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Although the United States had a rich musical culture prior to the 19th century, the first permanent symphony orchestras were not formed until the mid-1800's when an influx of German immigrants prompted the establishment of ensembles and...
The Procedures and Considerations for Creating Performance Editions of J.S. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin for the Tenor, Bass, and Alto Trombones
J.S. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006) are considered some of the most important solos for violin in the repertoire. Bach overcame compositional and technical feats with his solos, writing complex, polyphonic...
While most saxophonists are aware that the vocal tract is involved in playing the saxophone, the pedagogy surrounding the topic of the vocal tract is inconsistent; different lineages of pedagogy address it to varying degrees. Most...
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...
The country of Serbia, located in Central/Southeastern Europe, offers a rich trumpet tradition worth examining due to the depth and diversity of art and knowledge tied to its unique socio-political history and cultural traditions....
The history of women composers has been defined by overt prejudice. However, in the 20th century that narrative began to change. By the 1950s women composers began to thrive, having their works performed worldwide and in virtually all...
American composer Kevin Day (b.1996) experienced a quick rise to notoriety in the wind band community, largely fueled by the success of his Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (2018). The work's first movement, premiered by...
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, ...
Chamber ensembles have incorporated clarinets since the instrument’s creation in the 1700s. Though there are a few examples of violin-clarinet-piano trios from those early periods, the medium was developed primarily in the 20th century....
This treatise aims to explore the evolution of pre-screening audition requirements for college music programs and demonstrate best practices for producing professional pre-screening audition recordings for graduate school, competitions, ...
There is a plethora of articles and documents by scholarly figures articulating their views on what constitutes "good" art. Whether it's Halbert Britan or Milton Babbitt, the common strategy within aesthetic discourse is to claim that ...
The purpose of this treatise is to catalog the music of Carl Vollrath and further preserve his work with biographical information and accounts of those who have performed and recorded his music. This document centers around a compendium...
In the 1983 publication, Frames of Mind, Howard Gardner presented his Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which challenged the notion of a quantifiable single general intelligence, g, often measured as IQ. Gardner determined the criteria...
This treatise presents a formalized, repeatable method for innovative recital preparation. The method created by the author, entitled the Aesthetic Performance Design Method (APD Method), is outlined in this document as a worksheet that...
The purpose of this document is to examine contemporary performance practice of the maracas and how application of specific techniques can prove beneficial to standard orchestral and modern art music forms. There is little extant...
The purpose of this treatise is to explore the ways in which John Mayer’s unique perspective as an Indian musician, classically trained Western violinist and composer, and Indo-jazz pioneer influenced his works for clarinet. This is...
The topic of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs) and how they can challenge instrumental performance is an area of research that is not frequently discussed. My interest in this topic began during my pursuit to improve areas of...
This treatise explores the interpretive decisions that can be made through different methods of musical analysis. Specifically, this study focuses on Carl Maria von Weber's Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48 for clarinet and piano. The primary...
Robert Marcellus was one of the most respected clarinetists and teachers in the twentieth century. He was a performer in the Cleveland Orchestra and taught at both the Cleveland Institute of Music and Northwestern University. His...
Genres exist to organize and homogenize musical works into definable categories. With a knowledge of genre, musicians, audiences, and general listeners develop an understanding of musical concepts based on the similarities and...
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