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A HISTORY OF THE LONGVIEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS FROM 1968-2011
(2012)
The Longview Symphony Orchestra is a regional professional orchestra based in Longview, Texas. The orchestra was founded in 1968 under the direction of James Snowden, a local band director who led the charge to develop a ...
English Pastoralism in Ralph Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Oboe and Strings
(2017-05-12)
Few would dispute that the Ralph Vaughan Williams Concerto for Oboe and Strings (1944) belongs to the pastoral expressive genre. Fewer, however, are able to explain, in great detail, which characteristics make it pastoral. ...
Listening Priorities and Rehearsal Procedures of Selected Texas Honor Band Directors
(2012)
This document seeks to determine if the selected Texas Honor Band directors prioritize musical elements while rehearsing their ensembles, resulting in a listening hierarchy. A secondary goal is to determine to what extent ...
THE PERCUSSION QUARTET: A CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF SIX SELECTED WORKS
(2012)
Percussion quartets are the most abundant compositions in the genre of
MODERN INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE DESIGN
(2014-05-09)
In the early part of the 20th century, technological advancements in machinery allowed the production of trumpet mouthpieces to become more consistent than ever before. Vincent Bach and his contemporaries improved upon ...
Carter Pann's Four Factories for Wind Symphony: An Analysis and Discussion
(2010)
Carter Pann is an award-winning composer of music for a variety of mediums and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Pann's Four Factories, commissioned ...
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 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 ...