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New Horizons: A Folk Song Cycle, Chris Cresswell

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The purpose of the project was to create a piece of music that transcended musical genres and told the story of my coming of age in the first decade of the 21st century. The work featured both original text and original music and culminates in a live performance of the work.

I wanted to tell a story. More specifically, I wanted to tell my story. The story of coming of age in the 21st century. I was 11 in the year 2000, I was 21 in 2010. My formative years correlate directly with the formative years of the 21st century. …

Possibilities For Tuba Quartet/Ensemble And Percussion, Anthony J. Burnham

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

Possibilities for Tuba Quartet/Ensemble and Percussion is an exploration of the possibilities and potential that such an ensemble contains. The piece is set in sevencontrasting movements, each of which highlight, showcase, and challenge different members of the ensemble. Knowing that music for such a group is limited in quantity and scope, this piece has been written to fill a void in the repertoire for both the low brass and percussion families while allowing them an opportunity to collaborate on a level rarely seen. This piece presents a very unique and fun experience for performers and listeners alike.

David Maslanka's Desert Roads, Four Songs For Clarinet And Wind Ensemble: An Analysis And Performer's Guide, Joshua R. Mietz

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

Known primarily as a composer for the wind band, few American composers have received the notoriety and widespread acclaim that David Maslanka has since 1970. His works for wind ensemble are now considered standard repertoire and are played frequently by high school, college-level, and professional ensembles alike. Additionally, his works for chamber groups and soloists have continued to gain in popularity.  As of the writing of this document, Maslanka has composed concertos for saxophone, euphonium, flute, marimba, trombone, and piano.  Early in 2005, he completed his first large-scale work for solo clarinet with wind ensemble accompaniment:  Desert Roads.  Desert …

Mitificar Con Los Escombros De Las Desmitificacions, Marianella P. Machado

Languages, Cultures, and Humanities Faculty and Staff Research

En el onton de 1996, asisti a un seminario sobre Antonio Buero Vallejo, dictado por Patricia O'Connor en la Universidad de Cincinnati. Al final de una de las sesions del seminario, O'connor me dio un ejemplar de Mito: libro para una opera, obra escrita por Buero en 1967.

Incomplete (Six), Joshua Burel

Masters Theses

Incomplete (six) is comprised of six short movements written for full orchestra. Each movement depicts a different idea as it relates to the number six. In biblical numerology the number six represents incompletion and shortcoming while seven signifies completeness and fulfillment. Six therefore cannot be complete without the addition of one to make seven. The number six is commonly used to represent man since he was created on the sixth day of creation while the number one represents God as the one true God. The numbers six and one work together to identify the reality that man is only made …

Symposium Of Contemporary Music, 2011, School Of Music

Programs

Presented by the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music February 3-4, 2011. Featured guests from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music: Yang Xiaozhong, Song Mingzhu, and Zhou Tianli.

2010-2011 New Music Festival, Gunther Schuller, Lisa Leonard

New Music Festival

Fifth Annual New Music Festival

• Gunther Schuller, Artist-in-Residence
• Lisa Leonard, Director

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm

• Defining Modernism: Faculty Favorites

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm

• Spotlight: Young Composers

Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm

• Contemporary Forum: Schuller Masterclass

El Concepto De Textura Musical Aplicado A La Poesia Contemporanea, Marianella P. Machado

Languages, Cultures, and Humanities Faculty and Staff Research

La palabra textura generalmente es usada para describir percepciones tactiles, visuales y auditivas. La textura tactil se percibe al tocar la superficie de un objeto y sentir su aspereza o suavidad.

How Can I Keep From Singing? Ttbb | 10-96140, James Q. Mulholland

Music Faculty Scores

How Can I Keep From Singing? TTBB

Part Number:
10-96140

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
TTBB

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Men's Chorus version for the Male Chorus of the First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park
John Sherow-Tatum, Director

One Last Song | 10-96090, James Q. Mulholland

Music Faculty Scores

One Last Song (And Then We Part)

Part Number:
10-96090

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SSAA

Lyrics By:
William Loughlin

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association for the 2012 All-OMEA Women's Choir