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Minnesota State University, Mankato

2013

Music

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In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes For A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Miles Wurster Jan 2013

In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes For A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Miles Wurster

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This document is an in-depth analysis of five selections for wind band: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Elliot Del Borgo; Jericho, Jesse Ayers; Sunrise at Angel's Gate, Philip Sparke; Danza Sinfonica, James Barnes and The Engulfed Cathedral, Claude Debussy, transcribed for wind band by Merlin Patterson. These pages contain biographical information on each composer, program notes, formal analysis, musical considerations, and conducting and rehearsal considerations by the author. A detailed diagram of the formal and phrasal structure is included on each piece in the Appendix.


Program Notes For A Master's Recital In Choral Conducting, Melissa Ann Williams Jan 2013

Program Notes For A Master's Recital In Choral Conducting, Melissa Ann Williams

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This document is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Master of Music, and submitted in support of a choral concert conducted by the author on April 28, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, Mankato, MN. It presents brief biographical information regarding each composer and a conductor's analysis of their compositions performed in the concert. It includes suggestions on performance practice, appropriate rehearsal techniques, and a rehearsal journal of the progress of the chosen recital pieces. The author conducted Henry Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, performed by the University Chorale and …


Communication Of Emotion In Music, Jesse Paul Huhnerkoch Jan 2013

Communication Of Emotion In Music, Jesse Paul Huhnerkoch

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The communication of emotion in music has been shown to be dependent on musical structure and emotional prompting with lyrical messages. This study seeks a new approach to researching the communication of emotion in music by creating musical samples that are based upon the sound wave frequency parameters of emotive speaking. An electronic survey containing six different emotive musical samples was conducted to gather listener interpretations of the intended emotional quality. Further research is needed to properly distinguish the parameters of emotive frequencies in order to provide for exposure of the functionalities of this phenomenon.