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The Well-Rounded Musician: A New Degree Path For Horn In Jazz, Lauren M. Braud
The Well-Rounded Musician: A New Degree Path For Horn In Jazz, Lauren M. Braud
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The following document will examine the question of whether horn players should be trained in jazz at the collegiate level. Should research prove that teaching horn players to play jazz is a viable degree, how should it be done? How should it be taught? Should classical training be dropped from the curriculum for these students?
A brief history of jazz and horn players who were well known for their performance and study of jazz are discussed. The main research portion contains a survey of current jazz professors and performers. The survey looks into the formal training of these professors and …
Concerto For Horn And Orchestra And Sofia Gubaidulina's Serialism, Michael Paul Mitchell
Concerto For Horn And Orchestra And Sofia Gubaidulina's Serialism, Michael Paul Mitchell
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This work is in two parts. The first is a composition for horn and orchestra by the author, using a variety of styles that I have learned while at Louisiana State University and inspired by the pieces I have played on the horn. The second part is an analysis of Sofia Gubaidulina’s works that include twelve-tone serial techniques and the devices she uses in them and how her style changed through composing these three pieces, Piano Sonata (1965), Five Etudes for Harp, Double Bass, and Percussion, and Night in Memphis composed in 1968. After these pieces Gubaidulina leaves the …