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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 …

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 …

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 …

Concert Recording 2018-02-09, C. Ryan Tapp, Caroline Colacarro, Maggie Matheny, Ethan Chase, Payton Mccartney, Matthew Swerts, Katelyn Barry, Fiona Slaughter, Jade Carr, Nathan Barker, Samantha Ellis, Blake Manternach, Tyler Weaver, Jaden Adkins, Sara Remoy, Benjamin Grief, Natalie Gohman, Paige Quinn, Krysten Williamson, Jordan Alimena, Stephen Hunt, Cody Hutchison, Brandon Bahara, Nick Fellner, Nicholas Liebl

Concert Recordings & Programs

[ 00:01]. Marche á huit instrumens á vent / Nannette Streicher -- [01:23]. Dixtuor pour instruments á vent. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Moderato ; III. Andante - Allegro scherzando ; IV. Cantabile ; V. Allegro risoluto / Claude Arrieu, née Louise Marie Simon -- [14:56]. Octet for wind instruments / Tera de Marez Oyens -- [21:14]. The unfortunate traveller, suite for brass band. I. Introduction ; II. Scherzo ; III. Interlude ; IV. March / Imogen Holst.

Concert Recording 2018-11-29, Nophachai Cholthitchanta, Austin Mcfarland, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Jenny Chang, Miranda Smithey, Samantha Ellis, Erica Wilson, Madeline Kendall, Benjamin Cook, Lily Fuentes, Nathan Baker, Rosabelle Zhou, Kaleigh Alwood, Alexandra Atherton, Karen Carlon, Alexandria Holcomb, Alexis Massey, Sydney Witt, Catherine Albrecht, Alicia Contreras, Cadi Stair

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. French suite. I. Prelude ; III. Gavotte / Yvonne Desportes -- [02:59]. Flower duet from Lakmé / Léo Delibes -- [07:27]. Hilltribe dance / Yos Vannesorn -- [11:47]. Toccata and fugue in D minor, BMV 565 / J.S. Bach ; arranged by A. Brackett -- [22:39]. Molly on the shore / Percy Grainger ; arranged by S. Knight -- [28:05]. Chorale and danza / Vaclac Nelhybel -- [30:32]. Klezmer suite / Alexis Ciesla.

Concert Recording 2018-03-29, Jonathan Catron, Savannah Ellis, Samantha Ellis, Rocio Behler, Alexis Newman, Ethan Anderson, Benjamin Grief, Cadi Stair

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Cavantine, op. 144 / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [05:00]. 3 duos for 2 flutes, opus 80: no. 3. II. Andante / Friedrich Kuhlau -- [07:36]. The flower duet from Lakmé / Léo Delibes -- [09:19]. Eight preludes, op. 34. No. 24 ; No. 19 ; No. 6 / Dimitri Shostakovich ; arranged by Douglas Yeo -- [13:39]. Duos for flute and clarinet. I. Andante sostenuto ; II. Allegro risoluto ; III. Moderato ; IV. Allegro ma non troppo / Robert Mucznski -- [18:17]. Sonata for flute and piano in C major. II. Aria ; III. Allegro scherzando / Otar Taktakishvili …

Concert Recording 2018-03-09a, Wing Lau, Rocio Resendis, Jordan Barnes, Alexis Newman, Sarah Mcphail, Savannah Ellis, Allison Risner, Hannah Martin, Dominique Phillips, Maggie Matheny, Elizabeth Perry, Donald Bohanon, Ammi Lopez

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:01] Sonata in E major, BWV 1035. I. Adagio ma non tanto ; II. Allegro ; III. Siciliano / J.S. Bach -- [06:54]. Madrigal / Philippe Gaubert -- [10:41]. Sonata no. 3 in G major. I. Adagio ; II. Allegro / G.F. Handel -- [14:50]. Sonata for flute and piano. I. Allegro scherzando / Otar Taktakishvili -- [21:14]. Sonata in A minor, WQ 132 for solo flute. I. Poco adagio / C.P.E. Bach --[25:59]. Duo no. 1, op. 80. I. Allegro con gusto / Friedrich Kahlau -- [32:35]. Suite modale. I. Adagio / Ernest Bloch -- [37:52]. Maya / Ian …

Concert Recording 2018-01-22, Allyson Eskitch, Paulo Eskitch, Jeffery Cowen, Krassimira Figg

Concert Recordings & Programs

[ 00:00]. Violin sonata in B-flat major, K. 454. Largo-allegro ; Andante ; Allegretto / W.A. Mozart -- [23:55]. Piano quartet in C minor, Op. 60. Allegro non troppo ; Scherzo: allegro ; Andante ; Finale: allegro comodo / Johannes Brahms.

