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Serial Techniques In Works For Unaccompanied Trumpet, William Anonie

Theses and Dissertations

Of the many compositions for unaccompanied trumpet, some of the most interesting are those that employ twelve-tone serialism. This study provides analyses of these works, including Robert Henderson’s Variation Movements, Charles Whittenberg’s Polyphony, Hans Werner Henze’s Sonatina, and Stanley Friedman’s Solus. Performance implications related to the twelve-tone analysis are examined for each piece. Where multiple editions of a piece exist, they are compared with each other and with the analysis to guide the performer in choosing an edition.

Teaching Musically: Incorporating Dalcroze Pedagogy Into Flute Instruction For The Elementary-Age Student, Emily M. Stumpf

Theses and Dissertations

The current practice of flute pedagogy for the elementary-age student is often focused on skill-building: finger technique, tone development, and note-reading and rhythm skills. Often the teacher will delve into concepts of musicianship only after the student develops a high level of technical skill. I have found it is possible to include musical concepts such as expressive playing, developing an internal sense of rhythm, and improvisation at all stages of the learning process. When the flute teacher functions as the initiator of an aesthetic experience, the development of musicianship becomes just as important as skill-building.

The Dalcroze philosophy of music …

Delphine Ugalde: Defying Gender Norms Both On And Off The Stage In 19th Century Paris, Michael T. Brown

Theses and Dissertations

The social and professional networks that grew out of Paris’ vibrant theatrical and salon culture in the late 19th century supported a number of female artists in somewhat “non-traditional” roles. While the careers and influence of artists such as the sculptor Hélène Bertaux and singer-composer Pauline Viardot have been thoroughly researched in recent years, little attention has been paid to the life and work of the coloratura soprano, actor, pedagogue, and composer Delphine Ugalde. During her performing career, Ugalde was highly regarded for her ability to portray both male and female characters. After retiring from the stage, she engaged in …

Solo Violin Works Influenced By Romanian Lăutari Music, Essena Liah Setaro

Theses and Dissertations

In Romania, professional Roma (Gypsy) musicians called lăutari developed a colorful and unique musical tradition. This study explores the music of the lăutari and its influence on five works for unaccompanied violin: George Enescu’s recently discovered Airs dans le genre Roumain (1926) and “Le Ménétrier” from his Impressions d’enfance (1940), Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 3 “Ballade” (1923), Helen Bowater’s Lautari (2003), and Roxanna Panufnik’s new composition Hora Bessarabia (2016).

Drawing from written sources, audio and video recordings, and transcriptions, this study first investigates the history, influences, and unique characteristics of the lăutari tradition and approach to violin playing. After discussing …

A Complete History Of Rico Reeds, Neal Postma

Theses and Dissertations

Rico is a household name among saxophonists and clarinetists around the world. Since the company’s inception, they have moved from importing several hundred reeds for Frank di Michele to sell to his friends to being among the largest manufacturers in the industry. This document traces the history of the company from its inception in 1928 to the date of its purchase by J. D’Addario & Co. in 2004. Through interviews, document reviews, and data gathering, this document explores the history of the company, the owners and managers, the products, and the events that led to D’Addario’s acquisition.

Dialogic Communication In The One-To-One Improvisation Lesson: A Qualitative Study, Leon R. De Bruin

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This qualitative study investigates the dialogic interactions between teacher and student that enhance learning and teaching within the one-to-one music improvisation lesson. This study analyses the ways teachers elicit student actions, thoughts and processes that develop student skills, critical and creative thinking processes necessary for improvisational development. Interactions and interplay between six Australian conservatoire improvisation students and their teachers were investigated. Data reveal dialogic interactions that span instruction, conversation, inquiry and enablement of student knowledge and skills that constitute a complex socio-cultural tapestry of discursive threads. Teacher-student interactions that activate desired creative student activity engage meta-cognitive processes and the cultivation …

Experimental Music In Higher Education: Toward A Pedagogy Of Creativity, Philip Melancthon Snyder V

Theses and Dissertations

Experimental music is rarely taught in higher education music programs but it could nevertheless be useful for providing students a methodology through which to develop creativity. This document seeks to find common ground between the seemingly disparate worlds of classical music and experimental music in pursuit of revealing the usefulness of experimental music practice for musicians trained in the classical tradition. In seeming contrast to classical music, experimental music values include process, indeterminacy, and non-subjectivity. This document shows that these aspects, despite seeming exclusive to experimental music, are in fact integral to all music. This document will also discuss writings …

