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• A study of selected piano works by Jean Ahn and Hee Yun Kim that include Korean folk songs 

  Shim, Sunhye (School of Music. College of Fine and Applied Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2011)

  The purpose of this study is to introduce two Korean women composers who are actively working in the United States and their compositions which are based on Korean traditional tunes into several compositions like Nil-lili, ...

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• The solo organ works of Rolande Falcinelli (1920-2006) 

  Klobnak, Zachary A. (School of Music. College of Fine and Applied Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2017-07-12)

  Rolande Falcinelli (1920-2006) enjoyed a remarkable and multi-faceted career as pedagogue, church organist, recitalist, improviser, and composer. She was professeur d’orgue at the Conservatoire National Supérieur ...

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• Poetry and music: Reynaldo Hahn's Le Rossignol éperdu 

  Kim, Minji (School of Music. College of Fine and Applied Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2017-04-04)

  This study focuses on Reynaldo Hahn’s solo piano work, Le Rossignol éperdu (“The Bewildered Nightingale”) (1902-1910), the largest instrumental work by the composer. Le Rossignol éperdu is a collection of ...

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• Routine maintenance: A comparative analysis of the daily practice routines of lead and high-note trumpet players 

  Bryant, Barksdale James Edward (School of Music. College of Fine and Applied Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2017-04-07)

  Playing lead trumpet in a big band setting is a position that demands much from a musician. The skills necessary not only include a great rhythmic concept for the music and the ability to play ...

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• Jazz piano counterpoint: history, analysis, and exercises 

  Vasiljevic, Dimitrije (School of Music. College of Fine and Applied Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2017-04-18)

  The goal of this thesis is to examine the contrapuntal jazz piano techniques of several reputable players known for the use of counterpoint in their ...

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