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Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
(2012)
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast is widely recognized as the seminal work of the English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Among his compositional output, this choral cantata launched his career as a musician and composer of ...
Allison Nelson: Pianist, Teacher and Editor
(2015)
This study documents the varied and significant contributions of Allison Nelson (b. 1927) to the field of piano through her work as a solo and collaborative pianist as part of the piano duo Nelson and Neal and teacher, ...
A View of Vincent Persichetti's Symphony No. 6 for Band, Op. 69 (1956) and Midcentury Modern Design
(2017)
The works of American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915—1987) reflect postwar American culture. His music, especially Symphony No. 6, offers a musical realization of midcentury Modern architectural and design features.
The ...
Using Iyengar Yoga to Enhance Violin Playing
(2017-12)
Yehudi Menuhin was the first famous musician to use yoga as a way to address pain and the physical issues related to his career as a concert violinist. Iyengar Yoga is the original form of alignment based yoga and was ...
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 ...
Moonyeen Albrecht: A Biography of an American Twentieth-Century Composer and a Performance Guide to Four Psalms for Flute and Organ
(2016-05)
This document consists of a biography of American twentieth-century female composer Moonyeen Albrecht (b. 1936), a performance guide to her piece Four Psalms for Flute and Organ, and a discussion of the performance challenges ...
Analysis and Interpretation of the Duets for Woodwind and Voice by Johanna Magdalena Beyer
(2016-05-13)
For forty-four years after her death in 1944, Johanna M. Beyer was a relatively unknown composer. Her name started receiving attention in 1988 after the music ensemble Essential Music organized two concerts consisting ...
Votteler To Holtkamp (1855-1934): The Stylistic Evolution Of An American Organ Building Company, Explained
(2015)
The purpose of this study is to examine the early years of the Holtkamp Organ Company and show how the design philosophy of Walter Holtkamp, Sr., had its roots in these early instruments. The study will track the evolution ...
An Interpretive Analysis Of The Historia Di Jephte By Giacomo Carissimi
(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 ...
An investigation of student and teacher flow experiences in the collegiate group piano classroom
(2016-05-13)
The purpose of this study was to explore the flow experiences of group piano teachers and their students, as well as determine the relevance of specific classroom conditions on the flow experiences in the collegiate group ...