Some of the material in is restricted to members of the community. By logging in, you may be able to gain additional access to certain collections or items. If you have questions about access or logging in, please use the form on the Contact Page.
Some of the material in is restricted to members of the community. By logging in, you may be able to gain additional access to certain collections or items. If you have questions about access or logging in, please use the form on the Contact Page.
A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century American Clarinetists is designed as a resource to provide information on the lives and careers of American clarinetists and pedagogues of note, active primarily between the years 1900 and...
Four Movements in Search of a Composer draws inspiration from the play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. Rather than a character sketch of the six Characters in this play, this piece centers around four moments...
This treatise focuses on the teaching of clarinetist Dr. Eric Mandat. Dr. Mandat began his university teaching career in 1983 and retired from full time teaching in 2015. Over those 32 years Mandat developed unique approaches to...
Two Examples of Music in 1920S France: A Study of Sergei Prokofiev's 1924 Quintet, Op. 39 and the Subsequent Ballet TrapÈZe, and Francis Poulenc's 1926 Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
This treatise discusses two works by Francis Poulenc and Sergei Prokofiev that became a part of the music culture of France in the 1920s. Sergei Prokofiev's 1924 Quintet, Op. 39 for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Double Bass, and the...
The modern oboist is frequently called upon to perform concertos from the Classical Era. Often, this means performing the Oboe Concerto in C; K. 314 by W.A. Mozart. Theorists and oboists alike have extensively researched the form, ...
William Kraft's Encounters II for Solo Tuba is a masterwork for tuba inspired by and composed for the now iconic tuba player Roger Bobo. The challenges provided by this piece of music can be daunting. Through the use of a performer's...
The ability to learn and execute extended techniques is not universal among bassoonists, yet the concept of extending technique in general has been fundamental to the development and evolution of the bassoon over the centuries. Many of...
The focus of this treatise is the examination of newer works for the basset clarinet and various techniques composers employed when adapting their compositions for other instruments. While nearly every university-level clarinetist is...
Ben Van Dijk is an active performer in The Netherlands in several professional ensembles, and is also on faculty at the Amsterdam Conservatory as one of seven classical trombone professors. The list of works composed for Ben has grown to...
This treatise will focus on the life and music of Canadian jazz clarinetist Phil Nimmons. It will introduce Canadian and non-Canadian musicians to Phil Nimmons' accomplishments as a jazz performer, composer, and pedagogue. Phil Nimmons...
Derek Bourgeois' Concerto for Trombone, Op. 114 is a masterwork that has tested the limits of trombone technique since it's premiere. Considering Bourgeois' goal was to challenge Lindberg, the command of the instrument required to...
(im)Balanced is a twenty-minute work for piano, winds and percussion. Though the ensemble is larger than a chamber work, the sparse texture of one instrument on a part creates the intimacy of chamber music while still allowing for large...
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...
Given the horn's lengthy history, it is not surprising that many scholars have examined the evolution of the instrument from the natural horn to the modern horn and its expansive repertoire. Numerous dissertations, theses, and treatises...
The bassoon lacks the substantial concerto repertoire of many of its orchestral counterparts. Although, beyond Mozart, this may pose programming issues for orchestras and chamber ensembles, the dearth of literature may spell opportunity...
In his relatively brief musical career, French-Swiss composer Richard Dubugnon has written orchestral, solo, and chamber works for most instruments and voice types. His symphonic compositions have been performed by such prestigious...
This treatise focuses on Paul Lansky's percussion quartet Threads, a ten-movement work organized into three distinct movement families: Preludes and Arias, Recitatives, and Choruses. While the composer creates three distinct "threads"...
This treatise primarily examines factors influencing why composers have elected to write for the harp in tenor arias and how composers have done so. In doing so, this treatise traces the evolution of the harp from the simple lyre into...
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...
This study examines the military's process of selecting trumpet excerpts used for audition screening along with performance preparation advice for the top ten most commonly requested excerpts within the premier military bands in the...
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...
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote four chamber music works for mixed wind ensemble: Serenade in E flat for thirteen winds, Op. 7; Suite in B flat for thirteen winds, Op. 4; Sonatina No. 1 in F for sixteen winds, and Sonatina No. 2 in E...
This treatise focuses on the evolution of percussion writing in the wind ensemble works of Karel Husa. Despite the prevailing method of composing for percussion in wind ensemble works being relegated to support roles, Husa treated...
Osvaldo Golijov's The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Klezmer Clarinet and String Quartet, Including an Introduction to Klezmer for Performance
Osvaldo Golijov's The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for klezmer clarinet and string quartet is a reflection of the history of Judaism through means of quotation and imitation. Best known for having forged a style that melds two...
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...
