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Department of Fine & Performing Arts: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Music of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

The Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish colonies in South America in 1767, leaving behind a remarkable musical legacy that was buried for over two hundred years. But the music did not disappear completely. Thanks to the Chiquitos people of Bolivia, the music was played and preserved throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1985, Swiss architect Hans Roth discovered 9,000 of these musical manuscripts and in 1990 UNESCO declared the churches of the Chiquitos a “patrimony of humanity”. Dr. Gustavo Leone of Loyola University Chicago's Department of Fine and Performing Arts …

Chamber Music In Alternative Venues In The 21st Century U.S.: Investigating The Effect Of New Venues On Concert Culture, Programming And The Business Of Classical Music, Sarah May Robinson

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates chamber music performances outside of traditional concert venues in the 21st-century U.S. The literature review traces the use of non-traditional venues throughout history from Bach's coffee house concerts to the gallery and loft concerts, which first emerged in the 1950s and 60s. The literature review will also look at the business of classical music established in the 20th century.

The study explores whether new venues have changed the landscape of classical music by interviewing players and concert promoters who present concerts in non-traditional venues as well as owners of popular music venues, which host classical music. Using …

The Artist's Gauntlet: A Singers' Physiological Responses To The Stimuli Of Rehearsing And Performing, John H. Pritchard

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship of a subject's heart rate variability, respiration rate and other vital statistics to rehearsing and performing as a singer. Among the events used for data collection were individual lessons of undergraduates and a lecture-recital presented by a graduate student. Findings indicate a general upward trend in HRV and an increase in range of HR%MAX among subjects while singing, along with a general decrease of respiration rate.

Three Musical Translations For Trumpet And Organ Based On Visual Artwork., John Harrison Bryant

Theses and Dissertations

Composers Petr Eben, Anthony Plog, and Jennifer Mitchell were each inspired by works of visual art to write pieces of music for trumpet and organ that sonically reflect their visual experiences. The main purpose of this document is to explore the unique "musical translation" the composers made of each respective work of visual art. In addition to providing valuable commentary and advice for informed performance, this document offers a complete formal analysis of each work.

Comparative Audiation Difficulty Of Tonal, Rhythm, And Melodic Patterns Among Grade 4 Students, Alan Danahy

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to investigate the audiation difficulty of melodic patterns. The specific research problems of this study were to: (a) examine the relationships between the audiation difficulty of melodic patterns compared to the audiation difficulty of their embedded tonal patterns and embedded rhythm patterns, (b) determine if tonal pattern difficulty and/or rhythm pattern difficulty may be used to predict melodic pattern difficulty, (c) examine the mean differences between the audiation difficulty of melodic patterns compared to the audiation difficulty of their embedded tonal patterns and embedded rhythm patterns, and (d) examine the mean differences between the …

Tessitura Changes In Music Theatre Repertoire For The Soprano Voice, Linda J. Barcan

Research outputs 2013

While the term tessitura is often poorly defined and loosely applied, certain statements about its application to singers and their repertoire may be made. For vocal repertoire, tessitura refers to the prevailing note or range of notes in a vocal line. For singers, it refers to the area in which the voice is most comfortably resonant. The definition most frequently used to capture the concept in relation to both singer and repertoire is the range of pitches where a voice or song “sits”. While attempts have been made to quantify tessitura, most references to this term remain largely subjective. This …

Keys From The Past: Unlocking The Power Of Eighteenth-Century Contrapuntal Pedagogies, Jonathan R. Paget, Stewart J. Smith

Research outputs 2013

How did eighteenth-century musicians learn to compose, and how were they able to produce musical works with such comparative ease and fluency? What were the strategies at play that enabled even the most workman-like of composers to produce vast amounts of competent music, and how was it possible for almost any professional keyboard player to improvise a passable fugue? It is only recently that scholars have sought the answers to such questions. Groundbreaking work by Gjerdigen (1988; 2007a), Porter (2000; 2002), Renwick (1995), and others, provides a fascinating glimpse of the working methods of eighteenth-century musicians, and also offers implications …

