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Bonding Theatre And Chemistry: An Educational Exploration, Matthew Gurniak

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This paper analyzes the educational aspects of theatre and music and the impact that they have on an audience. The goal was to begin a new conversation about science and theatre and how the two can learn and gain unique insight from each other. To examine how these two antithetical fields can interact, I composed a new, innovative musical that tells the love story between two professors through the use of concepts from general chemistry. The results and responses from the performance of the play were overwhelmingly positive from members of both disciplines. They have inspired continued interest in this …

American Spring, Sam Mullooly, Tom Mullooly

CrissCross

Composer's Notes

I composed American Spring during the 2015-2016 school year, my final year as an undergraduate at Illinois Wesleyan University, in connection with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. This opera takes place mostly in April 1865, the year Richmond burned and Lincoln died, and deals with America’s feelings of pride and shame in war. The opera’s main character is Varina Davis, the wife of confederate President Jefferson Davis. Varina offers the 1860’s Southern perspective on slavery and the war, one glossed over in most readings of our history because it is so obviously repugnant …

Ex Nihilo: An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Musical Creation, David Orvek

Senior Research Projects

As of late there has been much interest in the creative process of musical composition. Most studies to date have taken the form of quantitative and/or psychological analyses performed upon composers by researchers who are not themselves composers. In contrast, this project takes a more philosophical and historical approach in that it takes time to reflect upon the context and manner in which music has been composed throughout history. Additionally, this study offers a more personal perspective as it draws information from the author’s own compositional process–as recorded in a composition journal–as well as the thoughts and reflections of composers …

Mexica Music, Tizoc E. Ramirez-Marquez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This paper explores the society of Mexica, or the Aztecs, and some of the instruments that were produced in the civilization and used in today’s compositions. The history and their creation mythology will also be deliberated for those individuals who do not know this information of the culture. In the history, the subjects of the Mexica constructing a giant city in a lake to the conquest that was lead by Hernan Cortez will be discussed. The creation story will also exhibit the ideology of the Mexica and how their culture is sustained before the conquest. In the music section, the …

Indigiana, Elizabeth A. Knox

Graduate Thesis Collection

Indigiana, for orchestra and audio soundscape, is dedicated to the 2016 bicentennial celebration of the State of Indiana. The title is derived from the words, ‘Indiana,’ ‘Digital,’ and ‘Indigenous.’ Its programmatic style is based on the natural landscape and my reflections on four Indiana state parks. In addition to the state's bicentennial honor, Indiana celebrated its 100^th anniversary of the purchase of its first two recreational facilities, McCormick's Creek and Turkey Run State Park.² To honor the state and my family’s longstanding heritage as Hoosiers, I used the natural landscape and environmental sounds of four Indiana state parks …

Music And Words: Connecting The Love Of Music With Language, Eileen P. Kennedy, Raymond Torres- Santos

Publications and Research

Children from different cultures have a natural affinity for rhymes, rhythm and music. Imagine if students were able, from the beginning of their education and experiences with academic writing and literacy, to access their unconscious and original selves from which to create their writing. The study of music can help to access this aware, inventive side that can enhance anyone’s writing. As an early childhood writing teacher and a composition teacher, we draw on our experiences with young children with words and music. We examine the relationship between music and words in an effort to bring the primitive drive of …

Six Reflections Through Music And Poetry, Nicholas Shawn Vecchio

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Since beginning school at the University of Arkansas in 2008 I have learned many lessons both in and outside the classroom. To date, the most challenging lessons have been those that I have learned about myself. The manifestation of the person that I am today has been an adventure with many twists and turns. This piece aims to capture the essence of some of the lessons that I have learned. Each poem offers the product of that lesson.

The movement entitled “Memories” has a subdued joy in its message. The poem offers nostalgia to begin the piece with. However, it …

An Introduction To Serbian Piano Music: Musical And Cultural Influences On Three Selected Composers, Jelena Djukic

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance

Serbia is a country that has survived many political and religious conflicts. Perhaps the best way to describe Serbian culture and tradition would be a country whose inhabitants struggled for many years, yet managed to incorporate the best elements of its conquerors’ cultures. Serbian musical identity is an amalgam of local and international influences and styles.

