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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 …

Contemporary Music Notation For The Flute: A Unified Guide To Notational Symbols For Composers And Performers, Ms. Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

David Cope stated: “There are two basic approaches to the study of New Music Notation: codification and comprehension […] what really needs to be done is not to keep listing the diverse ways each composer symbolizes his music or create substantially new and negating systems of notation, but to concentrate on codifying one way for future composers to symbolize their music.”^[1]

In an attempt to limit the inconsistency and complexity characterizing contemporary notation idiomatic to the flute, this paper is the first to adopt Cope’s statement and ultimately apply it in relation to the notation of non-standard extended flute …

The "Organ-Accompanied Solo Motet" In In La Maîtrise, 1857–1861, John David O'Donnell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In his work, Motets for One Voice by Franck, Gounod, and Saint-Saëns, Richard Benefield began the scholarly study of a unique body of repertoire, the organ-accompanied solo motet repertoire of nineteenth century France. While Benefield chose to restrict his project to the work of only three major composers, he indicated other collections of Latin texted solo motets, one of which was the solo motets published in the Parisian church music journal La Maîtrise,between 1857–1861. These songs are examined in terms of historical context, musical features, and possible contemporary uses.

As France recovered from the ravages of the Revolution, …

Discovering The "Finnish Chopin"—Selim Palmgren's 24 Preludes, Op. 17, And Tres Piezas Para Piano, Op. 54, Sijia Wang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) is one of the most significant musical figures in Finland. Unlike Jean Sibelius, who is undoubtedly the greatest Finnish symphonic composer of his time, Palmgren’s concentration is more on smaller-scale character pieces. His contribution to the piano and vocal repertoires earned him the reputation of being the “Chopin of the North” and also the “Schumann of the North.” Palmgren was not only prolific, having written over 300 piano works and 200 vocal pieces, but also versatile, frequently blending within his works various nationalistic, impressionistic, and other musical styles and elements within his works.

This paper is focused …

The Ancient-Future Of Worship Education: The Evangelical-Sacramental Movement's Effect On Modern Worship Education, Jordan Miles Covarelli

Masters Theses

This thesis looks at developments in evangelical/Pentecostal contemporary Christian worship music (CWM) in response to its theological critiques and analyzes the effects they are having on what training worship leaders will need. CWM has grown into a global phenomenon that largely either disregards or is ignorant of its theological critics. The rapid rate of churches adopting CWM practices in their services has led to numerous universities creating post-secondary degrees in Worship Leadership focused specifically on modern expressions of worship. This thesis uses a convergent parallel mixed methods research model to analyze how worship practices are changing in key evangelical-turned-sacramental churches …

Graduate Recital In Viola, Gabriel Mateo Forero Villamizar

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Gabriel Forero Villamizar performed his Master of Music Recital in viola on March 29, 2019, at 8:00 pm in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Art Center’s Davis Hall. He was assisted by pianists James Mick and Sean Botkin. The program selected included the Sonata No.3 for Viola da Gamba in G minor BWV 1029 by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Concerto “Der Schwanendreher” by Paul Hindemith, Morpheus for Viola and Piano by Rebecca Clarke, Cadenza for Solo Viola by Krzysztof Penderecki, and Nahum by David Wallace. This program’s repertoire was selected to represent a wide variety of styles, techniques, and performance …

Latin American Influences On Selected Piano Pieces By Louis Moreau Gottschalk And Darius Milhaud, Hyejeong Seong

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research document examines selected piano works by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) and Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) that are influenced by Latin American cultures.The paper traces the influence of Latin American music and the incorporation of characteristic melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements in the following compositions: Souvenir de Porto Rico, op. 31 (1857) and Souvenir de la Havane, op. 39 (1859) by Gottschalk; Saudades do Brasil, op. 67 (1920-1921) and Brasileira: Third movement of Scaramouche Suite, op. 165b (1937), for Two Pianos, by Milhaud. After a brief introduction, the study reviews the existing related literature about this topic. Then, Chapters Three …

Concert Recording 2019-03-14, Theresa Delaplain, Miroslava Panayotova, Hyun Kim, Robert Mueller, Ronda Mains, Moon-Sook Park, Lia Uribe

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Her voice for oboe d'amore and piano / Robert Mueller -- [07:20]. Bells and grass for oboe and soprano / Julianna Hall -- [13:24]. Up and away: the story of a balloon / Alyssa Morris -- [27:44]. Rachel weeping for her children for oboe, pre-recorded sounds, and digital delay / Robert Mueller -- [35:22]. Trio for flute, oboe, and piano / Madeleine Dring.

