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From Improvisation To Artistry: A Study Of The Piano’S 12 Sides By Carter Pann, Louis Claussen

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

Intended as a resource for pianists who may analyze or perform Carter Pann’s The Piano’s 12 Sides, this study provides biographical information on the composer and explores his professional relationship with the pianist for whom it was composed, Joel Hastings. Each piece from The Piano’s 12 Sides is discussed in terms of form, melody, harmony, texture and Pann’s approach to the pianistic compositional idiom. The composition is also examined with regard to extra-musical details and programmatic elements as well as inspiration and dedications that influenced Pann’s compositional process.

Correspondence and interviews with the composer reveal the motivation and inspiration behind …

Expanding Experimentalism: Art And Popular Music At The Kitchen In New York City, 1971-1985, Sarah A. Cooper

Theses and Dissertations

This paper explores artists' engagement with popular music at the interdisciplinary alternative space, the Kitchen, from 1971 to 1985. It seeks a critical language to challenge institutional frameworks to account for the creative output of artists' bands and the relationship between parallel and hybrid popular music and avant-garde performance practices.

Technique For The Developing Dramatic Soprano, Amber James

Dissertations

This dissertation was inspired by a Facebook post by David L. Jones regarding common pedagogical problems in the dramatic soprano Fach. I am a dramatic soprano, who has dealt with many of the technical problems listed in his post. David L. Jones is an internationally recognized teacher and coach and has worked with some of the most well-known professional dramatic sopranos. After considering these pedagogical challenges, it was decided the best course of action was to interview professional singers, teachers, and coaches in the dramatic soprano Fach. After conducting a state of research, it was found that there …

The Challenges And Limitations Of Adapting Mozart's Così Fan Tutte For A Small University Setting, Christopher Lovely

Dissertations

In this dissertation, challenges and limitations related to presenting Così fan tutte within a small university setting are conveyed, as well as offering innovative ideas to create a manageable presentation. I recall my personal experience as Korepititor/Vocal Coach for The University of Southern Mississippi’s 2014 production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. This document presents topics on the various workings of an opera production: pre-rehearsal preparation, language issues, rehearsal preparation, selection of singers, and production issues. It offers practical solutions to overcome various challenges a small university may encounter. Smaller university opera programs were surveyed regarding their adaptations of …

Kioto Aoki Interview, Austin Sandifer

Asian American Art Oral History Project

Artist Bio: Kioto Aoki is a conceptual photographer and experimental filmmaker who also makes books and installations engaging the material specificity of the analogue image and image-making process. Her work explores modes of perception via nuances of the mundane, with recent focusing on perceptions of movement between the still and the moving image. She received MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently a 2017-2018 HATCH artist in residence at the Chicago Artist Coalition.

https://kiotoaoki.com/

Marshall University Department Of Music Presents A Marshall University, Jazz Combos, I & Iii, Marshall University

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents A Senior Recital, Kaitlyn Fulks, Violin, Kaitlyn Fulks

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents The Marshall University, Chamber Choir, In Concert, David Castleberry

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents A Junior Recital, Andrew Wilkinson, Trumpet, Andrew Wilkinson

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents A Senior Recital, Ryan Phipps, Cello, Ryan Phipps

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents A Senior Recital, Jonathon Shuff, Composition, Matt Bradley, Percussion, Jonathon Shuff, Matt Bradley

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Marshall University Department Of Music Presents Jazz Ii, Dr. Martin Saunders, Director, Martin W. Saunders

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Lars Swanson, Bass, In Collaboration, With, Hogan Bentle, Drums, Timothy Smith, Piano, With Special Guests, Prof. Jeffrey Wolfe, Trumpet, Prof. Christopher Clark, Tenor Sax, Prof. Daniel Cecil, Bass, Lars Swanson

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Shelby Varner, Tenor And Alto Trombone, Shelby Varner

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Faculty Recital, Mu Faculty Brass Quintet, Martin Saunders, Trumpet, Brian Walden, Trumpet, Stephen Lawson, Horn, Michael Stroeher, Trombone, Matthew Murchison, Tuba, Martin W. Saunders, Brian Walden, Stephen Lawson, Michael Stroeher, Matther Murchison

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Pharos Quartet, Jennifer Bill, Emily Cox, Amy Mcglothlin, Zach Schwartz

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University, Symphony Orchestra, Family Concert, Music And The Dance Of Life, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, Armâan Karimpour, Clarinet, Sean Price, Narrator, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Armâan Karimpour, Sean Price

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Dominique Sears, Soprano, Dominique Sears

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Ninth Annual Festival Of New Music, Mark Zanter

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2018 Competition, For The, Belle And Lynum Jackson Award, And The, Paul A. Balshaw Award, Marshall University

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Solo Recital, Paul Han, Tenor, Dr. Johan Botes, Piano, Paul Han, Johan Botes

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Baroque Concert, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Wendell Dobbs, Flute, Alexander Lee, Tenor, Şőlen Dikener, Baroque Cello, Connor Barebo, Bass, & Christopher Hainsworth, Harpsichord, 2018 Edwards Distinguished Professor, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Wendell Dobbs, Alexander Lee, Şőlen Dikener, Connor Barebo, Christopher Hainsworth

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professor In The Arts, Hinrich Alpers, Piano, Marshall University

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Marshall University Music Department Presents Rossiniana 2!, Faculty Recital, Violauta Duo, Júlio Ribeiro Alves, Guitar, Wendell Dobbs, Flute, Júlio Ribeiro Alves, Wendell Dobbs

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A String Honors Recital, Şőlen Dikener, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Johan Botes, Megan Bailey

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The Niles-Merton Songs: A Performance Guide Of Selected Songs, Brittany C. Benningfield

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The Niles-Merton Songs is a two-opus collection of twenty-two songs by John Jacob Niles setting the poetry of Thomas Merton. The songs are beautiful but contrast from his more popular works in poetry and composition. This project explores reasons why these songs are rarely performed, and gives an overview and analysis of ten selected pieces. The document includes a brief introduction, biographies of Niles and Merton, information detailing Niles’s compositional process, and the technical and artistic requirements for performing the songs, including appropriate age and voice type.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Brass Band Of The Tri-State, Presents, Christmas Concert, Michael Stroeher, Conductor, Tyler Davis, Tuba, Michael Stroeher

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A La Canterina, (The Diva), By Joseph Haydn, Alexander Lee

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Jazz Combos Ii-Iv, Marshall University

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Poet, A Peasant, An Imaginary Officer, And A King, Marshall University, Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, Elizabeth Reed Smith

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