Guitar Suite, Stephanie Boyer

Theses and Dissertations

Guitar Suite is a two movement piece composed for solo guitar. In addition to the guitar suite, an orchestral arrangement of its second movement, "Dance of the Fields," concludes this thesis, presenting the same melody in various textures.

Making Sounds, Patrick Costello

Theses and Dissertations

Using collaboration and performance as tools, I situate my personal story, my body, and my skills and interests within a contemporary landscape that is intersectional, full of partialities, and rooted in evolving ecologies.

A Mission At 311, Nan Li

Theses and Dissertations

My thesis intends to look at how the aftermath of Holocaust has a tremendous life-changing impact on the children of Holocaust survivors, and to explore how these people has carried these misfortunes and burden to be resilient and joyful in their everyday lives.

Operabbit, Mariel C. Mayz

Theses and Dissertations

OPERAbbit takes place in an unknown country with unnamed characters who are struggling for basic necessities amongst a political, social, and economic crisis. Questions of loyalty, trust, and nationalism are brought to the foreground as our Protagonist receives an unconventional government hand-out: a bunny. This fictional story— written by the composer and her brother— is met with humor and the liveliness of Latin American culture. The underlying truth, however, is more tragic. Many countries in Latin America have faced deep political, economic, or societal problems throughout their histories. None, however, have faced them all simultaneously as the country of Venezuela …

The Syncretic Art And History Of Vietnamese Vọng Cổ Music, Clair Hoang Khuong Nguyen

Theses and Dissertations

This study illustrates the origins and concept of Vietnamese vọng cổ music, its scalar modes, and its form. It touches upon related musical features such as notation, rhythm, and cadences. Altogether, these aspects contribute defining stylistic tendencies specific to vọng cổ musicians of Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora.

Melting Crayons, Ho Lam Tang

Theses and Dissertations

Melting Crayons was inspired by a conversation with a clarinetist and a good friend, Jena Nahnsen, last summer in Italy. As we were waiting for our friend to finish her shopping for souvenirs next to Ponte Vecchio, Jena and I had a conversation about combining visual colors and music.

A few months go by, and Melting Crayons is created. A collection of melodies is generated using the six-digit crayon color code based on the fundamental E-flat. Using Mango Tango #e77200 as an example, the color code is a combination of letters and numbers. Letters reference for pitch, with my choice …

Two Suites For Solo Instruments, Matthew O. Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

TWO SUITES FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS:

MA Thesis

Matthew O. Thomas, Composer

This Thesis contains two Suites for Solo Instruments: Suite Médiévale for guitar and Seven Recital Studies for Intermediate Grade for piano solo. The recital studies were conceived as a way to fill a void in music literature for beginning advanced pianists; those students not quite ready for the large works of the masters, but are seeking challenging repertoire beyond the formulaic lesson and recital books. Each of the seven is an example of a different style, form, or theoretical concept. Notes for the performer have been included with recommendations …

Juelin Zhao, Piano: Graduate Piano Recital, Juelin Zhao

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Isu String Project: Spring Concert, May 5, 2018, Katherine Lewis, Sara Garrett, Adriana Ransom

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
May 5, 2018
Saturday
11:00 a.m.

2017-2018 Senior Recital - Hallgrimur Helgi Hauksson (Bass Trombone), Hallgrimur Hauksson, Joshua Cessna

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Jurang Kim, Violin: Graduate Violin Recital, Jurang Kim

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

U.N.I.C.C., May 4, 2018 [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.

Nicole Hwang - Senior Violin Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Nicole Hwang featuring works by Bach, Dvořák, Vaughan Williams, and Franck.

Carlos Lozano - Violin Senior Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Carlos Lozano Featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Ysaÿe, Wieniawski, and Heifetz.

Ctp Trio And Friends, May 4, 2018, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
May 4th, 2018
Friday Evening
7:30 p.m.

Dan Maloon: Dayton Music History Project, Dan Maloon, Chris Wydman

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with Dan MaLoon, bass player and member of the popular local band, Bearcreek.

