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(University of Illinois, 2015-12)The last fifty years have seen an explosion in the number of new works written for the clarinet. Composers have made thorough use of the clarinet’s large range and vast dynamic capabilities and have introduced extensive ...
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(University of Illinois, 2017)This paper discusses the archetype of “flute as bird” in Western music through the study of three twentieth-century works: Charles Rochester Young’s The Song of the Lark for flute and harp, Olivier Messiaen’s ...
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(University of Illinois, 2015-01)This thesis focuses on Marc-André Dalbavie’s Flute Concerto (2006) and two of his chamber pieces with flute: In Advance of the Broken Time…(1994) and Palimpseste (2002). The background of the composer and the Flute ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018)The purpose of this study is to investigate Franz Liszt’s Marian settings of six selected piano works, in order to explore and to offer insights into Liszt’s religious perception through an overview and a comparison ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017)This study explores William Bolcom’s chamber opera, Lucrezia (2008), a one-act comic opera in the zarzuela style based on Niccolò Machiavelli’s Renaissance play La Mandragola (The Mandrake Root) and commissioned ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine + Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021)To describe this study, I borrow from an eloquently titled article by Rupert Christensen, “Samuel Barber’s opera Vanessa: from Pulitzer to obscurity…and beyond,” written as a marketing piece for Glyndebourne’s 2018 ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018)Numerous influences can be detected in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto op. 61. The most notable of these stem from Mozart, the Viennese violinist Franz Clement, and the French violinist-composers Giovanni Battista Viotti, ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019)The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze George Rochberg’s application of Japanese musical and artistic imagery through an examination of his flute and harp piece, Slow Fires of Autumn (Ukiyo-EII) (1978-1979). ...
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GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING THE SOPRANO VOICE AT THE KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE USE OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC (University of Illinois, 2016)The fundamental reason for this research project is to create an indigenous based music guidelines for individual vocal lessons (soprano) at the high school level in Kenya. The present curriculum neither includes indigenous ...
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(University of Illinois, 2016)John Scofield has created a very distinctive guitar sound and style over a long and impressive recording career spanning 40 years. He has played and recorded with many legendary musicians throughout this time. He has been ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018)This thesis analyzes one of the late works by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, Dream/Window, with a focus on harmonic structure and orchestration use, and introduces the influences, concepts, and compositional ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017)George Van Eps (1913-1998) is a legendary figure among jazz guitarists, not only for his innovation in developing and performing on a 7-string instrument and the ability to perform unaccompanied, but also for his ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine & Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020)Online video games are the latest artform of our time and music is key to its thematic unity and narrative momentum. The social demands of online video games are high, and players are significantly engaged by game ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019)Harpo Marx, née Arthur Marx, was one of the most important harpists in the twentieth century. Although he began as a self-taught musician and never learned to read music, he introduced the harp to millions of people ...
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(University of Illinois, 2015-04)This is a historical study of the hand written part books of the Humboldt, Kansas Brass Band. Critical editions of four selections provide insight into the history of the books as well as the musicians who created and ...
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(University of Illinois, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to explore Iannis Xenakis’ work, Gmeeoorh for organ, based on the use of his compositional technique, arborescence, and also to offer new insights into the performance of avant-garde organ ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018)Ronnie Cuber stands out as one of the most notable baritone saxophonists in recent history. Throughout his career he has worked alongside a variety of notable musicians such as Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Eddie ...
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(University of Illinois, 2015-05)The titular role of George Enescu’s opera, Oedipe, is one of the most challenging bass-baritone roles in the literature. With a vast scope and a rare level of notational specificity, the part ranges from Wagnerian lyricism ...
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(School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019)This project explores the oboe’s distinct role and capabilities in two microtonal works: L’Espritdes dunes (1994) by Tristan Murail, and The Book (2011) by Toby Twining, originally written for countertenor and cello as ...
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Jamaican Composers in the Classical Tradition: Three Vocal Works by Dexter, Ashbourne, and Marshall (2013-05)Classical music has been present in the Jamaica since the 18 century. The country conquered by Britain in 1655, still bears its European influence in its current culture. With a history of many cultures sharing common ...
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