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Elliott Carter’S March: An Applicable Analysis, Troy W. Palmer
Elliott Carter’S March: An Applicable Analysis, Troy W. Palmer
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This thesis, in summation, can be divided into two parts. The first half focuses on the story of Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, composed by Elliott Carter and published in 1968. Both its compositional and performance history are addressed. The compositional history starts with the writing of the first version of Carter’s music, Six Pieces for Kettledrums, written in 1950; next, the revision process is addressed, including the actual revisions seen in March. The performance history consists of a study done to determine which piece from the Eight Pieces is the most performed piece; to the author’s …
Flaher For Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee
Flaher For Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Music compositions are vehicles of communication. Organized music ensembles in schools allow for students to share in the process of music-making and extramusical expression within the curriculum. As of late, school districts have made a push in mental health awareness and suicide prevention within professional development seminars. This project views the music classroom as an important, open environment for such pressing social subjects. In such, my composition—Flaher (pronounced “flare”)—pays homage to a friend, Anthony Flaherty, who committed suicide (keeping his namesake in the work’s title). Flaher is an accessible piece for high school or college band that directors can …