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Concert Recording 2021-11-18, Braden Shepherd, Sophie Lopez, Ema Plafcan, Sungkun Jung, Morgan Brown, Kassidy Moore, Leah Foster

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Prelude, op. 43, no. 1 / Reinhold Glière -- [02:38]. Etude in D minor, op. 109, no. 13, The storm / Friedrich Burgmüller -- [04:42]. Liebestraum no. 3 / Franz Liszt -- [10:47]. Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1. III. Adagio con espressione, Presto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [15:03]. Moment Musicaux in B minor op. 16, no. 3 ; Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2 / Sergei Rachmaninov -- [24:33]. Album Leaf / Claude Debussy -- Autumn leaves / Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert ; arranged by Morgan Brown -- Jazz …

Concert Recording 2021-11-29, Sungkun Jung, Lorilee Erdman, Derrick Rassinier, Isaac Orvin, Sidney Hudelson, Grace Clark

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Trio for piano, oboe and horn in A minor, op. 118. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Scherzo, molto vivace ; III. Adagio ; IV. Finale, allegro ma non troppo / C. Reinecke -- [27:25]. Piano quintet in E♭ major, op. 44. I. Allegro brillante ; II. Un poco largamente ; III. Scherzo, molto vivace ; IV. Allegro ma non troppo / R. Schumann.

Concert Recording 2021-04-05, James Joseph

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Determination, acoustic ; [03:41]. Determination, room / James Joseph -- [07:28]. Solidão, acoustic ; [10:29]. Solidão, room / Jobim -- [13:28]. Dialog, room ; [17:38]. Blue bossa, electric ; [28:44]. Blue bossa, room / Kenny Dorham -- 39:55]. Bright size life, electric ; [47:06]. Bright size life, room / Pat Metheny -- [54:30]. Eastbound, electric ; [01:00:58]. Eastbound, room / Fourplay Band -- [01:12:27]. Sweet night, electric ; [Track 13]. Sweet night, room / James Joseph.

Concert Recording 2021-12-07, Maryfrances Bressler, Dylan Matheny, Josue Todd, Morgan Brown, James Joseph, Susan Shelton, Juan Santos-Sierra, Colton Townsend, Fernando Valencia, Kerlín Malza Boniche, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Latin American Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Bien sabroso / Poncho Sanchez ; arranged by Fernando Valencia -- [05:44]. Come candela / Mongo Santamaría ; arranged by Valencia -- [11:08]. Philly mambo / Tito Puente -- [14:58]. Como la flor / Ricardo Vela ; arranged by Valencia -- [20:02]. Maria Cervantes / Noro Morales ; arranged by Valencia -- [25:48]. Afro blue / Mongo Santamaría -- [32:02]. Get up and dance / James Joseph.

Concert Recording 2021-11-14b, Tlaloc Perales, Derrick Rassinier, Keven Kraus, Michael Puryear, Juan Santos-Sierra

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. A philharmonic fanfare for brass trio / Eric Ewazen -- [04:12]. Trio for brass. I. Allegro deciso ; II. Berceuse ; III. Vivo / Lauren Bernofsky -- [19:32]. Time capsule. III. Rendezvous ; II. Chorale ; I. Daybreak / Howard J. Buss -- [28:25]. Mexican folklore suite. I. The coyote and the fox ; II. The mermaid of the volcano ; III. The snake / James M. Stephenson.

Concert Recording 2021-11-10a, Richard Rulli, Tlaloc Perales, Katey J. Halbert, Cory Mixdorf, Benjamin Pierce, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Arkansas Brassworks

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. when a body meets a body / Bruce Broughton -- [06:03]. Quintet / Michael Kamen -- [10:25]. Quintet no. 3. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Intermezzo ; III. Andante ; IV. Vivo / Victor Ewald -- [31:30]. Mini overture / Witold Lutoslawski -- [34:59]. Brass quintet no. 1, “Circus.” I. Entry ; II. Clowns ; III. The ringleader ; IV. The contortionist ; V. Finale / Clint Needham.

Concert Recording 2021-11-07b, Daniela Volkovinsky, Jenna Sehmann, Kim Cassisa, Shawn Seguin, Katey J. Halbert, Wild Prairie Winds

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Umoja / Valerie Coleman -- [02:35]. Three nature walks. I. Autumn woods ; II. Winter moonlight ; III. Cherry blossom path / Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda -- [11:17]. Apollo. I. Luna nova ; II. Debbie waltzing on the moon ; III. One small step ; IV. Moonwalk / Marc Mellits -- [21:33]. Imágenes oníricas. I. El pez que camina ; II. El cuarto del infinito / Charles Philip Daniels Torres -- [32:50]. Finale.

