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An Analysis of John Adams' Grand Pianola Music
(2010)
Grand Pianola Music, composed in 1982 by John Adams, was written for pairs of winds, extended percussion, three female vocalists, and two pianos. Due to critic and audience disapproval, by way of booing after its 1983 ...
Allison Nelson: Pianist, Teacher and Editor
(2015)
This study documents the varied and significant contributions of Allison Nelson (b. 1927) to the field of piano through her work as a solo and collaborative pianist as part of the piano duo Nelson and Neal and teacher, ...
Votteler To Holtkamp (1855-1934): The Stylistic Evolution Of An American Organ Building Company, Explained
(2015)
The purpose of this study is to examine the early years of the Holtkamp Organ Company and show how the design philosophy of Walter Holtkamp, Sr., had its roots in these early instruments. The study will track the evolution ...
An Interpretive Analysis Of The Historia Di Jephte By Giacomo Carissimi
(2016-12)
The purpose of this study is to explore two aspects of the oratorio Jephte by Giacomo Carissimi: first is the manner in which Carissimi used The Doctrine of the Affections to organize the music textually, and second is the ...
Carter Pann's Four Factories for Wind Symphony: An Analysis and Discussion
(2010)
Carter Pann is an award-winning composer of music for a variety of mediums and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Pann's Four Factories, commissioned ...
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 ...
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 ...
Crowned in Glory: The Beyond Band Approach
(2021-12-17)
In recent years, primary and secondary education has embraced trends which emphasize “core” subject areas. As of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), music has been labelled an essential area of education in the ...
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 ...