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Mieczysław Weinberg: Music Transcending Tragedy, Ilana Shapiro

Pomona Senior Theses

This thesis examines the music of Mieczysław Weinberg, a prolific Jewish Holocaust-era composer whose compositions remain in relative obscurity through the present day. I begin by investigating the musical expression of Weinberg’s Polish and Jewish identity under Soviet state persecution via close analysis of selected works: the Cello Fantasia, Op. 52 and Cello Concertino, Op. 43bis. Through context of composition and allusions to Jewish music and Polish folksong, these works reveal Weinberg’s identity as a Jew and a Pole, his connection to his homeland and youth, and his musical expression beyond the demands of the state. Subsequently, I explore qualities …

The Muted Woman: A Lovey-Dovey Themed Recital, From A Man's Point Of View, Raven Williams

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This senior thesis consists of a vocal recital, accompanying program notes, and research regarding the struggles of women composers as music evolved through its Ancient, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Contemporary periods. The recital includes a compilation of love songs by French, Italian, English, and German composers, in particular Gabriel Fauré, the often-forgotten Stefano Donaudy, Samuel Barber, Roger Quilter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Joseph Haydn. This paper incorporates biographical information, analysis, performance history and cultural insights into the overshadowed women composers that prospered around the same time period as the men of the former. Specifically, Nadia Boulanger, Nannerl Mozart, Alice Mary …

The Jazz Archive: Theorizing A Relationship Between Jazz Improvisation And Standard Repertoire., Toby Wren

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

The jazz standard remains an enduring part of the tradition of jazz performance and pedagogy. Contemporary jazz scholarship has tended to focus on improvisation as a practice and jazz-as-lived-experience and, while the jazz standard repertoire has occasionally been the subject of study the relationship between the standard repertoire and the ‘language’ or style of jazz has not been theorised. In this article I argue that the distinctive style of jazz improvisation is at least in part, determined by the characteristics of its shared repertoire and the statements that have accrued around that repertoire. I borrow Foucault’s conception of the archive …

“I’M Sorry”: An Original Song For Voice And Chordal Accompaniment, Lauren T. Steadman, Nolan Stolz

University of South Carolina Upstate Student Research Journal

Below is an original song written for mezzo-soprano voice and accompaniment. The purpose of this article is to provide information on the songwriting process that I used by discussing the melody, harmony, and lyrics and showing how they were developed and completed.

This article discusses and defines musical terms for musicians and non-musicians alike to show why certain decisions were made. I begin by discussing the lyrics of the song and their meaning. I will reference methods included in J. Perricone’s book Great Songwriting Techniques to discuss how the chords and melodies relate to the lyrics.

The song is notated …

Fleshcrawl, Shanita Jackson

Theses and Dissertations--English

I am fascinated with the spiritual, physical, and psychological experiences that occur when one’s flesh crawls. The experiences, akin to inverted goosebumps, result from provocations of the senses or of the mind. James Blake’s latest album, for example, triggers my flesh to crawl. The art on the album cover depicts a decaying body turned into a canyon-like labyrinth. In undergrad, attempts to conceptualize slave-deck diagrams disturbed my flesh to crawl. I am intrigued by how anxiety, epigenetics, and superstition all factor into the subjective intensities of this collective experience. As it seems, circumstance heightens the severity and frequency of the …

Guide To The Charles 'Chuck' Suber Collection, Charles Suber

CBMR Collection Guides / Finding Aids

The Charles 'Chuck' Suber collection reflects his activities as the First Chorus columnist for Down Beat magazine, his work toward restoring funding to Chicago Public Schools for music and arts programs, and his interview by Richard Wang recalling memories and musicians from his life.

Guide To The Richard 'Dick' Wang Collection, Columbia College Chicago

CBMR Collection Guides / Finding Aids

Richard Wang was a musician, historian, and educator specializing in jazz. The collection consists of a series of arrangements by Mary Lou Williams, a jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, and an interview he conducted with Charles Suber, a jazz critic, educator, journalist, and Down Beat columnist.