Master's Recital: Chase Pebworth, Tuba, Chase Pebworth

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This recital is divided into two parts; two pieces prior to intermission and three afterwards. The first two pieces From Jewish Life and Concerto for Bass Tuba have more traditional connotations. From Jewish Life is originally a cello piece and has been adapted for tuba. The Concerto for Bass Tuba is one of the most standard pieces in the tuba repertoire. For the purposes of this recital, both are accompanied by piano. The last three pieces are more contemporary and personal. Polka.com is a short, high-energy work for unaccompanied tuba. Cuba and That’s a Plenty feature solo tuba with CD …

A Master's Recital In Voice, Lara Elizabeth Wasserman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

On November 15, 2013, Lara Wasserman, soprano, presented her graduate voice recital. In collaboration with Polina Khatsko on harpsichord and piano, and Megan Grey on cello, she performed works by Georg Frideric Handel, Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy, and Jake Heggie. The 53-minute program took place in Davis Hall in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. This abstract discusses musical and historical aspects of each selection in the order in which they were performed.

Master's Recital In Jazz Pedagogy: A Performance-Demonstration Of Rhythm Section Instruments, Compositions And Arrangements By Nicholas Leo, Nicholas Leo

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The recital is presented to demonstrate skills and facility on the rhythm section instruments as well as to provide opportunity for the recitalist to present original compositions and arrangements. Proficiency on rhythm section instruments is necessary in that it offers, among other things, an understanding of the technical components and how they relate to the application of musical concepts of performance and education.

The curation of the recital program also functions as a representation of the recitalist’s artistic aesthetic, specifically in how it relates to pedagogy. The influential jazz educator and pianist Ran Blake asserts that an artist’s primary arsenal …

A Guide For Playing The Viola Without A Shoulder Rest, Chin Wei Chang

Theses and Dissertations

Knowing how to hold the viola is always the first step for not only beginners but also for those that progress to become teachers, professional soloists, orchestral musicians, and chamber musicians. Although there are pedagogy books and articles, these resources only devote a small amount to how to hold the instrument. There are also a number of videos online in which violinists or violists share their thoughts on this topic. As a violist, holding the viola is a lifetime issue because of the weight, and the variety of shapes and sizes of the instrument. These factors can cause more difficulty …

Analyzing And Comparing Selected Works For Violin And Piano By Chen Gang, Chen Guoquan And Bright Sheng, Liangjun Zou

Theses and Dissertations

Cross-cultural musical synthesis plays an important role in the creation of musical progress in the twentieth century. This dissertation is a study on the development of the use of Chinese folk elements in Western-style compositions by Chinese composers. Through analyses of different compositions by traditional Chinese composers, Chen Gang and Chen GuoQuan, as well as Chinese-born American composer Bright Sheng, the aesthetic variations produced by the synthesis of Western and Eastern music is examined.

Chapter One focuses on the development of Chinese violin music promoted by the efforts of several generations of composers. Chapter Two presents the background information of …

Concert Recording 2018-04-19b, Ngo Khanh, Gustavo Samor, Patrick Dehart, Jeannine Wagar, Don Mayall, Asher Perkins, Shelby Sprott, Felipe Antonio, Jacob Skinner, Bryce Holcomb, Carlie Spiers, Walter Ferguson, Joey Vanderslice

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:06]. Sonatina meridional / Manuel Ponce -- [04:48]. Etude no. 6 / Hector Villa-Lobos -- [09:45]. Milonga / Jorge Cardoso -- [14:00]. Straight no chaser / T. Monk -- [19:51]. A child is born / T. Monk -- [23:25]. Autumn leaves / J. Kosma -- [26:58]. Body and soul / J. Green -- [30:48]. All the things you are / J. Kern -- [33:29]. 4 on 6 / Wes Montgomery -- [37:50]. Bright size life / P. Metheny -- [40:36]. Dueling banjos / Arthur Smith -- [45:35]. Elenor Rigby / Lennon and McCartney -- [48:54]. Alone / Bryce Holcomb -- …

Concert Recording 2018-04-14, Dekarius Dawson, Alisha Jones, Riley Stine, Bryce Holcomb, Joey Vanderslice, Julius Williams, Asher Perkins, Patrick Dehart, Aaron Smelley, Jonathan Catron, Shelby Sprott, Carlie Spiers, Jacob Skinner, Jordan Strickland, Walter Ferguson, Carl Nagel

