I wish to thank several people for making this life-long study of Gasparini possible.

The following faculty at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Dr. John L. Swanay, Professor of Music History, dissertation chair, deceased
Dr. Merton Shatzkin, Professor Emeritus, Music Theory, committee member
Dr. James L. Evans, Professor Emeritus, Organ, committee member, deceased
Dr. Francis X. Buebendorf, Professor Emeritus, Composition and Conducting, committee member, deceased

Madame Thilde Beuing, Professor Emeritus, Voice, for making the initial contact with Dr. Sichardt.

Dr. Wolfgang Sichardt, Music Librarian, Wiesbaden, Germany, retired. Dr. Sichardt made it possible for me to get microfilm copies of several of Gasparini's works from Germany and Italy. From these works, I selected Misssa ..... and Credo a 5 for my dissertation topic.

My wife Carolyn and daughters Margaret and Teresa, for putting up with the many hours I sat and copied music.