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Barfield, Kazik, Nazaykinskaya, And Beyond: A Discussion Of The Commission Process Regarding Trombone Literature, S. Kyle Moore

Honors Theses

There has historically been limited repertoire for trombonists to perform outside of orchestral writing—so limited that the first trombone solo recital was performed by Davis Shuman in 1947. The trombone has been present in the musical community since the mid-fifteenth century, yet it has only recently emerged as a unique, virtuosic instrument. Due to its delayed emergence and limited repertoire, the need to advance the instrument and its musical literature has led to the commission process between artists and composers: Interested parties approach composers with the prospect of writing music for compensation. In this manner, the composer is compensated for …

Advanced Conducting Project, Daniel N. Schade

Conducting Student Scholarship

Contents include:

Part I. The Renaissance Era
"Weep O Mine Eyes" by John Bennet
"Sicut Cervus" by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Part II. The Baroque Era
"Cum Sancto Spiritu" (from "Gloria") by Antonio Vivaldi

Part III. The Classical Era
"Lacrymosa" (from "Requiem") by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Lebenslust" by Franz Schubert

Part IV. The Romantic Era
"Bogoroditse Devo" (from "All Night Vespers") by Sergei Rachmaninoff
"Trois Chansons" by Maurice Ravel

Part V. The Contemporary Era
"Daemon Irrepit Callidus" by György Orbán
"Dirait-on" (from "Les Chansons des Roses") by Morten Lauridsen
"Five Hebrew Love Songs" by Eric Whitacre
"Even When He Is …

Advanced Conducting Project, Jacqueline Hammers

Conducting Student Scholarship

"Sure On This Shining Night" by Morten Johannes Lauridsen
"Sicut Cervus" by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
"Zigeunerleben, Op. 29, No. 3" by Robert Schumann
"Ubi Caritas" by Ola Gjeilo
"Eatnemen Vuelie" by Frode Fjeilheim, arranged by Emily Crocker
"Hatikva" (Traditional Hebrew Melody) arranged by John Leavitt; lyrics by N.H. Imber
"Last Words of David" by Randall Thompson
"How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place" by Johannes Brahms.

Engaging The Public With New Music: The Roles Of The Public, The Composer, And The Educator, Maria Confer

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Concerning new music, when the public knows what to listen for, composers who wish to more directly involve the public with new music remain open to dialogue regarding it, and educators inform and engage the public about it, there is a higher chance of active public acceptance of new music. The tripartite relationship between the public, composers, and educators benefits from open communication and community education, in addition to each participant knowing their responsibility and contribution in the relationship. A history of this relationship since 1900, including a delineation of who and what qualifies as an “educator,” leads into a …

Advanced Conducting Project, Dustin Gold

Conducting Student Scholarship

Contents include:

• Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
• Serenade For Strings In E Minor, Op. 20: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
• Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Brown Eyes, Black Magic, Marcus Duane Norris Jr

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis consists of a large composition for chamber orchestra titled Brown Eyes, Black Magic and an accompanying analytical paper. The piece, approximately twelve minutes long, is a tribute to women of color in America. The title pays homage to the “Black Girl Magic” campaign that CaShawn Thompson founded in 2013 to empower women of color by highlighting their achievements in different fields (Wilson 2016). Although the piece is not programmatic, I tried to create a mysterious sound world, in which the listener focuses on the beauty of ever-shifting sonic colors. The composition explores musical texture and timbre, and is …

Advanced Conducting Project, Jared M. Daubert

Conducting Student Scholarship

Contents include:

• Abracadabra
• Arabian Dances
• Country Wildflowers
• Sinfonia for Winds
• Third Suite

Advanced Conducting Project, John Edward Eckstine Jr.

Conducting Student Scholarship

"Air for Band" by Frank Erickson
"An American Elegy" by Frank Ticheli
"An Irish Rhapsody" by Clare Grundman
"Dedicatory Overture" by James Clifton Williams
"Fantasy on American Sailing Songs" by Clare Grundman
"Flourish for Wind Band" by Ralph Vaugh Williams
"Nettleton" by Johnnie Vinson
"Toccata for Band" by Frank Erickson.

Advanced Conducting Project, Bradley S. Hartman

Conducting Student Scholarship

Contents include:

• "Children's March: 'Over the Hills and Far Away'" by Percy Aldridge Grainger; edited by R. Mark Rogers
• "Circus Franticus" by Julie Giroux
• "In Their Honor" by Carl Strommen
• "Mt. Everest" by Rossano Galante
• "October" by Eric Whitacre
• "The Old Red Mill" by Brant Karrick
• "Rondo (from Parthia in D)" by Antonio Rosetti
• "Adagio mesto (from Satiric Dances)" by Norman Dello Joio
• "The Sun Will Rise Again" by Philip Sparke.

Beethoven's Eroica Sketchbooks: From Scribbles To Symphony, Victoria R. Kleeman, Katelyn Thurlby, Caitlin A. Thom, Monica Gil

2017 Festschrift: Beethoven's <em>Symphony No. 3, Op. 55</em>

This paper will help readers to gain new insights on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Op. 55, also known as Eroica, by exploring the sketches related to this symphony. The background of the piece is discussed, and the sketches have been compared to the completed symphony. Beethoven’s sketching process was dramatically different from other composers of his time, and his sketches included even more musical material than was eventually included in the symphony.

Final Conducting Project : A Survey Of Quality Music For Young And Developing Bands / Advanced Conducting Project, Kevin Horne

Conducting Student Scholarship

"...and the antelope play" by John Carnahan
"Angel Band" by Walter Hartley
"Bloom" by Steven Bryant
"Blue Ridge Reel" by Brian Balmages
"Kirby" by Carl Holmquist
"Sheltering Sky" by John Mackey
"Three Ayres from Gloucester" by Hugh M. Stuart.