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Concert Recording 2013-09-22, Matthew Haislip, Matthew Siegel

Concert Recordings & Programs

Theme and variations, op. 13 / Franz Strauss -- Evening reveries / Usamah Mustafa -- Horn concerto, K. 447 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Parable viii for solo horn, op. 120 / Vincent Persichetti -- Nocturno, op. 7 / Franz Strauss -- En foret / Eugene Bozza

Concert Recording 2013-10-02, Mark Haney, Kristine Mezines, S. Michael Shuman

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata innamorata / PDQ Bach -- A green lowland of pianos / Samuel Barber

Concert Recording 2013-10-13, Benjamin Pierce, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

Drei Romanzen, op. 94. I Nicht schnell ; II Einfach, innig ; III Nicht schnell / Robert Schumann -- Prelude from Partita III in e-major, bwv 1006 / J.S. Bach -- Lamento / Sofia Gubaidulina -- Jabberwocky / David Gillingham -- Euphonium Concerto / John Stevens -- Aimons-nous / Camille Saint-Saens -- Estrellita / Manuel Ponce -- Moto perpetuo / Peter Christoskov ; [arr.] Pierce

Concert Recording 2013-04-18, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Saxophone Chamber Ensemble, Stan Morris

Concert Recordings & Programs

Miniatyrer. Intermezzo lirico ; Marcia piccola ; Fantasia svedese ; Rondo giocoso / Erland von Koch -- Conzona / Girolamo Frescobaldi -- Ballet du roy pour sonner apres / Michael Praetorius -- Histoire du tango. Cafe / Astor Piazzolla

Concert Recording 2013-04-24a, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Curtis Simmons, Amber Lomolino, Kristine Mezines, Tyler Simmons, Stephan Mitchell

Concert Recordings & Programs

Evergreen / Benjamin Finley -- Andante et allegro / Joseph Guy Ropartz -- Concerto. Quasi una leggenda ; finale / Launy Grondahl -- Villanelle / Paul Dukas

Concert Recording 2013-05-05, Emily Mcpherson, Elizabeth Lee

Concert Recordings & Programs

Noa noa for flute and electronics ; Oi kuu for bass flute and cello / Kaija Saariaho -- Scrivo in vento for solo flute / Elliott Carter -- Mirrors for flute and cello ; Fetals for solo cello / Kaija Saariaho -- Figment for solo cello; Enchanted preludes for flute and cello / Elliot Carter

Concert Recording 2013-11-26, Baron Lyle

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata no. 1 for solo violin in g minor / J.S. Bach -- Violin concerto no. 1 in e minor. III Allegretto, ma non troppo - allegro molto vivace / Felix Mendelssohn -- Sonata no. 3 for solo violin "ballade" / Eugene Ysaye

“We Sang Alleluia, Praise The Lord!”: African-American Identity And The Use And Reception Of Music Within A Seventh-Day Adventist Church In New York City, 1970 – 2010, Jeryl Lee Cunningham-Fleming

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The Ephesus Seventh-day Church, one of the first Black SDA churches that were formed in the New York City area during the late 1920s and early 1930s, is one church that has been faced with the challenge of maintaining traditional repertoire and musical practices, while including more popular genres and styles that lay outside the SDA guidelines. Located in Central Harlem, Ephesus is surrounded by the cultural and historical influences within the Harlem community. The Ephesus Church, based on extant hymnals and the recollections of church members, continued in the Euro-centric musical traditions of early SDA churches until the 1960s, …

Reconsidering Brazilian Representations In Choros No. 5 And Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 For Piano By Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paula Maria Lima Galama

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This study offers a reconsideration of the music of Villa-Lobos and its relationship to diverse musical expressions and musical syntheses in Brazil. Its primary purpose is to present a line of interpretative thought for Heitor Villa-Lobos’s piano compositions, emphasizing significant elements reflective of the folk and popular culture of Brazil that the composer integrates with stylistic features influenced by European art music traditions. It highlights Villa-Lobos’s adaptation of characteristic Brazilian dances, dance rhythms, melodies, direct quotations, and fragments of folk and popular tunes in Choros no. 5 (Alma Brasileira) and Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4 (Brazilian Bachianas no. 4). In the …

The 10,000-Hour Threshold: Interviews With Successful Percussionists, Colin J. Hill

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Musicians are universally reliant on practice to improve and perfect their craft and there is substantial evidence that suggests mastery can only be achieved after 10,000 hours of practice early in life. This dissertation explores the validity of this theory as it pertains to master percussionists and examines their discoveries and recommendations as to how those 10,000 hours should best be spent. Research sources include selected published literature and personal interviews with thirty-six percussionists, conducted between 2010- 2013. The research is summarized in the following six sections: the 10,000-hour threshold; planning a practice session; warming up; learning new music; problem …

An Investigation Of The Benefits Of Improvisation For Classical Musicians, Rebecca S. Kossen

Theses : Honours

For centuries improvisation has been an integral part of European classical music culture. Until the nineteenth century most musicians were composers, improvisers and performers. Today, improvisation is less common in the classical music scene with most classical musicians being either performers or composers and only a minority of them having the ability to improvise. Is improvisation relevant to the classical musician whose main concern is the performance of written repertoire?

