Browsing by Author "Enrico, Eugene"
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Henry Cowell and Edson Hymns and Fuging Tunes
Malavolti, Zachary (2022-05-13)The purpose of this study is to provide an examination of a 1960 musical composition by the American composer Henry Cowell built from postcolonial American musical sources. Cowell’s work, Edson Hymns and Fuging Tunes takes ... -
Historical and Musical Comparison of Cello Works by David Stanley Smith and the Fourth Violin Sonata by Charles Ives
Bradshaw, James Robert McKeel (2014-05-09)David Stanley Smith is overlooked among American composers of the early twentieth century. Overshadowed by the career and magnetism of his Yale colleague and contemporary, Charles Ives, Smith was an illustrious composer ... -
"I Offer a Dance of Joy...": The Intersection of Genealogy and Genre in Edward Knight's Tales Not Told
McDaniel, Catherine (2009)American composer Edward Knight completed his song cycle Tales Not Told in 2007. The poetry, by Knight's spouse and collaborator M. J. Alexander, involves the lives of six of Knight's female ancestors, including Patience ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF SALSA IN THE CELLO WORKS OF WILLIAM ORTIZ
SantaCruz Rosario, Paula Ileana (2019-12-13)Music for cello by Puerto Rican composers is widely unknown. Strikingly, it is barely known and recognized by Puerto Rican cellists themselves. This document introduces the cello repertoire of Puerto Rican composer William ... -
The Influence Of William Adam's Pedagogy In Teaching Methods Of His Second-Generation Students
Burroughs, Keith Jr (2019-12)Professor William Adam taught trumpet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music for 42 years from 1946-1988. His reputation lies among the most influential trumpet teachers of the last century. His students openly ... -
An Interpretive Analysis Of The Historia Di Jephte By Giacomo Carissimi
Park, Sangwook (2016-12)The purpose of this study is to explore two aspects of the oratorio Jephte by Giacomo Carissimi: first is the manner in which Carissimi used The Doctrine of the Affections to organize the music textually, and second is the ... -
The Interpretive Development of Four Successful University Band and Wind Ensemble Conductors Concerning Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger and Symphony in B flat by Paul Hindemith
Kelley, Sean (2015-05-08)In this study, two monumental works from the wind band repertoire, Lincolnshire Posy (1937) by Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961) and Symphony in B flat (1951) by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) were examined from an interpretive ... -
ISSUES IN LATE CLASSICAL VIOLIN CONCERTO LITERATURE: HISTORICALLY INFORMED CADENZAS, THE CONCERTO IN E-FLAT, K. 268 ATTRIBUTED TO MOZART, AND BEETHOVEN’S UNFINISHED CONCERTO MOVEMENT IN C, WOO5
Oyenard, Geronimo (2019-05-10)Teaching the stylistic aspects of Classical era violin literature in a systematic way is a relatively recent endeavor in drastic need for readily accessible material. One of the goals of this document is to propose applicable ... -
JACK TEAGARDEN, J.J. JOHNSON, AND BILL WATROUS: A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN IMPROVISED SOLO FROM EACH THAT CHANGED THE STYLE OF JAZZ TROMBONE
Steed, Bret (2018-05-11)When discussing the art and history of jazz trombone improvisation, three names are invariably mentioned as being among the top of the heap: Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson, and Bill Watrous. According to Kurt Dietrich, ... -
Jacques Delécluse's Twelve Studies for the Drum: A Study Guide and Performance Analysis
Stackhouse, Brian (2015)This document is a study guide to aid the teacher and student in performing Jacques Delécluse’s Twelve Studies for the Drum. It is intended to foster an understanding of the etudes from not only a technical but also a ... -
Javanese Wayang Kulit Performed in the Classic Palace Style: An Analysis of Rama's Crown as Told by Ki Purbo Asmoro
Lam, Guan Yu (2016)The wayang kulit is the most widespread form of wayang (theatrical play/performance) in Indonesia, and is considered to be one of Indonesia’s highest art forms. In the modern Indonesian language, wayang can be translated ... -
John Harold Moyer’s "Job": A Conductor’s Perspective
Garber, Joel (2017-12)The purpose of this study is to provide an analysis of John Harold Moyer’s (1927-2012) cantata, Job, as well as a pedagogical method for the modern choral director to prepare it for performance. The document is organized ... -
Katalin Forrai and the Development of the Kodály Concept in Early Childhood Music Education
Mattingly, Beth (2016-08)Hungary developed one of the most effective music education systems known as the Kodály Concept, an approach that has been recognized internationally since the 1960’s. Many people know of Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967), the ... -
The Liturgical Music of Richard Proulx as a Fulfillment of the Musical Directives of the Second Vatican Council
Ganza, Christopher (2020-05)The thesis of this study is that Richard Proulx (1937-2010) composed sacred music in a manner that fulfilled directives on sacred music from the Second Vatican Council. Council documents Sacrosanctum Concilium, Musicam ... -
Magic Lantern Tales: A Music/Text Analysis of the Vocal Works of Cheryl-Frances-Hoad
Black, Jenna Michele (2023-05-12)This document explores Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s song cycle Magic Lantern Tales, as a highlight of her oeuvre as well as of contemporary art song. Each song in the cycle, and a select few of Frances-Hoad’s other vocal works, ... -
Narrative and Allusion in Friedrich Kuhlau's Introduction and Variations on Euryanthe for Flute and Piano, Op. 63
Hughes, Lauren (2018-12-14)During his lifetime, Friedrich Kuhlau was a successful composer of opera and incidental music for the stage. Additionally, Kuhlau’s wealth of woodwind chamber music earned him the moniker “Beethoven of the Flute.” Kuhlau’s ... -
Panamanian folk influences in Roque Cordero's music
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A Pedagogical Approach to Leo Cornelius Nestor's Magnificat
Buthod, Olivia (2015)The purpose of this document is to identify the most efficient way to benefit choir directors in the preparation of a performance of Leo Cornelius Nestor’s Magnificat. The document is organized in six chapters as follows: ... -
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA: LATVIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY REFLECTED IN SELECTED ORGAN WORKS BY AIVARS KALĒJS
Rizzotto Vidal Pessôa, Cristiano (2019-05)The scope of this dissertation is to provide an overview of the fundamental importance of music in the formation of the national identity of the Latvian people and how music has helped them remain and overcome extreme ... -
The Piano Sonatas of Lowell Liebermann: A Performer's Analysis
Isaacson, Andrea (2015-05)This overview of Liebermann’s three piano sonatas is intended as a resource for teachers and performers. After a brief background of the composer, the author examines the compositional environment in the mid-twentieth ...