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"Christmas Morning" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by Benjamin Loeb. Piece was commission as part of activities as EPSYOs Composer-in-Residence.

Hays, William Shakespeare (Mss 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 28. Correspondence, poems, lyrics for songs, newspaper marine columns, and royalty and copyright contracts related to William Shakespeare Hays, a poet, composer, and newspaper columnist of Louisville, Kentucky. Many clippings of a biographical nature and of his works. Attached (Click on "Additional Files" below) is full text scan of a diary kept by Hayes from 1864 to 1865 and titled "My Leisure Moments to Belle McCullough." This diary is found in Box 3, Folder 4 of the collection.

"Czech Christmas Medley" For Children's Choir And String Orchestra (Las Vegas, Nv / 2 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition (an arrangement of Czech Christmas Carols) by the Ronzone Elementary School Honor Choir (John Scheuer, director) and the Nevada Chamber Symphony, conducted by Rodolfo Fernandez. Also performed at Ronzone ES on December 5, 2007. Performances sponsored in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council.

'I. Wind' And 'Ii. Breeze' From "Airstreams" For Alto Saxophone And Vibraphone, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Don Wilkinson (alto saxophone) and Larry White (vibraphone).

Solo Composition Recital (October 11, 2007), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented by Melissa Colgin-Abeln (flute, UTEP), John Siqueiros (flute, UTEP), Don Wilkinson (alto and soprano saxophones, UTEP), Larry White (vibraphone, UTEP), UTEP students, and musicians from the El Paso community. Performances of the following original compositions:

"Suite for Flute and Guitar"

"Pastorale" for flute choir

"Outdoors Music" for string quartet

"Airstreams" for alto saxophone and vibraphone

"Quintet for SATB Saxophone Quartet and Piano"

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano (Grand Forks, Nd), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Robert Jones, baritone, and Andrew Froelich, piano on a Faculty Recital at North Dakota State University featuring vocal music of living American composers.

"Mountain Song" For Viola And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Stephanie Schweigart (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Recital, Utep Faculty Recital Series (October 5, 2007), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A faculty recital presentation by Stephanie Schweigart (violin and viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Recital, Texas Tech University Faculty Recital Series, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A faculty/guest artist recital presentation by Renee Skerik (viola, Texas Tech University) and Dominic Dousa (UTEP, guest artist - piano/composer).

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" And "The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano (Lubbock, Tx), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano), at a Faculty/Guest Artist Recital at Texas Tech University.

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet (Original Composition), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet at one of the festival's evening concerts, featuring the CTQ.

"Pastorale" For Flute Choir (Original Composition), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP Flautistas directed by Melissa Colgin-Abeln on an afternoon festival concert. (Concert program on p. 93 of pdf file)

Wandering Into The Dusky Plains For Winds, Percussion, And String Quartet, Jess Hendricks

Masters Theses

Wandering Into the Dusky Plains is a work composed for winds, percussion, and a string quartet in seven movements. It was written to fulfill a portion of the requirements to receive a Master' degree in Music composition from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The composition of the work was completed in December of 2006. All of the orchestration was done during the process of composition and edited later by the composer using Finale 2007. The MIDI realizaton of the score was completed using Logic Express 7.2, Garritan Personal orchestra sound software library, and Virtual drumline sound software library.

This …

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" And "The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano (Golden Valley, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano). Invited recital by the Minnesota Viola Society.

Recital, Minnesota Viola Society, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A recital presentation by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano). An invited performance by the Minnesota Viola Society. No recording is available from this performance. Examples of the works performed can be heard in the entry for the St. Olaf College recital (June 23, 2007).

Recital, St. Olaf College (Northfield, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A guest recital presentation at St. Olaf College by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" And "The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano (Northfield, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano), at a Guest Artist Recital at St. Olaf College.

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" And "The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano (Rochester, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Recital, Calvary Episcopal Church (Rochester, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A recital presentation by Renee Skerik (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano). No recording is available from this performance. Examples of the works performed can be heard in the entry for the St. Olaf College recital (June 23, 2007).

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet.

"Inner Chambers" For String Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Parkland High School Orchestra (Leonid Riters, Music Director), conducted by Dominic Dousa. A collaborative project with PHS.