Different foreign authorities occupied this country for centuries. The Danube River was the main border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, located in the north, and the Turkish Ottoman Empire, situated south of the Danube. The Austro-Hungarian influences on Serbian music are most evident in piano …

A Discussion Of Shiguang Cui’S Piano Concerto No. 2, Focusing On A Stylistic Analysis And Traditional Chinese Musical Elements, Yuting Ji

Dissertations

Shiguang Cui (崔世光) (b. 1948) is a Chinese composer and pianist. To celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, his work Concerto for Ten Concert Grand Pianos and Orchestra was commissioned by the Dean of the National Center for the Performing Arts, Mr. Ping Chen. Ten internationally-renowned pianists were invited to give the world premiere on August 19, 2008. The pianists were Claude Frank, Phillippe Entremont, Vladimir Feltsman, Louis Lortie, Yunyi Qin (秦云轶), Shikun Liu (刘诗昆), Lang Lang (郎朗), Cyprien Katsaris, Guillermo Gonzalez, and Sha Chen (陈萨).¹

This piece was originally conceived as Concerto for Ten Concert …

Symposium Of Contemporary Music, November 2016, School Of Music

Programs

Presented by the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music, November 10, 2016, and featured special guest composer and vocalist Eve Beglarian.

Masques, Mayings And Music-Dramas: Vaughan Williams And The Early Twentieth-Century Stage By Roger Savage (Review), Julian Onderdonk

Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances

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There Was An Old Farmer | 21-20203, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

There Was An Old FarmerAppalachian Folk Song Part Number: 21-20203 Previous Part Number: HL-203 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life - Brass Quintet | 20-96761, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life
Brass Score/Parts

Part Number:
20-96761

Price:
$30.00

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

2tpt;hn;tbn;tba

Measure Me, Sky | 21-20202, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Measure Me, Sky Part Number: 21-20202 Previous Part Number: HL-202 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SSA Lyrics By: Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Music By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Orchestra Featured at: 2014 WiACDA Refresh Reading Session

God Bless You | 20-96710, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

God Bless YouFrom "Three Anonymous Blessings" Part Number: 20-96710 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children | 20-96625, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children(Song of the Earth) Part Number: 20-96625 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SATB Lyrics By: Ted Perry/Chief Seattle Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children | 20-96630, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children(Song of the Earth) Part Number: 20-96630 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Lyrics By: Ted Perry/Chief Seattle Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Wi' A Hundred Pipers - Sa | 21-20224, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Wi' A Hundred Pipersfrom "Set of Three Scottish Songs" Part Number: 21-20224 Price: $1.85 Voicing: SA Lyrics By: Lady Nairne Music By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Brass Quintet

Carol To Beauty Treble & Satb | 21-20900, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Carol To Beauty Part Number: 21-20900 Previous Part Number: HL-900 Price: $1.95 Voicing: Treble & SATB Lyrics By: Steuart Wilson Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Brass Quintet

Measure Me, Sky | 21-20101, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Measure Me, Sky Part Number: 21-20101 Previous Part Number: HL-101 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SATB Lyrics By: Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Music By: James Q Mulholland with opt. Orchestra Featured at: 2014 WiACDA Refresh Reading Session

Seasons Of Life - Sa | 20-96760, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life Part Number: 20-96760 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional Brass Quintet

No Other Gifts | 21-20401, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

No Other Gifts Part Number: 21-20401 Previous Part Number: HL-401 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SAB Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And Music | 20-96730, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And Music
from "Three Anonymous Blessings"

Part Number:
20-96730

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SA

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Needs Of The World, The - Orchestra Parts | 20-96721, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

The Needs of The WorldOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96721 Previous Part Number: HL-263 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

God Bless You - Orchestra Parts | 20-96711, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

God Bless YouOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96711 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

Reeds Of Innocence | 21-20201, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Reeds of Innocence Part Number: 21-20201 Previous Part Number: HL-201 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Lyrics By: William Blake (1757-1827) Music By: James Q. Mulholland with Oboe (part included)

Giving | 20-96740, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Giving Part Number: 20-96740 Price: $1.95 Voicing: Treble & SATB Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Needs Of The World, The | 20-96720, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

The Needs of The WorldFrom "Three Anonymous Blessings" Part Number: 20-96720 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Sunshine And Music - Orchestra Parts | 20-96731, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And MusicOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96731 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

Carol To Beauty | 21-20900, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Carol To Beauty, Treble and SATB

Part Number:
21-20900

Previous Part Number:
HL-900

Price:
$1.95

Voicing
Treble & SATB

Lyrics By:
Steuart Wilson

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

with opt. Brass Quintet