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A Study Of The Steel Pan: A Guide To Two Tenor Pan Etudes, Lilith Manes

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project will be a presentation of the research, processes, and results of composing two etudes for the tenor steelpan. The difficulty and applications of the accompanying etudes vary, but they are primarily intended for high school students or intermediate pannists. The purpose of this research project is twofold: to provide a brief description of the history of the steelpan and its integration into the United States education system in order to illustrate the need for original compositions and to serve as a guide to the teaching process of each composition provided. This paper will also give a detailed explanation …

“Beychella:” Beyoncé’S Homecoming To A Futuristic Queer Utopian, Jolie V. Brownell

sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies

Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance and 2019 Homecoming film set the stage for a radical Black queer reimagining. Yet, how can Beyoncé—who is straight—be located within a queer critique? In this paper, I argue that through a radical and political expansion of queer, the creative deployment of dis/identification, and the unapologetic expression of the erotic, Beyoncé performs an embodiment of queer of color critique. These creative gestures within “Beychella” invite viewers into a queer futuristic utopian and provide new creative modes to politically inhabit, resist, and reimagine interlocking systems of oppression.

Keywords: Beyoncé, queer, dis/identification, erotic, QoCC, …

Concert Recording 2021-11-14a, Lorilee Erdman, Katelyn Barry, Abigail Short, Josue Avelar, Olivia Harrison, Derrick Rassinier, Sungkun Jung

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Shepherds of Provence. I. Pastorale Provençale ; II. Chant des Bergers Provençaux ; III. Sous les étoiles ; IV. Fête villageoise / Eugene Bozza -- [11:53]. Brush strokes. I. Monet ; II. Seurat ; III. Van Gogh ; IV. Pollock / Alyssa Morris -- [25:12]. La cheminée du roi rené, Suite for woodwind quintet. I. Cortége ; II. Aubade ; III. Jongleurs ; IV. La maousinglade ; V. Joutes sur l'arc ; VI. Chasse á valabre ; VII. Madrigal-nocturne / Darius Milhaud -- [41:32]. Trio in A minor, op. 188 for oboe, horn and piano. I. Allegro moderato ; …

Concert Recording 2021-11-19a, Katelyn Barry, Mickel Gordon, Lorilee Erdman

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Chrysalis. I. Caterpillar / Alyssa Morris -- [03:59]. Oboe sonata I. Aria ; II. Scherzo ; III. Final / Henri Dutilleux -- [15:43]. Shepherds of Provence / Eugene Bozza -- [26:33]. Morceau de salon, op. 228 / Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda.

Concert Recording 2021-11-16, Eric Troiano, Tyler Trickey, Bailey Ross, Quintin Roper, Crystal Espinosa, Haley Evans, Gabriel Garcia, Andrew Swerts, Markell Cox, Dylan Matheny, Sallie Hendrix, Max Morrow, Dylan Engholm, Nathan Alexander, Erin Newberry, Ryan Miller, Eric Aguilar, Catherine Ryan, Bumblebee Saxophone Quartet, Kopi Saxophone Quartet, Sunaru Saxophone Quartet, Rose Saxophone Quartet, Castalia Saxophone Quartet, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Saxophone Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Cello Suite No. 4. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [05:49]. Black Mary / Shelley Washington -- [14:54]. Ali / Alex Mincek -- [20:02]. Premiere Quatour. Andante / Jean Baptiste Singelee -- [26:15]. Variations Saxophoniques / Fernande Decruck -- [36:03]. Mountain Roads. Overture / David Maslanka -- [42:45]. Passaggi. Bugarka / Pepito Ros -- [47:46]. Blueprint / Caroline Shaw ; arranged by Dylan Matheny -- [55:16]. Lo Yisa Goy / Stacy Garrop -- [01:01:30]. First Suite in E-flat. Chaconne / Gustav Holst ; arranged by Christian T. Anderson.

