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A performance guide to the marimba music of Jared Beynon, Harold Farberman, James Lauth, Akmal Parwez, and Steven Rosenhaus; with accompanying recital

Shuey, Trent William

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Title
A performance guide to the marimba music of Jared Beynon, Harold Farberman, James Lauth, Akmal Parwez, and Steven Rosenhaus; with accompanying recital
Author(s)
Shuey, Trent William
Issue Date
2020
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Moersch, William
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Moersch, William
Committee Member(s)
  • Barrett, Janet Revell
  • Flores, Ricardo
  • Taylor, Stephen
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)
  • marimba
  • Wiliam Moersch
  • Jared Beynon
  • Harold Farberman
  • James Lauth
  • Akmal Parwez
  • Steven Rosenhaus
Language
en
Abstract
Well-established American composers began writing solo marimba music in 1980. One of the primary persons responsible for this movement was William Moersch. Moersch commissioned over a dozen works for solo marimba between 1980 and 1989 from composers such as Irwin Bazelon, Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Ewazen, Jacob Druckman, Roger Reynolds, Andrew Thomas, and those studied in this document. Two of these composers, Jacob Druckman and Roger Reynolds, are recipients of the Pulitzer Prize in Music.This document is a performance guide to five of these commissions for solo marimba written between 1983 and 1985. Three of the five pieces are world premieres, thirty-five years after their conception: Devil Dog (1983) by Jared Beynon; Sonata for Marimba (1983, revised and completed 2018) by James Lauth; and Banyan Boughs for solo marimba (1985) by Akmal Parwez. Of the other two pieces, “A” Train (1985) by Harold Farberman was premiered by Darin Kamstra, and Mission Music (1985) by Steven L. Rosenhaus was premiered by William Moersch. All five of these pieces are either dedicated to or commissioned by William Moersch.
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Copyright 2020 Trent William Shuey

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