Concert Recording 2019-04-09a, Austin Dearing, John Lee, Cody Hutchison, Brandon Garrett, Garrison Dean, Benjamin Pierce, Ethan Andrews, Mason Moore, Ryan Moos, Jordan Alimena, Stephen Hunt

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fanfare / James Barnes -- [01:39]. Contrapunctus IX / J.S. Bach ; arranged by Michael Forbes -- [05:11]. Celestial suite. I. Eclipse ; II. Canzone lunaire. Pt. 1 ; Pt. 2 ; III. Solar plexus / Stephen Bulla -- [13:39]. Misty Mountain / Howard ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [16:01]. Passage to Bangkok / Rush ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [19:30]. Power / John Stevens -- [21:14]. Ballade / John Stevens -- [24:35]. Cherokee / John Schooley -- [29:42]. Go / Michael Forbes -- [35:26]. Canzona Bergamasca / Samuel Scheidt ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [40:49]. …

Concert Recording 2019-12-03a, Austin Dearing, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Concertino (1988) / James Niblock -- [06:39]. Blue Lake fantasies (1995). I. Firefly ; II. Moonlight across the water / David Gillingham -- [11:14]. Clairieres dans le ciel (1913-1914). I. Elle etait descendue au bas de la prairie ; II. Elle est gravement gaie ; III. Parfois, je suis triste / Lili Boulanager -- [18:32]. Intermezzo (1968) / Marcel Bitsch -- [23:52]. Cantilene (1948) / Louis Cahuzac.

Concert Recording 2019-04-01, Elizabeth Greener, Avigail Gomez, Megan Park, Logan Morris, Jonathan Catron, Brandon Garrett, Bryce Owens, Victoria Ledbetter, Anastasia Mills, Nathan Barker, Bailey Ross, Connor Gott, Austin Dearing, Isaac Orvin, Charles Hartman

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:02]. Glory to God -- [03:06]. Morning tide -- [05:18]. Name -- [08:57]. Light from below -- [12:33]. Demented dances. I. Erratic polka ; II. Waltz in limbo ; III. Grandiose gigue.

Concert Recording 2019-10-10, Ryan Moos, Peter Scott, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Donald Bohanon, Carson Vanduch, Austin Dearing, Will Fettig, Nicholas Liebl, Micah Walsh-Levi, Prashant Anand, Benjamin Grief

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Two part invention (1989) / Phillip Sparke -- [05:59]. Drei duos for clarinet and bassoon WoO 27 (1790). I. Allegro commodo ; II. Larghetto sostenuto ; III. Rondo allegretto / L.V. Beethoven -- [10:15]. Drei duos for clarinet and bassoon WoO 27 (1790). I. Allegro commodo ; II. Larghetto sostenuto ; III. Rondo allegretto / L.V. Beethoven -- [16:05]. Ratata! / Fernando Deddos -- [18:28]. Spitfire (2013) / Nathan Daughtry -- [27:22]. Pavane, op. 50 (1887) / Gabriel Faure ; arranged by Kenyon D. Wilson -- [33:37]. Quartet for tubas (1969). I. Allegro ; II. Andante ; III. Vivo …

A Compendium Of Opera In Spain And Latin America, Michelle S. Smith

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Spain and Latin America have a rich operatic tradition, however this opulent body of operatic work is mostly overlooked or ignored in mainstream histories of opera. This document focuses on opera in Spain and the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Opera was both composed and performed in Spain and Latin America, and both regions demonstrate the development of national opera traditions. Spanish drama was closely linked to the beginnings of national opera, and Italian influence is evident in opera compositions from both regions. The output of national operas varies by country, with Spain, Mexico, and Argentina claiming the majority of …

Pedagogical Thoughts On Album Des Six: A Piano Set By Les Six To Represent French Nationalism, Dipendra Sunam

