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Red Note New Music Festival Poster, 2012, School Of Music, Carl Schimmel

Red Note New Music Festival

The RED NOTE New Music Festival at Illinois State University is a week-long event which features outstanding performances of contemporary concert music.

Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competition Announcement, 2012, School Of Music, Carl Schimmel

Red Note New Music Festival

The RED NOTE New Music Festival at Illinois State University is a week-long event which features outstanding performances of contemporary concert music.

School Of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter, April 2012, School Of Music

School of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Accomplishments and news from the faculty and staff of the School of Music at Illinois State University.

Bach And Opera: Is It Possible?, Hilary Clark

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

Devoted to the art and science of technique, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is a celebrated master of the musical genres of the time, except for opera. Based on his musical upbringing and his independent attitude, there exists a possibility that Bach had the propensity to be an operatic composer. An exploration into this perspective leads us to wonder: Why did Bach never become an opera composer? Are there operatic features present in non-operatic works? What factors might have affected his inclination toward operatic composition? An investigation into professional development and influences from his early days in Arnstadt to his mature …

Tiny Sounds, Valeria Ch. Jonard Perez

Masters Theses

Our auditory system perceives sounds within a specific range of frequencies and amplitudes. It is the way we define our aural world and the sounds we are able or willing to hear. Just above the border of the threshold of human audition hearing, we find unique sounds with particular characteristics. These sometimes forgotten or ignored sounds interest me as compositional elements.

Listening attentively requires extra effort from our ears and concentration; listening to sounds that vacillate from imperceptible to audible changes how humans typically listen to sounds in their environment. Although amplifying these discreet sounds would rob them of their …

Rehearsing, Arranging, And Drill Writing For Bands Of Any Size, Alison Heleen

Honors Theses and Capstones

This paper uses personal experiences and interviews to analyze the best ways to rehearse, arrange for, and write drill for bands ranging in size. Bands of 15-20 and bands of 100+ are considered.

Ministry Through Music, Ashleigh Jardine

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Program Review: Music & Performing Arts, Valerie C. Cisler, Darleen Mitchell, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Department Of Music And Performing Arts Faculty

Academic Program Reviews

No abstract provided.

The Correlation Between The Independent Lines In Easter Motets, Shireen Korkzan

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

In the latter half of the thirteenth century, the motet – two to four Latin or French texts sung over a wordless tenor drawn from a pre-existing chant or some other melody – becomes the main polyphonic composition in France, replacing the organa, conductus, and clausulae. The word motet comes from the French mot meaning word. Each text was a tenor, motetus, triplum, or quadruplum. The texts were usually connected to the tenor chant through a similar theme. This relationship is especially evident in the Easter motets, located in the Bamberg Codex, where each line of the texts in the …

The ‘Narod’ In Narodnjaci: Perceptions Of Turbo Folk In Contemporary Sarajevo, Uchechi Esonu

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Turbo Folk is often associated with the ultranationalism and violence of the Wars of Yugoslav Succession in the nineties. Working from the perspective of people who enjoy this music and/or frequent establishments where Turbo Folk is played in contemporary Sarajevo, I investigate the narratives employed by both listeners and detractors of Turbo Folk. What attributes or values are projected on the genre, in present day Sarajevo? Have these values changed from how the genre was perceived during the war in the 1990s? Is Turbo Folk political or politicized? Based on ethnographic field research conducted over the course of one month …

Flutes, Festivities, And Fragmented Tradition: A Study Of The Meaning Of Music In Otavalo, Brenna C. Halpin

Masters Theses

This thesis consists of an intimate study of the value and meaning of flute music of indigenous musicians in the contemporary world. This is accomplished by interviewing and observing indigenous panpipe and flute musicians in and near the Plaza de Ponchos Market in Otavalo, Ecuador. Collected personal stories, historical accounts, and recordings and analysis of the music all provide insight into the purpose and traditions the music holds. While the musicians attempt to maintain a sense of cultural authenticity, modernization has altered the importance of customs and music as Otavalo moves toward a more commoditized and urbanized community, reflecting ethnic …

Current Music Therapy Practice With Adolescents With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders In The United States: A Survey Of The Profession, Melinda K. Murray

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to survey Board Certified Music Therapists in the US to examine (a) the demographics of the music therapists working with this population in a non-school setting, (b) assessments used by the music therapists, (c) goals for clients, and (d) treatment methods used in the treatment of adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. The participants in this study were board certified music therapists working with emotional and/or behavioral impairments outside of the school setting. Of the total of 111 surveys sent to music therapists who possibly met the inclusion criteria, 27 were returned (N=27). The …

