Music Performance Commons^™

Chamber Studio Recital, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2016-2017

Chamber Music performed by the students of professors, Karin Thompson, Carla Trynchuk and Chi Yong Yun

Sunday Music Series, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2016-2017

Peter Cooper (pianist) featuring works by Bach, Liszt, Ravel and Brahms.

William Bolcom’S "Twelve New Etudes" (1988): Theoretical And Interpretative Analysis, Ran Dank

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Ever since its naissance, composer William Bolcom’s set of Twelve New Etudes has garnered great critical praise, culminating with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1988. Although much has been written about the background surrounding the creation of these pieces and their technical novelty, no formal analysis of this set of etudes has been published.

This dissertation thoroughly examines the various aspects which hold these pieces together. Each etude is analyzed according to a clearly defined set of criteria: dynamics, compositional language, range, texture, articulation and contour, meter and rhythm, and form. In addition, a more detailed analysis is offered, providing …

Sunday Music Series, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2016-2017

Joseph Brooks (clarinet), Karin Thompson (cello) and Kraig Scott (piano) featuring works by Vincent d'Indy and Robert Muczynski.

Transcending The Keyboard: The Development Of Non-Traditional Piano Techniques, Brian Hinkley

Music: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Piano Recital, Andrews University

Department Assembly Recitals 2016-2017

Collaborative Piano Showcase Recital, performed by students from the Piano Studio.

Faculty Recital - Chi Yong Yun, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2016-2017

Howard Presents Series

Faculty recital by Chi Yong Yun featuring works by Haydn, Liszt and Schumann.

Court Musician: Four-Year Starter Sam Willson Is Composed On The Basketball Court - And At The Keyboard, Charles Eichacker

Colby Magazine

Four-year starter Sam Willson is composed on the basketball court—and at the keyboard

"Werke Für Klavier Zu Vier Händen" By Franz Schubert, Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2013, Su Yin Mak

Performance Practice Review

Su Yin Mak discusses Bärenreiter's 2013 edition of Schubert's work.

Schubert, Franz. Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen, Band III, ed. Walburga Litschauer (Nos. 2-5) and Werner Aderhold (No. 1); Urtext of the New Schubert Edition, BA 9645. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2013.

ISMN: 9790006539871.

"Beyond The Score: Music As Performance" By Nicholas Cook, Aron Edidin

Performance Practice Review

Aron Edidin reviews and discusses Nicholas Cook's 2013 work. Cook, Nicholas. Beyond the Score: Music as Performance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-19-935740-6.

A Comparative History And The Importance Of Chamber Music, Aaron M. Sacks

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone presentation focuses on the role of chamber music in both social and academic contexts. Using examples from the past five centuries and including local examples, parallels and divergences are drawn to points of most import. The spotlight is upon three areas: a) what the role of chamber music was in the past, compared to today; b) why it is an important genre, to both musicians, as well as non-musicians, and c) in what ways more exposure to the form can be built. Much of the focus is on composers and their influence, but the impact of and upon …

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 843. This collection consists of interviews and photographs collected by Mark Brown which highlight the Kentucky Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship recipients from 2013. Brown has provided interviews between the masters and apprentices, photos, and typescripts sharing not only their experiences but some of their performance work as well.

Second Sunday Concert - Carla Trynchuk And Chi Yong Yun, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2015-2016

Carla Trynchuk (violin) and Chi Yong Yun (piano) featuring works by Beethoven, Dvorak, Sibelius and Brahms.

An Underestimated Master: A Critical Analysis Of Carl Czerny's Eleven Piano Sonatas And His Contribution To The Genre, Levi Keith Larson

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

Carl Czerny is unquestionably a well-known figure in the history of nineteenth-century pianism. He was a pupil of the great Beethoven, and later taught young Franz Liszt, thereby initiating a pedagogical lineage that continues to this day. Czerny’s pedagogical material is still relevant to contemporary piano education, and many of his treatises are valuable resources for understanding Classical and early Romantic musical culture. Although Czerny is known for being an accomplished piano teacher, he was also a highly prolific composer. His oeuvre totals 861 opus numbers, many of which contain multiple pieces. Czerny also penned a variety of compositions that …

Debussy And Schoenberg: Two Musical Reactions To Late Romanticism, Priscila Ott Falcao Oliveira

Dissertations, 2014-2019

Debussy and Schoenberg were arguably the most important composers at the turn of the twentieth century. Their musical and theoretical innovations influenced many generations of composers, and opened doors for new possibilities in music. Debussy and Schoenberg represent two different musical directions born of two different artistic conceptions and traditions. In comparing the two composers one can see the opposition between France and Germany, between impressionism and expressionism, between tradition and revolution. They both wrote significant piano pieces that illustrate the evolution of their compositional techniques and styles. Debussy and Schoenberg left letters and essays with their opinions about music, …