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Les Six, formally established in 1920, included a group of young French composers: Georges Auric (1899-1983), Louis Durey (1888-1979), Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) and Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983). The primary motivation for their formation was the reaction against foreign influences, especially German Romantic music, in French music. Jean Cocteau, inspired by Erik Satie’s style, proposed a new French musical aesthetic: simplicity, directness, clarity, and terseness. Les Six followed these ideals in their formative years. Their artistic association was short-lived, but while it lasted it produced Album des Six, their sole joint production, a published …

Folk-Song To Formal Performance: Interpreting The Songs Of Jean Ritchie For Voice Recital, Julianne E. Laird

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to identify the value of incorporating American folk-song into a formal voice recital program, specifically the collections and compositions of Jean Ritchie. This qualitative study identified criteria for choosing specific folk-songs to include in formal recital, assessed quality in a folk-song arrangement, discussed suitable instrumentation for accompaniment, and suggested appropriate performance practices for concert performance. New folk-song literature was discovered through accessing original unpublished sources in the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Finally, a format and program for incorporating the collected and composed folk-songs of Jean Ritchie in formal recital was …

Night Music (Compositions, Performance And Improvisations) –And– Developing A Chromatic-Intervallic Approach To Jazz Improvisation Through Reflexive Practice. An Exegesis, Jamie Oehlers

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This research examines the processes involved in developing and applying a novel melodic jazz improvisation technique—a chromatic-intervallic approach (CIA). Improvised melodic approaches in jazz music from the 1920s until today have primarily been driven through the development of tension within melody lines by using variations of the scale/chord method and harmonic substitution. The CIA examined through my saxophone and improvisatory practice in this research explores the incorporation of melodies derived from intervallic combinations, and assesses the resulting tension within the melody through the use of the Melodic Tension Rating tool; a tool created through the research period of this study. …

Musical And Cultural Perspectives Of Héctor Campos Parsi: An Examination Of His Influences And Analysis Of Selected Vocal Works, Cynthia Ortiz-Bartley

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This paper examines the historical and cultural atmosphere in Puerto Rico and how it affected one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated composers, Héctor Campos Parsi, and two selected works in two different times of his life. The discussion includes events that affected the island with respect to art music from 1898, the birth of Héctor Campos Parsi in 1922, and up to 1986, which marks the date of the second selected work. This document considers three questions about cultural and structural influences about the life and experiences of Héctor Campos Parsi: Does a composer’s life experience and environment and culture …

Contemporary Collaborative Piano Practices In Korea: Five Case Studies, Jiyeon Lee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research paper provides insight into the practices of collaborative piano in Korea. Interviews are included with five Korean pianists who have enjoyed successful careers in either Korea or the United States: Eun Young Lee, Young Kyung Hyun, Jin Hye Lee, Tony Cho and Hun Won Yim. Their responses provide practical advice for collaborative pianists as well as details about educational and career opportunities for collaborative pianists in Korea and the United States. Also included is biographical information about the selected pianists, information about Korean collaborative pianists’ associations, a list of Korean universities offering collaborative piano degrees, and a bibliography.

Examining Musical Hybridity And Cultural Influences In Valerie Coleman’S Wish Sonatine And Fanmi Imèn, Brittany Marie Trotter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this research document is to examine elements of musical hybridity and cultural influences in renowned African-American flutist-composer Valerie Coleman’s Wish Sonatine and Fanmi Imèn for solo flute and piano. Prominently known for her chamber music works, Coleman describes her compositional style as “urban-classical,” which infuses elements of popular American styles into modern Western art music traditions to highlight and encapsulate the cultural experiences of various diasporas of our time.

The most significant elements of hybridity and cultural influences examined in Wish Sonatine and Fanmi Imèn are programmatic imagery and compositional motifs. The programmatic imagery is represented through …

Music Technology, Gender, And Sexuality: Case Studies Of Women And Queer Electroacoustic Music Composers, Justin Thomas Massey

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This document aims to contribute to the established scholarship that highlights the role gender and sexuality has with one’s fundamental relationship to composition and music technology. The profession of electronic music composition and music production are strongly associated with notions of power and control, as much of this technology was built during the World Wars and Cold War. These aggressive views have created gendered language and metaphors in the field. Metaphors are the primary way in which we accommodate and assimilate information and experience to our conceptual organization of the world. It is at the source of our capacity to …