Sasha Turner, Mezzo-Soprano: Student Recital, Sasha Turner

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Selected Folksong Arrangements Of Zoltán Kodály: An Analysis And Performer’S Guide, Sebastian A. Haboczki

Dissertations, 2014-2019

The history of Hungarian music and the Hungarian nation is a long and complicated one. Conquered by many different empires throughout history, Hungary faced challenges in maintaining its unique music and cultural heritage. Despite Hungary’s tumultuous changes of governance, its folksongs have evolved and flourished. Through the efforts of people such as Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, and Lászlo Dobszay, these folksongs have been collected, studied, and categorized. Kodály, an accomplished musician whose research and music education philosophy can sometimes overshadow his compositional prowess, also composed folksong arrangements which embody the true nature of Hungarian music. These arrangements can be used …

String Fundamentals For The Non-String-Playing Conductor, Dianna Fiore, Dianna Marie Fiore

Dissertations, 2014-2019

There are presently few resources on stringed-instrument fundamentals geared specifically toward the conductor who does not have string-playing experience. This paper is designed to fill this void through an explanation of string fundamentals, which the non-string-playing conductor should comprehend before addressing a string section on the podium. In addition to covering string fundamentals, this paper includes options for designing bowings and case studies of W. A. Mozart’s Divertimento in F major, K.138 and Edward Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20.

Nikolai Medtner: A New Source For Sonata In F Minor, Op. 5, Clement Barrera Acevedo

Dissertations, 2014-2019

This Doctor of Musical Arts document introduces a new source for the Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5, by Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951), deposited in the Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia. This new source is a printed copy of the 1904 publication of the Op. 5 Sonata, which is the first edition. It contains handwritten annotations and corrections which appear to be revision notes by the composer. However, many of these markings do not appear in the 1955 “revised edition” by Belaieff, nor in the 1959 Muzgiz edition. Inscribed on the cover page is a statement that …

Music Making, Teaching, And Learning In Chiptune Communities, Jon M. Stapleton

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Music education has long identified “life-long and life-wide” musicianship within community contexts as a primary goal of formal music instruction in and outside of public schools. In music education research, scholars often seek out (and study) musical communities to inform formal curricula and pedagogy, with the goal of better preparing students to participate in musical communities outside of formal institutions.

In this study, I explore music learning practices at play in one corner of contemporary musicianship—chiptune. Chiptune is music that references videogame sounds and videogame music. Some chiptune artists make music for videogames, others release albums and play live shows. …

A Performer’S Guide To The Role Of Aspasia, Melissa Mccann

Dissertations, 2014-2019

More than fifteen operas based on Jean Racine’s play, Mithridate (1673), were composed in the eighteenth-century. However, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s version, Mitridate, ré di Ponto (1770), is the only one which is remembered and performed today. Mitridate has earned a special place in Mozart’s operatic output because it can be considered the precursor to Idomeneo (1781), and a “prototype” for the Neo-Neapolitan School. Mozart composed Mitridate at the age of fourteen, which has led scholars to question his maturity level and mental capacity to comprehend grand operatic concepts. Through careful consideration of the sources of Mozart’s musical inspiration, some scholars …

Shostakovich’S Fourth And Fifth Symphonies: A Comparative Analysis, Payden Taylor

Tenor of Our Times

The Fourth and Fifth Symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich were written less than two years apart, but bear two incredibly different structures and tonal palettes. The former was shelved for decades and the latter was released to worldwide praise. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the unique circumstances that led to the two disparate fates of these pieces of music. It will investigate the political climate of the Soviet Union in the 1930s and the musical influences which affected Shostakovich and his oeuvre, speculating the purposes behind Shostakovich's change in approach between symphonies over the course of 1936 and …

That's Why I Stay: Tyme Baez, Composer, Tyme Baez

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

2017-2018 Performance Forum - May 3, 2018, Jordan Nashman, Evan Musgrave, Luis Angel Guiterrez Rapalda, Austin King, Virginia Mangum, Daniel Guevara, Jovani Williams, Michael Puryear, Tyler Flynt, Isaac Fernandez Hernandez, Davi Martinelli De Lira, Juanmanuel Lopez, Nicole Marie P. Cortero, Omar Lawand, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Zong Jun Li, Mario Zelaya, Feruza Dadabaeva, Tinca Belinski, Kaitlin Springer, Axel Rojas, Jiawei Yuan

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Carlan Cogen - Senior Piano Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Carlan Cogen featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin.

Benjamin Norheim - Graduate Violin Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Benjamin Norheim featuring works by Gluck, Grieg and Saint-Saens

Benjamin Norheim - Violin Graduate Lecture Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Benjamin Norheim featuring works by Christoph Willibald Gluck, Edvard Gried, ande Camille Saint-Saëns.

Willaglys Senior - Oboe Junior Recital, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2017-2018

Willagys Senior featuring works by Poulenc, and Kalliwoda.

Senior Recital: Devin Cano, Saxophone; May 2, 2018, Devin Cano

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
May 2, 2018
Wednesday Evening
7:30 p.m.