Concert Recording 2018-04-21b, Chandler Reid Evans, Jason Burrow

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Gesänge des Harfners op. 12. I. Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt ; II. Wer nie sein Brot mit Thränen ass ; III. An die Türen will ich schleichen / Franz Schubert -- [09:27]. Poème d'avril op. 14. I. Prélude ; II. Sonnet matinal ; III. Voici que les grans lys ; IV. Riezvous ; V. Vous aimerez demain ; VI. Que l'heure est donc brève ; VII. Sur la source ; VIII. Adieu (Complainte) / Jules Massenet -- [26:02]. Clear or cloudy. In darkness let me dwell / John Dowland -- [31:43]. I Canti Della Sera. I. L'assiolo canta …

Shanghai Quartet With Yiwen Lu, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2017-2018 Women Innovators in the Performing Arts

Known worldwide for its passionate musicality, impressive technique and expansive repertoire, the Shanghai Quartet melds traditional Chinese folk music, masterpieces of Western musical literature and cutting-edge contemporary works. This renowned quartet continues its tradition of expanding the musical palette of its audiences by introducing Yiwen Lu, acclaimed young master of the erhu, a two-stringed instrument whose versatile, expressive tone is an essential element of Chinese folk music and culture. Lu’s virtuosity allows her to blend techniques and styles – modern and traditional, Eastern and Western –defying expectations for this “simple” instrument.

Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century Bassoon Tutors And Their Published Contributions To Bassoon Pedagogy, Gina Michelle Moore

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This research project is a survey of eighteenth and nineteenth century bassoon tutors and their contributions to bassoon pedagogy. Tutors for this project were chosen from the two main schools of bassoon playing and pedagogy during the time centered in France and Germany. Bassoon teachers surveyed will include: Joseph Frölich, Karl Almenräder, Christian Julius Weissenborn, Ludwig Milde, Etienne Ozi, Eugène Jancourt, and Eugène Bourdeau.

Connection Between Visual Arts And Music: The Painting And Music Of I-Uen Wang Hwang, Yining Jenny Jiang

Dissertations, 2014-2019

This document explores the connection between the visual arts and music, particularly focusing on the similarity between visual and aural artistic expression by analyzing two sets of piano pieces composed by I-Uen Wang Hwang, a contemporary Taiwanese-American composer and artist. The piano pieces are Dream Garden, Series I and II (2000-2004) and Preludes for Piano (2016). Series I of Dream Garden contains two piano solo compositions based on a series of Hwang’s own watercolor works. Each composition has an analogous painting: “The Horn of the Plenty” and “Butterfly Orchid”. Series II includes two compositions written for two pianos: “Red and …

Music From The Harpsichord House, Julie Zhu

Theses and Dissertations

Music from the Harpsichord House is an installation and series of concerts that exists in the binary of in and out of performance. During a concert, the harpsichordist is hidden inside the house and his face is live-projected outside. Fifteen new musical compositions were commissioned for the harpsichord house.

Soundboard Scholar No. 3: Editor's Letter, Thomas Heck

Soundboard Scholar

An introduction to the contents of this issue.

The Way We Were: A Review Of Early Efforts To Find Classical Guitar Music In Collections, Ellwood Colahan

Soundboard Scholar

This article was originally copublished online with the author's article, "Guitar Music in Collections: A New Web-Based Index Is Launched," Soundboard Scholar, no. 3 (2017), https://digitalcommons.du.edu/sbs/vol3/iss1/6.

Saving Diy Spaces, Katherine Lavacca

Capstones

Saving DIY Spaces explores the importance of DIY spaces– places for artists to express themselves and connect to their communities– as well as the threat they face from the city’s MARCH task force. Integral performance spaces like Shea Stadium, Market Hotel, Palisades and many more have been shuttered by the city’s MARCH taskforce, a collection of city agencies (department of buildings, NYPD, FDNY, liquor authorities, etc.) within the last decade. According to a study conducted by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, 20% of small venues have closed within the last 15 years putting pressure on spaces that are …