M.A. Music Theses

M.A. Music theses currently held in the Library, organised alphabetically by author: Thesis abstracts can now be viewed by clicking on a thesis title. Abstracts are in pdf format and require Adobe Reader.

Author Title Year
Bowe, Patrice An Analysis of Frank Corcoran's Trauerfelder; and In-depth Study of Trauerfelder(1995) - A Five Move Composition for Four Percussions by Frank Corcoran. 2005
Brioscú, Colma Irish and Victorian Idiom in Michele Esposito's 'My Irish sketch book'. 2009
Brogan, Eileen The Solo Piano Music of Philip Martin: As Assessment of his Teaching and Concert Repertoire. 2005
Carroll, Eimear The Sacred Choral Commissions of the Cork Annual Seminar on Contemporary Choral Music- Tradition in Modernity. 2005
Clinch, Cathal Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat: A Performing Edition. 2007
Connolly, Aisling The Contribution of Dr. Joseph Groocock to Music Education in Ireland (1935-1997). 2005
Corbet, Nicola The Solo Harpist Music of Brian Boydell. 2005
Coughlan, Orla Portfolio of Original Compositions with Analytical Commentary. 2005
Donohoe, Clara An Analysis of Selected Solo Piano Music by Contemporary Female Irish Composers. 2005
Dowling, Lisa The Suzuki Method: An Assessmnet of its Educational and Musical Validity. 2007
Eager, Lesley F.A. Ways of Engaging Young People with Contemporary Irish Music. 2007
Gavin, Noreen Innoation and Influences in the Music of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. 2005
Geary, Amanda computer Aided Teaching and Learning: A Study of the Use of Music Technology in Melodic Composition. 2005
Gill, Richard The Influence of Ligeti's Compositional Techniques on my Compositions. 2005
Kelly, Eadaoin Text Setting in the Madrigals of John Wilbye. 2007
Kennedy, Vincent Portfolio of Original Compositions with Analytical Commentary. 2009
Kerrigan, Denise A Stylistic Chronology of Selected Sacred Works by Thomal Tallis. 2007
Kirrane, Maria Verismo and Motivic Development in Pucini's Tosca. 2007
Killoran, Regina Jewishness in the Cello Music of Ernest Bloch and Max Bruch. 2005
Meally, Laura Portfolio of Original Compositions with Research Essay: A Technical and Asthetic Assessment of Messiaen's 'Quatuor Pour la Fin de Temps'. 2007
Moloney, Emer Harmony and Dramatic Impact in Puccini's Operatic Style. 2005
O'Connor, Seamus Emotion in Film-Music: The Evocation of Fear in Horror Films. 2007
O'Regan, Ann-Marie The Songs of Children's Composer Dorothy Parke 1904-1990. 2009
Purcell, Sandy Portfolio of Original Compositions with Research Essay: Influences and Organising Principles in Selected Chamber Music of Dr. Gráinne Mulvey and Their Influence on my own Compositions. 2006
Ryan, Raymond Liszt's Transcriptions of Schubert's Songs : A Comparative Analysis of Three Selected Works. 2007
Walsh, Daniel The Design and Evaluation of Prototype Software for Teaching and Learning Chord Progression in Music. 2004

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