The Hard Bop Trombone: An Exploration Of The Improvisational Styles Of The Four Trombonist Who Defined The Genre (1955-1964), Emmett Curtis Goods

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation examines the improvisational stylings of Curtis Fuller, Locksley “Slide” Hampton, Julian Priester and Grachan Moncur III from 1955 through 1964. In part one of this study, each musician is presented through their improvisational connections to J.J. Johnson, the leading trombonist of the Bebop era. His improvisational signatures are then traced through to the musical innovations of the Hard-Bop Trombone Era. Source material for this part of the study includes published books, dissertations, articles, online sources, discographies and personal interviews. Part two of this paper analyzes selected solos from each of the four subjects to identify the defining characteristics …

Concert Recording 2019-11-25, Kyle Forehand, Lisa Auten, Dennese Adkins, Ann Rye, Gloria Deveraux, Ethan Godfrey, Moon-Sook Park, Stacee Lyles, Tori Rudolph, E. Scott Sewell, Lillian Filbeck

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Come paride vezzozo from L'elisir d'amore / Gaetano Donizetti -- [02:49 ]. Apparition / Claude Debussy -- [16:16]. La Wally Ebben, nandro lontana / Alfredo Catalani -- [09:50]. L'Arlesiana. Lamento di Federico / Francesco Cilea -- [13:56]. Porgy and Bess. My man's gone now / George Gershwin -- [17:41]. I carry you heart / John Duke -- [20:12]. Les contes d'Hoffmann. Les oiseaux dans la charmille / Jacques Offenbach -- [26:09 La serenata / Framcesco Paolo Tosti -- [28:51]. Penso / Francesco Paolo Tosti -- [31:20]. Tristezza / Francesco Paolo Tosti -- [ 34:30]. Three Browning songs, op. 44. …

Concert Recording 2019-11-03a, Jorge Perez, Sean Xiaoyang, Davis Vaughn, Masae Mizuno, Sophia Chiocco, Rachael Foster, Emily Lannutti, Sophie Lopez, Elizabeth Bennett, Kristine Mezines, Abigail Smith, Elena Nix, Anthony Dutton, Clayre Parson, Marriah Geels, Lisa Auten, Diana Weeks, Kyle Forehand, Lillian Filbeck, Ann Rye

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Lasciatemi morire / C. Monteverdi -- [01:09]. The little horses / A. Copland -- [03:29]. Caro mio ben / T. Giordani -- [06:14 ]. Sure on this shining night / S. Barber -- [08:35]. Not on program -- [12:42]. Le nozze di Figaro. Porgi amor / W. A. Mozart -- [15:09]. Le temps des Lilas / E. Chausson -- [19:02]. Se Florindo e Fedele / A. Scarlatti -- [21:30]. Loveliest of trees / J. Duke -- [23:27]. Automne / G. Faure -- [25:50]. The low countree. Lass / J.J. Niles -- [28:25]. La Boheme. Donde lieta usci / G. …

Concert Recording 2019-10-23, Michael Hallock, Ashton Johnson, Nathan Loomis, Ethan Coombs, Daniel Crawford, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Bailey Fry, Doug Harnish, Rachel Hawk, Sarah Grace Wood, Jonathan Catron, Nolan Miller, Ethan Peters, Benjamin Grief

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Morgenmusik. I. Massig bewegt ; II. Langsame viertel ; III. Bewegt / Paul Hindemith -- [05:05]. Joshua fit de Battle of Jericho / traditional, arranged by Chris Woods -- [07:02]. Fantasy for trombone / Elizabeth Raum -- [12:41]. Suite. I. Passepied ; II. Arietta ; III. March / Johann Adolphe Hesse ; edited by William Glover -- [18:10]. Suite for four trombones. I. Poco maestoso ; II. Sarabanda ; III. Alla marcia ; IV. Spirituale ; V. Finale alla fuga / Gordon Jacob -- [25:01]. Concertino. II. Aria: Andante sostenuto ; III. Finale: Allegro giocoso / Lars-Erik Larsson -- …