Concert Recording 2021-11-01, Katey J. Halbert, Rachael Breitenstein, Kaylae Henretty, Shamar Inclàn, Macy James, Logan Morris, Nathan Pereda, Tyler Osterman, Derrick Rassinier, Cameron Sanders, Dylan Smith, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Choir

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Triathlon for solo horn. I. Aggressive / Paul Basler -- [02:25]. Notturno, op. 112 / Carl Reinecke -- [08:08]. Reflections on a Southern hymn. I. Intonation ; IV. Wondrous love / Stephen Gryc -- [12:50]. Sunshine for horn, orchestra, and piano / Nathan Pereda -- [16:52]. Fantasy for horn, op. 88 / Malcolm Arnold-- [22:04]. Sonata for horn and piano / Margaret Brouwer -- [29:22]. Tanguito / Dante Yenque -- [33:27]. Sonata no. 3 for horn and piano / Alec Wilder -- [37:29]. Aileron for eight horns / James Naigus -- [40:33]. Six quartets. I. Adagio / Franz Schubert …

On The Total Communicative Efficacy Of Music And Its Synthesis To Written Word Through Bob Dylan And Kendrick Lamar, Skyler Addison

CMC Senior Theses

In a social conversation, words spoken carry less than 35% of the interaction’s social meeting, with 65% conveyed by the non-verbal. While poetry relies on the word and it's subtext, songwriting may also weld the other 65%. By dissecting the dynamic communicative aspects of song, modern poets may find useful ways in which they can make their lines have more staying power with the listener, encompassing both the rhythmic catchiness of their lines to an all-encompassing emotive transfer. We may isolate the interwoven components of a song that dictate how a story is told in order to better understand how …

Concert Recording 2021-04-22b, Harrison Goertz, Miroslava Panayotova, Lisa Auten

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata for horn and piano. I. Massig bewegt ; II. Ruhig bewegt ; III. Lebhalf / Paul Hindemith -- [18:25]. Sonata no. 3 for horn and piano. I. Moderately fast ; III. With a solid beat and a jazz feeling / Alec Wilder-- [25:49]. Concerto no. 2 in E♭ major for horn and piano. I. Allegro ; II. Andante con moto ; [39:17]. III. Rondo, Allegro molto / Richard Strauss.

Traditional Media Marketing And The Panther Marching Band, Adam James Herzog

Honors Program Theses

The Panther Marching Band is the largest student organization on campus and is an outward symbol of the University of Northern Iowa. The Panther Marching Band (PMB) recruits new students to participate throughout the year. Recruitment is necessary tool for the PMB to maintain student participation and encourage growth. This creative thesis entails the research, strategy, design, and revision of printed promotional materials for the Panther Marching Band. A successful promotional identity must address the target audience it wishes to reach and encourage interaction. Promotional handouts are an effective way to present information in a clear, succinct manner.I chose to …

Real Rap, Does Authenticity Even Matter In Hip Hop?, Amin Allam

Capstone Showcase

Rap and Hip hop has evolved tremendously since its inception. The collective genre has been catapulted to global influence, where in the United States it represents the largest genre based on market share. After reviewing the history of rap music there is a perceived relationship between hip hop and authenticity. To which the question arose of whether hip hop could maintain authenticity in a commercial sphere. To explore this relationship, after reviewing the literature on authenticity, a model of analysis created by Newman and Smith was used to explore 5years worth of data dealing with the Billboard top 100 list. …

Johan Sebastian Bach And His Cello Suites Ii And V: An Audio And Visual Analysis Of Cello Suites Ii And V, Samuel Konkol

Honors Program Theses

Johan Sebastian Bach and his Cello Suites II and V: An Audio and Visual Analysis of Cello Suites II and V. Through research and practice, I have taken an in-depth analysis of Bach's cello suites. I have broken down each suite into individual movements and explored their inner workings.