Pro Musica Newsletter, Spring 2012, Bowling Green State University. College Of Musical Arts

Pro Musica Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Illuminating The Infelice: Defiance And Transcendence In The 19th Century Operatic Madwoman, Claire Biringer

Music Honors Projects

The female protagonist’s mad scene, since coming into true vogue in the early nineteenth-century Italian opera tradition, has been prized for its dramatic and poignant emotive qualities. This project explores four nineteenth-century mad scenes; Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), Bellini’s I Puritani (1835), Meyerbeer’s Dinorah (1859), and Verdi’s Macbeth (1847), surveying the literature of each scene and providing formal analysis of musical attributes such as harmony, melodic structure, and formal design, all in comparison to generic operatic conventions. Musical elements generally associated with the operatic madwoman include the orchestral recollection of significant past themes, virtuosic coloratura lines, and the presence …

Sonnet 29, Matthew Carlson

Student Publications

"Sonnet 29" is an a capella choral piece written for the Gettysburg College Choir in the Spring of 2012. Dr. Robert Natter, director of the College choir, asked me if I would like to write a piece with text of Shakespeare, as he was planning to program a concert that consisted entirely of Shakespearean text. I chose this particular sonnet because it has a great metaphor of transformation which lends itself well to being set to music. In the first half of the piece, the speaker is in utter despair, and I bring this out with clustered harmonies, quiet dynamics, …

Variations On A Russian Folk Song, Brian R. Denu

Student Publications

This piece for solo piano demonstrates a wide range of techniques utilized in twentieth century composition. The theme is taken from the Finale of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Firebird", which itself is based on a Russian folk song. Each subsequent variation focuses on one or more compositional technique.

I. Theme

II. March (chords by thirds, extended triads)

III. Molto grave e expressivo (chromaticism)

IV. L'istesso tempo (ten-tone row)

V. Fast and light (twelve-tone row, secundal harmony)

VI. Much less (minimalism, extended techniques)

VII. Hazy (quartal harmony, modal melody)

VIII. Finale (spectralism)

The order of the variations partly reflects a chronological …

Global Sounds Concert, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

New Mexico Musician Vol 59 No 3 (Spring 2012)

New Mexico Musician

No abstract provided.

Master's Recital, Beverly Taflinger, Michelle Lee

Graduate Student Recitals

Program listing performers and works performed

News - Georgia State University, Christian J. Steinmetz

Georgia Library Quarterly

A summary of news from Georgia State University Library. Includes 3 appointments, description of 2 travelling exhibits and a paragraph about a co-sponsored concert featuring the music of Johnny Mercer.

Performing Editions Of The Handel Cantatas Hwv 81, 105, And 113 For Soprano, Obbligato Instruments, And Continuo, Or Piano Reduction, With Accompanying Notes, Phonetic Pronunciations, And Translations, Elizabeth N. Deutmeyer

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

This document consists mainly of performing editions of the Handel cantatas Alpestre monte (HWV 81), Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) (HWV 105), and Figlio d’alte speranze (HWV 113). For each of the three cantatas on which the document is focused, provided in this document are a full score with realized continuo and extracted parts; a piano reduction; an overview containing information on key, tempo, range, tessitura, timing, and musical characteristics and vocal skills required; IPA, idiomatic translations, and word-for-word translations for each; options for da capo ornamentation; indications for cadential delays in recitatives and traditionally expected appoggiature and trills. Additionally, …

Discipling Worship Leadership: Biblical And Theological Rationale For Discipling Worship Leaders, Byron Spradlin

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A review of current worship literature reveals very little guidance to assist Protestant church leaders in training, discipling or mentoring congregational worship leadership. Therefore, this thesis project researched and presents a basic rationale for developing worship leadership discipling curricula strategically targeting the needs related to discipling and training artistic Christians who are called to worship leadership in the local church.

Sophomore Recital: Pamela Schuett, Flute; April 1, 2012, Pamela Schuette

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Sophomore Recital: Mallory Konstans, Percussion; April 1, 2012, Mallory Konstans

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Afternoon
4:00 p.m.

Junior Recital: Spencer Kibbler, Tenor; April 1, 2012, Spencer Kibbler

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Noon

Junior Recital: Kay Schutte, Bassoon; April 1, 2012, Kay Schutte

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Adam Rodgers, Piano; April 1, 2012, Adam Rodgers

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Adam M. Rodgers, Adam M. Rodgers,

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 1, 2012
Sunday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Jennifer Hedstrom, Piano; April 1, 2012, Jennifer Hedstrom

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
April 1, 2012
Sunday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Junior Recital, Jordan Carinelli, Alto And Soprano Saxophone, Jordan Carinelli

All Performances

No abstract provided.