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Where Do We Go From Here? A Semi-Autobiographical Performance Exploration Into The Therapeutic Benefits Of Theatre, Emma Elliott

Scripps Senior Theses

My intention in this performance is to create a therapeutic theatrical process for myself and engage the audience with intense emotional vulnerability regarding the combination and validation of the nobody and performative self. I utilized both my vocal and acting training to work through emotional trauma that I have experienced and created a musical performance to demonstrate my journey of therapy and emotional reconciliation within myself and my family. I focused my research on using autobiographical performances to solidify and validate the identity of the performer to an audience. In doing so, this allows the performers to become the …

A Musical-Historical Study Of Italian Influences In Three Regina Caeli Of The French Baroque Period, Marie-France Duclos

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The French baroque petit motet was the most prolific genre of seventeenth-century France. In this study, three petits motets, specifically Regina caeli settings of French composers Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Nicolas Bernier and François Couperin are examined with an emphasis on the motets’ historical context in relation to the French monarchy and the Italian concepts that the composers incorporated into each work. All three Regina caeli settings display some Italian compositional techniques of the stile moderno in various degrees and were written in different contextual ecclesiastic milieux.

The intersections of, as well as distinctions between, musical ideas of traditional French style …

A Performance Guide To Arthur Bliss's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Andrew Braddock

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Arthur Bliss’s Sonata for Viola and Piano stands as a significant achievement in early twentieth-century chamber music for viola and is the result of a fruitful collaboration between composer and virtuoso performer. Multiple scholars recognize the sonata as one of Bliss’s finest works. Despite these accolades, the work has failed to attract sustained scholarly investigation. This document provides performers with the necessary tools for a thorough and contextualized presentation of the work. The main body of this study details the technical aspects of performing the sonata: viola technique, expressive challenges, and ensemble concerns. Preceding this, I cover the relevant biographical …

An Approach To Jazz Improvisation For Intermediate Saxophonists, Justin Evangelist

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project is an organization of the author’s thoughts on teaching jazz improvisational concepts to saxophonists at a beginning to intermediate level of playing ability. Firstly, it discusses the skills students should acquire before studying jazz improvisation. It will focus primarily on building good practice habits through the development of desirable jazz tone and technique. Additionally, this project will offer explanations for understanding how jazz standards are constructed in terms of form and how they are performed. Lastly, this project will introduce several basic concepts the student can use to construct improvised melodies, such as modal scales, blues scales, seventh …

The Performer-Composer: A Reimagined Career Pathway For The Modern-Day Saxophonist, Jazmin Ealden

Theses : Honours

The ambiguity of the twenty-first century classical musician career pathway has resulted in a change of professional traditions and opportunities for musicians both within Australia and internationally. The literature discussing the portfolio career model of musicians demonstrates a clear place for this career in the current music industry; one such pathway is that of the performercomposer musician. The aim of this research project was to explore the career pathways of three performer-composer saxophonists. Specifically, this study aimed to identify the change and development of traditional composer-performer roles, explore the fluidity in the spectrum of composer and performer led creative outputs, …

Concert Recording 2019-04-02, Richard Rulli, Micah Walsh-Levi, Cory Mixdorf, Benjamin Pierce, Benjamin Grief, Blake Manternach, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Boston Mountain Brassworks

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. March from Four pieces, op. 33 / Julius Klengel ; arranged by Jay Lichtmann -- [02:31]. Fugue no. 9 BWV 878 from The well-tempered clavier / Johann Sebastian Bach ; arranged by Jay Lichtman -- [04:52]. Elegy / William Grant Still ; arranged by Cory Mixdorf -- [09:21]. Centone no. 10 / Pieter Hellendael ; arranged by Verne Reynolds -- [20:36]. Être ou ne pas Être (To be or not to be) / Henri Tomasi -- [25:55]. Suite for brass quartet. I. Moderato marziale ; II. Andante ; III. Introduction - moderato -- allegro / James Stabile -- [32:18]. …

Concert Recording 2019-04-14b, Kolby Palmore, Tanna Waltman, Carson Vanduch

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Dis Architecture / Dave Hall -- [13:00]. Adagio / Samuel Barber; arranged by Nancy Zeltman -- [21:50]. Faded lines / Andrea Venet -- [25:06]. Three shells / Christopher Deane -- [36:14]. Pure imagination / Leslie Bricusse ; Anthony Newly ; arranged by Alex Stopa -- [40:17]. Chopstakovich / Jesse Sieff.

