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The goal of this treatise is to provide an in-depth examination of the selected arrangements of Francisco Tárrega. The intent is to provide classical guitar students information on the music of Tárrega that can be used for research and...
Vocal and Indigenous Influences in Leoš Janáček's Sonata for Violin and Piano and George Enescu's Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano, Op. 25: A Performer's Guide
This treatise presents Leoš Janáček's Sonata for Violin and Piano and George Enescu's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3, Op. 25 "dans le caractère populaire Roumain" with a focus on indigenous elements and vocal influences, in order to...
Hans Werner Henze’s music is shaped by his trauma from the atrocities of Nazi Germany and the issue of German identity in the years following World War II. He became an outspoken anti-fascist. His compositional style is a freely tonal 12...
The Swiss and Jewish composer Ernest Bloch wrote two violin concertos: the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in 1938, and an earlier Violin Concerto of 1899, a revision of an earlier piece that was never published. This treatise will...
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was among the most important composers of the twentieth century. He is most well-known for his operatic and vocal works but he made significant contributions to instrumental repertoire as well. Many of his...
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...
When teaching music, selecting the right instructional materials for each student is tremendously important. This project is a bibliography of pedagogical materials currently available to harp instructors in the United States. The focus...
This treatise presents selected viola works by Alfred Uhl (1909-1992). Three chamber works that feature the viola are discussed. Trio für Violine, Viola, and Gitarre, Kleine Konzert für Viola, Klarinette & Klavier, Vier Lieder aus der...
A music student at the collegiate level should be fairly proficient on his or her instrument, hence the student's acceptance into the music program. Although many string students have the experience of performing on his or her instrument...
The goal of this project is to discuss literature not considered part of the standard violin repertoire from 1893 – 1916, through the study of selected works by American composers Leo Oehmler, Clara Rogers, Harry Thacker Burleigh, and...
Guitar works were written by significant Canadian composers for the Toronto International Guitar Festival during its existence in the 1970s to the late 1980s. These works have not yet been included in academic study and are generally...
This treatise explores the history of the bandsemble and an experience of bandsembling through a public lecture recital. The first chapter, “Introduction, ” defines the term “bandsemble” and provides historical context on the emergence of...
The viola duo repertoire (for two violas alone) from the second half of the eighteenth century includes over one hundred and ten compositions written by approximately ten composers. Today, the most known and performed viola duos of that...
The twentieth century in Western European music was a time of experimentation and the role of the viola changed greatly as many new pieces for solo viola were written. Musical trends such as Nationalism, Modernism, Neoclassicism, ...
This treatise is a pedagogical study that violin teachers can use to help their students develop and transmit musicality in their performances. Due to the broad nature of the topic, the treatise focuses on teaching violin students to...
Over the last century, composers in the Western art music tradition have greatly expanded the variety and number of works available to string players. The viola repertoire in particular has benefited from increased interest in 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...
This treatise presents a comparative study of selected works of Chen Yi and Andrea Clearfield, exploring their incorporation of Tibetan idioms in their compositions. The motivation for this study stems from the contrasting backgrounds of...
This treatise will briefly explore the reasons a composer would accredit their own works to a different name other than theirs; whether the name is of another living or deceased composer, or a name that is fabricated altogether. This...
Professional musicians have become increasingly independent of record companies and other investors that would seek to make a financial gain from the artist’s success. With the availability of relatively inexpensive professional...
The period in English musical history referred to as the English Musical Renaissance, stretching roughly from 1860-1940, is generally acknowledged as an era marked by a large resurgence of both musical and cultural activity. During this...
ABSTRACTPerforming Bela Bartók’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra poses myriad technical hurdles. The initial approach to studying this work must include practice strategies that isolate its numerous technical challenges and work through...
This treatise provides a thorough analysis of Augusta Read Thomas's string quartet, Sun Threads. The first chapter discusses her career background, compositional style and chamber music. The analysis in the second chapter is divided into...
This treatise demonstrates how teachers can use five pieces of violin repertoire from the cinema as pedagogical tools to introduce or enhance a student's understanding, appreciation, and technical facility of the following four genres of...
This treatise identifies elements of large-scale unity in Lera Auerbach's 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano, Op. 46. The prelude genre has evolved through history from its use as an introductory piece into a piece with diverse styles and...
The Rise and Fall of the Cellist-Composer of the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Study of the Life and Works of Georg Goltermann Including A Complete Catalog of His Cello Compositions
In the late eighteenth century the violoncello began its ascent toward acceptance as a solo, virtuosic instrument equal to the violin. Much of this ascent was due to the tradition of cellist-composers: virtuoso performers who composed...
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