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The present document introduces prominent Lithuanian composer Vytautas Barkauskas and his works written for viola. The author believes that an exceptional composer such as Barkauskas deserves to be known by more musicians. Thus, the...
The use of the organ in worship was a late development for Presbyterians when compared with many other denominations in the United States. With a some notable exceptions, most churches did not introduce organs into their sanctuaries...
Beatbox Flute is a contemporary technique in which a performer creates complex polyphonic percussive effects while playing the flute. Developed in the early 2000s, it has only recently begun to gain widespread acceptance. The current...
This treatise was written to support the composition of an original arrangement of Tosca for violin and piano. There are currently no published transcriptions or arrangements of the opera for this instrument pairing. Tosca, for Violin...
Benjamin Britten wrote five pieces for the viola, the most well-known being the Lachrymae, Op. 48: Reflections on a song of Dowland written in 1950 for the Scottish violist William Primrose. Britten's other viola works were composed in...
This treatise is intended to examine the phenomenon of musical borrowing in the contemporary violin literature. In this treatise, I will examine various pieces in the violin repertoire in which musical borrowing is a primary...
Traditional music education students are often required to choose a specific curricular emphasis or track of study within their degree program. These specializations, based upon the student's major instrument, include choral, general, ...
Gordon Jacob's compositions include a wide variety of works, from unaccompanied solos to symphonies for orchestra. Jacob has become best known for his compositions for solo wind instruments. Previous studies of his music have focused on...
Four pieces by American composers that feature the violin and include the word haiku in their titles provide a thought-provoking forum in which to examine the nature and degrees of text-prominence within a non-vocal work and the possible...
Alfred L. Watkins came to Lassiter High School in 1982 from which point the band grew from its original membership of 78 participants to over 300 individuals in the total program. The marching band won the Bands of America Grand National...
The aim of this treatise is to provide a practical and accessible point of reference for trumpeters and teachers looking to find Canadian trumpet literature for performance and/or pedagogical purposes. The scope of this project includes...
"An Annotated Bibliography of Published Duets for Clarinet and Marimba Available in the United States" is a study of available published duos. Many score collections were examined drawing on a wide range of resources. These included the...
As a Bolivian artist, the author has always supported the idea of bringing Bolivian music to the world. The writer's contribution over the years has been to collaborate with composers from Bolivia who have written for the viola. Some of...
Tango-Études pour Flûte Seule ou Violin Seule by Astor Piazzolla and Sonata for Violin and Piano by Philip Glass are discussed. As examples of the musical genres nuevo tango and minimalism, respectively, they are presented as repertory...
Having been a colony of multiple countries, Taiwan has a unique mixture of cultures on this small island formerly called Formosa. With the influences of Spain, the Netherlands, China, and Japan, Taiwanese music has developed...
The IDRS and its publications are the primary scholarly resource for all double reed performers. Authors that contribute to these journals typically consist of professional orchestral performers and university professors. Articles...
Jeanne Baxtresser (b. 1947) is considered to be one of the most influential and accomplished American flutists of the twentieth century. Despite the many American flutistic lineages that have come to surface through the teaching artistry...
This treatise examines the role of the prodigy violinist Niccolo Paganini as a chamber music composer, focusing on his works for strings and guitar. The significance of Paganini's quartets for violin, viola, cello, and guitar in music...
ABSTRACT In the twentieth century, new compositional concepts were introduced to Poland, which had been devastated by wars. Poles absorbed these new music trends happening in the world, and eventually created their unique music....
The title of my dissertation is The heritage for orchestra. This work is a tonal piece and takes about 8 minutes. The work is a variation with 9 short sections using the second section as its theme. The first section is named Prologue...
Without contest, the twentieth century can be regarded as a "melting pot" of compositional styles. Each composer's unique contributions, as well as the numerous compositional techniques utilized in this era, combine to make it one of the...
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