Concert Recording 2021-04-14, Jude Balthazar, Hyun Kim

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Athalia. Gentle airs melodious strains / George Frederic Handel -- [03:11]. Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert, Op. 48. Bitten ; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [09:46]. Seven melodies, op. 2. Sérénade Italienne ; [11:43]. Le colibri / Ernest Chausson -- [16:05]. Ayiti Peyi salè (Haiti, sunny island) / Emeline Michel -- [20:22]. Italian romanze. A vucchella ; L 'ultimo bacio / Francesco Paulo Tosti -- [25:00 ]. A view from the bridge. New York lights / William Bolcom.

The Interface And Instrumentality Of Eurorack Modular Synthesis, Eliot Bates

Publications and Research

In this essay, I will examine a couple of aspects of hardware modular synthesizers which, despite not being a “new” morphological form (most commercially sold synthesizers from the 1960s through the early 1970s were modular), experienced an extremely unlikely expansion of interest and activity in the mid-1990s. With a contemporary modular synth, users buy a powered rack that holds modules specific to one of several competing formats. For the two most widely adopted formats, Eurorack (sometimes called 3U in reference to the height of modules, or Doepfer A-100 after the first branded system to adopt this panel height) and MOTM/MU …

Concert Recording 2021-04-21, Sarah Mcphail, Xiao Yang

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Concerto no. 7 in E minor for flute and piano. I. Allegro / François Devienne -- [08:45]. Serenade for flute and piano, op. 35 / Howard Hanson -- [14:45]. Deep blue for flute and piano / Ian Clarke -- [20:49]. Fantasia in D major for flute solo / Friedrich Kuhlau.

Concert Recording 2021-04-27, Peter Scott, Xiao Yang

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Proverbially / Tom Davoren -- [08:27]. Songs of travel. I. The vagabond ; II. Let beauty awake ; III. The roadside fire ; IV. Youth and love / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- [19:18]. Sonata in E-flat major, BMV 1031 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [28:47]. FLOW / Benjamin Taylor -- [36:45]. Caprice en forme de valse / Paul Bonneau -- [42:47]. Bitcoin's bull run / Benjamin Taylor.

Jacob Brandenburg Master Of Music Recital Abstract, Jacob Brandenburg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This recital abstract serves as supplemental material to the Master of Music degree recital by Jacob Brandenburg. The recital will take place on March 26, 2021,at 8:00 p.m. Central Standard Time in Bengtson Auditorium at the University of Northern Iowa. Works by composers Paul Hindemith, Ida Gotkovsky, Daniel Asia, and Joan Tower will be performed. Performers Andrea Verburg and Dr. Robin Guy will collaborate with Brandenburg for this recital. In addition to providing musical and historical context, this document will address specific considerations regarding performance practice for each piece.

The Three Piano Sonatas By José De Almeida Penalva, Heron Alvim Moreira

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research project discusses the three piano sonatas by José de Almeida Penalva (1924-2002), a priest and composer from the southern region of Brazil, who lived most of his life in the city of Curitiba, in Paraná state.

Along with overall information about the composer’s life and general output, the reader will find brief discussions of Penalva’s keyboard works, along with comprehensive formal analyses of his three piano sonatas.

Sonata no. 1 (1970, chronologically the second to be written) appears in one large movement that reveals two distinct sections. Its language is atonal and its first section displays sonata-allegro form. …

The Joyful Path Of Lifelong Mastery Of The Piano, John Alan Rose

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Designed to function as a handbook for pianists, this research project is written in a friendly manner. Organized by theme, it contains a multiplicity of approaches that pianists at all levels can apply to their daily piano practice to help deepen the meaning and efficacy of their work. No matter what role the piano plays in your life, there is much in this document that will help you find joy as you discover new things about yourself through practicing the piano. From methods of practice to philosophies by established performers, this project has enough material to be kept within arm’s …

A Performance Guide To Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet For Solo Tuba, John Christopher Dicesare

