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The Wind Music Of Steve Danyew: A Discussion And Analysis Of Three Significant Wind Compositions, Michael C. Black

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Despite being active as a composer for a little less than a decade, Steve Danyew has established himself as a successful composer of wind music. Danyew has produced a surprisingly large amount of significant works for various music ensembles in a relatively short span of time. Danyew’s compositions for winds are some of his most frequently performed for any medium.

Three of Danyew’s compositions for winds stand out as artistically significant, namely Lauda, Alcott Songs, and Magnolia Star. One of his first compositions for wind band, Lauda, is an award-winning work that has been performed by …

March Performance Practices Of Henry Fillmore With Style Guides And Historical Editions Of Selected Works, James Robert Daughters

Theses and Dissertations--Music

With a career spanning over four decades, Henry Fillmore earned wide recognition as an important and prolific composer of marches and trombone smears in the wind band medium. While he contributed significantly to chamber music, solo literature, vocal settings, and arrangements for band, his compositions for wind band have arguably provided his most universal acclaim. Fillmore’s published marches are unique in that scores rarely had performance markings and contained little more than notes and repeat signs. Fillmore conducted most of his marches and altered march strains, changed orchestration, and added stylistic markings that were not indicated in the original printed …

Synchrony Of The Sublime: A Performer's Guide To Duke Ellington's Wordless Melodies For Soprano, Lisa M. Clark

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This monograph provides an in-depth examination of the background, musical, and performance issues related to Duke Ellington’s wordless melodies, as well as epigrammatic biographies of Ellington and three female vocalists whose voices he employed as instruments: Adelaide Hall, Kay Davis, and Alice Babs. As early as the twenties, Ellington innovatively used the voice as a wordless instrumental color—an idea he extended into both his secular and sacred works. His iconoclastic instrumentalization of the soprano voice in compositions such as “Creole Love Call”, “Minnehaha”, “Transblucency”, “On a Turquoise Cloud”, and “T.G.G.T.” merits consideration by scholars and performers alike; these artistically complex …

The Fall Of The Tenor With The Rise Of The Larynx, Gregory Turay

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The range and use of the tenor voice in classical music has long been established since the late 19^th century. It is widely accepted among pedagogues that the range is C3-C5 (with obvious exceptions depending on the fach). However, with the advent and development of the American Musical as a genre since the early 20^th century, the ‘tenor’ has taken on an entirely new direction and range altogether. Several well-known sources have stated that the ‘Broadway tenor’ has a range of A2-A4. This is (as it widely accepted in the classical profession) the range of a baritone. The …

A Select Survey Of Choral Arrangements Based On The Songs Of Stephen Foster Tracing Developments In Music And Textual Changes Through The Twentieth And Twenty-First Centuries, Perry K. Ward

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Stephen Foster is acknowledged as America’s first composer of popular music. His legacy can be seen in the number of songs that are embedded in our cultural heritage – “Oh! Susanna,” “Beautiful Dreamer,” and “My Old Kentucky Home,” are but a very few of his most popular works. Stephen Foster’s songs have been incorporated into every facet of American culture including both popular and classical musical culture, television, and film. However, his legacy is complicated as it is tainted by connections to blackface minstrelsy in some works. This document seeks to trace the threads of racial sensitivity and cultural appropriation …

An Exploration And Application Of Lieder Performance Practices And Compositional Techniques Towards The Poetic And Musical Structures Of Robert Schumann's Mignon Lieder, Clarissa Noel Lewandowski

Theses and Dissertations

The author has explored the poetic elements and musical settings of “Mignon Lieder” composed by Robert Schumann based on the text from Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship. The author has compared the poetic and musical structures of each song from the “Mignon Lieder”, in order to capture the essence of Schumann’s compositional style as well as the performance practice needed specifically for his lieder. These topics are directly linked to the close relationship between text and music and the ability to blend the two for a meaningful performance. Also, an analysis of Mignon, the character of which the “Mignon …

On Unaccompanied Horn Music, Jason D. Klinect

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Unaccompanied music provides a host of challenges for solo musicians, and especially for wind players. The performer cannot rely on accompaniment for embouchure rest or for realization of the harmonic content, due to only being able to play one pitch at a time. An unaccompanied musician has to breathe life into the music by themselves, requiring an intimate knowledge of the music, even moreso than is already required. The pacing of the music, the dynamics, phrasing, and articulation need to be clearly conveyed to the audience by the performer alone. Likely due to the horn not having valves until the …

NapoléOn Coste: Composer And Guitarist In The Musical Life Of 19th-Century Paris By Ari Van Vliet, Richard Long

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Napoleon Coste: Composer and Guitarist in the Musical Life of 19th-Century Paris, by Van Vliet, Ari is reviewed.

