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Concert Recording 2021-12-04, Logan Morris, Tyler Osterman, Masae Mizuno, Maryfrances Bressler, Hannah Myers, Gavin Engholm, Jenna Wheeler, Mark Park, Kyra Brockhausen, Ray Lenhart, Brady Callicott, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Blossom Winds, Loblolly Brass Quintet

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Scherzo concertante / Vaclav Nehlybel -- [03:23]. Sonata no. 3 for horn and piano. I. Moderately fast ; II. Slow / Alec Wilder -- [10:26]. Rondo in B♭ major / Arnold Cooke -- [13:59]. Sonata for horn and piano. I. Hymn ; II. Riding to higher clouds / Margaret Brouwer -- [29:19]. Horn concerto no. 3 in E♭ major, K. 447. I. Allegro ; II. Larghetto ; III. Allegro / W.A. Mozart -- [47:56]. Reflections on a Southern hymn. I. Intonation ; IV. Wondrous love / Stephen Gryc -- [49:50]. Umoja / Valerie Coleman -- [52:35]. Amazing grace / …

Concert Recording 2021-10-28, Daniel Crawford, Doug Harnish, Ray Lenhart, Ethan Peters, Ethan Thompson, Will Williams, Ethan Coombs, Keven Kraus, Cory Mixdorf, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Razorbones

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. À la manière de Schumann / Jean-Michel Defaye -- [05:25]. Bushes and briars / Ralph Vaughan Williams ; arranged by Richard Myers-- [08:16]. Now is the month of Maying / Thomas Morley-- [09:27]. Concerto in one movement / Alexey Lebedev -- [17:07]. Suite of Lieder. I. Lob der Einsamkeit ; II. Grab und Mond ; III. Widersprich / Franz Schubert ; arranged by Rowell -- [23:58]. The song of King David / Norman Bolter -- [32:31]. Leviathan / Jack Wilds -- [34:50]. -- Ave Maria / Anton Bruckner ; arranged by Donald R. Frederick -- [37:01]. Prelude, op. 34, …

Concert Recording 2021-11-07a, Bailey Fry, Sungkun Jung, Rachel Hawk, Daniel Crawford, Sarah Grace Wood, Doug Harnish, Sophia Ware, Ethan Thompson, Ray Lenhart, Ethan Coombs

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. La maniere de Shumann /Jean-Michel Defaye -- [05:17]. Sang till lotta / Jan Sandstrom -- [10:13]. Concertino in B♭ / Ernst Sachse -- [21:58]. Nearer my God to thee for 9 celli / James Stevens -- [23:57]. Ave Maria / Franz Biebl -- [27:36]. Soundtrack for trombone / Brian Sadler.

The Rosalía Polemic: Defining Genre Boundaries And Legitimacy In Flamenco, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

In 2018, Spanish singer Rosalía attained international popularity with her innovative flamenco-fusion album El mal querer. Within the flamenco world, the Rosalía vogue provoked vehement and ongoing polemics, involving whether or not her music should be regarded as “flamenco,” whether she had the social credentials to be accepted as an innovator, and whether it was proper for her to adopt the persona of a ghetto-girl Gypsy in her hit music video, “Malamente.” These controversies reveal much about flamenco culture, and especially about the tensions inhering to its status as both a concert art form and a traditional idiom embedded …

Musical Borrowings, Copyright, And The Canard Of “Cultural Appropriation", Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

This essay reviews the basic contours of the cultural appropriation controversies as they have been waged in reference to music in both academic and vernacular circles. It discusses some of the debates that have involved white performers’ musical borrowings from African-American culture, and also musical flows outside the Euro-American mainstream. It explores relations of these ethical polemics to notions of copyright and argues that these can provide a moral guide to the propriety of many cultural interactions. It further critiques the terminological and conceptual distortions and obfuscations that have tended to plague discussions, both on scholarly and popular levels. These …

Singing Difference Amid Relational Connectedness: A Narrative Study Of How Singing Together Shapes Worldview, Debbie Lou Ludolph

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The experience of singing together holds the potential to constrain or set free the imagination to shape worldview. Undergirded by Walter Brueggemann’s argument that a contest of narratives exists in twenty-first century North American church and society, the researcher draws from Mary (Joy) Philip’s call for “in-between space” created by safe haven and adjacency and Lee Higgins’ “boundary-walking” to understand the place of difference in a theological orientation to community singing practice. Rooted in a narrative paradigm and undergirded by an interdisciplinary approach, this inquiry explores the storied lives of sixteen singers in a faith-based singing community called Inshallah to …

The Fringe Or The Heart Of Things? Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Musics In Australian Music Institutions, Clint Bracknell, Linda Barwick