The Psychological Benefits Of Participating In Group Singing For Members Of The General Public, Marianne D. Judd, Julie Ann Pooley

Research outputs 2013

The last decade has produced a growing number of studies examining the potential psychological benefits of singing in a choir. Studies have tended to focus on the benefits for groups that might be described as marginalized or criminal. In contrast, the current study focused on members of the general public who regularly participate in choral singing. An in-depth qualitative design was utilized to explore the meaning and importance of group singing for 10 participants. Thematic analysis based on an interpretive approach was utilized to analyse the data. Psychological benefits emerged as two themes: individual and group. A third theme, mediating …

Developing Social Skills Through Music: The Impact Of General Classroom Music In An Australian Lower Socio-Economic Area Primary School, John N. Heyworth

Research outputs 2013

Ideas about the physical and psychological healing effects of music date back to the classical Greek period. There is also substantial research concerning the educative influences of music on the human mind. Developmental deficiencies among low socio-economic student populations have often been associated with a reduced sense of self-esteem, responsibility, and ability to form relationships or engage in successful communication. This article describes a pro-active, constructivist approach to music education in a school largely attended by socially and economically disadvantaged students in Australia, and explores the influence of music on social learning. The strategic use of group music lessons in …

The Western Australian New Music Archive: Finding, Accessing, Remembering And Performing A Community Of Practice, Catherine A. Hope, Lelia R. Green, Tos Mahoney

Research outputs 2013

In 2009, the music composition department at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Perth organisation Tura New Music embarked upon a project to develop and establish the Western Australian New Music Archive (WANMA), a digital repository and interface of new music by Western Australian composers from 1970 to the current day. The project seeks to discover, collect, collate, digitise, store and disseminate music recordings, video documentation, scores and other evidence surrounding Western Australian new music. WANMA is now a funded Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage research project involving collaboration between the State …

Reflections On The Construction Of Meaning Through Immanent Visual Association, Samuel P. Gillies, Lindsay R. Vickery

Research outputs 2013

Since the advent of digital video editing and projection, multimedia presentation in the concert space is no longer exclusive to the music of stadiumsized popular music events. Increasingly, many in the field of new music are incorporating elements of mixed media presentation. Examples of this trend include performances across the spectrum of new music such as Sensorband, Nico Muhly, Leafcutter John, and more. This paper discusses the artistic and thematic accomplishments of four different approaches to audio-visual association before discussing the influences of these approaches, their incorporation or rejection, into my own work Red River. (Gillies, 2011)

Retaining A Sense Of Spontaneity In Free Jazz Improvisation Through Music Technology, Suzanne Kosowitz, Lindsay R. Vickery

Research outputs 2013

The Free Jazz genre has many interpretations and takes different forms from one musician to another, which makes it difficult to define as a single entity. This paper focuses on the style pioneered by Ornette Coleman (b.1930) as his form is probably most well known. Whilst his could be considered one of the most spontaneous Jazz styles in terms of its improvisational language, it does come with its limitations. His Free Jazz improvisations whilst created in the moment, are not truly spontaneous as Coleman still relies heavily on the idiomatic Bebop ensemble culture, melodic language and formal structures in his …

A Master Of Music Recital In Flute, Sarah June Coleman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Sarah June Coleman presented a graduate flute recital Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at six o'clock in the evening. This recital was performed in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa and was given in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Master of Music degree with an emphasis in flute performance. Musicians assisting Ms. Coleman on the recital were pianist Serena Hou, flutist Hannah Leffler, violinists Anneliese Gentzsch and Laura Hebbeln, violist Alyssa Adamec, cellist Matt McClellan, and conductor Ashley Smith. The program opened with the four movement baroque Concerto in E minor …

Graduate Viola Recital, Andrea Lynn Alert

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Andrea Alert performed a graduate viola recital at six o'clock in the evening on Friday, March 29, 2013, in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center's Davis Hall. Pianist Serena Hou collaborated with Ms. Alert to present selected works by various composers. The program opened with Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027, followed by Gregor Piagiorsky's arrangement of Franz Joseph Haydn's Divertimento in D Major, followed by the first movement of Paul Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher. The program ended with Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 22 by Marion Bauer.

