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2012

Music Performance

Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Program Notes For A Graduate Recital In Piano, Amy Jun Ming Chin Jan 2012

Program Notes For A Graduate Recital In Piano, Amy Jun Ming Chin

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The purpose of this paper is to offer a biographical background of the composers, and historical and theoretical analysis of the works performed in my Master's recital. This will assist the listener to better understand the music performed.


In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes On A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Benjamin James Druffel Jan 2012

In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes On A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Benjamin James Druffel

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This document is an in-depth analysis of five pieces composed for wind band: Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre, Promenade and Galop by Daniel Kallman, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl (arranged by Robert Cameron), A Hymn for the Lost and the Living by Eric Ewazen, and Five English Folk Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams (arranged by Evan Feldman). These works were conducted by the author with the Minnesota State University, Mankato Concert Wind Ensemble between October 2010 and January 2012. The following pages contain biographical information on each composer (and arranger where applicable), program notes, formal analysis, and conducting and rehearsal considerations …