The purpose of this study is to provide a useful guide for choral conductors who wish to perform the music of Chen Yi (b. 1953). The goal of this study is to search for an understanding of Chen Yi’s unique musical language, ...

This thesis compares character pieces of Frank Bridge (1879-1941) to those of his British contemporaries Arnold Bax (1883-1953), Cyril Scott (1879-1970), and John Ireland (1879-1962). Musical elements examined include ...

This project offers new approaches to pedaling in Frédéric Chopin’s piano works for modern pianos, utilizing Chopin’s original pedal markings. The project begins with the review of the existing literature regarding Chopin’s ...

The goal of this doctoral thesis is to place into historical context and to make a modern edition of the Organ Concerto in D major by Gaspero Sborgi (1737-1819). The original organ part in manuscript and the original ...

Transcriptions of Bach's chorale preludes have largely been an unexplored area of the piano repertoire, although these often direct and faithful arrangements offer excellent opportunities for pianists to work ...

One of the most prolific composers of vocal music in the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten, emancipated British choral music from the grip of nineteenth century traditions. This study focuses on the four unaccompanied ...

Four Marian Antiphons - Alma Redemptoris Mater, Ave Regina Caelorum, Regina Caéli, and Salve Regina - are plainchants written approximately during the twelfth century for use at the close of Compline in the ...