Llegó La Futura: La Cuirificación Del Género Urbano, Isabel Streiffer, Isabel S. Streiffer

Scripps Senior Theses

Hoy en día, artistas cuir de reggaeton y trap están desestabilizando el género urbano, tal como las estructuras y suposiciones sociales que se manifiestan dentro del género. Prestando atención al proceso de desidentificación, a través de mi tesis analizo (1) cómo artistas cuir trabajan dentro del reggaeton para romper el binario entre la respetabilidad y la autonomía erótica; (2) cómo desafían el binario del género, la heteronormatividad, y la manifestación de ambos en el género urbano; y (3) cómo abordan los problemas políticos y sociales mediante su música. Además, al comparar lo que están haciendo les artistas cuir y los …

Jay Chou’S Kuso Music: Cultural Fusion In The Age Of The Internet, Stz-Tsung (Stone) Han

Scripps Senior Theses

Jay Chou is one of the most significant singers in Chinese popular music history. One of Chou’s greatest achievements is his implementation of the Chinese “Egao” culture in his music, which originated from Japanese Kuso culture. Such an approach not only created his unique style but also allowed him to adopt various musical techniques together seamlessly. By doing so, Chou created a style that references multiple traditional musical conventions without being bound by any of them. This study aims to examine the evolution of the Kuso culture as well as Chou’s implementation of it. The development of Kuso is fostered …

Symphony Of Nature: "Fall", Davis Cooper

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This honors project is for an analysis paper based on one movement of an original music composition by the author in the realm of environmental sound art. The movement, entitled “Fall” from the Symphony of Nature, consists of hundreds of individual audio recordings of specific animals (such as an American Crow, Carolina Ground Cricket, and Gray Catbird), groups of animals (such as a choir of Ground Crickets, a murder of crows, and so forth), or geophonic sounds (such as a light rain on dry leaves, a several-miles-distant thunderstorm, or mid-to-high range audio spectrum wind). The analysis paper includes the rationale …

Theoretical And Compositional Analysis Of Select Metal Works, Jacob Bird

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper is a comprehensive essay on the history, form, and compositional techniques of Extreme Metal music. Within Extreme Metal this paper will cover three sub-genres using compositions by Burzum, Death, and Gojira. This paper is meant to show a link between the compositional techniques used in Western Classical music and Extreme Metal through analysis of form, harmony, and tonality/modality. The scope of this paper primarily focuses on the popular music form verse/chorus which is compared to a variety of Western Classical music forms. The goal is to promote future research into the Extreme Metal style and other popular music …

The G7 Suite: Score And Analysis, Joseph C. Dunn

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The G7 Suite is a multi-movement chamber work that combines elements of European Art Music, Indigenous Music from Latin America, and various representations of American music. The melodic material is derived from the national anthems of the Great Seven nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Each melody is re-set to new music genres and aligns itself to the rules and expectations within each idiom. This compilation is more than a series of arrangements or reharmonizations of the anthems; these are new compositions based on melodic elements from previous works.

This analysis of The …

An Analysis Of Kingdom Of The Heart's Content, Op. 11 By Joseph Baber, Sanghee Kim

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Kingdom of the Heart’s Content, Op. 11 is a selection of twelve sketches written between 1952 and 1956. In this work, Joseph Baber draws inspiration from his childhood memories and a variety of locations in Richmond, Virginia, using his unique blend of folk idioms, traditional forms and harmonies, and capricious metric changes to bring these vignettes to life. Kingdom of the Heart’s Content is comprised of twelve movements with the programmatic titles: Introduction: Stick Horses, Walk to Monroe Park, Charlie Short, Tag, Monument Avenue, Battle Abbey, Cycling, Sleighbells, Park Avenue Triangle, Goblins, Spring, and Finale: West End Farewell. …

Fluid Dynamics: Representations Of Water In Music, James E. Evans

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Water has remained a subject of all kinds of musical works since at least the middle ages. These musical works lack the concrete representational capacity of paintings, photographs, and films, relying instead on more abstract metaphorical constructs to convey water imagery. Current scholarship on water music typically centers on Romantic and Impressionist works and does not examine the process of signification by which musical signs portray water. The principal goal of this study is to determine how musical devices convey specific aspects of bodies of water and how such devices interact and contribute to musical depictions of streams, rivers, lakes, …

Michael Daugherty’S Bells For Stokowski: Historical Context & Comparative Analysis For Orchestra And Wind Band, Jeremy Harmon

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Michael Daugherty’s Bells for Stokowski (2001/2003) is an original work for orchestra and wind band. This work has continued to be performed by ensembles around the world including live performances, and studio recordings.

The purposes of this dissertation are to 1) provide historical context of the composer and inspiration for the work, through interviews with its composer, Michael Daugherty, and premiere conductor, Michael Haithcock; 2) provide relationships between the Liberty Bell (architecture), several composers Stokowski worked with and conducted (art), modern and historical compositional styles through pieces like Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (pop culture), how an audience perceives the sound …

Perspectives On Cultivating A Positive Collegiate Clarinet Studio Environment: A Survey Of Students And Professors, Katherine Nichole Breeden

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Data was analyzed from a survey of collegiate clarinet students and professors concerning student and faculty preferences and perceptions concerning the cultivation of a positive collegiate clarinet studio environment. Over two hundred respondents indicated preferences for the structure of individual lessons and studio class.

