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Performance Practice Of Brass Band Music Of The American Civil War: A Perspective From Saxton's Cornet Band, Joel M. Crawford

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This project examines source materials, methods, and instruments required for creating an informed period performance of military brass band music from the American Civil War. The rapid development of brass bands in America combined with the volatility of the war meant that much of the development of these styles were not formally documented. To compound this problem an instrumentalist trained on modern instruments who plays on an instrument from the period will produce a sound highly colored and influenced by their sound concept on a modern instrument. Experience with the instrument and attention to their idiosyncrasies will offer the closest …

An Exploration Of The French And American Schools Of Classical Saxophone, Sarah E. Miracle

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project is an exploration of the relatively short history of the classical saxophone genre. It will focus mainly on the styles created by Marcel Mule, the second professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatory, and Larry Teal, the first full-time professor of saxophone in America. Mule and Teal’s contrasting ideas of playing and teaching created distinct French and American schools of classical saxophone playing. This project explores the similarities and differences between these two schools of thought, and places them each in historical and cultural contexts. In addition, it traces the subsequent lineage of prominent saxophone performers and pedagogues, …

Concerto For Viola: A New Work For Solo Viola And Orchestra With Analysis And Commentary, David E. O'Fallon

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This project consists of a new work for solo viola with orchestra and includes an analysis of that work with commentary on the composer's stylistic traits and influences. The analysis comprises not only an examination of the formal and thematic elements of the work, but also an investigation into the problems of projection and balance that are inherent in a work of this type and how various composers have attempted to solve, or at least minimize, these problems.

The Music And Flute Of Joaquim Antonio Callado A Study Of Selected Compositions, Denis Almeida Dos Santos

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a survey of eight selected compositions for flute by the nineteenth-century Brazilian composer and flutist, Joaquim Antonio Callado (1848-1880). The aim of the survey is to identify early structural, melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of the popular Brazilian instrumental genre, called choro, in Callado’s compositions. In addition, this study will investigate the hypothesis of Callado’s use of two different flute models to compose and perform: a nineteenth-century, simple-system, five-keyed wooden flute and the, then, newly invented silver, multi-keyed, Boehm flute. The study will also look for evidence of Callado’s use of …

The Social And Cultural Changes That Affected The Music Of Motown Records From 1959-1972, Lindsey Baker

Theses and Dissertations

Motown Records produced many of the greatest musicians from the 1960s and the 1970s. During this time, songs like "Dancing in the Street" and "What's Going On?" targeted social issues in America and created a voice for African-American people through their messages. Events like the Mississippi Freedom Summer and Bloody Thursday inspired the artists at Motown to create these songs. Influenced by the cultural and social circumstances of the Civil Rights Movement, the musical output of Motown Records between 1959 and 1972 evolved from a sole focus on entertainment in popular culture to a focus on motivating social change through …

Understanding And Implementing Extended Saxophone Techniques, Tyler R. Bokman

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Contemporary classical music often pushes the boundaries of how instruments should be played and what kinds of sounds they should produce. A great deal of contemporary music requires the player to utilize playing techniques that may seem very strange and difficult to those who are unfamiliar with them. These unusual practices, known as extended techniques, can include playing in extreme ranges, manipulating pitches in particular ways, and applying abnormal articulations. While once seen as a sort of novelty, these extended techniques are becoming increasingly essential to the contemporary musician. This is especially true of the saxophonist.

While nearly every other …

Emil Heerbrugger's Grand Grecian Military March In Facsimile, Robert Ferguson

Soundboard Scholar

Ferguson discusses Emil Heerbrugger's Grand Grecian Military March, composed for one or two guitars and published in the 1830s. It is parlor music for the amateur and displays the traits of so much of that repertoire: foursquare phrasing, strict diatonicism, tonic-dominant harmony, and simple rhythm. The tambour technique was a staple of nineteenth-century martial music on guitar, typically used to evoke drums, and Heerbrugger marks it as such in his score. The composer recommends executing the effect percussively with the right-hand middle finger.

The Missing Link: Filling The Gap And Achieving Success In Australian Contrabass Auditions, Giovanni Vinci

Theses : Honours

In Australia, a contrabass player who wishes to win a full-time orchestral position must pass a formal audition. Australian contrabass auditions normally consist of both solo works and a set of orchestral excerpts. In order to be successful in the audition, the aspiring musician must meet the standard expected by the adjudicating panel of musicians. This dissertation explores the keys to success in such auditions, shining light upon why some musicians are successful and others not. A series of interviews have been conducted with string musicians around Australia to assist in discovering optimal strategies and approaches to achieving success. Practising …

Concert Recording 2015-11-03, Danny Lopez, Brandon Bahara, Matthew Hildebrand, Stephan Mitchell, Alex Reyes, Michael Moore, Stephen Thorn, Codashti Mcallister, Kristine Mezines

Concert Recordings & Programs

Concerto in D major. Allegro / Heinrich Stolzel -- Concerto, abridged / Alexander Arutunian -- Sonata for trumpet and piano. With strength and vigor / Kent Kennan -- Concerto in E-flat. Allegro / J.B.G. Neruda -- Sonata for trumpet and piano. Lento, allegro molto / Eric Ewazen -- Concerto in E-flat. Allegro / Joseph Haydn -- Concertpiece no.2 / Vassily Brandt -- The hollow men / Vincent Persichetti