Concert Recording 2019-02-07b, Benjamin Grief, Sophie Lopez, Rachel Hawk, Mickel Gordon, Daniel Crawford, Onah Kim, Nathan Loomis, Jordan Alimena, Blake Manternach, Jonathan Catron, Ashton Johnson, Hyun Kim, Bailey Fry, Michael Hallock

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Trois melodies, op. 7. Après un rêve from / Gabriel Fauré -- [03:03]. The little horses / Aaron Copland -- [05:31]. Four serious songs, op. 121. Denn es genet den Menschen wie dem Vieh / Johannes Brahms -- [09:29]. War song no. 2 / Charles Ives -- [09:29]. Rusalka. Song to the moon / Antonin Dvořák -- [15:39]. Prison / Gabriel Fauré -- [18:30]. Four serious songs, op. 121. O Tod, wie bitter bist du / Johannes Brahms -- [22:45]. Dreams / Charles Ives -- [26:05]. Der Erkönig / Schubert.

Concert Recording 2019-11-18, Faith Mills, Megan Park, Matthew Swerts, Aaron Smelley, Tyler Osterman, Bailey Fry, Brady Callicott, Prashant Anand, Micah Walsh-Levi, Nolan Miller

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Boutade / Pierre Gabaye -- [03:34]. Sonata for trumpet and piano, op. 51. III. Finale (Tocatta) / Flor Peeters -- [09:15]. Concerto [Abridged] / Alexander Artunian -- [17:55]. Sonata for trumpet and piano. I. Lento, Allegro molto / Eric Ewazen -- [26:01]. Dance suite from "Terpsichore". I. Ballet de Grenoville ; IV. La Bourre / Michael Praetorius ; edited and arranged by Allan Dean -- [28:40]. Quintet no. 1, op. 5. I. Moderato / Victor Ewald -- [34:24 ]. Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone (1922). I. Allegro moderato ; II. Andante ; III. Rondeau / F. Poulenc.

Concert Recording 2019-04-17, Jenny Chang, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Nathan Barker, Cadi Stair, Kaleigh Alwood, Madeline Kendall, Jawad Almandri-Lage, Hakim Almandri-Lage, Erica Wilson, Henry Runkles, Alexandria Holcomb, Lily Fuentes, Miroslava Panayotova, Samantha Ellis, Rosabelle Zhou, Alexandra Atherton, Karen Carlon, Alexis Massey, Kerry Myers, Benjamin Cook, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Austin Mcfarland, Catherine Albrecht, Alicia Contreras

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Rotation #2 / Eric Sammut -- [04:35]. Pines of Rome mvt 1 / Ottorino Respighi -- [07:35]. Chart #2 / Fernando Valencia -- [10:27 ]. Chopstakovich / Jesse Sieff -- [13:49]. Drei Skizzen mvt. III / Matthias Schmitt -- [17:17]. Sonata no. 1 for G in violoncello. Prelude ; Sarabande ; Courante / J.S. Bach -- [23:36]. #1 from Douze Etudes / Jacques Delecluse -- [25:35]. The offering / Michael Burritt -- [29:09]. Prelude and blues / Ney Rosauro -- [32:07]. Danny boy / traditional ; arranged by Brian Mueller -- [36:59]. Ransom / Mark Ford -- [44:26]. Sonata …

Concert Recording 2019-11-16c, Alexandria Holcomb, Henry Runkles, Cadi Stair, Lily Fuentes, Christian Leon

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:01] Overture in B-flat Major, GVW 484. II. Air / Christoph Graupner arr. Holcomb -- [Track 2]. 05:26 Clarinet sonata in B-flat Major. III. Rondo / John Baptist Vanhal -- [10:20]. Divertimento no. 3 in B-flat Major, KV Anh. 229 (439b). I. Allegro ; II. Menuetto ; III. Adagio ; IV. Menuetto ; V. Rondo: Allegro assai / W.A. Mozart ; arranged by Trio di Clarone -- [23:04]. Fantasy for clarinet and piano / Carl Nielsen -- [27:18]. Sonata for clarinet and piano. I. Allegro tristamente ; II. Romanza ; III. Allegro con fuoco / Francis Poulenc -- [41:28]. Four …

Isu Civic Chorale: Annual Christmas Concert, December 18, 2018, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Governor Fifer Room
McLean County Museum of History
December 18, 2018
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.