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The Contributions Of Axel Jørgensen To The Solo Trombone Repertoire Of Denmark In The Twentieth Century, Andrew H. Converse
The Contributions Of Axel Jørgensen To The Solo Trombone Repertoire Of Denmark In The Twentieth Century, Andrew H. Converse
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance
Axel Jørgensen is one of a few Danish composers who has contributed compositions to the solo trombone repertoire that gained an international and lasting reputation in the twentieth century. Jørgensen, like many Danish composers from the first part of the twentieth century, is often overlooked due to the imposing figure of Carl Nielsen. Jørgensen’s compositions, while not overly patriotic, give the trombonist a sense of the Danish Nationalistic Romantic style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Jørgensen was one of the first composers to write for the emerging slide trombone idiom in Denmark at the beginning of the …
Conductor's Guide To Mark Camphouse's "To Build A Fire", Amanda L. Kastner
Conductor's Guide To Mark Camphouse's "To Build A Fire", Amanda L. Kastner
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis is a guide to understanding and performing Mark Camphouse’s composition, To Build A Fire. The thesis includes a biography of Jack London and a literary analysis of London’s short story “To Build A Fire,” upon which the composition is based. Musical analysis of the Camphouse composition, rehearsal considerations, and performance considerations are also discussed. The literary analysis provides background for the composition and a starting platform for the musical analysis. The musical analysis parallels the composition with the short story. This analysis also provides some technical considerations of the instrumental parts. The rehearsal considerations include a rehearsal plan, …
Strategies For Music Learning, George Palton
Strategies For Music Learning, George Palton
Music Faculty Research
Article provides strategies on how to take a new and fresh piece of literature from being completely unknown to performance ready.