The data indicated it is essential that the professor adapt their teaching to individual students during lesson instruction. Goals should be recorded, a verbal agreement alone is insufficient. Contact information for all studio colleagues should be available, and the professor should be accessible should the need arise. Large ensemble concert attendance should be encouraged, and recital …

A Musical Analysis Of William Grant Still's Songs Of Separation: The Chamber Arrangement, Michael Preacely

Theses and Dissertations--Music

William Grant Still was given the title “The Dean of African American Music” because of the many firsts he accomplished as an African American musician in the early twentieth century. He is known for fusing his African American musical tradition of Jazz and blues with the classical European musical tradition. This study explores one of Still’s most famous song cycles, “Songs of Separation,” in the arrangement for string quartet, voice, and piano. This document considers the instrumentation of the string quartet arrangement and how Still uses the instrumentation to enhance the character OF the poetry. This document also provides a …

On Five Degrees: For Voice, Flute, Cello, Vibraphone And Piano, David Patterson, Tenbroeck Davison

Compositions of David Patterson

On Five Degrees (do si la sol fa - fa sol la si do) musically develops TenBroeck Davison's poem, The Five Degrees. Her song, Melancholy Nights, is an inlay at the composition's center.

The Five Degrees

The glance, the look.
The arms that open wide
to hold the moment - Melancholy Nights - and the kiss
in time. And then beyond. 
To glance, to look. Again.

Melancholy Nights

City lights they all astound me, 
and the noises still confound me 
since you've gone, it's been so long 
I can't recall a single song to take— 
nights that always …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V40, Fall 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

From the Director --- 2
Guest Artists 2020-2021 --- 6
Operatini --- 8
Jazz Studies Update --- 10
Community Outreach --- 11
Scholarship Benefit Concert --- 13
Student Awards and Honors --- 15
Student Spotlight --- 16
Recent Graduates Update --- 17
Faculty Spotlight --- 18
Faculty News and Activities --- 19
Retirements and New Faculty --- 21
Emeritus Faculty News --- 23
Alumni News and Updates --- 24
Alumni Spotlight --- 27
Spotlight Series 2021-2022 --- 28
Donor Spotlight --- 29
Opportunities to Give --- 30

Opera | Saint Mary Of Egypt (Original Version, 2021), John Craton

Craton Scores Collection

This is the original version of Craton's Saint Mary of Egypt; the opera was revised in 2026, and the revised version is also available in this collection.

Protest Music Of The 2010s, Tumaini Sango

McNair Scholars Manuscripts

Throughout U.S. history, music has served as a soundtrack to transformative social and cultural movements. Songs like “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Lift every Voice and Sing,” and “We Shall Overcome” are linked to key events that inspired hope and change. Collectively, these songs are known as protest music. Protest music can act as a type of social commentary, expressing a wide range of emotions, and have a uniting element, calling leaders and groups to action for tangible results. At its core, protest music is a musician’s creative response to events happening in the world around them. The 2010s saw the …

Overture: Love—Love Is A Pink Cake, Or, Queering Chopin In Times Of Homophobia, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

Abstract:

An introduction to the three essays included in this section. The article highlights the right to know whether Chopin was gay and contextualizes this inquiry in a very long and pervasive historiographical tradition, essentially two-hundred years long, dedicated to examine Chopin sexual orientation, on the one hand, and on the other the more recent tradition of queering western classical music composers. The main point is not to demonstrate categorically that Chopin was “gay” (a relative, modern identity marker in any case) but rather to highlight the discourses that have presented him as unequivocally heterosexual.

Resumen:

Una introducción a los …

Lives In Musicology: My Life In Writings, Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

Responding to an invitation from the editors of Acta Musicologica to tell the story of his life in musicology, Kofi Agawu describes his upbringing and early education in Ghana and his university studies in the UK and the US. In a career focused on teaching, research, and writing, he outlines a number of intellectual projects involving the analysis of African and European music. He ends by acknowledging renewed discussions of race and identity in the musical academy today, and hints at his own growing interest in African art music.

Gretsch Collection Of Slingerland Drum Company, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of catalogs, correspondence, clippings, administrative papers, and published materials that were either produced by Slingerland Drum Co. or were participated in by the Slingerland Drum Company from the late 1920s through 2003. The bulk of the materials are from the period of time immediately following the Slingerland family selling the company in 1970 until it was bought by Fred Gretsch in the late 1980s.