Expanding literature for solo steel pan through commissions, discoveries, and transcriptions

Edwards, Daniel Trent

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Title

Expanding literature for solo steel pan through commissions, discoveries, and transcriptions

Author(s)

Edwards, Daniel Trent

Issue Date

2019

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Flores, Ricardo

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Moersch, William

Committee Member(s)

• Silvers, Michael
• Tipei, Sever

Department of Study

School of Music

Discipline

Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D. (doctoral)

Keyword(s)

• steel pan
• lead pan
• tenor pan
• flute
• transcription
• commission
• electronics
• concerto

Language

en

Abstract

The lack of quality solos for steel pan has been an issue that pannists have addressed for years. This thesis seeks to promote the expansion of music for solo steel pan through discussing rarely performed works for solo lead pan. The works that are discussed are new solos that the author has commissioned, seldom performed works already in existence, and flute solos that have been modified to be playable on the lead pan. The thesis serves as a performance guide for pannists who are interested in playing the solos, and covers topics such as stickings for problematic passages, technical considerations unique to the steel pan, adaptations for non-idiomatic material, and observations that may facilitate the learning process.

Type of Resource

• text
• image

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Copyright 2019 Daniel Edwards

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