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Thesis For Graduate Study In Vocal Performance, Kendra Switzer

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This thesis is an extension of Ms. Switzer’s graduate vocal recital program notes. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the composers and arranger performed on the program: George Frideric Handel, Samuel Barber, Jules Massenet, Robert Schumann, Stephen Schwartz, and David Downes. The thesis also includes a musical analysis of each single piece, the larger original work (if applicable), and descriptions of rehearsal and performance aspects specific to each piece.

A Graduate Recital In Voice, Joshua Donaldson

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This thesis consists of a vocal performance recital and the accompanying program notes. The recital includes a variety of literature and styles, ranging from the Baroque to the Twentieth Century. The program notes for each selection include biographical information, analysis of the work, poetic analysis (when necessary), and performance concerns. Composers include George Friederich Handel, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Peter Warlock, and Ernest Charles.

Graduate Piano Recital, Seth T. Ernst

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GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL

An Abstract of the Thesis by

Seth Ernst

This thesis will include program notes for advanced piano repertoire representative of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century music style periods. For each work, there will be biographical information about the composer, a thorough analysis and a presentation of performance suggestions. The works to be discussed include the Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861, from Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach; the Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22, by Ludwig Van Beethoven; the Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 22, by Robert Schumann; …

A Graduate Recital In Conducting, Joshua Donaldson

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The thesis consists of a graduate conducting recital and accompanying program notes. Repertoire included will represent different styles and musical periods. For each composition, there will be brief biographical notes about the composer, historical information about the selected music, and a musical or poetical analysis of the selection.

Graduate Piano Recital, Zhengyuan Tao

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GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL

An Abstract of the Thesis by

Zhengyuan Tao

This thesis will include program notes for advanced piano repertoire representative of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music style periods. For each work, there will be biographical information about the composer, a thorough analysis and a presentation of performance suggestions. The works to be discussed include the French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 by Johann Sebastian Bach; the Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI: 50; Vier Klavierstücke, Op.119 by Johannes Brahms; and Berceuse Op. 57 in D Flat Major by Frederic Chopin.