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Teetering on the fringe of Australian music scholarship and knowledge institutions, research and teaching of local Indigenous musics hold a marginal place, belying the positioning of Indigenous music-makers at the centre of international representations of Australian culture, and the dynamic local connections of Indigenous music-making to Australian landscapes and social realities. Music’s ubiquity and diversity worldwide show its potential as a tool to manage the changing world in societies of the past and present, yet this potential is largely neglected in contemporary Australia, and our theories and evidence base are limited by the narrow western focus within our knowledge institutions. …

The Pedal Harp Tradition In Ireland (C.1790-1900): Practitioners, Pedagogy, Trade And Repertoire, Clare Mccague

Doctoral

This study examines the European pedal harp tradition in Ireland in the period c.1790-1900. Steered by collections of nineteenth-century pedal harp repertoire, and hinged on data extracted from newspaper archives, it addresses a lacuna in harp-focused scholarship, by illuminating the significance of the pedal harp tradition in nineteenth-century Irish musical life and reviving nineteenth-century pedal harp repertoire of Irish interest.

The evolution of the pedal harp tradition in Ireland was influenced by multiple personalities. Foreign pedal harpists, including Nicholas Charles Bochsa (1789-1856), Charles Oberthür (1819-1895) and Aptommas (1829-1913), had a significant impact on the tradition and travelled regularly to Ireland …

Graduate Voice Recital: Alyssa Holley, Soprano, Alyssa Holley

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

On April 6, 2021, soprano Alyssa Holley and pianist Dr. Korey Barrett presented a recital of classical vocal literature in Graham Hall at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The program began with Fiordiligi’s first aria from Così fan tutte and continued with Lieder by Joseph Marx. The second half of the program opened with mélodies by Henri Duparc, and concluded with the song cycle Natural Selection by Jake Heggie.

Jacob Brandenburg Master Of Music Recital Abstract, Jacob Brandenburg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This recital abstract serves as supplemental material to the Master of Music degree recital by Jacob Brandenburg. The recital will take place on March 26, 2021,at 8:00 p.m. Central Standard Time in Bengtson Auditorium at the University of Northern Iowa. Works by composers Paul Hindemith, Ida Gotkovsky, Daniel Asia, and Joan Tower will be performed. Performers Andrea Verburg and Dr. Robin Guy will collaborate with Brandenburg for this recital. In addition to providing musical and historical context, this document will address specific considerations regarding performance practice for each piece.

Graduate Recital In Violin, Maria Del Pilar Serrano Pineda

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Maria del Pilar Serrano Pineda performed her Master of Music Recital in violin on April 2, 2021, at 6:00 pm in the Graham Hall of the University of Northern Iowa School of Music’s Russell Hall building. She was assisted by pianist Sean Botkin. The program selected included the Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22 by Henri Wieniawski, the Chaconne in G minor by Tomaso Antonio Vitali and the Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach. These works were selected to represent a variety of musical genres and styles, and present a variety of complex technical …

Master's Recital: Max Mcbride, Max Niles Mcbride

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. Max McBride scheduled his graduate jazz recital for April 16, 2021, at 8:00 pm.

With nine pieces on the recital program, the recitalist will play five on the piano, and two additional pieces on drum set and bass, respectively. The repertoire was chosen to allow the performer to display proficiency on all three instruments while highlighting the performer’s main instrument, piano. The instrumentation and ensemble size will vary …

Musical Composition Graduate Portfolio, Juan Marulanda

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The musical works included in this portfolio were composed between Fall 2019 and Spring 2021. The compositions encompassed here are: Bordones for percussion trio, Kuvx for flute quartet, Pisces for piano, Pisces Interpolationem for marimba, Raudal for piano and for orchestra,and ¡Oh Selva! for electronics. This document is a concise presentation of salient aspects involved in the creative process of each work.

Multimodal Learning For Dyslexic Musicians: Practical Applications For Adults, Melissa Mikucki

Theses : Honours

Dyslexia affects 15 to 20% of the population according to the International Dyslexia Association. Multimodal media, such as smartphones and tablets, which are capable of presenting varied modes of information (for example, visual, aural, and kinetic), have been shown to aid learning in dyslexic children. Music has been identified as a useful multisensory tool to help educators improve literacy skills in children. However, little research has been done on the impact of dyslexia on a child or adult’s ability to learn and perform music. Few studies have been undertaken that focus solely on dyslexia’s effect on musical ability in children; …

Adapting Barbershop Harmony For The Saxophone Quartet, Jonathon Astbury

Theses : Honours

Barbershop harmony refers to a unique style of arrangement and performance for voice that is strictly in four parts and acapella. There is much untapped potential in this close harmonic genre that could be explored in instruments other than the human voice. This paper set out to explore and establish a method of arranging and performing music of the barbershop style for the saxophone quartet. To achieve this transference of the style from voices to saxophones, the harmonic conventions and arranging rules of barbershop from the existing literature were established, along with a review of the literature pertaining to effective …

