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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 ...
A Stylistic and Performance Analysis of Symphonia Elegiaca, op. 83 by Camil Van Hulse
(2023-12-15)
This document provides an analysis of the second organ symphony of Camil Van Hulse: Symphonia Elegiaca, op. 83. This analysis provides a historical overview, an examination of programmatic content, and a compositional ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Tenor and Bass Line Performance Treatments in Nicola Porpora's 1742 Venetian Ospedali Works
(2020-05)
The Venetian ospedali, hospitals that cared for the ill, poor, and orphaned citizens of Venice became known in the eighteenth century for their music performances and female musicians. Among the repertoire for these supposed ...