J.
Marshall Bevil, Ph.D.
Historical and Systematic Musicology
7918
Millbrook Drive Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
77095
Telephone (U.S. / 281) 859-5965 Cellular (U.S. / 713)
419-6829 Fax (U.S. / 281) 550-866
Areas of Expertise
~ Forensic Musicology
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consultation and
expert testimony in matters pertaining to musical identity and similarity
in connection with
intellectual property issues; computer-assisted
comparative analysis developed in
connection with dissertation
on tune relationships
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Historical and Systematic Musicology, Ethnomusicology ~
British
art music and popular music of the Late Romantic, Postromantic, and Early
Modern periods
(Elgar, Sullivan, C.H.H. Parry, Vaughan Williams,
Holst, Delius (links 1 / 2), Ketelbey, et al);
Celtic and Celtic-American folk music; oral-aural traditions; computer-assisted analysis ;
the Welsh Crwth;
oral-aural folk musical traditions (centonization)
Link
to Online Bibliography
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~ Post-Secondary Education ~
musicology, music
history / music literature (general, generic, or period; specialization in
British national music of
the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries), Celtic & Celtic-American
ethnomusicology;
computer applications ( links 1 / 2 ) to the
comparative analysis of orally transmitted
music
~ Educational Consultation ~
elementary, secondary, and collegiate-level music and interdisciplinary curriculum design, with focus at the elementary
and secondary levels on the integration of music with language, social studies, mathematics, and science
and, at the collegiate level, on music in general and period-historical humanities studies
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~ Academic Investigative Assistance ~
comparative analysis of British Insular and Insular-American folk tunes and their allied species,
using the MelAnaly system and software
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~ Research, Lecturing, and Writing ~
presentations and
writing of program notes, articles, essays, and columns for cultural,
educational, and religious,
and other organizations; scholarly, cultural, and general-interest
publications; recording companies; etc.
~ Proofing and Editing ~
music and scholarly writing about music in specialized or general-humanities publications
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~ Cinematographic
and Broadcast Consultation
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assistance
with issues of folk music
(ballads, folk hymns, fiddle music) and period-historical music (British Isles,
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries) in preparation of movie scripts
and musical scores,
documentaries,
and programs
(other links: Crwth
Ketelbey
Delius 1 / 2
)
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~ Performance ~
traditional Celtic and
Celtic-American music, played
on the Welsh crwth
(folk festivals; academic settings; stage
plays, radio, television, and cinema; commercials; religious and
community-group productions and
gatherings, and other situations) < >
Academic Credentials
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~ Doctor of Philosophy ~
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Musicology, University of North Texas, 1984
Dissertation: "Centonization and Concordance in the American
Southern Uplands Folksong Melody:
a Study of the Musical Generative and Transmittive Processes of an Oral
Tradition"
(Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, International,1984) - UMI document number 8423854
Dissertation preparation included development of a body of computer software to assist with comparative analysis
and data management. Dissertation defense included defense of both analytical procedure and its supportive software.
Minor: English, with Concentration in Linguistics and the History of the Language
Conclusions set forth in dissertation (see above) were based in part on adaptations and applications of
linguistic principles to the oral-aural transmission of melodies.
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~ Master of Music ~
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Musicology, University of North Texas, 1973
Thesis: "The Welsh Crwth, Its History, and Its Genealogy"
Thesis preparation included research and independent study in Great Britain and Ireland.
Minor: Music Theory, with Concentration in Musical Analysis
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~ Bachelor of Music, with Honors ~
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Oklahoma Baptist University, 1970
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~ Teaching Certification in Music ~
(All-Level, Texas Education Agency)
University of Houston, 1983
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Further
Information
~ Some Other Pages at This
Site (See Also Above)
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Publications and
Presentations (with further links to abstracts of
select works)
Higher Education Resume
Elementary/Secondary
Education Resume
Forensic Musicology
Investigation of
Music Played in Connection with the Titanic Disaster (Forensic Inquiry)
Investigative
Assistance
Celtic Music Performance
Welsh Crwth (History/Genealogy and Performance Practice)
Centonization (oral/aural transmission, preservation, and re-fashioning
of music)
MelAnaly (computer software for comparative melodic analysis)
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~ Additional Links ~
~ Telephone & Fax ~
Telephone (U.S. / 281) 859-5965 (answering machine online continuously)
Fax (U.S. / 281) 550-8667 (busy signal when computer is online)
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