THE LYRICAL PICCOLO: TRANSCRIBING ROMANTIC MUSIC BY TRAILBLAZING WOMEN COMPOSERS FOR PICCOLO AND PIANO

Escobar, Julia

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Title

THE LYRICAL PICCOLO: TRANSCRIBING ROMANTIC MUSIC BY TRAILBLAZING WOMEN COMPOSERS FOR PICCOLO AND PIANO

Author(s)

Escobar, Julia

Issue Date

2025

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

Keeble, Jonathan

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Keeble, Jonathan

Committee Member(s)

• Hagan, Kerry L.
• Geraldi, Kevin M.
• Carrillo Cotto, Carlos R.

Department of Study

School of Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D. (doctoral)

Date of Ingest

2025-12-01T15:44:38-06:00

Keyword(s)

• Women composers
• Piccolo
• Transcription
• Romantic
• Piano
• Teresa Carreno
• Eva Dell'Acqua
• Nobu Koda
• Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
• Dora Pejacevic
• Florence Price
• Arranging

Language

eng

Abstract

There is significantly less bespoke repertoire for the piccolo than there is for the flute. To expand the repertoire, performers often transcribe for the piccolo, adapting music originally written for the flute and other instruments. However, an extensive review of current repertoire for piccolo and piano reveals that marginalized composers were scarcely represented in publications prior to the 21st century. This study primarily seeks to raise awareness of the music of six trailblazing composers through creating new transcriptions for piccolo and piano. This thesis includes information regarding the selected composers and their music, framed with historical context. It also includes insights into the transcription process with drafted excerpts that could inform future transcriptions. The transcription collection will be published separately by Theodore Presser Company. The original instrumentation of the transcribed works includes music composed for the organ, piano, violin, and voice. The composers and repertoire selected for transcription are Florence B. Price, Adoration; Teresa Carreño, Le Printemps, Op. 25; Kōda Nobu (幸田延), Sonate in D-Moll für Violine und Klavier; Dora Pejačević, Sonate in D-Dur für Violine und Klavier, Op. 26, Mvt. III; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, “Schwanenlied” and “Gondellied” from Sechs Lieder für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 1; and Eva Dell’Acqua, Villanelle. While the musical selections are varied and reflect each composer’s distinct compositional language and background, they collectively embody the essence of Romanticism through the lyrical melodies and expressive harmonies.

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text

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