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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"instrumental ensemble"”.
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Instrumental ensemble music at the court of Leopold I (1658-1705)
This dissertation deals with the instrumental ensemble music either composed or employed at the imperial court in Vienna during the reign of the Emperor Leopold I. The main focus of the study concerns the particular uses of instrumental music within the various social and political functions at the …
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Song of the Morrígan for Chamber Orchestra, Cries of Revelation for Chorus, Soloists and Large Instrumental Ensemble, and Fragments of a Dream for 5.1 Surround Electronics
<p>This dissertation consists of three independent musical compositions that represent a diversity of my compositional interests. The first work is titled Song of the Morrígan and is written for chamber orchestra with piano and two percussionists. The Morrígan is a figure from Irish mythology, a …
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Qiuci fantasy for full orchestra
… The Quici people maintained their own particular instrumental ensemble that featured the konghuo (a type of harp), the pipa (a plucked instrument), and several kinds of drums, including jie drum, qi drum, and jilou drum. The Quici people danced accompanied by this instrumental ensemble. The …
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Plantains in the rain
… Cantonese music (a type of Chinese traditional instrumental ensemble music). The piece depicts the pattering of rain drops on plantains in early summer. My composition Plantains in the Rain for orchestra has shown how I got inspiration from the Chinese traditional music, and formed my personal …
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Authentic membership: The experiences of two students with hearing loss in instrumental music
… two students with hearing loss participating in instrumental music. Four orienting questions guided the inquiry: (a) What factors contribute to these students’ motivation to continue participating in instrumental music?; (b) How is hearing loss affecting each student’s music participation and …
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Shape-note and Bluegrass Music in the Choral Curriculum: An Experiment in Implementation of Potential New Genres
… interpretation to challenge the more advanced ensemble. Inclusion of these genres provides the following benefits: improvisation, sight reading skills, technical flexibility, historical context, and collaboration. The purpose of this study is to examine the history and performance practices of …
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Functional and morphological responses of human skeletal muscle to resistance and aerobic exercise during simulated weightlessness
The conductor of a large instrumental ensemble is constantly confronted with the task of detecting and correcting rhythm and pitch performance errors in daily rehearsals. The purpose of this investigation was to design a computer-assisted instruction program for error detection skills development …
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A graduate recital in voice
10 audio files + 1 PDF file
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"!MPACT".
!MPACT is an eighteen-minute percussion concerto for solo percussion, saxophone quartet, brass quartet, and string quartet. The original composition, written by Ben Johansen, was commissioned by Todd Meehan, Director of Percussion Studies at the Baylor University School of Music. The work is a …
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Neglected chamber works for the flute and the correlating historical background
Thesis (D.M.A.)--Michigan State University. Department of Music, 2006
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Graduate recital in voice
13 audio files + 1 PDF file (1 volume (unpaged))
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A graduate recital in voice
18 audio files + 1 PDF file
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A Descriptive Analysis of Rehearsal Techniques of Expert Middle School Band Directors from Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
The purpose of the present study was to identify rehearsal techniques among expert middle school band directors Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Twenty-one potential participants were recommended by university faculty and other leaders within the profession. Seven directors were identified who …
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Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication: A Composition for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble
This paper examines the relationship between text and music in Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication - a four-movement composition, fourteen minutes in length, for soprano, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, and percussion. The text of the …
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The Prayer of Daniel: for flute (with alto flute), clarinet (with bass clarinet), violin, cello, doumbek, percussion, piano, bass-baritone voice, and men's chorus
The Prayer of Daniel is a chamber piece in the style of an oratorio for vocal bass-baritone soloist, flute doubling on alto flute, B flat clarinet doubling on bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion on vibraphone and marimba, doumbek (a middle eastern drum), and men's chorus (TTBB). The …
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Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis
11 audio files + 1 PDF file
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Master's thesis recital (clarinet)
Cello suite no. 4, BWV 1010 / Bach -- Portraits of Langston / Coleman -- Tema con variazioni / Francaix -- Clarinet sonata, op. 167 / Saint-Saëns
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Reconstructions: Nine Movements for Solo Soprano, Chorus, and Wind Ensemble
… composition for solo soprano, chorus, and wind ensemble using texts from several of Emily Dickinson's poems. The soloist represents the main character in this dramatic work, and the narrative structure portrays abstract moments in this character's life. While the narrative structure of the …
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Three Voices for voices, woodwind, percussion, and string instruments
Composed for soprano, tenor, and baritone voices, woodwind, percussion, and string instruments, Three Voices is a polyglotic work that includes German, Chinese, and Spanish texts. The texts are chosen from Brecht Bertolt's Das Schiff, Po Chu I's Lang T'ao Sha, and Frederico Garcia Lorcá's Mar. …
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