Concert Recording 2015-11-02, Don Bailey, Dianne Frazer

Concert Recordings & Programs

Rondo in D, KV Anh.184 / W.A. Mozart -- Poem / Charles T. Griffes -- First sonata. Allegro moderato ; Adagio ; Allegro poco moderato / Bohuslav Martinu -- Erev shalom / Gary Schocker -- Fantaisie. morceau de concours Paris Conservatory / Georges, Hüe -- Sonata for flute and piano. I ; II ; III / Tom Herman -- Mulberry Cottage / William Lloyd Webber

Concert Recording 2015-12-09a, Elizabeth Horner, Kristine Mezines, Brittany Schroader, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Maddie Moore, Christie Onzol, Sophie Bauer, Emily Schoggin, Jessica Johnson, Rocio Pauline Martinez Rendis, Dorian Scott, Yudai Hironaka, Robert Wiser, Robert Morris

Concert Recordings & Programs

O del mio dolce ardor from Paride ed Elena / Christoph Willibald Gluck -- Le violette / Alessandro Scarlatti -- Per la gloria d'adoravi from Grisela / Giovanni Battista Bononcini -- The astronomers / Richard Hundley -- Sure on this shining night / Samuel Barber -- Celestial suite. Eclipse ; Canzone lunaire ; Solar plexus / Stephen Bulla

The Microtonal Guitars Of Harry Partch, John Schneider

Soundboard Scholar

Known as an "American Maverick," Harry Partch (1901–1974) was surely one of the United States's most colorful composers. His dissatisfaction with the scales and instruments of Western music inspired him to design and build an orchestra of over two dozen handcrafted "microtonal" instruments that were tuned to his notorious "monophonic" scale of forty-three tones per octave. Between 1934 and 1952, Partch created four different adapted guitars, using them in fifteen compositions ranging from solo song cycles (Barstow, December 1942, U.S. Highball, Three Intrusions) to chamber music, dances, and four of his five major …

Makerspace: The Future Of Music, Anthony L. Paganelli

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Presentation regarding the use of Makerspace in creating and sharing music.

A Graduate Recital In Voice, Marie Sorenson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Marie Sorenson, soprano, presented her graduate voice recital on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The program consisted of three sets of music by Reynaldo Hahn, Johannes Brahms, and Jake Heggie, in collaboration with pianist Polina Khatsko. This abstract discusses musical and historical features of the recital pieces in the order of the program.

A Summary And Reflection Of The Percussion Repertoire For My Senior Recital, Christopher Scimecca

Senior Independent Study Theses

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2015-03-17, Theresa Delaplain, Lia Uribe, Andrew Campbell

Concert Recordings & Programs

Oblivion / Astor Piazzola ; arr. José Bragato -- Allegro moderato in G minor from Sonata in D minor for viola / Mikhail Glinka -- Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon. Lively ; Slow ; Jaunty / Andre Previn -- Oboe sonata, op.166. Andantino ; Ad libitum allegretto ad libitum ; Molto allegro / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano. Presto ; Andante ; Rondo / Francis Poulenc -- Primavera Porteña / Astor Piazzola ; arr. José Bragato

Concert Recording 2015-02-25, Amanda Davis, Kristine Mezines, Jennifer Burks, Amanda Brooks, Hayley Steinman, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Enelia Carrero, Judd Burns, Jordan Brown

Concert Recordings & Programs

Der hölle Rache in kocht in meinem Herzen from Die Zauberflöte / W.A. Mozart -- Ah! Je veux vivre from Roméo et Juliette / Charles Gounod -- Depuis le jour from Louise / Gustave Charpentier -- No flower that blows from Selima and Azor / Thomas Linley -- Vedrai, carino from Don Giovanni / W.A. Mozart -- M'appari tutt amor from Martha / Friedrich von Flotow -- There is a balm in Gilead / spiritual arr. by Mark Hayes

Concert Recording 2015-02-25, Amanda Davis, Kristine Mezines, Jennifer Burks, Amanda Brooks, Hayley Steinman, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Enelia Carrero, Judd Burns, Jordan Brown

Concert Recordings & Programs

Der hölle Rache in kocht in meinem Herzen from Die Zauberflöte / W.A. Mozart -- Ah! Je veux vivre from Roméo et Juliette / Charles Gounod -- Depuis le jour from Louise / Gustave Charpentier -- No flower that blows from Selima and Azor / Thomas Linley -- Vedrai, carino from Don Giovanni / W.A. Mozart -- M'appari tutt amor from Martha / Friedrich von Flotow -- There is a balm in Gilead / spiritual arr. by Mark Hayes

A Contextual Study Of Boris Asafiev's Musical Form As A Process And And Application Of Concepts To His Sonata For Solo Viola, Kathryn Fiona Mckay

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This dissertation examines the work of Russian composer, critic, and musicologist, Boris Vladimirovich Asafiev (1884-1949) against contemporaneous systems of cultural activity associated with Soviet communism. Over the course of his lifetime, Asafiev designed and developed a unique aesthetic‐philosophical theory on the process of musical formation and perception. This study examines the political and ideological forces that contributed to the appearance of socialist realism, and places Asafiev within this context, evaluating his life and works. Central to this dissertation are two musicological volumes taken from Asafiev’s immense catalogue of works: Musical Form as a Process (1930), and Musical Form as a …

A Master's Recital In Flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Natalie Neshyba presented a graduate flute recital on Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 6:00 pm in Davis Hall of the Gallagher‐Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. This recital was given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Music degree in flute performance. Dr. Polina Khatsko, pianist, performed alongside Ms. Neshyba on two selections. The program began with an unaccompanied work, Les Folies d’Espagne, by Marin Marais. Next on the program was Claude Debussy’s Sonata in G minor L140 for flute and piano, which was recently transcribed from the original violin version by Dr. …