The Adventurous Monk: A Discussion Of Eric Reed’S Improvisational Techniques And The Influence Of Thelonious Monk, Vaughn Beaver

Theses : Honours

This dissertation examines the improvisational style of notable jazz pianist Eric Reed, focusing on select performances from the album The Adventurous Monk. As is common for contemporary artists, Reed has not yet been the focus of academic study, despite the fact that his vast experience – particularly with jazz luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis – warranted such investigation. The endeavour of this research was to discuss the observable influence of Thelonious Monk on Reed’s improvisational style through musical transcription and comparative analysis of the two pianists’ solos on the Monk compositions ‘Work’ and ‘Nutty’. Complete Monk transcriptions were initially analysed …

Golliwog's Cakewalk From Children's Corner Arranged For Clarinet Quartet, Elizabeth Johnson

Honors Projects

By demonstrating integrated learning through interdisciplinary connections between music performance and arranging techniques, this honors project was the culmination of a process of using my knowledge of piano and clarinet performance techniques to arrange the piece “Golliwog’s Cakewalk” by Claude Debussy from piano to clarinet quartet. To arrange the piece for clarinet quartet, I utilized my experience in playing piano and clarinet to critically analyze the piano score and decide how it would best aurally transfer to an ensemble of four clarinets. The project also demonstrates critical thinking as I arranged the piece to be at a playing level appropriate …

"Off The Record: Performing Practices In Romantic Piano Playing" By Neal Peres Da Costa, William Kinderman

Performance Practice Review

William Kinderman discusses and reviews Peres Da Costa's 2012 work.

Peres Da Costa, Neal. Off the Record: Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.

ISBN: 978-0-19-538691-2

Your Guide On Learning How To Play The Piano, Jankiben Patel

Senior Theses

I’ve had a strong desire to learn how to play a piano ever since my first music class in elementary school. I asked my parents if I could receive piano lessons. They saw how extremely excited I was and they agreed to seek out a piano instructor for me. Unfortunately, my parents soon realized that they simply could not afford the fees. I brought up the topic a few more times, but to no avail. In middle school, I joined the band to play the clarinet. Although my hopes of playing the piano were put on hold, I grasped this …

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Music Alive Faculty & Guest Artist Collaboration Series, A Tour Around The World: Hamburg, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Stephen Lawson, Horn, Henning Vauth, Piano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Stephen Lawson, Henning Vauth

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Tour Around The World: Hamburg, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Stephen Lawson, Horn, Henning Vauth, Piano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Stephen Lawson, Henning Vauth

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Mirrors, Zachary R. Ross

Undergraduate Honors Theses

MIRRORS is a cycle of songs composed for soprano voice and piano using five poems by Sylvia Plath. The work features the creation of a protagonist and tells a chronological story through the arrangement of the five poems colored and unified by the manipulation of a thematic twelve-tone row.

Tracing The Development Of Vivaldi's "L' Estro Armonico" Concerto No. 8 In A Minor Through J.S. Bach And Samuil Feinberg's Keyboard Transcriptions: Exploring The Possibilities Of A Modern Authentic Performance, Andreas Xenopoulos

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

This document explores the development of the Concerto No.8 in A minor from the collection L’Estro Armonico by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) through the transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and Samuil Feinberg (1890–1962). Feinberg was a Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and piano pedagogue, highly influenced by the teaching of Franz Liszt and the principles of the new, modern ‘piano school’ during the end of the 19^th century. Biographical information about Samuil Feinberg along with the influences Franz Liszt had upon piano education in Russia and the Moscow conservatory in particular is offered. Two comprehensive comparisons between the two …

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Kayla Ariyan And Madelyn Mazzeo, Flutes, Kayla Ariyan, Madelyn Mazzeo

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Master's Degree Recital With Jiao Li, Piano, Jiao Li

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents Richard Kravchak, Oboe, Stephen Lawson, Horn, Henning Vauth, Piano, Richard Kravchak, Stephen Lawson, Henning Vauth

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Degree Recital With Derek Ellis, Piano, Derek Ellis

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Piano Guest Artist Recital With Dr. Arunesh Nadgir, Arunesh Nadgir

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Faculty Recital, Reed Smith, Violin, Wendell Dobbs, Flute, With Guest, John Ingram, Piano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Wendell B. Dobbs

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Shey Dillon, Flute, Shey Dillon

All Performances

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