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An Analysis of Selected Percussion Ensemble Arrangements
(2010)
The emergence of the percussion ensemble in the early twentieth century and its continued expansion into the twenty-first has resulted in a substantial amount of new music for this relatively young musical genre. This ...
THE INFLUENCE OF SALSA IN THE CELLO WORKS OF WILLIAM ORTIZ
(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 Legacy of Master Piano Teacher Marvin Blickenstaff: His Pedagogy and Philosophy
(2012)
The legacy of master piano teacher Marvin Blickenstaff (b. 1935) is documented in this study through an analysis of his philosophy and pedagogical style and of his contributions to the field of piano pedagogy. Blickenstaff's ...
The Mechanical Development of the Piccolo
(2010)
The purpose of this document is to explore the mechanical development of the piccolo in relation to the flute. Although there have been several studies conducted about the mechanical development of the flute, the piccolo ...
Resurrection
(2014)
Abstract
This D. M. A. dissertation, Resurrection, is an Expressionistic and Romantic work written in three movements for full orchestra. The first movement consists of a focus on sound mass textures centered on the ...
Horatio Parker's Hora Novissima, Op. 30 (1892): A Critical History and Analysis
(2014-05)
This document is a critical history and analysis of Horatio William Parker’s 1892 cantata Hora Novissima, Op. 30, an 11-movement work for chorus, large orchestra, and four soloists. Its libretto is drawn from the 12th-century ...
An Investigation of the Career Decision-Making Processes of Graduate Piano Students
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to determine if discernible profiles regarding musical background, career decision-making dimensions, and vocational identity existed among students pursuing a graduate degree in (a) piano ...
A PERFORMER’S GUIDE TO ADAM CUTHBÉRT’S WORKS FOR SOLO TRUMPET AND ABLETON SOFTWARE
(2019-05-10)
Adam Cuthbért has established himself as a composer worthy of study through his prolific interactions with a wide range of performers and organizations of national and international renown. High profile groups such as the ...
Prologue to Sounden Horn: A Phonetic Composition for Chamber Orchestra
(2017-05-12)
'Prologue to Sounden Horn' is a phonetic composition for chamber orchestra. Phonetic Composition is the orchestration of speech sounds for standard acoustic instruments. Spectrograms of audio recordings are used as a basis ...
An Investigation of the Effect of Instruction in Edwin Gordon's Tonal and Rhythm Patterns on Secondary Students' Advanced Measures of Music Audiation Scores
(2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of Edwin Gordon's patterns in Music Learning Theory, when used twice a week in one semester, can affect the tonal and rhythm scores of the Advanced Measures of Music ...