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Lonely avenue / Ray Charles -- [04:08]. Boogie wonderland / Earth Wind and Fire -- [ 07:00]. Think / Aretha Franklin -- [08:52]. Please please please / James Brown -- [13:05]. Your precious love / Tammi Terrell -- [16:43]. September / Earth Wind and Fire -- [21:03]. Baby brown eyes / Alisha Jones -- [25:10]. Window seat / Erykah Badu -- [30:33]. Smooth criminal / Michael Jackson -- [36:25]. Going down / Norma Whitfield -- [40:14]. Uptown funk / Mark Ronson ; Bruno Mars ; Philip Lawrence; Jeff Bhasker ; Devon Gallaspy ; Nicholas Williams -- [45:18]. Curley green …

Concert Recording 2018-03-11, Timothy Thompson, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Ronda Mains, Theresa Delaplain, Nophachai Cholthitchanta, Lia Uribe, Benjamin Pierce

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Landscapes for clarinet, horn, and bassoon. Three scenes inspired by the life and work of landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church. Of tomorrow's promise: West Rock, New Haven, 1849 ; Of pain and sorrow: Twilight: Mount desert island, main, 1865 ; Of quiet reflection: Mount Katadhin from Millinocket Camp, 1895 / Daniel Baldwin -- [17:44]. Wind quintet no. 3. Prelude ; Bright and dark ; Finale Giocoso / Miguel del Aguila -- [33:25]. Haunted America suite for horn, tuba, and piano. La llorona ; Ghosts of Gettysburg ; Spooklight ; The bell witch / Justin Raines.

Concert Recording 2018-10-18a, Ronda Mains, Theresa Delaplain, Nophachai Cholthitchanta, Timothy Thompson, Lia Uribe, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Lyrique Quintette

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Tangoescente / Adriana Verdié -- [04:31]. Veni variationes (commissioned work) / Robert Mueller -- [15:39]. Dos tropicos! / Matthieu Lussier -- [ 20:02] Wind quintet no. 3. 3. Finale giocoso / Miguel del Águila -- [25:20] Aires Topicales. Habanera ; Contradanza ; La fleur de Cayenne / Paquito D'Rivera.

Concert Recording 2018-02-20b, Lillian Filbeck, Rocio Behler, Sydney Fuqua, Dekarius Dawson, Lisa Auten, Hannah Rodriguez, Ann Rye, Jordan Brown, Dennese Adkins

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:01]. Se tu m'ami / Alessandro Parisotti -- [02:33]. Feldeinsamkeit / Johannes Brahms -- [04:37]. Im abendrot / Franz Schubert -- [07:28]. Les chemins d'lamour / Francis Poulenc -- [10:44]. Oh, glory! / Hall Johnson, arranger -- [14:26]. Heiss mich nicht reden / Robert Schumann.

Concert Recording 2018-04-24b, Brandon Garrett, Miroslava Panayotova, John Lee, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Stephen Hunt, James Harding, Chandler Abbott, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Kevin Robinson, Peyton Riley, Jordan Alimena, Alex Clark, Austin Dearing, Garrison Dean

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Six studies in English folksong. I. Adagio ; II. Andante sostenuto ; III. Andante tranquillo ; IV. Allegro vivace / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- [06:07]. Sonata in F minor. I. Andante ; II. Allegro / G.F. Teleman -- [12:54]. Allerseelen / Richard Strauss ; arranged by Stuckemeyer/Bottorf -- [15:49]. Bride of the waves / Herbert L. Clarke -- [22:36]. Suite. I. Allegor marcato ; III. Allegretto ; IV. Slow / Vaclav Nelhybel -- [26:30]. A walk in the woods / Jiro Censhu -- [32:43]. Concerto in one movement / Alexy Lebedev -- [39.31]. By gaslight / Tadeusz Kassatti -- …

Concert Recording 2018-04-29a, Nicholas Liebl, Cody Hutchison, Jordan Alimena, Austin Dearing, David Gonzalez, Jacob Copps, Nick Fellner, Chandler Abbott, Kevin Robinson, Benjamin Pierce, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Tuba Euphonium Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Toccata / Girolamo Frescobaldi ; arranged by Joseph Skillen -- [04:29]. Winds. I. Khamsin ; II. Zephyrs ; III. Bora ; IV. Doldrums ; V. Sirocco / Rodger Vaughan -- [16:23]. David and Goliath / Michael Forbes -- [27:41]. Down in the river / traditional arranged by David Gluck -- [30:43]. Ball of fire / Steven Smalley -- [35:48]. Ludus / Vaclav Nelhybel -- [43:44]. Let love be heard / Jake Runestad ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [47:37]. Meltdown / Jonathan Sass.

