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A study of two piano works and their roots in ancient Chinese poetry and literati music: Two poem classics of the Tang Dynasty by Xu, Zhenmin (b. 1934) and Three preludes by Gong, Xiaoting (b. 1970)
(2022-08-04)
This document studies Xu Zhenmin’s Two Poem Classics of the Tang Dynasty and Gong Xiaoting’s Three Preludes, and discusses how ancient Chinese poetry and literati music influence these two modern Chinese piano compositions. ...
A conductor's guide and analysis to Korean traditional choral music techniques in Creo by Hyowon Woo
(2022-05-13)
The music of Korean choral composer Hyowon Woo (b.1974) is known throughout the world. Woo’s oratorio, Creo was commissioned for Dr. Hakwon Yoon and the Incheon City Chorale, and was premiered in 2012 in Incheon, South ...
Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): a transcription for double wind quintet
(2022-08-04)
Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 is widely considered to be a canonic work within chamber string repertoire. Composed when Mendelssohn was just sixteen years old, the Octet was described as “a different ...
An Investigation of Collegiate Choral Directors' Assessment Practices and Beliefs
(2022-08-04)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the assessment practices and beliefs of collegiate choral directors. Specifically, I examined (a) the use and frequency of musical and non-musical assessment criteria, (b) their ...
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick, Oklahoma's Cherokee Composer: An Analysis of Six Intermediate Collections for Solo Piano
(2022-05-13)
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick (1915 – 1967) was the first Cherokee to receive widespread acclaim as a composer. Born in Stilwell, OK, Kilpatrick learned music at an early age and earned music degrees from the University of ...
Artistic Score Study: Conductors' Approaches to Discovering and Communicating the Composer's Intent
(2022-05-13)
By interviewing master conductors in the field, through this study I aim to find promising practices and approaches for conductors to create more meaningful and powerful emotional connections with the score to communicate ...
Henry Cowell and Edson Hymns and Fuging Tunes
(2022-05-13)
The purpose of this study is to provide an examination of a 1960 musical composition by the American composer Henry Cowell built from postcolonial American musical sources. Cowell’s work, Edson Hymns and Fuging Tunes takes ...
A Guided Approach to Teaching Hand Percussion Instruments in a Collegiate Applied Percussion Curriculum
(2022-12-16)
Hand percussion is a broad term that includes many different instruments, techniques, and styles and can be difficult to decide what to include in a collegiate percussion curriculum. Although there are several resources ...
The Style, Analysis, and Performance Practices of Selected Choral Works by Isabella Leonarda and Maria Xaveria Peruchona
(2022-12-16)
This document explores and analyzes sacred music composed by two Ursuline composers of the seventeenth century: Isabella Leonarda and Maria Xaveria Peruchona. It also studies the socio-historical background with particular ...
And the Ocean Taught Me: Where Composition Meets Improvisation
(2022-12-16)
This document aims to demonstrate the need for a college-level curriculum that teaches composers to create successful works of improvisational music, to preset a method which helps composition students develop the tools ...