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Fredrickson, Thomas Kastner, Kathleen Sherry 2011-05-07T13:24:10Z 2011-05-07T13:24:10Z 10000-01-01 1989 This thesis examines the development of marimba technique in the United States since 1940 from the perspective of the stylistic and musical evolution of the instrument's repertoire, along with the performers and composers who first brought recognition to the marimba as a serious means of musical expression. This study begins with a brief discussion of the precursors of marimba performance, namely the ragtime xylophone technique and the Guatemalan marimba influences that emerged in the United States in the first two decades of the century. The primary focus of the thesis explores the work of seven individuals: composers Paul Creston, Darius Milhaud, Robert Kurka and Akira Miyoshi; performers Vida Chenoweth and Keiko Abe and educator Clair Omar Musser. This thesis argues that the creative contributions of these men and women resulted in the development of a technique and literature for the marimba which elevated the instrument to a vital and imaginative component of serious music. Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:24:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4922 bytes, checksum: 910b249b4beec47e7ab768910c8f966f (MD5) 8916268.pdf: 2747169 bytes, checksum: 400cf1c9b8859d2d0ac9a3136d9638bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 1989 Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Howard Ding (hding2@illinois.edu) on 2011-05-07T14:54:18Z Item is restricted indefinitely. Restriction data tranferred 2014-07-01T11:25:13-05:00 Original Data Group with Access UIUC Users [automated] Release Date: none Reason: ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission U of I Only AAI8916268 (UMI)AAI8916268 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/21949 eng Copyright 1989 Kastner, Kathleen Sherry Music The emergence and evolution of a generalized marimba technique text Music Music University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation D.M.A.