A Survey Of The History Of The Concertmaster Through The Baroque, Classical, And Romantic Eras, Leah E. Bonas

Theses and Dissertations

During the evolution of the orchestra from 1600-1900, the concertmaster remained a key leadership figure who held great influence over the ensemble. This paper examines the concertmaster’s changing role in the orchestra throughout the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras and studies the examples of exceptional concertmasters from each era, giving further historical insight into the lives and duties in of these orchestral leaders and musicians. During the Baroque era, when ensembles lacked conductors, the concertmaster shared control of the orchestra with the keyboard-player or time-beater. During the Classical Era, the concertmaster gained a larger role in the orchestra and often …

Concert Recording 2019-11-20, Benjamin Turner, Amber Burks, Catherine Ryan, Mckenzie Thompson, Mikhail Silcox, Bailey Ross, Ryan Miller, Eric Aguilar, Dylan Engholm, Max Morrow, Bradley Chu, Nathan Alexander, Pablo Aguilar, Caleb Mathis, Lucas Bellaiche, Brian Matney, Landon Cole, Samantha Canon, Grant Hollis, Austin Mcfarland, Saturn Quartet, Mars Quartet, Sapphire Quartet, Mercurian Quartet, Cardinal Quartet, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Saxophone Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Quatour pour saxophones. I. Gaiete Villageoise / F. & M. Jeanjean -- [04:17]. Memory from "Nepomuk's dances" / Marcelo Zarvos -- [11:30]. Quatour pour saxophones. II. Doloroso III. Spirituoso / P.M. Dubois -- [17:07]. Danza 2016 / Lucky Chops -- [22:16]. Howler back / Zack Browning -- [23:54]. Dusk / Steven Bryant -- [28:11]. Oileain reel / Craig Richards.

Concert Recording 2019-03-09a, Austin Mcfarland, Landon Cole, Victoria Ledbetter, Samantha Ellis, Jenny Chang, Benjamin Cook, Carson Vanduch, Shelby Swanson-Williams, Connor Gott

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Duo sonata / Gregory Wanamaker -- [05:53 ]. Aulos - In memorium a Debussy / Ivana Loudova -- [09:13]. Strange humors / JohnMackey -- [14:16]. Circus parade / Pierre Max Dubois -- [26:44]. Parable XI for solo alto saxophone / Vincent Persichetti -- [32:54]. Three preludes / George Gershwin ; arranged by Ryan Reynolds.

Concert Recording 2019-04-05, Benjamin Grief, Miroslava Panayotova, Savannah Ellis, Fiona Slaughter, Krysten Williamson, Jessica Thompson, Jordan Strickland, Van Powell, Don Mayall

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00] Concerto for bass trombone and band. I. Allegro con energico; II. Adagio molto ; III. Allegro molto vivace / Derek Bourgeois -- [16:52]. Piano prelude no. 2 ""Blue lullaby"" / George Gershwin -- [21:31]. New Orleans / Eugene Bozza [28:14]. 1+5 / Frigyes Hidas -- [41:07]. There will never be another you / Harry Warren -- [50:10]. Devil's waltz / Steven Verhelst.

