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Performing A Comeback: Assessing The Biography Of Alma Mahler Via Youtube Performances, Rachel E. Scott

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

The life and work of many nineteenth-century women composers cannot be satisfactorily studied or understood due to a lack of documentary evidence. In the case of Alma Mahler, however, it is not a lack of manuscript materials or biographical accounts that preclude the appraisal of her legacy, but rather the sheer volume and often contradictory nature of accounts. Although her early life writing emphasized the importance of music, she later downplayed her identity as a composer and emphasized her role of patron of the arts and muse to “great men.” I would argue, however, that if biography is a tool …

A Practice-Led Investigation Into Applying The Pianistic Qualities Of Guitarist Lenny Breau’S Artificial Harmonics To A Contemporary Music Setting, Joshua Luke Fairweather

Theses : Honours

Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau (1941-1984) has long been revered for his innovative style and stellar approach to technique on the instrument. In his short career, he developed a reputation for emulating musical traits typically only associated with the piano. A key technique that allowed him to achieve this was his signature take on artificial harmonics, a guitar technique involving the displacement of a note by silencing a string’s fundamental frequency and isolating one of its overtones. Breau thoroughly explored this technique as a soloist over a range of jazz repertoire, but he was rarely heard playing outside of this …

Steve Grossman, The Catalyst: A Practice-Led Research Investigation Into Developing A Chromatic Approach To Improvisation, Joshua Parker

Theses : Honours

Steve Grossman was a tenor saxophonist from Brooklyn, New York, who passed away in 2020, leaving a catalogue of recordings and improvisations that are largely overlooked and under-appreciated by the mainstream jazz culture. Inspired heavily by the modal and free jazz improvisations of John Coltrane during his later period (which heavily utilised a chromatic approach to generate intensity), Grossman developed his own unique and powerful approach to the post-Coltrane style. This voice began to solidify from a young age, as is evident on recordings during the 1970s, such as Miles Davis’ Black Beauty Live at Fillmore West (1973) and Live …

Ann Bradfield, Alto And Soprano Saxophones, Friday, December 21, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

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Response To “Spontaneous Wellsprings Of Music” By Nicholas Mcnair, Michael Hamman

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

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The Spontaneous Wellsprings Of Music, Nicholas Mcnair

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

Western Classical Music has traditionally been described in terms of fixed structures, carefully built up by the composer and presented to the performer in the form of a score. This has crystallised over the centuries into an ideological position which, in the last analysis, gives absolute authority to the composer over the performer, severely limiting the freedom of expression of the latter. In this article I seek to reverse this position by pointing to the essential spontaneity, represented by improvisation, that lies at the heart of all music-making, albeit fiercely opposed by the fundamentalism of an endless number of structural …

Selected Lieder Transcriptions Of Franz Liszt And Leopold Godowsky: A Comparative Analysis, Jeremiah Padilla

Dissertations, 2020-current

Musicians have held differing views regarding the art of transcription. Purists, who are against the very idea of transcribing existing works, think of the genre as being disrespectful to the composer(s) of the original work. Conversely, musicians who appreciate the art of transcription welcome the opportunity to perform works not originally written for the piano. This document will examine Lieder (German art songs) transcriptions, which is is a valuable genre for transcription. The Lied has historically appealed to many composers, particularly Liszt and his contemporary, Leopold Godowsky, as a source of transcription material.

Chapters one and two will primarily compare …

The Art Of Sustaining Orchestras Through Intentional Educational Experiences, Kimberly Souther

Dissertations, 2020-current

The purpose of this study is to identify the most current and successful advances in audience engagement that champion connection and result in sustainability through purposeful educational experiences.

The Symphony Orchestra currently serves an audience which represents a multiplicity of perspectives, background, and understanding. In an era of expanded canon and outreach to local communities, the orchestra must acknowledge that change is necessary if we are to truly create fulfilling experiences for our listeners. Unfortunately, many orchestras fail to connect their outreach to the concert hall, woefully categorizing their patrons into pre-determined subsets. What if all patrons were trusted with …

An Examination Of Maria Schneider’S Big Band Artistry Through The Lens Of Wind Band Arranging, Amy Birdsong

Dissertations, 2020-current

Within the world of instrumental music there tends to be strict adherence to styles and genres that have historically been connected to a standard collection of instruments. Wind ensembles are expected to perform contemporary art music, orchestral transcriptions, or military marches, with little expectation of individual creative interpretation. Jazz ensembles, or “big bands,” are expected to perform styles of music such as “swing,” which cannot be properly notated using western notation, while also being rigidly glued to reduced instrument choices, repetitive chord cycles and standard song forms. While wind ensemble performers are confined to read and perform all aspects of …

Effect Of Selective Memory And Use Of Triangulation To Critique Songwriting, Maxwell A. Ramsey

Recital Papers

The cowriting of three successful popular songs is reconstructed through blind interviews with each of the contributors. In addition to insights into the actual compositional aspects, the interview questions were designed to reveal what role music industry executives may have played in arranging, inspiring, or promoting the songs throughout their journey to find success. The process of triangulation was applied to the interview answers in accordance with previous successful qualitative research methods to uncover the decisions and techniques that proved pivotal in best serving the respective song idea. The ultimate success of the songs is examined through chart and sales …

Gabrielle Flannery, Soprano, In A Graduate Recital, December 14, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

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Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Lynn Chamber Music Competition 2023, Mabel Lecrone, Ruvit Bracho, Rosa Ortega Ianelli, Joel Osinga, Angela Fiedler, Adriana Fernandez, Lauren Swartz, Jon Cruz, Youbeen Cho, Kari Jenks, Noah Suarez, Graydon Howard, Baran Zolfaghari, Carline Dratnal, Miriam Smith, Lillian Platte, Megan Hagel, Elisabeth Thomashoff

Lynn Chamber Music Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Chauncey Patterson

Juries

• Luciano Magnanini - Former Bassoon Professor at Frost School of Music and Former Principal Bassoonist of the Florida Grand Opera
• Ralph Evans - First Violinist of the Fine Arts String Quartet
• Santiago Rodriguez - Piano Professor at Frost School of Music

Schedule

• Preliminary round - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
• Final round - Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Winners

First Place (Prize: Performance at Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York)

• Marcando Quartet (Miriam Smith, violin; Lillian Platte, viola; Megan Hagel, cello; Elizabeth Thomashoff, piano)

Second Place (Prize: Performance at St. …

Wish Upon A Star: Uni Children's Choir Winter Concert, Ryan Occeña, Artistic Director, December 12, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

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Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni New Horizons Band Concert, December 11, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

2023-2024 Gingerbread Holiday Concert, Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon H. Robertson

Philharmonia

20th annual Gingerbread holiday concert presented by Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Music. Sponsored by Boca Magazine.

Chamber Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2023-2024

Chamber Studio Recital performs works by Pau Rougnon, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms.

Winter Recital: Community School Of The Arts, December 10, 2023, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
December 10, 2023
Sunday Afternoon
2:30 p.m.

Winter Recital: Community School Of The Arts, December 10, 2023, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
December 10, 2023
Sunday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.

Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra In Concert, December 10, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Ensemble Concerts: Isu String Project Winter Concert, December 9, 2023, Dr. Benjamin De Kock, Dr. Cora Swenson Lee, Dr. Katherine Lewis

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
December 9, 2023
Saturday Morning
11:00 a.m.