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Theodor Kirchner's Miniatures, Op. 62: A Pedagogical Analysis
(2020-05)
This study provides a pedagogical and performance analysis of the Miniatures, Op. 62 of Theodor Kirchner. Kirchner was a 19th century composer, pianist, organist, and conductor who was incredibly prolific and yet remains ...
A descriptive analysis of contest administration, contestant participation, and adjudication within the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association jazz ensemble competition from 2014–2019: a mixed methods case study
(2020-12)
The purpose of this study was to provide a thorough descriptive analysis of the operational management and organizational infrastructure utilized to administer and adjudicate the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities ...
Semiotic and narrative elements in Franz Liszt’s Vallée d’Obermann
(2020-05)
Liszt’s Vallée d’Obermann, like many piano works from his Années de Pèlerinage, is explicitly linked to extramusical sources. In this case the inspiration is ostensibly Étienne Pivert de Senancour’s novel Obermann, from ...
THE GENESIS OF THE SCOTTISH RITE PIPE ORGAN IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1930
(2020-05-08)
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the pipe organ played a coveted role in the civic life of the United States. In the absence of public address systems, pipe organs, with their immense power and tonal capabilities, ...
To Cuba and Back: The Origin and Evolution of the Polyphonic Choral Habanera
(2020-12-18)
The habanera is a music and dance form originating in Havana, Cuba, during the eighteenth-century Spanish colonial period. The Spanish travelers returned to the Iberian Peninsula with the sensual habanera rhythm and ...
The Contributions of Elvina Truman Pearce to Piano Pedagogy
(2020-05)
Elvina Truman Pearce (b. 1931) was a leading piano pedagogue in the twentieth and twenty-first century. This document presents perspectives on her wide-ranging work as a pianist, teacher, composer, and writer. Throughout ...
Richard Strauss as composer and conductor (1881–1885): Hans von Bülow, the Meiningen Court Orchestra, and the Serenade in Eb Major (Op.7) and Suite in Bb Major (Op.4)
(2020-05-08)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is celebrated today as a composer of operas and tone poems. Strauss was also a conductor of great significance, having directed ensembles such as the Meiningen Court Orchestra, Munich Court ...
From Bagatelles to Capriolen: Eugen d'Albert and his Later Keyboard Works
(2020-07-30)
The purpose of this document is to highlight the contributions of pianist and composer Eugen d’Albert (1864–1932) and to function as a practical reference guide for pianists and educators wishing to perform and teach his ...
A Comparative Study of Two Internationally Renowned Trombonists: Professors Fabrice Millischer and Irvin Wagner
(2020)
While incredible natural abilities, talent, energy, determination, stamina, hard work, and luck are crucial for any musician interested in having an internationally successful career, other elements play key roles in finding ...
Cooperating Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Preparation, Experience, and Identity as Music Teacher Educators
(2020)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of cooperating music teachers pertaining to their preparation, experience, and identity as music teacher educators. Specifically, I examined (a) the extent to ...