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Graduate Vocal Recital, Lixun Zhong

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The songs performed in this recital represent a variety of styles of vocal music: Italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and the eighteenth century, German Lieder and French melodie from the nineteenth century, and American and Chinese art-songs.

Graduate Flute Recital, Deanna Sue Johnson

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The fantasia which opens the recital is one of the Twelve Fantasias for transverse flute without continua written by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Telemann's combination of the French style galant with the learned style was described by Romain Rolland as having let in "currents of fresh air" to German instrumental music. Although he remained true to French affections, he looked upon harmony as the proper vehicle for heightened expression. His uncomplicated textures reveal his importance as a link between late Baroque and the new classical style. The Twelve Fantasias are a faithful reflection of this era. Spirited and lively while …

Choral Conducting Recital, Patrick Vincent Brannon

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The University of Northern Iowa Collegium Musicum performs a program of music representing works from medieval England, the Flemish School, and sixteenth-century Italy. The program also includes instrumental music and a selection of Elizabethan madrigals. The ensemble performing this program, the Collegium Musicum, consists of recorders, crumhorns, strings, harpsichord, troubador harp, guitar, and eighteen singers utilized in various combinations.

Graduate Vocal Recital, David A. Canell

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Trumpet Recital, Keith Benjamin

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John Stanley (1714-1786) was an English composer and organist, blind from the age of three, who was most widely known for his performance of organ voluntaries. His performances attracted musicians, including his colleague Handel, from all over London and the surrounding area. The Suite #1 of Trumpet Voluntaries is a collection including two movements from Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord Composed by John Stanley, volume six, published by John Johnson of London in 1752, and one movement from volume seven of the same collection, published by Johnson in 1754. The complete work includes half of Stanley's six "trumpet" …

Graduate Composition Recital, Aristocles Carastathis

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Mycenae was conceived in September 1982 and was completed in January 1983. It is scored for orchestra and two narrators prerecorded on tape. The composition was inspired by a poem by Greek poet George Seferis entitled "Mycenae." In an effort to stay within programmatic planes, the music reflects many of the metaphorical ideas of the poem and materializes them - or realizes them - by exploiting unusual sound effects. The poem thrives on the use of symbolism and metaphor by drawing analogues between the tragedy of one of the most prominent ancient civilizations (the civilization of Mycenae) and the tragedy …

Music At Uni, V2, Fall 1982, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

Benefit Concert Funds Scholarships
-- UNI Music Seniors Take Honors In Young Artists Competition
-- Professors Kennedy and Matheson Retire
-- Bach, Brass, Chaucer Highlight Artists and Chamber Music Series
-- Glee Club Repeats European Success
-- Faculty Artists Perform Concerts, Touring Programs
-- Bach Consort Builds Reputation
-- Alumni News from Iowa, England
-- Russell Hall Work Nears Completion
-- School of Music 1981-82 Highlights

Music At Uni, V1, Fall 1981, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

About This First Issue...
-- Russell Hall Plaque Honors Former Faculty
-- Touring Faculty, Groups, Receive Grant Support
-- Jazz Band I Takes First Place In National Ensemble Audition
-- Premiere of the International Trio
-- Lyric Theatre Programs Include Opera, Musicals
-- 'Kaleidoscope' Piano Symposium Successful; 43 Teachers Attend
-- School Accreditation Confirmed
-- Russell Baum Retires in 1980; UNI Career Spanned 42 Years
-- Kratzenstein, Johnson Publish New Books
-- Glee Club, Concert Chorale Make Western, Southern Trips
-- UNI Hosts Annual Meeting of Central Midwest Theory Society
-- 1980-81: The Year in Review
-- Faculty

Carillon Recital, Robert Byrnes

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Trombone Recital, Carl Stanley Bock

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Vocal Solo Recital, David Lee Alt

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Trumpet Recital, Donavon Dale Gray

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Clarinet Recital, Steven John Colton

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Organ Recital, Ann Guetzlaff Anway

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A Proposed Elementary And Secondary Public School Music Curriculum For The Grinnell-Newburg Community School District, Arthur William Emry

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The problem which was considered in this study was the need to develop an improved music curriculum for the Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools. The need for a vertically articulated curriculum was substantiated in a report by the North Central Association Evaluation Team which visited the Grinnell High School in March, 1973. The present music curriculum was investigated to determine the extent of the needs. Considered were the number of music courses offered, the written objectives of each course, the coordination of the courses by the teachers, the number of music teachers, and the projection of the school enrollment.