The Avant-Garde Trombone: The History and Development with an Examination of Luciano Berio's Sequenza V and Jacob TV's I Was like WOW and an Analysis of John Kenny's Sonata for Tenor Trombone
It is advantageous for one seeking a career in trombone, as a performer, and as an educator, to have an in-depth understanding of the trombone avant-garde solo works. For other classical instruments, repertoire spans many centuries and...
This treatise, comprised of the transcriptions from two lecture recitals, discusses Franz Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata as transcribed for clarinet and piano and Debussy's Première Rhapsodie. Schubert composed his Arpeggione Sonata on the...
BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE The study of orchestral excerpts is an important component in the undergraduate musician’s education. Excerpts create an efficient path into the evaluation of a student’s fundamental abilities, making them...
Is There Romance after Schumann: An Analysis and Discussion of Robert Schumann's Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94, Clara Schumann's Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22, and Other Selected Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22, and Other Selected Romances Written for Oboe and Piano
This document is a compilation of two lecture recitals held on November 10, 2015 and April 27, 2016. Both of these recitals explored selected works performed by oboists written in the Romance genre. The lectures define stylistic...
The presence of the trombone in sacred music can be traced back to the early 17th century where it was used in connection to the voice. As orchestral music progressed so did the way composers began to write for the trombone. This...
Say the words 'oboe' and 'method book' in the same sentence, and invariably, the majority of musicians would think of one person: Apollon Marie-Rose Barret. His book is one of today's most widely-used methods for the education of young...
Two Examples of Neo-Classicism in France from the Early and Late Twentieth Century: Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (1926) and Jean Françaix's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (1994)
This document is a compilation of two lecture recitals held on 5 December 2016 and 1 March 2017. The first recital was based on Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, completed in 1926 and the second was based on Jean...
The Influences of Mannheim Style in W.A. Mozart's Concerto for Oboe, K. 314 (285D) and Jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr's Duo Sonata for Oboe and Piano
The court at Mannheim between 1740 and 1778 produced an abundance of musical innovations and compositions. Composers such as Johann Stamitz and Christian Cannabich revolutionized orchestral playing in a multitude of ways, including the...
The purpose of this project is to define the playing-related injuries common to clarinetists, list causes, and explore treatment and prevention methods. An online survey was conducted to yield information of the location and degree of...
The oboe reed is both a blessing and a curse--the bane and the delight of every oboist. There is nothing greater than the satisfaction of creating an amazing reed that will do everything an oboist requires. A great reed allows one to...
Voices of the Earth was the composer’s first large-scale work attempting to interweave musical styles from across global history with natural soundscapes, combing natural and primordial sounds (like thunder, rockfalls, and animal calls)...
This document offers a guide to practicing for hornists aiming to perform the chamber music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s. Beethoven is one of the most influential composers of all time and musicians still regularly perform his music. The...
The purpose of this document is to examine the relationship between the traditional university percussion curriculum and technology, specifically audio and video production. An overview of the current university percussion curriculum...
The use of natural horn and its technique has greatly diminished since the invention of the valved horn in the 19th century. While there have been groups of composers and hornists who continue to advocate for the natural horn, it has...
A high quality reed is of the utmost importance in producing a good tone on the oboe. The gouging machine, which thins and contours a piece of cane as the first step in the manufacturing of a reed, has a great effect in the overall...
Because of composers' ongoing contributions to the repertoire, there is a need to recognize and uncover twenty-first century unaccompanied solo works for the bass trombone. Performers and teachers alike benefit from receiving information...
Former President of the International Trombone Association and Professor of Trombone at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Nathaniel Brickens is a highly regarded pedagogue and performer in the trombone world. He has maintained a top...
Electroacoustic music is a broad term used to describe the process of composition as opposed to the sonic environment of the music. Over the last several decades, electronic music has evolved to incorporate acoustic instruments and live...
Trombonist innovator and pioneer, Stuart Dempster's diverse career has included roles as performer, teacher, commissioner, composer and healer. Through extensive interviews with Dempster, his colleagues and former students, this document...
This treatise seeks to examine performance practice of electroacoustic percussion music through the exploration of selected works for percussion and electronics, as well as provide a primer for students interested in becoming fluent in...
The role of the saxophone has been in a profoundly confusing state of limbo regarding identity, sound, and repertoire since its patent in 1846. Originally intended for the orchestra, it has struggled to see that intent realized and...
Composer Daniel Nelson (b. 1965) is a unique figure in the world of contemporary music. A dual citizen of the United States and Sweden, he received musical training in both countries and has had his music performed world-wide. Nelson's...
This work is an annotated bibliography of original reed quintet repertoire. It can serve as a practical resource to musicians, reed quintets, composers, music educators and musical scholars of all levels. For each original composition, ...
Some of the material in is restricted to members of the community. By logging in, you may be able to gain additional access to certain collections or items. If you have questions about access or logging in, please use the form on the Contact Page.