Educative Power And The Respectful Curricular Inclusion Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Music, Michael Webb, Clint Bracknell

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

This chapter argues for the full, respectful curricular inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music in order to promote a more balanced and equitable social and cultural vision of the nation-state in Australian schools. It challenges views that claim Indigenous cultures have been irretrievably lost or are doomed to extinction, as well as the fixation on musical authenticity. We propose that the gradual broadening of Indigenous musical expressions over time and the musical renaissance of the new millennium have created an unprecedented opportunity for current music educators to experience the educative power of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music. …

Va Ser Homosexual, Chopin?, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

A hores d’ara, el més sorprenent de tot és que l’homosexualitat de Chopin sigui notícia. Però no hi ha dubte que ho és, i molt. El darrer rebombori l’ha aflamat un documental radiofònic suís de dues hores de durada del pianista i escriptor Moritz Weber en el qual compila i escenifica fragments de cartes homoeròtiques del compositor polonès. (Vegeu, al final d’aquest escrit, algunes referències a la web).

The Interface And Instrumentality Of Eurorack Modular Synthesis, Eliot Bates

Publications and Research

In this essay, I will examine a couple of aspects of hardware modular synthesizers which, despite not being a “new” morphological form (most commercially sold synthesizers from the 1960s through the early 1970s were modular), experienced an extremely unlikely expansion of interest and activity in the mid-1990s. With a contemporary modular synth, users buy a powered rack that holds modules specific to one of several competing formats. For the two most widely adopted formats, Eurorack (sometimes called 3U in reference to the height of modules, or Doepfer A-100 after the first branded system to adopt this panel height) and MOTM/MU …

Subito 2021, Portland State University. School Of Music & Theater

Subito: Student Voices from Portland State University School of Music & Theater

Issue 4, Spring 2021

Renowned women composers of nineteenth century Europe; jazz musicians reflecting upon the roots of African-American music; punks defining the music of a generation; a Portlander composer offering a haunting work on the death of Mulugeta Seraw.

An Examination Of Graham Fitkin’S Saxophone Music And Implications For The Modern Saxophonist, Sean Hayes

Theses : Honours

There is a significant body of academic writing on long-entrenched traditional chamber repertoire for the saxophone, both in the form of creative outputs (saxophone repertoire and études) and traditional academic writing (practical methods, journal articles, and dissertations). In contrast, the aggregate research output existing on “contemporary-classical” music for the saxophone is comparatively small. This research endeavours to contribute to the lesser-studied field, by providing an exposition on saxophone usage in the works of Graham Fitkin (1963-), an internationally recognised composer known for his music which demonstrates a variety of more recent styles, including post-minimalism, jazz and heavy influence from popular …

Exploring A Compositional Practice Through The Lens Of The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, Jie Hong Yang

Theses : Honours

Asian music was an important influence upon some Western composers such as Claude Debussy, Giacomo Puccini, Maurice Ravel, Henry Cowell, Oliver Messiaen, John Cage and Lou Harrison. Since the 1960s, Australian composers such as Peter Sculthorpe, Anne Boyd, Richard Meale, and Julian Yu have similarly been influenced by music of Asia. In 2007, Chou Wen-chung wrote about today’s commercially oriented ‘world music’ environment, and addressed the need for Chinese composers to provide more meaningful contribution to the musical culture by writing music informed by knowledge drawn from their cultural heritage. As an Australian born Chinese composer, this exegesis was an …

Design, Sound And Compositional Aesthetic: The Grand Piano In Late Eighteenth-Century London And Vienna, Izaac Masters

Theses : Honours

During the late eighteenth century, the piano was the dominant musical instrument for musical composition, performance and instrument making. There were many innovations in the design, sound and touch of the piano, fuelling the emergence of a large body of idiomatic repertoire. Two distinct traditions of piano design emerged at the same time during the late eighteenth century, one in England and the other in Austria. The focal points of these traditions were, respectively, London and Vienna where resident composers in each of these locations wrote for the instruments made in these cities. Traditions of grand piano design in London …

Exploring And Reapplying Wayne Krantz’S Method Of Constructing The Album Greenwich Mean, Christian A. Meares

Theses : Honours

Praised for his non-traditional approach to improvised music, his idiosyncratic chordal voicings and strong sense of time, Wayne Krantz has become a touchstone in modern jazz and a unique voice on the guitar. In 1999, Krantz self-released Greenwich Mean, an album comprising of small vignettes spliced together from a year’s worth of recorded live improvisation from his weekly residency gig at the esteemed 55 Bar in New York’s Greenwich Village. This album marks a fundamental shift in Krantz’s approach to composition from through-composed works to smaller, novel arrangements with a strong emphasis on group improvisation.

