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Narrative and Allusion in Friedrich Kuhlau's Introduction and Variations on Euryanthe for Flute and Piano, Op. 63
(2018-12-14)
During his lifetime, Friedrich Kuhlau was a successful composer of opera and incidental music for the stage. Additionally, Kuhlau’s wealth of woodwind chamber music earned him the moniker “Beethoven of the Flute.” Kuhlau’s ...
Vocem Internum
(2018-05)
My dissertation project served as an opportunity to explore the various technical and aesthetical concepts of electroacoustic music composition. Over the last few years, my main focus was on composing a live electronic ...
Joseph Eybler: A Forgotten Viennese Master Composer and a History, Analysis, and Performing Edition of the Concerto for Clarinet in B-Flat Major
(2018-12-14)
ABSTRACT: Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765-1846) is a largely forgotten Viennese master composer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in B-flat Major dates from 1798 ...
XIQU LIANGZHE BY WENJING GUO: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY AND PERFORMER’S GUIDE
(2018-05-11)
Xiqu Liangzhe for Solo Viola, Wenjing Guo, traditional Chinese musical style and Western musical instrument, translation of playing techniques from traditional Chinese instruments to the viola, and performer’s analysis of ...
The Trumpet Design and Production Techniques of Clifford Blackburn
(2018-05)
Through interviews with Clifford Blackburn and his small staff, this document will discuss not only the design and production techniques of Blackburn Trumpets, but also biographical information about the man himself and ...
Music Educators' Uses of the Kodály-Approach in U.S. Elementary School Music Learning Environments.
(2018-12-14)
In this study, I examined how and why Kodály-trained music educators used pure and blended forms of Kodály-Approach instruction in their music class learning environments. I sent a nationwide music educator survey (N = ...
Annotations for Selected Etudes from Théo Charlier’s 32 Etudes de Perfectionnement Analogous to Those Extant in His Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes for the Purpose of Developing Musicianship
(2018-05)
One of the benefits of working out of the 1946 edition of Théo Charlier’s Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes includes the annotations of supplementary material found at the conclusion of each etude. The study of this ...
The Soubrette Character as an Agent of Social Change in 18th and 19th Century Opera Buffa and Singspiel
(2018-05-11)
The secondary female role of lower class status in comic opera, designated by the term soubrette, is often given a diminutive value to match her diminutive name ending. As a result, the origins of the soubrette figure and ...
JACK TEAGARDEN, J.J. JOHNSON, AND BILL WATROUS: A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN IMPROVISED SOLO FROM EACH THAT CHANGED THE STYLE OF JAZZ TROMBONE
(2018-05-11)
When discussing the art and history of jazz trombone improvisation, three names are invariably mentioned as being among the top of the heap: Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson, and Bill Watrous. According to Kurt Dietrich, ...