Concert Recording 2019-03-30c, Kaitlyn Craven, Clayre Parson, Dennese Adkins, Ann Rye, Victoria Ledbetter, Savannah Ellis, Fiona Slaughter, Katelyn Barry, Florencia Zuloaga, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Traci Hall, Emily James, Lisa Kulczak, Samantha Canon, Bryce Owens, Anastasia Mills, Isaac Orvin, Connor Gott, Charles Hartman, Dominique Phillips, Jordan Barnes, Donald Bohanon, Hyun Kim

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Kokopelli / Katherine Hoover -- [04:06]. Mélodie in C-sharp minor, op. 4, no. 2 Notturno in G minor / Fanny Cecile Mendelssohn -- [10:07]. Cowboy songs / Libby Larsen -- [16:36]. Sound bytes. I. Invention ; II. Thirds ; III. Short circuit ; IV. Get up / Katherine Hoover -- [22:36]. Overheard on a saltmarsh / Erin Goad -- [30:31]. Sonatina for clarinet and piano / Caroline Schleicher Krämer -- [40:47]. Winter spirits / Katherine Hoover -- [45:19]. I never saw another butterfly . The butterfly from/ Lori Laitman -- [49:51]. Demented dances. Erratic polka from / Elizabeth Greener …

Concert Recording 2019-04-07c, Landon Cole, Savannah Ellis, Austin Mcfarland, Samantha Canon, Eric Troiano, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Hyun Kim, Tanna Waltman, Grant Hollis, Mikhail Silcox, Benjamin Turner, Ryan Miller, Bailey Ross

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Janus / Paul Hayden -- [08:43]. Duo sonata / Gregory Wanamaker -- [15:31]. Ciudades. Sarajevo ; Addis Ababa / Guillermo Lago -- [24:41 Pit band / William Albright -- [35:39]. Crossroads songs / Evan Chambers -- [50:47]. I encourage the bickering / Dan Puccio.

(Miss) Representation: An Analysis Of The Music Videos And Lyrics Of Janelle Monae As An Expression Of Femininity, Feminism, And Female Rage, Amy Dworsky

Honors College Theses

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2019-11-11, Tori Rudolph, Lisa Auten, Katelyn Barry

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Quia respexit from Magnificat / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [02:59]. An Chloe / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [05:45]. Auf dem Wasser zu singen / Franz Schubert -- [09:27]. Le spectre de la rose / Hector Berlioz -- [14:49]. Mandoline / Gabriel Faure -- [16:35]. I carry your heart / John Duke -- [19:14]. Love's philosophy / Roger Quilter -- [20:55]. Les contes d'Hoffmann. Les oiseaux dans la charmille / Jacques Offenbach.

Concert Recording 2019-04-23a, Dennese Adkins, Ann Rye

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Samson, HWV 57. Let the bright seraphim / George Frederic Handel -- [00:39].Les nuits d'été, H 81. 1. Villanelle ; 2. Le spectre de la rose / Hector Berlioz -- [08:56]. Auf dem Strom, D 943 / Franz Schubert -- [18:42]. Brentano Lieder, Op. 68. 1. An die Nacht ; 2. Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden ; 3. Säus'le, liebe Myrte! / Richard Strauss -- [29:23]. Genius child. Winter moon ; To be somebody ; Joy / Ricky Ian Gordon --[35:29]. Cowboy songs. 1. Bucking bronco ; 2. Lift me into heaven slowly ; 3. Billy the kid / …

Cover

Soundboard Scholar

The scene of angel musicians on our cover is a detail shot of the topmost portion of the famous “Paradiso” fresco in the Cathedral of Orvieto, Italy. It was painted by Luca Signorelli in 1499, at the very time of Columbus’s third voyage, when (as Richard Pinnell explains in this issue) Spanish guitarras and vihuelas were first being introduced to the New World. The Signorelli fresco’s music-historical interest for us lies in the guitar-like instrument depicted in the hands of the highest angel in the heavenly ensemble—a position of no small honor for her or her instrument. It is approximately …

Editor's Letter, Thomas Heck

Soundboard Scholar

An introduction to the contents of this issue.

