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What Makes Finzi Finzi? The Convergence Of Style And Struggle In The Life Of Gerald Finzi And In His Set Before And After Summer, Op. 16, Trevor Dangerfield Smith

Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is two-fold: to discuss the nationalistic characteristics in Gerald Finzi’s life and in his mature compositional style, and to discuss both the beliefs he held and the struggles he faced during his life, and how these themes are integrated into his work for voice and piano Before and after Summer, op. 16.

Before and after Summer was not conceived as a cycle, but its songs are tied together by similar poetic themes and emotional impact, so despite the fact they were composed as individual entities they form a coherent collection from beginning to end. …

Advanced Conducting Project, Elizabeth M. Colpo

Conducting Student Scholarship

• "At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners" by Williametta Spencer
• "Credo in unum deum" (from "Great" Mass in C minor) by W.A. Mozart
• "We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace" (Traditional Spiritual), arranged by Moses Hogan
• "Ascribe to the Lord" by Rosephanye Powell
• "The Tiger" by Lauren Bernofsky
• "Laudate Dominum" by Dan Davison
• "Down to the River to Pray" (Traditional), arranged by Philip Lawson.

Advanced Conducting Project, Martha Irene Pierce

Conducting Student Scholarship

Part I. The Renaissance Era -- "Rejoice in the Lord Alway" [by] Anonymous -- "Fair Phyllis I Saw" by John Farmer ---- Part II. The Baroque Era -- "Gloria, RV589" by Antonio Vivaldi ---- Part III. The Classical Era -- "The Heavens are Telling" (from The Creation) by Joseph Haydn ---- Part IV. The Romantic Era -- "O schöne Nacht" (from Vier Quartett op. 92) by Johannes Brahms ---- Part V. The 20th Century -- "Ubi Caritas" (from Quatre motets sur des thèmes Grégoriens op. 10) / Maurice Duruflé -- "The Best of Rooms" by Randall Thompson ---- Part VI. …

Advanced Conducting Project, Jason L. Roach

Conducting Student Scholarship

1. "Winter Dances" by Brian Balmages -- 2. "Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon by Percy Grainger -- 3. "Praises" by Francis McBeth -- 4. "Portrait of a Clown" by Frank Ticheli -- 5. "Flourish for Wind Band" by Ralph Vaughn Williams.

Instrumental Chamber Music, Javier Chacon, Jacob Wiens, Dylan Levinson, Suzanne Haitz, Priscilla Peraza, Conrad Ho, Devin Marcus, Kimberly Levin, Gabby Stetz, Sun Green, Lacey Woods, Rachelle Schouten, Alayne Hsieh, Launa Kressin, Elizabeth Murtough, Matt Owensby, Cody Bursch, Jesse Simons, Conner Bogenreif, Chloe Tardif, Chris Defazio, Arsen Jamkotchian, Emily Uematsu, Eli Kaynor, Nicky Kaynor

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Advanced Conducting Project, Adam B. Nobile

Conducting Student Scholarship

1. "Sheltering Sky" by John Mackey -- 2. "Paper Cut" by Alex Shapiro -- 3. "Basque Lullaby" by Dan Forrest -- 4. "Angel Band" by Walter Hartley -- 5. "Spirit of the Falcon" by Richard Saucedo.

Music In The Third Reich, Delora J. Neuschwander

Musical Offerings

Music played a prominent role in the rise of Nazi culture in Germany and was used extensively in propaganda and indoctrination of the entire country; the Nazi party brought music and politics together and sought to shape their ideal culture by elevating their ideas of pure music to the highest status and outlawing what they defined as inferior. This study addresses Hitler’s specific views on music and explores several of the factors and individuals that contributed to his views. His views were directly inferred into the core of the Nazi party. Hitler himself was an artist and felt that art …

Music Therapy In The Nicu: Interventions And Techniques In Current Practice And A Survey Of Experience And Designation Implications, Suzanna A. Peczeniuk-Hoffman