La Guitare = The Guitar = La Chitarra, Paris, 1650-1950, Addendum, By Daniel Sinier And FrançOise De Ridder, Richard Long

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La Guitare = The Guitar = La Chitarra, Paris, 1650-1950, Addendum, by Sinier, Daniel and Francoise de Ridder is reviewed.

Concert Recording 2017-10-22, Jeb Wallace, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Timothy Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Solstice / James Naigus -- [01:38]. Sonata for horn and piano. I Massig bewegt ; II. Ruhig bewegt ; III. Lebhaft / Paul Hindemith -- [10:08]. Parable VIII for solo horn / Vincent Persichetti -- [12:58]. Reverie for two horns and piano / James Naigus -- [19:08]. Es rauschet das Wasser, op. 20 / Johannes Brahms ; arranged by Verne Reynolds -- [27:35] Der Jager un sein Liebchen, op. 28 / Johannes Brahms ; arranged by Verne Reynolds -- [34:57] Weg der Liebe, op. 20 / Johannes Brahms ; arranged by Verne Reynolds -- [39:45] So lass uns wandern!, …

Concert Recording 2017-04-08a, Brandon Wade, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Suite for unaccompanied cello in D minor, BWV 1008. I. Prelude ; II. Sarabande / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [07:25]. Sonata for cello and piano in E minor, opus 38. I. Allegro non troppo / Johannes Brahms -- [17:37]. Silent woods, opus 68, No. 5 for cello and piano / Anontiń Dvorăk -- [22:37]. Elegy for cello and piano (2017) / Brandon Wade.

An Exploration Of Musical Theatre Vocal Technique And Style 1950 - Present, Emily Slomovits

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

My Honors Thesis Recital is the culmination of my study of how singing techniques and styles have changed in musical theatre since its Golden Age in the 1940's and 50's from a semi-classical, operatic style and technique, to a sound much more infused with jazz, pop, rock, and other contemporary music styles. This recital explores works by some of the greatest musical theatre composers and lyricists, starting with giants like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Leonard Bernstein, and working up to present day with modern greats like Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, and Jason Robert Brown. I will demonstrate the evolution of …

A Poetic And Musical Analysis Of Fiancailles Pour Rire By Francis Poulenc With Poems By Louise De Vilmorin, Mary Elizabeth Gasson

Theses and Dissertations

Francis Poulenc is known for setting text of lesser-known poets. He set six of Louise de Vilmorin’s poems from Fiancailles pour rire to music. The style in which Vilmorin writes is quite intriguing, while Poulenc’s method of setting the text brings the mysteries of her poems to life. Their collaboration produced a charming work. The author will provide an in-depth poetic and musical analysis of Poulenc’s set Fiancailles pour rire. This study of Fiancailles pour rire may be used as a performance guide.

Concert Recording 2017-04-21, Jayme Amonsen, Yoko Fukuda, Antonio Caldara, Alex Franco, Annie Balabanian, Corey Swann, Laura Frederickson, Siyu Lou, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Ismaelena Serrano, Christopher Senty, Lisa Kulczak, Cheri Headrick, S. Michael Shuman

Concert Recordings & Programs

Il fervido desiderio / Vincenzo Bellini -- Ich liebe dich / Edvard Grieg -- Comme raggio di sol / Antonio Caldara -- Money, o! / Michael Head -- Après un rêve / Gabriel Fauré -- Per pieta, bell'idol mio / Vincenzo Bellini -- Der Lindenbaum / Franz Schubert -- La serenata / Francesco Paolo Tosti -- Chi sa chi sa, qual sia from Concert arias / Francesco Paolo Tosti -- Allerseelen / Richard Strauss -- La rose d'Ipsahan / Fauré -- Ganymed / Franz Schubert -- The lordly Hudson / Ned Rorem -- Sognai / Francesco Schira -- Der Gärtner …

Concert Recording 2017-05-16, Kelby Taylor, Paxton Taylor, Miroslava Panayotova, Megan Beard

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Edge of the world / Nathan Daughtrey -- [05:07]. Side by side / Michio Kitazume -- [13:27]. Concerto for marimba. I. Andante ; II. Andante cantibale ; III. Allegro con fuoco / Eric Ewazen.

