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A Resource for Composition Pedagogy Within the University Percussion Curriculum
(2021-05-14)
Percussionists are accustomed to utilizing a variety of musical skills in their professional endeavors, composition being one of the most prominent auxiliary skills. This guide provides multiple modular and flexible curricula ...
The Underestimated Cello Concertos: Historical, Stylistic and Compositional Comparison of the Two Cello Concertos of Feliks Nowowiejski and Grazyna Bacewicz
(2021-05-14)
Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946), a Polish composer whose name is synonymous with Polish patriotic music, including the country’s second unofficial anthem, contributed to the twentieth-century cello repertoire with his ...
A Conductor’s Analysis of Three Choral Works by Jennifer Higdon
(2021-05-14)
This document explores various sacred and mystical choral compositions written by Jennifer Higdon in order to reveal stylistic traits as they appear in her choral works. The pieces that will be examined include folk song ...
Rethinking Violin Pedagogy: A Handbook for Teaching Violin from a Movement-Based Perspective
(2021-05-14)
Violinists regularly experience musculoskeletal pain and tension while playing their instrument. Many view this as an occupational hazard, a byproduct of long days of playing. However, preventative and rehabilitative care ...
An analysis of four song settings of Shakespeare‘s poem – “It was a lover and his lass” from As you like it
(2021-05-14)
The purpose of this document is to promote and assist the study and informed performance of lesser-known song settings of Shakespeare’s poem, “It was a Lover and His Lass.” The document will consist of a brief examination ...
An Analysis of Three Recital Pieces by William Lloyd Webber
(2021-12-17)
Born into a family of musicians, William Lloyd Webber (1914-1982), composed numerous pieces for the organ. Many of the pieces were published during his lifetime, but several more were found and published after his death ...
Honoloulou: A Document Addressing African Influence in Poulenc’s Rapsodie Nègre and Ravel's Chansons Madécasses
(2021-12-17)
With music coming out of Paris at the turn of the twentieth century as its primary focus, specifically Poulenc’s Rapsodie Nègre and Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, this document discusses moments, whether explicit or implicit, ...
An Analytical Study and Performance Practice Guide for Percussion Works Opus 35 and Opus 37 by Nebojša Jovan Živković
(2021-05-14)
This document provides an analysis and performance practice guide for two percussion works by Serbian composer Nebojša Jovan Živković (b. 1962). A renowned figure in the percussion world known for the aggressive style of ...
Symphony No. I
(2021-05-14)
This document contains the full score to Symphony No. I, a composition for wind ensemble comprised of four movements lasting approximately thirty minutes. On the macro level, this symphony is motivic, and is centered upon ...
Selected Songs of Nadia Boulanger: Formal Analysis and Adaptation for Brass Chamber Music
(2021-12-17)
Worth can be a difficult thing to understand and define, even under the best of circumstances. Nadia Boulanger is known to have told her teacher, Gabriel Fauré, that “if there is one thing of which I am certain, it is that ...