Masters Theses

While researchers have documented the clinical use of music in medical settings, little is known about music therapists working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The purpose of the study was to examine the demographics, educational training (NICU-MT designation), employment conditions, and music therapy interventions/techniques used by professional music therapists in the NICU. A 15- item survey was designed and electronically mailed to music therapists (N = 318) identified by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), and Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy Institute at Florida State University as potentially working with …

"Sing To The Lord A New Song": Memory, Music, Epistemology, And The Emergence Of Gregorian Chant As Corporate Knowledge, Jordan Timothy Ray Baker

Masters Theses

Following the Christianization of the crumbling Roman Empire, a wide array of disparate Christian traditions arose. A confusion of liturgical rites and musical styles expressed the diversity of this nascent Christendom; however, it also exemplified a sometimes threatening disunity. Into this frame, the Carolingian Empire made a decisive choice. Charlemagne, with a desire to consolidate power, forged stronger bonds withRome by transporting the liturgy ofRome to the Frankish North. The outcome of this transmission was the birth of a composite form of music exhibiting the liturgical properties ofRome but also shaped by the musical sensibilities of the Franks—Gregorian chant.

This …

The Choral Music Of Allen Henry Koepke (1939-2012) With A Conductor's Special Focus On The Preparation Of His Seminal Work, Missa Brevis, Keith J. Curington

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance

Although American choirs have been performing Allen Koepke’s compositions since 1973 and his music is witnessing greater and greater international appeal, especially in Asia, academic writings about the composer and his contribution to the choral art have been absent. This document examines Missa Brevis, the seminal work by Allen Koepke, and serves as a conductor’s guide for score study and rehearsal preparation. It will address practical problems unique to the work and will suggest solutions that will ensure excellence in its performance. A biography, a complete catalogue of the composer’s large number of choral works in print, a listing …

2012-2013 Lynn Philharmonia Season Program, Lynn University Philharmonia, Kenneth Amis, Jon Robertson, Guillermo Figueroa, Elmar Oliveira, Albert George Schram, Timothy Cobb, Hsin Hui Liu, Yaroslava Poletaeva, John Hong, Jesse Yukimura

Philharmonia

Wind Ensemble

• September 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM
• Wind Ensemble: "On Hallowed Ground"
• Kenneth Amis, director and conductor
• The Universal Judgement / Camille de Nardis -- Trauermusik, WWV 73 / Richard Wagner -- Fanfares Liturgiques / Henri Tomasi -- Psalm for Band / Vincent Persichetti -- Gloriosa / Yasuhide Ito

Philharmonia No. 1

• December 1, 2012 at 7:30 PM and December 2, 2012 at 4:00 PM
• Jon Robertson, guest conductor ; Hsin-Hui Liu, piano ; Yaroslava Poletaeva, violin ; John Hong, clarinet ; Jesse Yukimura, viola
• Roman Carnival Overture / Hector Berlioz -- Piano Concerto in G Major / Maurice …

Directional Tonality In Schumann's Early Works, Benjamin K. Wadsworth

Faculty and Research Publications

Beginning and ending a work in the same key, thereby suggesting a hierarchical structure, is a hallmark of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century practice. Occasionally, however, early nineteenth-century works begin and end in different, but equally plausible keys (directional tonality), thereby associating two or more keys in decentralized complexes. Franz Schubert’s works are sometimes interpreted as central to this practice, especially those that extend third relationships to larger, often chromatic cycles. Robert Schumann’s early directional-tonal works, however, have received less analytical scrutiny. In them, pairings are instead diatonic between two keys, which usually relate as relative major and minor, thereby allowing Schumann …

Béla Bartók: The Father Of Ethnomusicology, David Taylor Nelson

Musical Offerings

Béla Bartók birthed the field of ethnomusicology as an academic discipline through his tireless pursuits of folk music, his exposition of the sound of the rural people, and his incorporation of folk-style into his own personal compositions. His work revealed to the world that folk music exists, is important, and stands as an independent academic discipline. I argue that Bartók’s efforts established the field of ethnomusicology because he was one of the first musicians to branch into the study of ethnic music by travelling to collect samples of music, by aurally recording and transcribing folk-tunes, by re-writing these songs into …