Concert Recording 2022-10-20, Jesse Collett, Juan Santos-Sierra, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Chamber Orchestra

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sinfonia no. 10 in B minor / Felix Mendelssohn -- [12:24]. Novelletten no. 1 / Samuel Coleridge-Taylor -- [17:17]. Suite in E major, op. 63. I. Praeludium ; II. Pizzicato and adagietto ; III. Fuge / Arthur Foote.

Concert Recording 2022-03-17, Doug Harnish, Helen Becqué, Ray Lenhart, Ethan Thompson, Keven Kraus

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Piece in E♭ minor / J. Guy Ropartz -- [08:20]. Varietals. Opening, Barolo ; Intermezzo, Toscana ; Tarantella, Verduzzo / Andrew J. Skaggs -- [20:40]. A song for Japan / Steven Verhelst -- [27:09]. Trombumba / George W. Lotzenhiser -- [29:13]. Thoughts of love / Arthur Pryor.

Concert Recording 2022-04-10b, Elizabeth Bennett

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. When I have sung my songs to you / Earnest Charles -- Sure on this shining night / Samuel Barber -- The red dress / Ricky Ian Gordon -- [07:55]. Allerseelen / Richard Strauss -- Dein blaues Aug / Johannes Brahms -- Seitdem dein Aug / Richard Strauss -- [15:14]. L'ultimo bacio / Paolo Tosti -- Ma rendi pur contento / Vincenzo Bellini -- [20:01]. Le manoir de Rosemonde / Henry Duparc -- Extase / Henry Duparc -- [26:13]. She used to be mine from Waitress / Sara Bareilles -- [30:15]. On my own from Les miserables / Claude-Michel …

Concert Recording 2022-04-06, Olivia Harrison, Isabelle Young, Abigail Tanner, Sharnetta Campbell, Dani Biggs, Juan Ramos, Kaleigh Alwood, Alexander Garcia, Eliana Fabbi, Erin Morgan, Sarah Reed, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Hyun Kim, Kristine Mezines, Nophachai Cholthitchanta

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Three pieces / Igor Stravinsky -- [05:23]. Sonata for clarinet and piano. II. Lebhaft / Paul Hindemith -- [09:19]. Fantasiestücke, op. 73. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck ; II. Lebhaft, leicht / Robert Schumann -- [16:24]. Duo for clarinet and piano. I. Allegro / Norbert Burgmüller -- [21:16]. Sonata for clarinet and piano. II. Allegro animato / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [24:26] Set for clarinet. III. Vite / Katherine Hoover -- [26:40]. Ballade, bass clarinet & piano / Eugène Bozza -- [31:52]. Introduction, theme and variations / Carl Maria von Weber -- [37:01]. Five Bagatelles. IV. Forlana / Gerald Finzi …

Concert Recording 2022-04-21, Benjamin Pierce, Daniel Bartley, Peyton Lickfelt, Lucas Bass, Mason Thomas, Mickel Gordon, Sebastian Miranda-Morales, Brady Jones, Peyton Fuchs, Brady Callicott

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Two part invention / Phillip Sparkle -- [06:09]. Three furies. II. Very clean; gently inebriated ; III. Relentless throughout / James Grant -- [14:01]. Five Portraits from Middle Earth. I. Gandalf ; II. Gollum ; III. Bilbo Baggins ; IV. Balrog! ; V. Tom Bombadil / Rodney Newton -- [24:51]. Ave Maria / Anton Bruckner ; arranged by D. Sabuorin -- [29:29]. Wabash cannon ball / Traditional ; arranged by J. Garrett ; [31:36]. Fugue in g minor "The little" / J.S. Bach ; arranged by Forbes -- [35:24]. Study on a theme from Peter Grimes / Benjamin Britten, …

Concert Recording 2022-11-09, Keven Kraus, Tlaloc Perales, David Slutsky, Brady Callicott, Wesley Bercherer, Sydney Frey, Sierra Hoaglund, Sarah Reed, David Harnish, Ray Lenhart, Ethan Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Voyage for brass trio. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Vivace ; III. Andante molto ; IV. Moderato ;V. Adagio sostenuto ; VI. Allegro ; VII. Allegro non troppo / Robert Muczynski -- [13:00]. Ad astra / Anthony O’Toole ; arranged by David Slutsky -- [14:15]. Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury / Benjamin Britten ; arranged by David Slutsky – [15:21]. Vivace from concerto no. 3 in D minor for two tubas / J.S. Bach -- [19:36]. Concertino for trombone and woodwind. I. Soliloquy ; II. Pastoral ; III. Toccata / Raymond Eugene Premru -- [31:46]. Myths and legends. I. Allegro …