Concert Recording 2017-04-12b, Dylan Adkins, Prashant Anand, Lindsay Barnhill, Claire Gist, Elizabeth Greener, Josh Hannon, Cari Moll, Bryce Owens, Kelly Sharpe, Isaac Vargas, Timothy Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Angel Falls / Lewis Songer -- [04:01]. Grand Canyon Octet. Andante appassionato ; Lento-allegro molto / Eric Ewazen -- [14:21]. Quipperies / Lowell Shaw -- [Track 5]. 16:41:0 Birdland / Josef Zawinul ; arranged by Kummerlander.

Concert Recording 2017-11-15, Dylan Adkins, Prashant Anand, Lindsay Barnhill, Elizabeth Greener, Josh Hannon, John Mark Junkins, Paris Naegle, Bryce Owens, Kelly Sharpe, Rebecca Smith, Krysten Williamson, Timothy Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fanfare for barcs / Kerry Turner -- [02:19]. Three for five / James Naigus -- [07:09]. Big sky country / Daniel Baldwin.

Concert Recording 2017-11-19b, Lindsay Barnhill, Miroslava Panayotova, Kelly Sharpe, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Concerto in E-flat major for horn C. 49. Allegro molto / Antonio Rosetti -- [08:14]. Sonata for horn in F and piano. Mässig bewegt ; Ruhig bewegt ;Lebhaft / Paul Hindemith -- [26:27]. Thema und Variationen / Franz Strauss -- [38:02]. Reverie op. 24 / Alexander Glazunov -- [41:22]. Circus suite / Michael Horvit.

Concert Recording 2017-04-11c, Drew Rogers, Malachi Million, Grant D'Aubin, Matt Beach

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Misty / Erroll Garner -- [03:52]. All the things you are / Jerome Kern -- [12:37]. Giant steps / John Coltrane -- [16:41]. Big sky / Drew Rogers -- [22:04]. What lies ahead / Drew Rogers --[26:44]. Only this once / Drew Rogers -- [34:05]. Think kindly of me / Drew Rogers.

Concert Recording 2017-04-14, Malachi Million, Drew Rogers, Matt Beach, Grant D'Aubin

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Wine and roses / Johnny Mercer ; arranged by Joe Pass -- [05:15]. Confirmation / Charlie Parker --[10:25]. Exhausted / Malachi Million -- [15:15]. Inner urge / Joe Henderson -- [20:27]. Body and soul / Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green -- [24:45]. Unseemly / Malachi Million -- [29:09]. Moment's notice / John Coltrane -- [32:58]. Inadequate / Malachi Million -- [38:05]. Always and forever / Pat Metheny ; arranged by Malachi Million.

Concert Recording 2017-12-05b, Anastasia Mills, Wendy Stewart, Fiona Slaughter, Christopher Barnett, Alaina Tuberville, Maigen Anderson, Rosabelle Zhou, Rebecca Smith, Sara Remoy, Maggie Matheny, Miranda Smithey, Dylan Adkins, Jaden Adkins, Florencia Zuloaga, Emma Humphrey, Sunshine Mckee, Katelyn Barry, Hannah Mindeman Shuman

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Évocations. I. Péruvienne ; II. Nigérienne / Henri Tomasi -- [06:32]. Sonata in G major. I. Andante ; II. Allegro / Francesco Saverio Geminiani -- [08:10]. Fantasia XIII. I. Largo ; II. Spirituoso ; III. Allegro / Georg Philipp Telemann -- [12:33]. Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b. I. Moderato / J.S. Bach -- [20:15]. Sextet. II. Divertissement / Francis Poulenc -- [24:57]. Quintet, op. 56, no. 1 in B♭ major. I. Allegretto ; II. Andante con moto / Franz Danzi -- [35:35]. Six metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49. I. Pan ; II. Phaeton / Benjamin Britten -- [39:22]. …

Concert Recording 2017-11-07, Anna Wood, Lisa Auten, Garrett Vogel, Ashley Trotter, Yoko Fukuda, Emily Auten, Alex Franco, Ann Rye, Ryan Martin, Hannah Rodriguez, Laura Frederickson, Corey Swann, Siyu Lou, Dennese Adkins, Christopher Senty, Ismaelena Serrano

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00] Sitzzoso, mio stizzoso / Giovanni Pergolesi -- [03:58] Widmung / Robert Schumann -- [06:02] The roadside fire / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- [08:10] La promessa / Gioachino Rossini -- [11:49] Non é ver / Tito Mattei -- [15:17] Les Chemins d'amour / Francis Poulenc -- [18:48] Cosi fan tutte. Una donna a quindici anni / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [22:22] The marriage of Figaro. Non più andrai / Mozart -- [25:47] Botschaft / Johannes Brahms -- [27:46] Du bist die Ruh / Franz Schubert -- [31:01] Rigoletto. Gualitier Maldè...Caro nome/ Giuseppe Verdi -- [35:31] Mondnacht / Robert Schumann -- …

