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String Quartet No. 1 "Lanterns", Austin A. Franklin

LSU Master's Theses

String Quartet No. 1 “Lanterns” was inspired by a poem written by the American poet, novelist,

and short story writer Stephen Crane entitled “Each Small Gleam was a Voice”. In my

interpretation, this poem creates a world in which sight and sound are intrinsically linked,

connected by our inability to perceive either independently from the other. Throughout the

poem, Crane continuously creates a world in which sounds are only capable of being described

through the use of color. One line in particular, “Little songs of carmine, violet, green, gold.”, is

repeated several times throughout the poem. In “Lanterns” each of …

A Conductor's Guide To Amass By Jocelyn Hagen, Matthew J. Myers

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Contemporary American composer Jocelyn Hagen grew up in Valley City, North Dakota, where she found an early love for singing, playing instruments, and composing. After completing degrees at St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota, Hagen began a career as a full-time composer. Her appointment as Composer-in-Residence for The Singers led to her first major multimovement work, amass (2011).

Though Hagen planned to write a traditional setting of the Catholic Mass, she struggled to accept the text of the “Credo” as the only path to salvation. Thus, she substituted spiritual poems from a variety of faith traditions to create …

Musical And Dramatic Roles Of The Chorus In Hugo Weisgall’S "Esther", Michael A. Capobianco Iv

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Hugo Weisgall is considered one of America’s most important opera composers. He invariably chose subject matter of high artistic or philosophical importance, composing operas that dealt with significant 20th-century moral, social, and philosophical issues. In writing his final opera, Esther, which the New York City Opera premiered in October, 1993, Weisgall was able to make a larger statement about his Jewish heritage, the history of Jewish persecution and ultimate survival. The dissertation suggests that we enter the music and meaning of the opera most deeply through a consideration and study of the Chorus. The Chorus’s roles are as essential …

Tu Lo Sai | 10-96190, James Q. Mulholland

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Tu Lo Sai

Part Number: 10-96190

Price: $1.80

Voicing: TTBB

Transcription By: Piero Floridia

Music By: Giuseppe Torelli

Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by the "Singing Statesmen"University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireGary Schwartkoff, director

And I Will Sing A Lullaby | 20-95750, Robert I. Hugh, Henry Leck

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And I Will Sing a Lullaby

Part Number:
20-95750

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Lyrics By:
William Blake & Thomas Dekker

Music By:
Robert I. Hugh

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2016 TCDA Convention
2016 KCDA Summer Conference

Branch Of May, A - Ttbb | 41-96550, James Q. Mulholland

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A Branch of May (I Brought You Here)

Part Number: 41-96550

Voicing: TTBB

Lyrics By: Tradition May-Day Song

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Branch Of May, A - Satb | 10-96020, James Q. Mulholland

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A Branch of May (I Brought You Here)

Part Number: 10-96020

Voicing: SATB & Treble

Lyrics By: Tradition May-Day Song

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

A Jamaican Voice: The Choral Music Of Noel Dexter, Desmond A. Moulton

Dissertations

As we approach the twenty-first century, the world generally is moving away from the dominance of the European aesthetic towards a world music that owes much to the musical resources of the African-American tradition. Jamaica’s social and philosophical music belong mainly to that tradition, which includes the use of rhythms, and timbral and melodic resources that exist independently of harmony. Already in this century, Jamaicans have created two totally new music - Nyabinghi, which performs a philosophical function and Reggae, which performs a social function. The choral music of Noel Dexter is important because it is uniquely Jamaican/Caribbean in its …

May Peace Be With You: Alleluia | 10-96030, James Q. Mulholland

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May Peace Be With You: Alleluia, for SSAA Voices with Violincello and Piano

Part Number:
10-96030

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SSAA

Lyrics By:
Paraphrased from Phillipians 4:8,9

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Optional Violincello (part included)

Commissioned by colleagues and students of Nancy Leisl, choral director at Connor High School
To honor all of the things she has taught us.

Sleep, My Loved One | 16-96750, Christopher Matthews

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Sleep, My Loved One (Sleep and Dream of Me)

Part Number:
16-96750

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Nixon Waterman (1859-1944)

Music By:
Christopher Matthews

a cappella

Featured at:
2015 National ACDA Convention
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute
2015 Rodney Eichenberger Summer Conductor's Clinic
2015 ICDA Summer Conference

Softness Of My Mother's Hands, The - Satb | 20-96235, John Starr Alexander, Henry Leck

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The Softness of My Mother's Hands

Part Number:
20-96235

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
John Starr Alexander

Music By:
John Starr Alexander

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute

Snowflakes Fantasy | 20-95760, Hyun Kook, Henry Leck

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Snowflakes Fantasy

Part Number:
20-95760

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Linda Marcus & Julie I. Myers