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the most recent brass instrument to be added to the standard orchestra, the tuba’s solo repertoire is relatively new compared to other orchestral instruments. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the first major concerto for tuba in 1954, over 100 years after the tuba’s creation in 1835 by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz. Though many composers — including Bruce Broughton, Eric Ewazen, Paul Hindemith, Gunther Schuller, and John Williams — have written solos for the tuba since Vaughan Williams, performers rely on arrangements and transcriptions of existing works to fill gaps in the repertoire. In 2011, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s …

Chamber Music Fundamentals And Rehearsal Techniques For Advancing String Students, Gabrielle Padilla

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Chamber music pedagogy is an area that is crucial to a comprehensive music education. There is no manual when it comes to chamber music rehearsal or coaching techniques. Many of the great quartets have biographies written on them, yet few shed light on how the quartet handled the problem-solving processes used during rehearsal. This could be due to the longstanding tradition of string quartet education which uses a coach or leader who shares their wisdom and techniques, often as they had learned as young chamber musicians. Without this guidance, young quartets (and sometimes coaches) often have few ideas of how …

Concert Recording 2021-11-09, Ashley Trotter, Hyun Kim, Elizabeth Emberton, Garrett Vogel, Gloria Deveraux, Jasmine Araujo, Juan Garcia, Max Hinojosa, Helen Becqué, Rachael Forster, Sonya Faulknor, Tori Rudolph, Will Rollerson, Moon-Sook Park

Concert Recordings & Programs

Come all, come all ye youngsters / Henry Purcell -- Vergin tutto amor / Francesco Durante -- Du bist die Ruh / Franz Schubert -- Paride ed Elena. Spiagge amate / Christoph Gluck -- Dichterliebe. Ich grolle nicht / Robert Schumann -- L’ultima canzone / Francesco Tosti -- A chloris / Reynaldo Hahn -- Nichts / Richard Strauss -- Let beauty awake / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- Beau soir / Claude Debussy -- Die nachtigall / Alban Berg -- Four Dickinson songs. Will there really be a morning? / Lori Laitman -- Pierrot / Debussy -- Die Entführung aus dem …

Concert Recording 2021-12-02, Merritt Denton, Chloe Harder, Grace Clark, Jeffrey A. Murdock, Isabella Adams, Abigail Short, Hyun Kim, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. University Chamber Orchestra

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043. I. Vivace ; II. Largo ma non troppo ; III. Allegro / J.S. Bach -- [17:51]. Arioso, from Cantata no. 156, Ich Steh, mit einmem Fuss in Grave J.S. Bach -- [23:33]. Anna Magdalena notebook. Bist du bei mir, BWV 508, / J.S. Bach -- [26:18]. Silent night.

Concert Recording 2021-11-08, Hannah Myers, Casey Hanauer, Michael Lindsey, Maryfrances Bressler, Gavin Engholm, Logan Morris, Jenna Wheeler, Lorilee Erdman, Katelyn Barry, Abigail Short, Josue Avelar, Theresa Delaplain, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Blossom Winds

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Six metamorphoses after Ovid. I. Pan ; IV. Bacchus ; V. Narcissus / Benjamin Britten -- [08:33]. Wind quintet, op. 79. I. Allegro non troppo / August Klughardt -- [17:19]. Shepherds of provence. I. Pastorale provencale ; II. Chant des berges provencaux (Call at dawn) ; III. Sous les etoiles (Beneath the stars) ; IV. Fete villageoise / Eugene Bozza -- [28:36]. Trio, op. 87. I. Allegro / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [37:59]. Brushstrokes. I. Monet / Alyssa Morris -- [41:03]. The dark-eyed sailor / Ralph Vaughan Williams ; arranged by Bussick.

Concert Recording 2021-10-21, Ronda Mains, Theresa Delaplain, Lia Uribe, Dominic K. Na, Robert Mueller, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Razorbones

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:03]. La Pointe au Portail -- [09:45]. Deserted paths. To the hayfields ; To the mountains ; To the old cemetary -- [24:02]. Mantra -- [32:52]. Rhapsodies and interludes / Robert Mueller.

