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The Impact of Culture, Organists, and Theology on the Professional Success of Herman Schlicker
(2013)
Herman Schlicker had a profound influence on the direction of American organ building because he was able to capitalize on a number of contemporary movements which allowed him to sell a product that he was already producing ...
THE POWER OF ROME AND THE CHRISTIAN HEART: AN ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF CONFLICT IN THE LIFE OF PACIFIST-COMPOSER PERCY GRAINGER
(2013)
THE POWER OF ROME AND THE CHRISTIAN HEART: AN ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF CONFLICT IN THE LIFE OF PACIFIST-COMPOSER PERCY GRAINGER
The Piano Sonatas of Lowell Liebermann: A Performer's Analysis
(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 ...
Predictors of Performance Achievement Among Young Piano Students: Ages 8-13
(2016)
The purpose of this study was to determine which of the following variables best predict the performance achievement of young piano students ranging from ages 8-13: (a) self-assessment from recall immediately following a ...
SPANISH DANCES AND THE PIANO MUSIC OF ALBÉNIZ, GRANADOS, FALLA, TURINA, AND MOMPOU
(2010)
The goal of this text is to provide pianists who are interested in the Spanish repertoire with a reference manual that offers a brief history of twenty Spanish dances that serve as a basis for the piano works of Albéniz, ...
Symphony No. 5: "Westward Journey"
(2019-05-10)
This document contains the score to Symphony No. 5: Westward Journey, an original composition for symphony orchestra consisting of four movements, lasting approximately twenty-eight minutes. This work is rooted in the ...
Jean Francaix's Clarinet Concerto: An Examination of Performance Practices
(2012)
This document explores the performance practices of Jean Françaix's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by four world-renowned clarinetists. These artists are Philippe Cuper, Dimitri Ashkenazy, John Finucane, and Charles ...
BELGIAN TRUMPET CONTEST PIECES OF THE CONSERVATOIRE ROYAL de MUSIQUE LIÈGE 1876 -1960
(2012)
Although trumpeters speak frequently of the "French school" of playing, few are aware that the etude book considered the epitome of the French School, Théo Charlier's Trente-six Études Transcendantes was written by a ...
The Soubrette Character as an Agent of Social Change in 18th and 19th Century Opera Buffa and Singspiel
(2018-05-11)
The secondary female role of lower class status in comic opera, designated by the term soubrette, is often given a diminutive value to match her diminutive name ending. As a result, the origins of the soubrette figure and ...
John Harold Moyer’s "Job": A Conductor’s Perspective
(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 ...