Using a practice-led research …

Representations Of Chronic Migraine And Therapy Through New Electronic Music Composition, Peter Mcavan

Theses : Honours

This thesis explores compositional techniques in electronic music that depict and explore chronic migraine and the therapies that manage the condition. Migraines are typically described as a destructive, violent force or a hopeless ailment, but research shows that this perception is damaging for new patients learning to manage migraine. Furthermore, evidence suggests that better understanding of how pain works can be instrumental in reducing pain (a process called Therapeutic Neuroscience Education). Drawing from this literature and my experience as an electronic musician suffering from chronic migraine, I utilise a practice-led research methodology to explore current scientific understandings of migraine and …

The Improvisational Art Of Shenzo Gregorio: Exploring His Transition From Classical Violinist To Cross-Genre Improviser, Judith A. Iddison

Theses : Honours

This dissertation examines the musical craft and artistry of innovative Australian violinist/violist Shenzo Gregorio (Shenton Gregory) and his transition from classical violinist to cross-genre improvisor. My research explores mental and practice strategies employed by Gregorio in making this transition, and how he has developed his authentic improvising style. This style draws on an eclectic range of musical genres and incorporates a variety of idiosyncratic extended techniques. Semi-structured interviews and demonstrations were conducted to gain insight into unique aspects of Gregorio’s improvisatory practice. In addition, transcription analyses of five of his recorded performances highlight his improvisational diversity and musical idiolect. Furthermore, …

Making The Most Of Life’S Uncertainty: An Analysis Of The Philosophies And Musical Language Of David Ades, Joshua Appleby

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This project explores the compositional and improvisational techniques idiosyncratic to David Ades, specifically within his last two recordings as leader: A Glorious Uncertainty and A Life in a Day. Interviews were conducted with collaborators and those musically associated with Ades to provide a deep understanding of the philosophical values governing his musical approach. In association with this, selected recordings from the aforementioned albums were transcribed for analysis. Areas of analytical focus were arrangement, form and structure, pitch arrangement, rhythmic devices, articulation, effects, dynamics, and interaction. Due to the freedom Ades sought within his music, the work of musicologists such as …

Tasteful Piano Performance In Classic-Era Britain, James Huntingford

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In recent decades, British solo piano repertoire of the Classic era has attracted increasing interest from researchers. A number of scholars have sought to identify the compositional elements that comprise late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British piano music. Despite this interest, there has been little research into the conventions of performance with which this repertoire is inextricably associated. Moreover, scant attention has been given to the notions of taste that are so often encountered in contemporaneous music treatises and philosophical writings. This thesis addresses these gaps in the existing literature by examining tasteful piano performance in late eighteenth- and early …

Creative Constraints: Developing A Method For Restrictive Jazz Composition, Harry Mitchell

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This research aimed to develop a method of jazz composition that utilises data-based restrictions to facilitate the composition process. An analysis rating tool (ART) was developed based on methodologies created by Aaron Stroessner and Jan LaRue to extract elements of melody, harmony, rhythm and form from compositions on Seamus Blake’s album Bellwether and Will Vinson’s album Stockholm Syndrome. The ART then facilitated a practice-led composition process in which the data from the analysis were used as the primary source of creativity to generate and record a set of 10 compositions. Through an iterative process of composing with and refining the …

Memory Of The Turkic World: Historical Records Of Turkic-Speaking Prisoners-Of-War Of The Vienna Phonogram Archive, Fatima Nurlybayeva

Eurasian music science journal

The first historical sound recordings of the Turkic-speaking peoples, which are of significant historical, cultural and scientific value, are kept separately in various foreign archives and have not received a complete and comprehensive study. This article provides an overview of archival materials and information about the sound collections of the music of Turkic-speaking prisoners-of war, kept in the Vienna Phonogram Collections of the Archives of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The materials were prepared by the author during a scientific trip to the Vienna Phonogram Archive in 2019, as part of a scientific project of the International Organization of Turkic …

Film Music Of Uzbekistan In The Context Of The Problem Of The Synthesis Of Arts, Shoyista Ganikhanova

Eurasian music science journal

The visual interpretation of the film image by means of musical art has developed into a special area of composer's creativity. Having applied significance, film music has developed certain tendencies and genre-style parameters, a complex system of functioning of its illustrative properties has developed. Accordingly, the spectrum of interaction between music and images is very wide and diverse. The technical features of the creation of a film work influenced the formation of new forms of interconnection of expressive means. Experience in applied genres has led to the formation in the Uzbek school of composition, a peculiar national style and artistic …