Concert Recording 2021-12-07, Maryfrances Bressler, Dylan Matheny, Josue Todd, Morgan Brown, James Joseph, Susan Shelton, Juan Santos-Sierra, Colton Townsend, Fernando Valencia, Kerlín Malza Boniche, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Latin American Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Bien sabroso / Poncho Sanchez ; arranged by Fernando Valencia -- [05:44]. Come candela / Mongo Santamaría ; arranged by Valencia -- [11:08]. Philly mambo / Tito Puente -- [14:58]. Como la flor / Ricardo Vela ; arranged by Valencia -- [20:02]. Maria Cervantes / Noro Morales ; arranged by Valencia -- [25:48]. Afro blue / Mongo Santamaría -- [32:02]. Get up and dance / James Joseph.

Concert Recording 2021-04-13, Maryfrances Bressler, Xiao Yang

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata for flute and piano in E minor BWV 1034. III. Andante ; IV. Allegro / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [07:58]. Odelette for flute and piano op. 162 / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [15:58]. Pièce pour flute seule / Jacques Ibert -- [20:42]. Nocturne for flute and piano / Georges Barrère.

"A Long Life In Music:" The Career And Legacy Of Ann Schein, Anthony William Gray

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research paper is devoted to the life, career, teaching and legacy of the celebrated pianist Ann Schein. Having led a remarkable career spanning more than six decades, Schein was taught by such towering figures as Mieczysław Munz, Arthur Rubinstein and Dame Myra Hess and has in turn influenced countless musicians through her own teaching. This research paper includes a detailed portrait of Schein through a biography, an interview with Schein, and interviews with six of her former students from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University: Dr. Matthew Bengtson, Ms. Ya-Ting Chang, Dr. Inna Faliks, Dr. Mansoon Han …

A Foundation For Collaboration: An Analysis Of Robert Schumann’S Dichterliebe, Op. 48, Kailang Zhan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This paper provides an analysis of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe offering historical information and insights into each of the sixteen songs. The analysis includes the English translation of the texts and discussion of the form of each song as well as highlights of the special moments of harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic structure in relation to Schumann’s setting of each poem. The analysis provides a foundation for collaborative skills for the singer and pianist for the study and performance of Dichterliebe. In addition, the paper includes brief biographies of Robert Schumann and Heinrich Heine and background information on the poetry and …

A Selective Study On Chinese Art Songs After 1950, Gehui Zhu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insightful study of Chinese art songs after 1950. A number of works have been written in English about the repertoire of Chinese art songs, but most of these studies concentrated on songs written before 1950. It is difficult for English speakers to find and study Chinese art songs after 1950. In fact, they have largely been ignored. However, these songs have significant pedagogical and aesthetic values. This study aims to provide musicians and voice teachers a handy and practical tool to study and sing Chinese art songs composed after 1950.

This …

Fostering Music Performers In The 21st Century: A Contemporary Professional Perspective Toward A New Curricular Agenda For Graduate Study In Music, Andre Januario

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

What if the core curriculum for graduate students in music performance were designed to prepare students to succeed in the world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

This dissertation offers a hypothetical answer: a structured and systematic academic curricular framework for music graduate students of performance of concert music (especially those in terminal degrees, such as doctoral students), along with music instructors, professional music performers, school administrators, and college professors, seeking to prepare such students for achieving and maintaining a music career more in keeping with the current work environment, especially those skills demanded by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the …

Tasteful Piano Performance In Classic-Era Britain, James Huntingford

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In recent decades, British solo piano repertoire of the Classic era has attracted increasing interest from researchers. A number of scholars have sought to identify the compositional elements that comprise late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British piano music. Despite this interest, there has been little research into the conventions of performance with which this repertoire is inextricably associated. Moreover, scant attention has been given to the notions of taste that are so often encountered in contemporaneous music treatises and philosophical writings. This thesis addresses these gaps in the existing literature by examining tasteful piano performance in late eighteenth- and early …