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Heinrich Domnich: A Discussion of His Career, Pedagogy and Concert Works for the Horn
(2014-08)
This document explores the life, music, and writing of Heinrich Domnich, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and a horn virtuoso of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Domnich lived from 1767 to 1844 and ...
PREPARATION FOR AUDITION VERSUS PERFORMANCE: AN EXAMINATION OF FOUR PROMINENT ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR TRUMPET
(2014-12)
The purpose of this document is to examine the preparation for orchestral audition versus performance situations for four of the most commonly requested trumpet excerpts: Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky; Symphony No. 5 by ...
Technological Innovations Culminating in the American Symphonic Organ, 1880-1920
(2014-05-09)
The middle nineteenth century saw the rise of the Romantic Era and, with it, a change in the prevailing musical aesthetics. Composers expanded musical forms and pioneered new ones with the goal of expressing intense ...
Trends and Developments in Thirty Prominent Snare Drum Method Books Published in the United States from 1935 to 2008 with a Review of Selected Material
(2014-05-09)
This document examines thirty prominent snare drum method books published between 1935 and 2008 in the United States. A review of each method book is provided, followed by a discussion of trends and developments in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Historical and Musical Comparison of Cello Works by David Stanley Smith and the Fourth Violin Sonata by Charles Ives
(2014-05-09)
David Stanley Smith is overlooked among American composers of the early twentieth century. Overshadowed by the career and magnetism of his Yale colleague and contemporary, Charles Ives, Smith was an illustrious composer ...
Symphony No. 1
(2014-05-09)
This document contains the complete score to Symphony No. 1, a composition for
concert band complete in one movement lasting approximately thirty-five minutes. On
the macro level, this symphony is episodic, containing ...