A Program Of Music For Trumpet, Dwayne Lee Johnson

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In fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree Master of Arts, Dwayne L. Johnson presented a solo trumpet recital on Monday, April 16, 1973 in Russell Hallo Mr. Johnson was assisted by Rachel Johnson, Ann Anway, Keith Johnson, and a brass quintet. The recital program was divided into two sections separated by a short intermission; a copy of the recital program follows this summary. Both sections of the program contained a variety of performance mediums. My Spirit Be Joyful, which opened the program, was performed by two trumpets and organ. The Handel Aria, a Baroque variation, and the Bozza …

A Program Of Music For Alto Saxophone, George Edwin Foy

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A Program of Alto Saxophone Music was performed in the auditorium of the Music Hall May 1, 1972 at 8:15 P.M., University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. The program consisted of music selected from the Baroque, Romantic, and Contemporary Periods using transcriptions and original compositions for the saxophone. A tape recording of this recital is retained in the office of the music department. The original recording was taped on Ampex equipment in the auditorium recording booth and copied by two Sony 350 tape decks. The tape is recorded on four track stereo at 7½ i.p.s. on track #1 and …

Selected Choral Literature For The High School Chamber Choir: With Specific Reference To The Style And Performance Practice Of Renaissance Choral Music, Alan J. Hagen

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The decade of the 1960's witnessed a growing interest in choral chamber music. This became increasingly apparent in clinics and conventions across the country which devoted considerable attention to chamber choir literature, style , and performance practice. This trend was further manifested through informative articles, which appeared in music periodicals with growing regularity late in the decade, concerning the chamber choir and inherent problems. Choral chamber music took on added significance in Iowa in 1968 when the Iowa High School Music Association introduced chamber choir competition into the state music contest series. This action prompted numerous questions regarding the definition …

Recital Notes On Works By Bach, Haydn, Martin, And Ibert, Janice Dockendorff Boland

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The 18th century was a golden age for flute music. The greater as well as the lesser composers wrote abundantly for the instrument. Perhaps the greatest composer of this century was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), who made important contributions to the flute literature of that era. Bach's works can be divided chronologically into three stages: the early or "organ music" stage, the middle or "instrumental music" stage, and the final "church music" stage. We shall be concerned with his instrumental music stage and, more specifically, the chamber music which it incorporated.

A Series Of Compositions, With Preparatory Exercises, Utilizing Contemporary Compositional Techniques, For Use In The Elementary Classroom, Paul D. Brizzi

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This series of original compositions, with preparatory exercises, is a creative project designed to complement the available contemporary music repertoire written specifically for the elementary classroom.

A Musical Bibliography For High School Libraries, Eugene Randall Emahiser

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This thesis is an annotated listing of music books for the high school library. In conducting this study, use was made of the music collections of four major universities in the Midwest. Chapter 3, the report of the findings of this study, contains three parts. The first part consists of the division of music books into fourteen categories. The areas presented are: General reference sources, Aesthetics, Music Appreciation, Orchestral Music, History of Music, History of Instruments, Musicology, Biography, Music Theory, Applied Music, Form and Analysis, Conducting, Music Education as a Profession, and Miscellaneous-Opera. Within each of these categories, the music …

Excursion: An Original Composition For Flute, Bb Clarinet, Oboe, Tenor Trombone, And Bass Trombone, Ward Maxwell Jamison

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The composition is based on a twelve-tone row, and its derivative forms of retrograde, inversion, and retrograde inversion. These sequences of tones serve as a unifying factor through out the composition. The rhythmic texture has been so structured as to avoid metric patterns implying tonality. This has been achieved through the use of cross rhythms and avoidance of stress at regular time intervals. The composition makes use of motivic variation melodically, texturally, and arithmetically. Much use is made of counterpoint combined with linear and vertical orders, and purely vertical statements. There are two sections of approximately equal length. The first …

An Analysis Of The Class Method Of Piano Instruction, Zoe Ann Abrahamson

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This study has analyzed the merits of class piano instruction for the purpose of suggesting effective curriculum and group teaching technics. When compared with the aims of private instruction, the goals and purposes of the class approach placed more emphasis upon group dynamics as a means of developing better musical understanding.