Concert Recording 2022-04-30c, Mason Thomas, Mickel Gordon, Daniel Bartley, Peyton Lickfelt, Brady Callicott

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata, BWV. 1031 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [09:42]. Five Portraits from Middle Earth / Rodney Newton -- [20:47]. So Big, So Small / Benj Pasek & Justin Paul -- [25:38]. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair / Claude Debussy.

Concert Recording 2022-11-03, Brady Callicott, Ethan Sevigny

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Jabberwocky / David Gilingham -- [05:41]. Concerto for bass tuba. I. Prelude ; II. Romanza ; III. Finale / Ralph Vaughn Williams -- [18:49]. Tubatunes. IV. Blues / Arthur Frackenpohl -- [22:24]. Sonata. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Aria ; III. Allegro leggiero / Bruce Broughton.

Master's Recital: Kyle Punt, Kyle Punt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this recital is to partially fulfill the requirements for the Master of Music degree in Jazz Pedagogy, and to display musical proficiency on piano, bass guitar, and drum set. Kyle Punt scheduled his graduate recital for March 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM.

Concert Recording 2022-11-17, Katey J. Halbert, Jeffrey Summers, David Slutsky, Chris Dorner, Hudson Martin, Andrew Mccord, Lauren Zygmont, Miroslava Panayotova, Rachael Breitenstein, Macy Jones, Tri-State Trio, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Viking horn trio, No. 8, “The Sacred Oak Tree” / Robert Martin -- [04:16]. Dorn horn trio. 1. Maestoso ; 3. Moving right along / Fred W. Teuber -- [06:42]. Concerto in C minor, op. 8. Allegro molto / Franz Strauss -- [12:46]. Selected duets for horn. Moderato ; Cantabile / Voxman -- [17:32]. Romance, op. 67 / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [25:35]. Four duets for horn. 1. Introduction ; 2. Watlz ; 4. Intermezzo / Kerry Turner -- [32:27]. Three for five. 1-3 / James Naigus -- [37:27]. Benedixti / Giovanni Gabrielli -- [39:16.]. Let me fly / arranged …

“Work For The Night Is Coming": How Christian Hymns Frame Human Labor, Monty L. Lynn, Sarah Easter, Ryan Jessup, Greg Straughn

Management Sciences

No abstract provided.

Literary Needle Drops: The Use Of Music As A Postmodern Tool In Contemporary Fiction, Adan S. Alvarado

English Theses

An examination of musical references (“literary needle drops”) in contemporary literature: Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, Zadie Smith’s On Beauty, and Haruki Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. The novels are viewed through the various conceptual lens, literary and otherwise, such as Marcel Danesi’s Modal Flow Principle or “perceptual stimulations” as defined by Guillemette Bolens.

Egan’s novel utilizes punk bands and tracks to construct her characters’ identities, and send them on a journey through lost time to reflect on who they once were, who they have become, and whether they have been able to …

Concert Recording 2022-10-12, Cory Mixdorf, Nathan Karuma, Jacob Sasser, Edwin Soto, Mac Dishman, Landon Ingram, Keven Kraus, Logan Ballard, Ethan Thompson, Doug Harnish, Ray Lenhart, Sophia Ware, Sawyer Hemond, Cedric Justus, Daniel Crawford, David Aikmen, Evan Wood, Sarah Grace Wood, Ethan Combs

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata for four trombones / Georg Daniel Speer -- [03:53]. Scarborough fair / traditional ; arranged by Bill Reichenbach -- [06:22]. Quartet for trombones / Leslie Bassett -- [11:22]. You made me love you / James Monaco ; arranged by Bill Holcombe -- [15:21]. Fanfare for 8 trombones / Michael P. Terry -- [17:46]. Andante cantabile from Symphony no. 5, Mtv. II / Pyort IIlich Tchaikovsky ; arranged by Nolan Miller -- [23:20]. Rising tide / Jack Wilds.