"Love, The Greatest" For Satb Choir, Flute, Oboe, Brass Quintet, Percussion, And Organ, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Two performances of my original composition by the combined choirs of the Bruce Nehring Consort (Bruce Nehring, conductor), UTEP University Chorale (William McMillan, conductor), El Paso area honor choir students, conducted by Weston Noble. Piece commissioned by the BNC.

A Study Of Robert Schumann And His Impact On The German Song Cycle, Melissa A. Mills

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

The purpose of this research was to gain information about Robert Schumann and his impact on the German song cycle. The specific problems of the study were as follows: 1.) To trace the origins and development of the song cycle; 2.) To identify the significance of Robert Schumann to the German song cycle; and 3.) To analyze Frauenliebe und-Leben (‘A Woman’s Life and Love’), a song cycle composed by Schumann in 1840, in terms of form, style, and vocal technique. This research investigates the return of Robert Schumann from instrumental music back to vocal music and how he helped develop …

A Study Of Robert Schumann’S Liederkreis Op.39: Tracing Themes Of Nature From Poetry To Music, Mary H. F. Harkrader

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

The purpose of this research was to gain information on Robert Schumann and trace themes of nature within his Liederkreis Op. 39. The specific problems of this study were as follows: 1.) to analyze the lieder of Schumann’s Liederkreis Op. 39 in terms of form; 2.) to identify and trace the themes of nature in Liederkreis Op. 39; and 3.) to identify how these themes are found in both the music and poetry of Liederkreis Op. 39. A brief section of research places this specific song cycle in the context of time, place, and composer.

A Musical Poet: Themes In The Lieder Of Robert Schumann’S Year Of Song, Mary H. Harkrader

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

My thesis will research themes of solitude, love, nature, mood or emotional states, and the duality of joy and pain in the Robert Schumann’s Lieder composed around the year 1840. This year was the year of Schumann’s marriage to his music teacher’s daughter Clara Wieck and is, consequently, the year when Robert Schumann turned to writing Lieder or songs. Lieder were a unique lyric genre created in Germany during Romantic era. These songs combined the works of great German poets of the time with the artistic expression of emotions captured by the composer. Tracing the themes in Robert Schumann’s Lieder …

Unlv Magazine, Grace Russell, Gian Galassi, Shane Bevell, Karyn S. Hollingsworth, Jennifer Lawson, Lori Bachand, Cate Weeks, Erin O'Donnell, Peter Starkweather

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Mathematical Methods In Composing Melodies, Thomas Brown

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

This thesis, “Mathematical Methods in Composing Melodies,” explores the different ways in which mathematics can be used to create music. Some research has been done in this field already. Richard F. Voss and John Clarke used fractals and different frequencies of noise to create music. The Greek composer Iannis Xenakis used Markovian Stochastic trees to create some of his compositions. Explored in this thesis are seven different methods to compose melodies. After compiling the different melodies, they were categorized by different musical periods based on the musical characteristics found in the melody. This thesis differs from other research that deals …

Orchestra Sketch, Lei Li

Masters Theses

This orchestra piece consists of two movements inspired by the beauty and power of nature. The entire piece uses colorful orchestration and sensitive harmonic language as a palette to draw nature's colors.

As I began sketching out the first movement in early spring, every living creature was gradually emerging from its winter slumber, bringing bright colors into the world. The green grass appeared under the white snow, brown trees tum green, and many yellow daffodils and white tulips started to blossom. This first movement uses lyrical dialogues between strings and the orchestra to express the romantic emotions of spring's blossoms. …

Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado

Masters Theses

My composition is a tone poem based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf Specifically, this piece depicts Beowulf s three battles with three diverse monsters. The first Grendel, second Grendel's mother, and last a dragon. In this composition, the music does not follow any specific or traditional forms. Instead, each episode is presented as a picture of each event.

The choice to depict the story of Beowulf was an interesting choice. While historically the story is significant, it is not a very popular one. The poem is the oldest surviving manuscript written in Old English. However, more recent (relatively) …

A Study Of Lars-Erik Larsson And His Contributions To Trombone Repertoire, Thomas S. Brown

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

The purpose of this research was to gain information about Lars-Erik Larsson and his contributions to trombone repertoire. The specific problems of the study were as follows: 1) to identify and investigate Larsson’s major contributions to twentieth century music; 2) to identify and investigate Larsson’s contribution to trombone repertoire; 3) to analyze Larsson’s Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra Op. 45 No. 7 in terms of form, structure, and twentieth century techniques. A biographical overview of Larsson’s life is given as background and as insight to his compositions.