1. Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Mooney, Micah Title: Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s Graduate Program: Music (MA) Keywords: Topic theoryBenjamin BrittenPeter GrimesRodgers and HammersteinOklahoma!TempestaPastoralChurch MusicalOperaMusical TheatreTheoryAnalysis File: Login to Download Committee Members: R J David Frego, Program Head/ChairTaylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEric John Mckee, Committee Member