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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Thursday. December 7, Page Nineteen 1978 Book discusses life and work of French composer Profs dissertation selected for publication Dr. Joyce Watkins Newman, University assistant professor of music, has received national recognition for her doctoral dissertation, "Formal Structure and Hecitatnr in the de Luly." Tragedies Lyriques of Her dissertation was among 100 chosed from the tens of thousands that were comoleted over the past 10 years. It will be published by the UMI Research Press an organization designed to "promote wider recognition and use of research by the country's most promising young scholars." Newman's dissertation is one of 10 selected for the series, "Studies in Musicology." All represent "Significant contributions to the field by offering new findings, original interpretations and treatment of important subjects hitherto unstudied." Newman said she "was absolutely floored" when she got the news, "Very few people get their dissertations published, so that makes it really an honor." Jean-Baptis- te She said she expects professional recognition because of the honor. "To begin with, the publication will go out to all the universities int he country, and it will establish me in my field of musicology," she said. "Also, the news spreads very quickly, and I have already been selected to become one of the editors of Browde Brothers Publishing Company which is one of the most highly respected publishers in the field," she said. In her book published tinder the title. Jean-Baptis- Lully and His Tragedies Lyriques, Newman focuses on the formal structure and uses of recitative in the tragedies lyriques of Lully. She examines the literary, dramatic and musical elements of these works, and traces their development as a product of French theatrical and social history, and Lully's life experiences. In Newman's biography of Lully she revealed new documentary material which corrected previous misconceptions. de te ANNOUNCING THE OF RE-OPENI- NG GBKinrsouuiMti AT 404 s EAST 3RD SOUTH NOW WITH SEATING FACILITIES AND LARGER MENU TELEPHONE: HOURS 11 AM MONDAY-SATURDA- 322-206-- 2 10:30 PM Y S.L. Ski Repair QfcCB fcQ n nn Mm m M (p Specialists One day Service on Base, Tunes and Mountings Take it easy this Christmas with Polaroid's FRIDAY NOON DEVOTIONAL ELDER WEAL A. MAXWELL PRESIDENT FIRST QUORUM OR SEVENTY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST SAINTS OF LATTER-DA- Every Friday Central Chapel 12 Noon I institute oS religion QteSte The world's simplest camera. 26 5 WHILE THEY LAST! owam UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 17-Sto- re Buying Power! 2910 Highland Drive 4161 So. Redwood Road 137 South Main 1984 South State 491 So. Main - Bountiful 484-439- 7 262-924- 5 328-056- 1 486-392- 1 292-147- 4 |