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2015-12-18-Ethnomusicologist To Serve As Basler Chairholder In Spring 2016, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

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Fear Of Inclement Weather, Clare L. Harmon

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Axis Mundi, An Intercultural Composition For The Atlas Ensemble, David Dean Mendoza

Open Access Dissertations

In our time, composers are presented with an abundance of styles and tools with which to compose, as well as many compositional challenges. Intercultural composition is one such challenge. Intercultural music is music that combines, involves, or exists between two or more musical traditions. In the present study of intercultural composition, I have composed Axis Mundi for winds, zithers, strings, and percussion for members of the Atlas Ensemble to be submitted for a reading session during 2016 Atlas Academy. The Atlas Ensemble is an Amsterdam based ensemble whose musicians combine both Western and non-Western musical traditions. Learning about new instruments, …

From A Chat In The Parlor To Viral Music Videos: An Analysis Of Music As A Social Occasion, Emma Plotnik

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Imagine an intimate room filled with people playing cards and casually chatting, while one of Chopin’s piano sonatas plays elegantly in the background. This scenario is characteristic of the atmosphere surrounding Classical and Romantic European salons. Salons served as havens of musical discourse from the Baroque era to the early twentieth century. However, with the advancement of technology from the mid-twentieth century to the present, there has been a decline, or, arguably, even a cessation of salon life.

The aim of this project was to recreate the salon environment through the generation of the online discussion forum, "Music Soirée." To …

Diva Diversity: National Vocal Schools And Qualities, Emma Plotnik

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Hearing the term “opera singer” for many triggers an image of a German dramatic soprano bearing viking horns and powerfully bursting into a high C. Yet, what is it that perpetuates this stereotype that German singers possess weighty instruments with dark timbres? Why are classically trained North American vocal students told by their teachers to sing lightly and delicately when performing French mélodie, and not any other genre?

Research in vocal pedagogy has demonstrated that singers from particular regions have been typified by their vocal qualities in terms of size and color. These qualities by nation mainly stem from contrasting …

Meeting At A Crossroad: Traditional Irish Music And Classical Music Taught In The Same Space, Heather Ann Martin Bixler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The introduction of traditional Irish music to this classical violinist set me on a path of discovery that challenged my listening, my conception, and consequently my performance of classical music. Convinced that this progress in my playing could perhaps be useful to other violinists and musicians in general, I proposed a program for American universities where traditional Irish music is taught alongside Western classical music. I investigate techniques unique to the violin such as bow triplets and articulation, as well as explore areas that apply to all musicians such as tonality/intonation, and improvisation. The second chapter examines in detail the …

Student Ensemble: Music For The Holidays, December 5, 2015, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
December 5, 2015
Saturday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

'Dust, Drought, And Dreams Gone Dry' Program Booklet, Eastern Illinois University

Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry: Program Booklet

No abstract provided.

Tracing Josef Suk’S Stylistic Development In His Piano Works: A Composer’S Personal Journey From Romanticism To Czech Modernism, Jana K. Manning

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

The purpose of this document is to trace the stylistic development in the piano works of the Czech composer, violinist, and pedagogue, Josef Suk (1874-1935). Suk’s piano music is largely unknown in the United States and, unfortunately, neglected in his homeland. Because the majority of research about Josef Suk is in the Czech language, this work is intended to be the first English language document pertaining to Suk’s piano works. The three chapters synthesize information from both primary and secondary sources, including the composer’s first biography, collection of his letters and speeches, musical scores, dissertations, thematic catalogue of his works, …

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2015): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol. 38, No 3-Dec 2015 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2015): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

An Historical Ethnography Of A Rural School Music Program: A Case Study, Robert C. Lacey

Theses and Dissertations

Every school music program has a history and a culture. This thesis was a study synthesizing those two elements, seeking to explore the past culture of a rural school music program primarily through interviews with former members of this culture. Throughout are examples of how music teachers, music students, administrators, and community members interacted over the course of approximately 30 years. From these interactions, the researcher drew insights about patterns of teacher behavior that could improve or hinder progress in a music program, including the quality of interpersonal relationships, the value of a teacher trying to integrate in a community …

Sonic Substances And Silent Sounds: An Auditory Anthropology Of Ritual Songs, Bernd Brabec De Mori

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

No abstract provided.