Music By:
Hyun Kook

Edited By:
Henry Leck

with Optional Triangle and Bell Tree

Snowflakes Fantasy Percussion Part | 20-95761, Hyun Kook, Henry Leck

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Snowflakes Fantasy

Part Number:
20-95760

Price:
$5.50

Voicing:
Percussion Parts

Music By:
Hyun Kook

Edited By:
Henry Leck Triangle and Bell Tree

I Shall Not Live In Vain | 16-96760, Christopher Matthews

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I Shall Not Live in Vain (Three Choral Fugues)

Part Number:
16-96760

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Emily Dickinson

Music By:
Christopher Matthews

a cappella

Dear Friends Farewell | 10-96065, James Q. Mulholland

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Dear Friends Farewell, Appalachian Folk Song for SATB Voices with Piano Accompaniment

Part Number:
10-96065

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Traditional

Music By:
Traditional

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Composed for the Berea College Concert Choir, Berea, KY
Stephen C. Bolster, conductor (2014)

Featured at:
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic

Christmas Lullaby-Satb | 10-96055, James Q. Mulholland

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Christmas Lullaby (Away in the Manger)

Part Number:
10-96055

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
SATB

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also Available in SA

Featured at:
2015 ACDA Convention
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute

Christmas Lullaby-Sa | 10-96050, James Q. Mulholland

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Christmas Lullaby (Away in the Manger)

Part Number:
10-96050

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
Treble (Univson S/A)

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also Available in SATB

Featured at:
2015 TCDA Convention

If Love Should Count You Worthy Ttbb | 10-96040, James Q. Mulholland

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If Love Should Count You Worthy

Part Number:
10-96040

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
TTBB

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Horn (part included)

Also available in SATB

Prayers Of Teasdale | 10-96070, James Q. Mulholland

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Prayers of Teasdale

Part Number:
10-96070

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Sara Teasdale

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned and Premiered by the 2014 Indiana Choral Directors Association's All-State Honor Choir in honor of past ICDA All-State Chairs, Phil Dunn and Herb Perry.

Rhosymedre | 41-96740, James Q. Mulholland

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Rhosymedre (Welsh for "Lovely")

Part Number:
41-96740

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
TTBB

Lyrics By:
Based on Robert Burns

Music By:
Melody by J.D. Edwards (1805-1885)
Adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Four-Hand Piano

Featured at:
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic

Written for and dedicated to The Singing Statesmen,
Gary R. Schwartzhoff, conductor

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day Satb | 13-96865, James Q. Mulholland

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Part Number:
13-96866

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0142

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
William Shakespeare

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SSAA

Commissioned by Lousiana American Choral Direcor's Association
In Memory of Louise Cochrane Boteler

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day Ssaa | 13-96860, James Q. Mulholland

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Part Number:
13-96860

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0143

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SSAA

Lyrics By:
William Shakespeare

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SATB

Commissioned by Lousiana American Choral Direcor's Association
In Memory of Louise Cochrane Boteler

Sour Wood Mountain | 10-96060, James Q. Mulholland

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Sour Wood Mountain

Part Number:
10-96060

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Composed for the Berea College Concert Choir, Berea, KY - Stephen C. Bolster conductor (2014)

Featured at:
2015 MN ACDA Summer Convention

That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More Satb | 13-96850, James Q. Mulholland

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That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More

Part Number:
13-96850

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0147

Price:
$2.40

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
John Keats (1795-1821)

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in TTBB.

Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association
Raymond W. Brock Memorial Endowment Trust
for the 1996 ACDA Convention

Auburn Mass | 20-95780, John Starr Alexander, Henry Leck

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Auburn Mass

Part Number:
20-95780

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SA

Music By:
John Starr Alexander

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 TCDA Convention

Farewell To Tarwathie | 20-95790, Shelly Cooper, Henry Leck

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Farewell to Tarwathie
Scottish Folk Song

Part Number:
20-95790

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Shelly Cooper

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 ICDA/OCDA State Conventions
2016 SW ACDA Convention

Rapsodia Española No. 2, Judith Herrington

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Rapsodia Española No. 2
Spanish Tongue Twister

Part Number:
20-95800

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Unison/Two-Part

Lyrics By:
Spanish Tongue Twister

Music By:
Judith Herrington

Featured at:
2014 WACDA Summer Institute
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic
2014 KCDA Summer Conference
2015 ACDA National Convention
2015 MN ACDA Summer Convention
2016 MSVMA Summer Workshop

Cliffs Of Dooneen, The | 20-95770, Robert I. Hugh

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The Cliffs of Dooneen
(Irish Folk Song)

Part Number:
20-95770

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
Four-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Robert I. Hugh

That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More Ttbb | 13-96855, James Q. Mulholland

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That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More

Part Number:
13-96855

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0148

Price:
$2.40

Voicing:
TTBB

Lyrics By:
John Keats (1795-1821)

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SATB.

Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association
Raymond W. Brock Memorial Endowment Trust
for the 1996 ACDA Convention

Gentle Mary | 20-95830, Ken Berg

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Gentle Mary
14th Century Spring Carol

Part Number:
21-20534

Previous Part Number:
HL-534

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Ken Berg

with Violin (part included)