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This study examines both the personal life and professional career of James Edwin Croft, Director of Bands, Emeritus, The Florida State University. Croft established himself as a distinguished conductor and a champion of wind band music...
Piano reductions of orchestral scores are invaluable tools for rehearsals and arguably the most frequent vehicles for modern-day performances. Piano accompanists face the arduous task of performing an orchestral reduction in a manner...
The purpose of this study was to determine how errors in performance affect perceptions of performance quality by musicians while listening to an excerpt of Bach's Bourrée from the Suite for Unaccompanied Cello #3. Subjects (N=129) heard...
The first purpose of this study was to provide an overview of experimental and descriptive research lines within the field of conducting. The findings of this literature search reflect the tremendous growth of inquiries and findings...
This study is an examination of the music for wind ensemble by Joseph Scwhantner. It is divided into two parts: a transcription of the composer's New Morning for the World (originally for Narrator and Orchestra), and a study of the...
Diptych for Chamber Orchestra was conceived as a two-part work. As an item, a diptych consists of two panels hinged together; in similar fashion, the movements of this work, though contrary in overall character, are related as part of...
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