Learning how to improvise and practicing improvisation requires a musician to develop particular skills which can be directly applied in the performance and interpretation of precomposed music. This make improvisation …

In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes For A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Miles Wurster

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is an in-depth analysis of five selections for wind band: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Elliot Del Borgo; Jericho, Jesse Ayers; Sunrise at Angel's Gate, Philip Sparke; Danza Sinfonica, James Barnes and The Engulfed Cathedral, Claude Debussy, transcribed for wind band by Merlin Patterson. These pages contain biographical information on each composer, program notes, formal analysis, musical considerations, and conducting and rehearsal considerations by the author. A detailed diagram of the formal and phrasal structure is included on each piece in the Appendix.

A Conductor’S Guide To David Del Tredici’S In Wartime, Joe David Moore

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici (b. 1937) has gained recognition as a composer for both instrumental and vocal settings. Although his instrumental contributions include solo, chamber, and orchestral works, to date he has only written one composition for wind band. A conductor must devote himself / herself to score study and analysis in order to form an accurate interpretation and to conduct effective rehearsals. A vital part of score study and analysis is familiarity with the composer’s technique and style of writing.

A brief biographical sketch presents Del Tredici’s background, education, honors and awards, academic career, and influences, as …

A Progressive Guide To Commercial Trumpet Playing, Eric R. Murine

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The commercial genre of trumpet playing has been overlooked by educators for years. The goal of this project is to author a book, A Progressive Guide to Commercial Trumpet Playing, to address this issue. Commercial music can be defined as music for the mass consumer audience with the intent to produce monetary profits.

This approach will take a student stylistically from blues through the popular music of the 21st century. The ultimate goal of this book is to fill the pedagogical void in trumpet performance study material, providing a more complete foundation for the trumpet performer. Each chapter will …

0802: Kay Wildman Collection, 1900-2006, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Kay Wildman Collection explores the history of music in Huntington, WV. This collection consists of oral histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, and research materials. In most of the oral histories you will find a copy of the interview on a CD and a typed outline of the interview. A diary by Robert Grant, a member of numerous musical groups in Huntington, can also be found in this collection. This diary covers the period of time Grant was a student at Marshall University with some additional entries that go beyond that period of time.

Concert Recording 2013-11-22, Brielle Johnson, Denzel Rashard Washington, John James Forsyth, Jacob Louis Sklar, Pafoua N. Yang, Adam Richard Schoelz, Kyleen Marie Floyd, Nicole Johnson, Teana Delisa Herbert Rosales, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Joshua Brice Robertson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Baby it's cold outside / Frank Loesser -- On my own / Claude Michel Schonberg -- Silent night / Franz Gruber -- The music of the night / Andrew Lloyd Wever -- Bridge over troubled water / Paul Simon -- Rinaldo. Lascia ch'io pianga / G. F. Handel -- An die Musik / F. Schubert -- Vaghissima sembianza / S. Donaudy -- Vaga luna che inargenti / V. Bellini -- Dein blaues auge / J. Brahms -- Sebben crudele / A. Caldara --Vergin tutto amor / F. Durante -- An den mond / F. Schubert

Concert Recording 2013-05-01, John Brilhart, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Andrew Baker, Sarah Busch, Joel Head, Richard Bobo, Marissa Johnson, Sara Remoy, Andrew Stephens, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Bassoon Ensemble, Austin Jay, Emily Erickson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Five stones from the same chaotic stream / Robert Mueller -- Dance of the Yao tribe / Mao Yuan ; Liu Tieshan

Concert Recording 2013-04-10, Rachel Humble, Nicole Johnson, Anna Hall, Peter Hamby, Amy Mayes, Emily Thompson, Emily Erickson, Michael Burner, Jackson Jones, Taylor Ping, Bobby Cather, Stephanie Mcullough, Gerry Gloan, Elliot Green, Michael Olefsky

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata op.6. 1 ; 2 / Beethoven -- Aires tropocales. Contradanza ; Afro / Paquito d'Rivera -- A breach of the peace / Simon Wills -- Salvation is created / Chesnokov

Concert Recording 2013-02-13, Kailey Miller Erwin, Judd Burns, Kristine Mezines, Will Brani, S. Michael Shuman, Matthew Kamilos

Concert Recordings & Programs

La Cenerentola. Il duetto / Rossini -- Rustiques / Eugene Bozza -- Pitt County Excursions. March ; Serenade ; Air ; Ragtime / William Duckworth

Concert Recording 2013-04-19, Ashley Nolen, Jennifer Garrison, Breana Stewart, Edge Nowlin, Stephanie Farkas, Walker Dugan, Abby Carr, Trista Mcvey, Amanda Davis, Janelle Hollister, Mallory Bennett, Tazonio Anderson, Hyeon-Min Jang, Kailey Miller Erwin, Ellen Pate, Judd Burns, S. Michael Shuman, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Shuman Philharmonic

Concert Recordings & Programs

Hand of bridge / Samuel Barber ; Gian Carlo Menotti -- Trial by jury / Arthur Sullivan ; W.S. Gilbert