Suggestions were offered pertaining to grouping, class management, goals, approaches, and course content for pre-piano musicianship classes, for piano classes comprised of seven and eight year old children, and for adult piano classes. Graded lists of music materials were compiled as a guide for instruction. Desirable equipment and floor …

A Study Of The Specifications And Playing Qualities Of The Bb Soprano Clarinet Mouthpiece, Ardella Cullen Hein

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My visual thesis, titled "Sojourn," is made up of 12 paintings, plus four preparatory drawings and color studies. Collectively, these works are an ongoing narrative commentary on vagaries of the human condition as I have observed them during the past 35 or so years of my adult life. While each of the paintings can be viewed separately, they were intended from the start to be shown together, as I believe the similarities in their subject matter and overall composition have a synergistic effect when viewed as a group. All of the paintings were done in acrylic paints on stretched canvas. …

Piece For Orchestra: An Original Composition For Full Orchestra, Orrin Young Hager

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Piece for Orchestra is a composition in one movement. Based upon a twelve-tone row, it is written in a free form with a combination of tonal and non-tonal elements. It contains many jazz components, all of which evolve from an initial rhythmic cell.

Guides To Teaching Concepts Of Music For The Self-Contained-Classroom Teacher At The Primary Level, C. Elaine Kinsinger Clark

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This study was initiated to deal with a problem faced by the teacher of the self-contained elementary classroom. She cannot be equally well-prepared to teach all subjects. Music frequently is poorly taught or neglected by the teacher who feels musically inadequate. It was the purpose of this study to provide materials for these teachers so that they might teach music more effectively.

A Progressive Collection Of Transcriptions For The Development Of Woodwind Quintets At The Junior High School Level, Charles C. Hendrickson

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The emphasis on chamber music may be considered one of the most interesting and important developments in the school music program today. There is perhaps no other musical medium which holds greater possibilities for the development of the student's musical ability. In the years following World War II, the instrumental music programs in many schools have grown to the point where there are sufficient string and wind players to perform many major orchestral works. A student who performs in either an orchestra or band, however, cannot develop a critical sensitivity towards ensemble.

A Diagnostic Rhythm Test For Students In Grades Four, Five, And Six Of The Hartley Community School, Russell Jay Elliott

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The purpose of this study was to determine (1) if there was a low standard of rhythmic response in certain fourth, fifth, and sixth grade pupils in the Hartley (Iowa) Community School; (2) if it was possible to construct a diagnostic instrument which would identify the specific areas of weakness which may contribute to the low standard of rhythmic response in these students; and (3) if the results obtained from the administration of the diagnostic instrument would enable the writer to make recommendations for teaching methods and materials which may correct the deficiencies found.

A Sourcebook For The Inexperienced String Teacher, Robert I. Iverson

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It is the purpose of this study to compile and organize information concerning the fundamental physical and mechanical techniques of playing each of the orchestral string instruments, such that with this sourcebook of information, the inexperienced string teacher or converted band man could establish and maintain a successful string program in the public schools of America. It is assumed that the musical concepts concerning interpretation, phrasing, form, theory. and counterpoint are a part of the inexperienced string teacher's background. The writer, due to lack of playing and teaching experience with string instruments, has not endeavored to lay down original string …

A Study Of The Development Of The Wochenlied Plan With Reasons For Its Decline During The Eighteenth Century, David Paul Held

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The Wochenlied, also known as the "Hymn of the Week" or the "de tempore hymn," was a product of the Reformation. Its inception was found in the attitude of Martin Luther toward congregational singing, his resulting emphasis upon the chorale as the vehicle for such singing, and his liturgical reforms. The Wochenlied plan became an integral part of Lutheran worship practice in Germany during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Its growth was fostered during the first one hundred years following the Reformation during which a favorable liturgical, musical, and educational climate for the development of this hymn plan was present. …