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The Contributions of Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright to Piano Duet Performance and Literature
(2010)
Dallas Weekley (b. 1933) and Nancy Arganbright (b. 1936) are a husband and wife team who has dedicated their careers to the performance and study of the four-hand piano duet. Following their 1964 Carnegie Hall debut they ...
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 ...
James Chambers: His Life, Career, and Pedagogy
(2011)
This study documents the life, career, and pedagogy of James Chambers. James Chambers (1920-1989) performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. He taught ...
Katalin Forrai and the Development of the Kodály Concept in Early Childhood Music Education
(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 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, ...
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 ...