Zumba® Fitness As A Cultural Mediator, Cole E. Durain

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This ethnography describes local experience as it pertains to aspects of music, dance, and fitness which are compiled into Zumba® Fitness classes of the Rio Grande Valley. While Zumba is not unique to this region, it is locally interpreted based on geo-cultural factors of the Texas-Mexico border region. A large part of Zumba’s success in the Valley can be attributed to the way music is used to identify with regional popular culture and becomes a catalyst for changing the way locals think about health. Research gathered through participant-observation shows that Zumba has become a cultural expression where participants perform both …

Just Sing What You Want To Say: The Importance Of Linguistic Tone In Bai Songs, Lisa Andrews

Masters Theses

The Bai people, a minority group in the People's Republic of China numbering at least 1.6 million, live mostly in the Dali Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Yunnan. Historically, Bai from the central region would gather annually at the base of Shibaoshan Mountain to sing partner style love songs in search for a suitable marriage partner; today, this time is marked by a three-day festival officially titled "Shibaoshan." The annual song competition invites skilled singers to spontaneously compose melodies in response to their counterpart, crafting lyrics to flatter or tease their singing partner. The study quantifies the close relationship between Bai …

An Undergraduate Seminar On Irish Musical Culture In Ireland And The Irish Diaspora In America, Including The Influence Of Irish Music On Appalachian Folk Music Culture, Frieda Eakins

Masters Theses

The following project establishes a concise, yet multifaceted design for a seminar on Irish musical culture. While it was initially developed as a course for its author to teach in the undergraduate, on-ground classroom, this project provides a framework adaptable enough for use by other instructors and/or for additional music seminars. This project is unique in its two-fold purpose in that the design and resources are directed to assist the instructor with streamlining course curriculum preparation, while the course content specific to the project when utilized offers students in the undergraduate college classroom a better understanding of Irish musical culture …

Beat-Class Tonic Modulation As A Formal Device In Steve Reich's "The Desert Music", Liahna Rochelle Guy

Masters Theses

Beat-class analysis is a model of rhythm employed by Richard Cohn and John Roeder to analyze textural form in the compositions of Steve Reich (Roeder 2003, 275). Rhythmic attacks are regarded based on the modulus analytically assigned to a particular section (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.). This paper will offer an in-depth analysis of beat-class modulation and transposition in Steve Reich’s The Desert Music, with a focus on the third movement. Applying this analytical technique to The Desert Music (a piece never before analyzed using beat-class analysis) proposes a fresh analytical approach to Reich’s 1984 piece. This perspective will …

An Infusion Of Eastern And Western Music Styles Into Art Song: Introducing Two Sets Of Art Song For Mezzo-Soprano By Chen Yi, Wen Zhang

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Chinese-American composer Chen Yi has been praised as "the most internationally renowned female Asian composer of contemporary music today," and she "has in particular become a prominent figure in music circles in the United States and China." Besides her successes in writing orchestral and chamber music, Chen Yi has also written numerous vocal compositions including some art songs. This document aims to introduce two sets of Chen's art songs written for mezzo-soprano voice, Meditation and Bright Moonlight, and study the features of these compositions that represent the unique style of her music, which is influenced by Chinese folk music idioms …

The Congress For Cultural Freedom, La Musica Nel Xx Secolo, And Aesthetic "Othering": An Archival Investigation, Shannon E. Pahl

Theses and Dissertations

Between 1950 and 1967, the Congress for Cultural Freedom, an organization of anti-totalitarian intellectuals funded by the United States government, hosted conferences and festivals regarding the pursuit of intellectual freedom. In 1952 and 1954, the Congress for Cultural Freedom hosted two music events. While the first festival has been researched considerably, the 1954 conference has not been documented comparably. While unexplored, this conference has been the cause of much speculation on the political connotation of dodecaphonic and avant-garde techniques in postwar Europe. This project explores archival evidence related to the 1954 conference, with a focus on internal memoranda, correspondence, program …

Unlv Choral Ensembles Las Vegas Master Singers Unlv Symphony Orchestra, David B. Weiller, Jocelyn K. Jensen, Taras Krysa

Choral Ensembles

Program listing performers and works performed.