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A Performer's Guide To Works For Trumpet And Synthesizer By Meg Bowles, Steven Siegel
A Performer's Guide To Works For Trumpet And Synthesizer By Meg Bowles, Steven Siegel
Theses and Dissertations--Music
The trumpet and electronics genre of music has been in existence since 1965. While various dissertations have discussed other composers and their works in this field, there is still a need for a treatise exploring appropriate performance practice for the electroacoustic trumpet music of Meg Bowles. There has been no study of the compositional process nor trumpet techniques required for performance of these works and other electronic compositions.
This dissertation will study the compositions for trumpet and electronics by Bowles, develop strategies for performing these works, and explore compositional techniques used to create them. Interviews have been conducted between the …