Graduate Recital In Piano, Tana Denning

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

On the 22nd of February, 2013, Tana Denning presented a half-recital in partial completion of her master's degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. The recital was held at 6pm in Davis Hall at the University of Northern Iowa. Pieces on the program included two preludes by Debussy, Italian Concerto by Bach, an original arrangement of a traditional Irish melody, and Scherzo No. 4 by Chopin. The second half of Ms. Denning's recital requirement was spent on a pedagogical project regarding the use of folk music in piano lessons. This project is outlined at the end of the abstract.

Concert Recording 2013-02-12, Jacob Hilton, Aaron Colley, Robert Wiser, Sean Breast, Josh Matlock, Kristine Mezines, Amber Lomolino, Benjamin Pierce

Concert Recordings & Programs

Fantasiestucke. Zart und mit ausdruck; Lebhaft, leicht; Rasch und mit feuer / Robert Schumann -- Variations in Olden Style / Thomas Stevens -- Lyric Suite. Andante cantabile; Allegro giusto; Andante sostenuto; Allegro energico / Donald White -- Tuba Suite. Prelude; Hornpipe; Sarabande; Mazurka; Bourree / Gordon Jacob -- Sicilienne / Pietro D. Paradisi -- Jabberwocky / David Gillingham

Driving The Bow: Fiddle And Dance Studies From Around The North Atlantic, 2nd Edition, Chris J. Goertzen

Faculty Publications

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Concert Recording 2013-04-09, Johan Botes, Peter Hamby

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata for horn and piano / Trygve Madsen -- Nocturno op. 7 / Franz Strauss -- Andante e polacca / Carl Czerny

Concert Recording 2013-11-16, Charles Villarrubia, Johan Botes

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata no. 2 / Luigi Cherubini ; [trans.] Charles Villarrubia -- Four songs. If love's a sweet possion / Henry Purcell ; [trans.] Charles Villarrubia -- Four Songs. Lascia ch'lo pianga ; Where'er you walk / G.F. Handel ; [trans.] Charles Villarrubia -- Four Songs. Whither must I wander? / Ralph Vaughn Williams ; [trans.] Charles Villarrubia -- Sonata / Bruce Broughton -- Two part inventions. No. 1 ; No. 4 ; No. 9 ; No. 14 / J.S. Bach ; [trans.] Benjamin Pierce -- Ballade / Jan Krzywicki -- Saltarella (souvenir de Sorrento / Guido Papini ; [trans.] Charles …

Concert Recording 2013-10-17, Thomas Bacon, Johan Botes, Timothy Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Jagdstuck op. 59, #2 / Emil Kronke -- Zeal / Robert Avalon -- Dreams, yearning / Jonathan Craft -- Decicace / James DeMars -- Toys in the audience / Ellsworth Milburn

Concert Recording 2013-04-15, Stephen Byars, Matthew Sharp, Amber Lomolino, Joey Calvillo, Robert Wiser, Kristine Mezines, Benjamin Pierce, Jordan Wilhelm

Concert Recordings & Programs

Fantasia di concerto / Eduardo Boccalari -- Stuff. Theme ; Lullaby ; Insistent ; Cartoon music ; Gregarious ; Urgent ; More urgent ; Swing it! ; Theme / James Grant -- A walk in the woods / Jiro Censhu -- Sonata no 6 / Antonio Vivaldi -- Soliloquy ix / Christopher Wiggins -- Concerto / Edward Gregson

Max Neuhaus And The Musical Avant-Garde, Megan Elizabeth Murph

LSU Master's Theses

Max Neuhaus (1939–2009) was a pioneer in the creation of site-specific auditory works entailing social interaction, and today he is recognized as one of the first artists to extend sound as a medium into the world of contemporary art. The pieces he produced between 1966 and his recent death have been dubbed “sound art,” a term that covers a wide variety of work related to sound and aural perception, but one associated more closely with the realm of visual and performance art than with music. Yet Neuhaus, whose self-professed mission was to encourage listeners to “think about [sounds] in new …

