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A Schenkerian-Schoenbergian Analysis of David Maslanka's Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble and Implications for Performance
(2017)
David Maslanka has emerged as one of the most prominent composers of music for wind instruments. His most recent piece for clarinet, the Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble (2014), has been performed and recorded ...
FOUR SONG SETTINGS OF HEINRICH HEINE BY FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL
(2017-05)
This study examines four lied settings of Heinrich Heine by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. In this document, details of each Heine poem, “Und Wüssten’s die Blumen,” “Allnächtlich im Traume,” “Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam” and ...
Toward a Discography of Composer-Pianists Who Recorded Their Solo Compositions from 1889-2015
(2017-05)
This document presents a discography of 3,175 recordings by 214 composer-pianists who recorded their solo compositions from 1889-2015. In doing so, the discography achieves two goals. First, it clarifies information ...
Predictors of Work Engagement Among University Music Education Faculty
(2017-05-13)
The purpose of this study was to determine which of the following variables were significant predictors of work engagement among music education faculty: (a) supervisor support, (b) university support, (c) job-related ...
The Smaller Communities of Musical Practice: A Study of Multiple Music Teachers' Perspectives from El Sistema Oklahoma
(2017-05-12)
Abstract
THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES OF MUSICAL PRACTICE: A STUDY OF MULTIPLE MUSIC TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES FROM EL SISTEMA OKLAHOMA
LANI ALOHA GARNER
University of Oklahoma School of Music, 2017
Major Professor: Dr. ...
A Pedagogical and Performance Guide to Prokofiev's Four Pieces, Op. 32
(2017)
This document provides a pedagogical and performance guide to Sergei Prokofiev’s Four Pieces, Op. 32, a Twentieth Century work for solo piano that is appropriate for late-intermediate to early-advanced piano students. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...