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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...
Wil Offermans is a flutist-composer with a holistic approach to contemporary flute pedagogy. At present day, there are very few English-language publications on Offermans; thus, in comparison to his contemporaries, the broader English...
The purpose of this treatise is to provide a comprehensive annotated bibliography of Gary Schocker's works for flute and piccolo. The pieces in this document include solo works for flute, piccolo, alto flute and bass flute, both...
This treatise explores chamber music involving flute of the Swiss-Russian composer Paul Juon. Three works are discussed in two chapters: the first focuses on his Sonate for flute and piano, Op. 78 and the second on two chamber pieces, ...
This survey of orchestral excerpt books is a resource for flutists auditioning, studying, or teaching orchestral excerpts. An orchestral excerpt is a short, difficult passage or solo from an individual part of a symphonic work. There are...
Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince has been connecting Turkish and American cultures throughout his composition and teaching career. His post-minimalist style involves the energy of Turkish and Balkan folk music, the mysticism of...
The purpose of this treatise is to reframe the concept of "being authentic" as "expressing integrity, both in the context of early music performance and as a way to discuss the personal expression of the self. The culture of the early...
A Comparison of Four Selected American Flute Method Books from the 20th and Early 21st Centuries: Ernest F. Wagner, William Kincaid with Claire Polin, Robert Dick, and Patricia George with Phyllis Avidan Louke
ABSTRACT This document will compare four American flute methods: Ernest Wagner’s Foundation to Flute Playing, William Kincaid with Claire Polin’s The Art and Practice of Modern Flute Technique volumes 1 through 3, Robert Dick’s The Other...
The music curriculum in higher education is very strenuous, and the added physical and mental stress of personal practice, ensemble rehearsals, and performances often leads to performance anxiety and a variety of performance-related...
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...
An Exploration of Late Twentieth Century American Flute and Guitar Works with Emphasis on Robert Beaser’s Mountain Songs and Lowell Liebermann’s Sonata for Flute and Guitar
A number of important flute and guitar compositions were written by American composers during the late twentieth century. These works have yet to be explored in any academic study. This treatise, in conjunction with two lecture recitals, ...
Raised and educated in China during the Cultural Revolution, Zhou Long, Chen Yi, and Bright Sheng immigrated to the United States in the 1980s to pursue additional study. Now American citizens, each composer continues to reside in the US...
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