This thesis explores the composition Flaming Walls, a trio for trumpet, trombone, and piano written by American composer Zack Browning. Flaming Walls was commissioned by the Florida-based ensemble Confluences who premiered ...

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 ...

The purpose of this research, in support of a doctoral recital, is to explore performance issues and techniques that will help modern performers prepare Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.18 No. 4. Topics include: 1) an overview ...

The purpose of this study is to explore the little known genre quatuor brillant during its flourishing at the turn of the nineteenth century in Paris. Although the quatuor brillant is written for four string instruments, ...

Unsuk Chin’s (b. 1961) Alice in Wonderland is one of the most successful vocal works on the international stage. It demonstrates the depth and variety of composer’s musical idiom and combines traditional and contemporary ...

Colombia’s long history of bands of all types and strong music programs are now being recognized and praised in festivals and contests around the world. Contests like the National Band Contest in Paipa-Boyacá contribute ...

The purpose of this thesis research is to present, examine, and analyze the improvisational traits of saxophonist Ed Calle across multiple genres. An extensive and thorough interview with Calle conducted by the author ...

This project provides a case study of cross-cultural music by examining recent piano works of two Asian-American composers born after 1970: the Chinese-American Lei Liang and the Japanese-American Ken Ueno. The compositions ...

Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871), was a Swiss-born virtuoso pianist, one of the most famous keyboard artists of the nineteenth century. Often compared to Franz Liszt, Thalberg gave recitals in m any cities in ...

Imagine strolling through a garden that not only is designed with the usual sights, scents and (tactile) sensations but that also whispers and sings, and which, if you are so inclined, will communicate musically with you: ...