Concert Recording 2013-11-16a, Catalina Barraza, Yeo Hun Chun

Concert Recordings & Programs

Violin concerto no. 1 in D op. 19 / S. Prokofiev -- Caprise 16 / N. Paganini -- Zigeunerweisen / P. Sarasate

A Master's Recital In Piano, Katrina Ann Benjegerdes

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Katrina Benjegerdes presented a full graduate piano recital on Monday, October 28, 2013. The recital was performed at 6 p.m. in Davis Hall in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. This recital was given in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. The program consisted of works by Scarlatti, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and Mozart. This abstract contains further discussion of the performed works.

Influences Of Armenian Folk Music On Clarinet Chamber Works By Aram Khachaturian And Alexander Arutiunian, Emma Peterson

Honors Program Theses

Armenia has a rich cultural and musical history. The Armenian folk music tradition, developed over many centuries, is of great national significance to the Armenian people. Among other instruments, the clarinet has enjoyed a prominent place in the folk music tradition of Armenia. This project discusses the Armenian folk music elements in the clarinet chamber works Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Aram Khachaturian and Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Alexander Arutiunian. There are three sections of research: the study of Armenian folk music, the study of folk elements in the pieces by Khachaturian and Arutiunian, and …

From Here To There: The Music's Journey: How The Music In The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Represents The Cultures Of Tolkien's World, Jennifer Louise Titus

Honors Program Theses

The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most beloved stories of all time; it has been distributed around the world and translated into over fifty languages. The story that Tolkien created was, essentially, how a small group of people can change the course of history through bravery, loyalty, and friendship. It is a story that has touched many hearts over the years. This series of books also has one of the more developed fictional worlds in literature. There are a variety of cultures, which include elves, men, and dwarves. Tolkien not only gave each …

Tyzen Hsiao's Memories Of Home As A Pedagogical Tool To Introduce Romantic And Impressionistic Styles To Intermediate Piano Students, Pei-Hsuan Chung

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this treatise is to study Tyzen Hsiao’s Memories of Home as a pedagogical tool to introduce Romantic and Impressionistic styles to intermediate students. This work includes Prelude, Memory, Playground, Ancient Taiwanese Melody, Elegy, and Frolic. This monograph is divided into four chapters as follows: Chapter One introduces the development of Western music in Taiwan; Chapter Two includes detailed biographical information of Tyzen Hsiao; Chapter Three defines the three periods of his compositional career, the various influences on his style, and also contains a general analysis of his musical style and character; Chapter Four presents a theoretical analysis …

Concert Recording 2013-05-01, John Brilhart, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Andrew Baker, Sarah Busch, Joel Head, Richard Bobo, Marissa Johnson, Sara Remoy, Andrew Stephens, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Bassoon Ensemble, Austin Jay, Emily Erickson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Five stones from the same chaotic stream / Robert Mueller -- Dance of the Yao tribe / Mao Yuan ; Liu Tieshan

Concert Recording 2013-04-10, Rachel Humble, Nicole Johnson, Anna Hall, Peter Hamby, Amy Mayes, Emily Thompson, Emily Erickson, Michael Burner, Jackson Jones, Taylor Ping, Bobby Cather, Stephanie Mcullough, Gerry Gloan, Elliot Green, Michael Olefsky

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata op.6. 1 ; 2 / Beethoven -- Aires tropocales. Contradanza ; Afro / Paquito d'Rivera -- A breach of the peace / Simon Wills -- Salvation is created / Chesnokov

Concert Recording 2013-10-30, Christine Hsu, John Brilhart, Mycah Kettner, Michael Burner, Lauren Meyers

Concert Recordings & Programs

Andante cantabile / Marco Boldogni -- Suite Espanol. Asturias (Leyenda) / Isaac Albeniz -- Concerto in C Major Op 8 / Franz Strauss