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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC COMMERCIALISM, ACCESSIBILITY, POPULARITY, AND ORIGINALITY IN AMERICAN HIGH-ART MUSIC: RICHARD DANIELPOUR, A CASE STUDY By RUTH RUGGLES AKERS A Dissertation submitted to the School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Doctor of Philosophy Fall Semester, 2004 Copyright © 2004 Ruth Ruggles Akers All Rights Reserved i The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Ruth Ruggles Akers defended on 29 October 2004. ______________________________ Denise Von Glahn Professor Directing Dissertation ______________________________ Neil Jumonville Outside Committee Member ______________________________ Charles Brewer Committee Member ______________________________ Carolyn Bridger Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My thanks to my major professor Denise Von Glahn for asking excellent questions and for her unceasing efforts to tighten my prose. Thanks also to the other members of my committee for the hours they have devoted to my project. Many thanks to Richard Danielpour for his willingness to discuss his music and answer my countless questions. I also wish to express my gratitude to Philippe Drevet for the many ways his musicianship and our friendship have shaped my life, including his help with renewing my acquaintance with Richard Danielpour.