Concert Recording 2017-04-09a, Dylan Adkins, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. 00:01:0 Concerto. I. Allegro ; II. Adagio ; III. Allegro / Michael Corrette -- [07:10] Bagatelle for low horn and piano / Hermann Nueling -- [13:00]. Sonata for horn and piano. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Poco adagio, quasi andante ; III. Rondo, allegro moderato / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [26:05]. Concerto in B♭major for horn and piano. I. Allegro / Reinhold Gliere -- [39:40]. Just desserts - frippery style. #1 ; #2 ; #5 ; #9 ; #12 / Lowell E. Shaw.

Concert Recording 2017-11-30a, Kaitlyn Craven, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Jordan Alimena, Joshua Fleener, Lyndon Meyer, Elizabeth Perry, Michael Warrick, Evan Backster, C. Ryan Tapp, Tim Pardue, Jawad Almandri-Lage, Hakim Almandri

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sérénade aux étoiles / Cécile Chaminade -- [03:57]. Five pieces in folk style, op. 102 / Robert Schumann -- [10:06]. Reflective mood / Sammy Nestico -- [14:53]. Syrinx / Claude Debussy -- [17:30]. Duet mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern, WoO 32 / L.V. Beethoven -- [28:36]. Old wine in new bottles. I. The wraggle taggle Gypsies ; II. The three ravens ; III. Begone, dull care ; IV. Early one morning / Gordon Jacob.

Concert Recording 2017-04-29a, Aya Rowe, Miranda Baker, Cheyenne Mccoy, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata in D minor no. 2, op. 5. I. Andante ; II. Presto / Francesco Saverio Geminiani -- [06:32]. Cello sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69. I. Allegro ma non tanto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [16:22]. Piano trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8. I. Allegro ; II. Scherzo ; III. Adagio ; IV. 41:17:0 Allegro molto agitato / Johannes Brahms.

New Voices In Old Bodies: A Study Of “Recycled” Musical Instruments With A Focus On The Hahn Collection In The Deutsches Museum, By Panagiotis Poulopoulos, Richard Long

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New Voices in Old Bodies: A Study of "Recycled" Musical Instruments with a Focus on the Hahn Collection in the Deutsches Museum, album by Poulopoulos, Panagiotis is reviewed.

The Russian Guitar 1800-1850 (Timofeyev And Schneiderman), Stanley Yates

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The Russian Guitar 1800-1850, album by Oleg Timofeyev and John Schneiderman is reviewed.

A Newly Discovered Letter Of 1827 By Fernando Sor, Erik Stenstadvold

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This article discusses a hitherto unknown letter, written by Sor in Saint Petersburg in April 1827. It provides new insight into the publishing and personal relationship between Sor and his Paris publisher, Antoine Meissonnier, to whom the letter was addressed. We learn about three airs with variations Sor was busy composing at the time; he was particularly pleased with the variations Meissonnier later published as op. 30. The letter also mentions some unknown Sor works, including a book of drafts at Málaga, and it reveals that Meissonnier had published, without Sor’s knowledge, music that he had received from sources other …

Guitar Music In Collections: A New Web-Based Index Is Launched, Ellwood Colahan

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Is there any really good way to locate specific pieces of guitar music within published collections and anthologies? Might there be already a best way? Anyone who has taught or studied classical guitar is familiar with collections like Das Gitarrespiel or the Noad anthologies. But it is hard to remember with accuracy which pieces are in which of these editions or in dozens of others like them. Library and trade catalogs are not of much help. What is needed for this problem is in-depth indexing rather than traditional cataloging. These print indexes of song anthologies and collections have more recently …

AndréS Segovia’S Unfinished Guitar Method: Placing His “Scales” In Historical Context, Andreas Stevens

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For over sixty years, guitarists of my generation have been familiar with the so-called Segovia Scales—the systematic scale fingerings advocated by the Andalusian maestro. They have been an influential—some might say a definitive—bestseller since their first USA publication in 1953. Countless guitar students have incorporated them into their daily practice routines. For the publisher, Columbia Music, they seem to be the goose that laid the golden egg. Are they everything that Segovia wanted them to be? Two books of recent date on guitar technique attest to their enduring value and relevance. Thomas Offermann wrote in 2015: “The fingerings of the …