agent, a polar aprotic org. compd., or both a chain shuttling agent and a polar aprotic org. compd
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