The Early Guitar In The New World: Its Route From Seville To Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, And Cubagua (1497–1550), Richard T. Pinnell

Soundboard Scholar

Pinnell discusses the history of guitar in the New World. The third voyage of Christopher Columbus was not only the first of the Columbian voyages to reach South America along the Venezuelan coastline; it was also the first that explicitly included musical instruments and trained musicians. "Their Catholic Majesties" (Los Reyes Católicos), so designated by Pope Alexander VI upon their defeat of the Moors, had already been quite disappointed with the lack of stability and growth in the grim encampments established by Columbus, so this time they proposed a unique list of professions and skills among the passengers to ensure …

Los Romeros: Royal Family Of The Spanish Guitar By Walter Aaron Clark, Richard Long

Soundboard Scholar

A review of Los Romeros: Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar by Walter Aaron Clark.

Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle (Elias), Ellwood Colahan

Soundboard Scholar

A review of Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle, album by Elias, Izhar.

Works From La Guitarre Royalle (1671) And Italian Guitar Music Of The Seventeenth Century, Battuto And Pizzicato (Eisenhardt), Ellwood Colahan

Soundboard Scholar

A review of Works from La guitarre royalle (1671) and Italian Guitar Music of the Seventeenth Century, Battuto and Pizzicato.

Francesco Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle (Carter), Ellwood Colahan

Soundboard Scholar

A review of Francesco Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle, album by Carter, William.

Mauro Giuliani And Austrian Folk Music, Stefan Hackl

Soundboard Scholar

Mauro Giuliani, one of the most important figures in the growth and development of the guitar in the earlier nineteenth century, spent his most productive years in Vienna from 1806 to 1819. He was well connected with the cultural and social life of the imperial city, at the time a melting pot which welcomed talented artists with diverse backgrounds from throughout the provinces and neighboring states. Here, Hackl discusses Giuliani's folk songs.

Soundboard Scholar No. 5 (Complete)

Soundboard Scholar

No abstract provided.

21st-Century Spanish Guitar (Levin), Nathan Cornelius

Soundboard Scholar

A review of 21st-Century Spanish Guitar, album by Levin, Adam.

Nineteenth-Century Guitar Songs: An Idiosyncratic Survey, By Ian Gammie, Richard Long

Soundboard Scholar

A review of Nineteenth-Century Guitar Songs: An Idiosyncratic Survey, by Ian Gammie.

Featured Facsimile: Mauro Giuliani’S ZwöLf Neue Wald-LäNdler (Twelve New Forest-LäNdler), Op. 23, Mauro Giuliani

Soundboard Scholar

Giuliani's Zwölf neue Wald-Ländler (Twelve New Forest-Ländler), Op. 23, in score. It was first published by the prestigious firm of Artaria & Co., with plate no. 2710, advertised for sale on 27 January 1810. Characteristic of these waltzes were the chordal (triadic) melodies, inspired stylistically by yodelers and yodeling. The intervallic tuning of the guitar favors the performance of such melodies as these, which evoke a style of folk music that runs deep in Austrian musical consciousness. Usually performed in sets of twelve, all in the same key, a Ländler-reihe (set, or row) usually began slowly, accelerated gradually toward the …

The Life And Work Of Alex Klein, Ramon Thiago Mendes De Oliveira

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Alex Klein is one of the best-known figures of the American oboe school. He is the winner of multiple international competitions, including the first prize at the Geneva’s Concours International d’Execution Musicale. Appointed principal oboe at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1995, Klein is one of the most highly regarded musicians hired during the Barenboim era. His recording of Richard Strauss’ oboe concerto with the CSO was awarded Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra) at the 44th Grammy Awards. In 2004, his tenure at CSO was interrupted due to the onset of Focal Dystonia; which affected multiple fingers in …

How Does The Pronunciation Of Native Languages Affect Beginning Singers? A Research Focusing On Native Mandarin Chinese And American English Speaking Singers, Ruobing Zhao

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The classical style of singing is taught at music institutions around the world as a mainstream artform. The main languages of classical vocal repertoires are Italian, German, French and English, which means most classical singers need to sing in non-native languages. When people learn a new sound from a foreign language, they often search for reference points within their native language(s), which usually is the reason behind singers performing with incorrect accents or diction.

This research focuses on beginning singers whose native language is either Mandarin Chinese or American English. This research introduces the romanization system and basic pronunciation rule …