Ensemble Concerts: Wind Symphony; Belle Voix; November 18, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor, Leslie Manfredo Belle Voix Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
November 18, 2015
Wednesday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Oasis Quartet, November 14, 2015 [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: University Band And Symphonic Band, November 13, 2015, Gavin Smith Conductor, Joe Manfredo Assistant Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
November 13, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Cape Verdeans In The Atlantic: The Formation Of Kriolu Music And Dance Styles On Ship And In Port, Susan Hurley-Glowa

School of Music Faculty Publications

Working from the premise that Cape Verde is a member of the Black Atlantic musical family whose styles flowed freely from port to port, this study has delved deeper into the styles and time frames that figured into the mix, verifying that periods of intense transatlantic port activity correspond to the emergence of new genres. Cape Verde’s musical history might be viewed as a sandbar on the beach that is continually reshaped and born a new by waves of musical influences circling between the continents. The ideas of individual Cape Verdeans ultimately created the music, of course, and a comparative …

Ensemble Concerts: Normal West High School Wind Ensemble And Isu Wind Symphony, October 23, 2015, Lisa Preston Conductor, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 23, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (October 19, 2015), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Student Ensemble: Symphonic Winds, October 15, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 15, 2015
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Kaleidoscope 5, October 10, 2015, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

Ensemble Concerts: University Band And Symphonic Band, October 8, 2015, Gavin Smith Conductor, Joe Manfredo Assistant Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 8, 2015
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Student Ensemble: Wind Symphony, October 2, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 2, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Gettysburg: Our College's Magazine Fall 2015, Communications & Marketing

Gettysburg: Our College’s Magazine

Table of Contents

From the President Janet Morgan Riggs '77

Helping Others Get A Great Start (Bill Seeman '73, Professor Charles Glatfelter '46, Nate Pugliese '98)

Scott Hancock: History and Africana Studies Professor Scott Hancock

Pursuing Music's Stories Devan Grote White '11

The 411: Lauren Eby '06 (Lauren Eby '06)

"It's All About Helping People" Devan Grote White '11

The 3% Conference: Increasing Female Creative Leadership (Kat McCaw Gordon '87)

DIY G-Burg

Come Here and Make a Difference (Troy Datcher '90)

A Full G-Burg Experience is a Key to Success Paul Seale '75, P'06

Gettysburgreat: The Campaign for Our College …

Alexander Cannon, Carol Barber

International Faculty Researchers

A chance introduction to a largely unknown genre of Vietnamese royal court music that Dr. Alexander Cannon experienced while majoring in economics and music as an undergraduate forged an interest that changed the trajectory of his intended career path from analyzing economic trends to becoming an ethnomusicologist and an expert on don ca tai tu.

Wmu International News Fall 2015, Haenicke Institute

WMU International News

• Internationalizing the arts
• Friends from Kurdistan find musical home at Western
• 5 Music lessons from South Vietnam
• Note taken on this WMU trombonist on an international stage
• Flutist composer coins new genre, Universal Americanism
• Music WMU professor takes worldly approach in researching the healing power of music
• Dominican Republic art calloborative brings interactive exhibit to WMU
• Cross-cultural graphic designer and artist conjoins east and west technology and creativity
• Coupling art and architecture opens doors to China for WMU professor
• Book Arts in Venice study abroad program
• Engineering alumnus masters theater in India
• Dancer becomes vehicle for social change in Panama

Whitworth Today Fall-Winter 2015, Whitworth University

Whitworth Alumni and Bulletin Publications

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B-Boy And Buuz: A Study Of Mongolian Hip-Hop Culture, Quinn Graham Wallace

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

When walking down the streets of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, passersby will find countless material traits of hip-hop culture surrounding them, including snapback hats, skateboards, and tattoos. A powerful combination of urban growth, democracy, and a booming market economy has invited and stimulated contemporary forms of hip-hop, creating an active but unorganized Mongolian hip-hop sub-culture and community. In this explorative and analytical paper, I examine what Mongolian hiphop artists express about present-day Mongolia through hip-hop mediums and why they are a unique critical voice. While there are several facets of hip-hop, I focus on three modes of traditional hip-hop culture: oral (rapping), …

Lawrence University Annual Report, Fall 2015, Lawrence University

Alumni Magazines

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Czech Bluegrass In Play, Lee Bidgood

ETSU Faculty Works

Drawing from scholarship on play, ritual, and performance, I propose that Czech bluegrass thrives – as does my fieldwork – in a state of in-betweenness, in a territory that is between work, play, here and there, self and other. Being comfortable with this kind of in-between state is important for fieldwork, and for music-making – play, I find, is both a central activity and metaphor in both. The bluegrass play I discuss in this essay can become a response to the encroachment of Americanization in economic and cultural globalization, but also a way of being “Americanist” – and entirely Czech.