Concert Recording 2018-04-20a, Nathaniel Leyva, Lisa Auten, Elizabeth Bennett, Schumann Robert, Anthony Dutton, Marriah Geels, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Dekarius Dawson, Hannah Fedorow, Rocio Behler, Willie Jasinski, Sydney Fuqua, Lance Nix, Lillian Filbeck, Erick Amaya, Florencia Zuloaga, Mitch Holland, Clayre Parson, Caleb Uhl, Jessie Moheng, Jordan Brown, Erin Horner

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Caro mio ben / Giuseppe Giordani -- [02:25]. Alma del core / Antonio Caldara -- [05:04]. Wonderful town. A little bit in love / Bernstein -- [06:46]. Im Abendrot / Franz Schubert -- [09:53]. West side story. Something's coming / Bernstein -- [12:29]. Orfeo e Euridice. Che far senza Euridice / Christoph Willibald Gluck -- [15:52]. Trouble in Tahiti. What a movie / Bernstein -- [21:04]. Mass. Simple song / Bernstein -- [24:44]. Round midnight / Thelonius Monk -- [28:30]. Peter Pan. My house / Bernstein -- [30:13]. Chess. Heaven help my heart / Andersson & Ulvaeus -- [33:45]. …

Concert Recording 2018-02-20a, Moon-Sook Park, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Dominic K. Na, Maggie Matheny, Rosabelle Zhou, Jordan Alimena, Chris Scherer, Kolby Palmore, Benjamin Lorenzo, Ronda Mains, Fiona Slaughter, Jaden Adkins, Daniel Taylor, Sydney Hanna, Benjamin Turner, Eric Troiano, Payton Mccartney, Dylan Adkins, Benjamin Grief, Sungmo Yang, Florencia Zuloaga, Jamal Duncan

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtenkartentexten von Peter Altenberg, op. 4. I. Seele, wie bist du schöner... ; II. Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen ; III. Über die Grenzen des All ; IV. Nichts ist gekommen ; V. Hier ist Friede / Alban Berg -- [11:25]. Flowers of heaven. Three songs on Korean poetry for soprano and cello. I. The home village ; II. Wildflowers of the mountain ; III. Return to heaven / Robert Mueller -- [26:33]. Buru for voice and chamber ensemble / Suhki Kang -- [40:54]. Little sketches for soprano and flute / Ivan Elezovic -- [49:22]. Labyrinth …

Lynne Ramsey, Violist: Biography, Pedagogical Background, Teaching Techniques, And Career Advice, Ignacio Cuello

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research document explores teaching methods, career advice, and major influences that shaped the professional course of the violist Lynne Ramsey. Ramsey teaches viola at the Cleveland Institute of Music and is first assistant principal viola in the Cleveland Orchestra. For over thirty years, she has taught countless viola students in the US while maintaining a full-time performance career.

The introductory chapter covers Ramsey’s biographical and educational backgrounds during her time as a student of Ramon Scavelli, David Dawson, and Karen Tuttle. It is worth mentioning that Tuttle was the primary student of one of the best-known violists in …

Salvaging The Style Of Frei Aber Einsam In The Music Of Brahms: Proposing A Historically Informed Performance Practice For The Three Sonatas For Violin And Piano Of Johannes Brahms, Opp. 78, 100, And 108, Phillip Alexander Ducreay

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis explores scholarship relevant to assembling a historically informed performance practice of Brahms’s three Violin Sonatas, Opp. 78, 100, and 108 in the nineteenth-century Germanic violin tradition of which, Joseph Joachim was its greatest proponent. This inquiry, which primarily examines surviving evidence of Joachim, his pedagogical ilk, and the circle of Brahms, engages with a variety of 19th and early 20th century Germanic musical and textual evidence, including nineteenth-century musical editions, correspondence and other archival materials, and early recorded performances to propose a historically informed style. In presenting this historiography of materials relevant to forming a historically informed interpretation …

Vital Performance: Culture, Worldview, And Romanticist Performance Practice With Application In Franz Liszt’S Consolations And Années De Pèlerinage Première Année, Andrew John Snedden

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis examines issues of historical performance in the piano music of Franz Liszt, positing cultural exegesis as an overlooked source of evidence. Philosophical biases underlying mainstream C20th performance approaches (and their inhibiting potential) are discussed. A detailed reconstruction of Romanticist style is made with attention to primary sources, including historical recordings. A nomenclature for score annotation and an analytical paradigm for identification and application of Romanticist performance characteristics are proposed. These are experimentally applied, referencing exegetical insights, in Liszt’s Consolations and Années de Pèlerinage: Première Année through annotated scores and studio recordings on an 1860’s Érard grand