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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"motivic development"”.
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Motivic development in the piano music of Karl Weigl (1881-1949).
In discussing the music of Karl Weigl (1881-1949), it is essential to estimate the state of research regarding the composer and his professional life. Although a copious account and collection of Weigl's papers exists at Yale University, much contribution in the form of editions, recordings, and …
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Folkloric Flux
… based on traditional symphonic formal and developmental features, folkloric flux also employs narrative to guide form, and textural procedures to supplement more traditional thematic and motivic development. Each movement recounts a folkloric narrative as a metaphor for recent events. …
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Marionettes for orchestra.
… work by focusing on compositional technique and motivic development. The discussion focuses how musical materials evolve across movements to support the overall structure. All figures and musical examples presented in this paper are excerpted from the author’s original score and annotated by the …
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An analysis of Joan Tower's solo keyboard works.
… organic approach to composition, and her use of motivic development. Further, I included a discussion of form, scales, harmony, rhythm, and some performance issues.
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Symphony No. 2
… clear approach to the canonic textures. Rhythmic development: One aspect of my music is to make use of ostinati patterns. I have been working toward breaking away from such habits, and to explore a continuous strain of rhythmic variation and development. I believe that this avoidance of ostinati …
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Jazz Recordings by Ed Bickert and Problems of Stylistic Analysis
… as a unique and masterful improviser. His development as a musician, beginning with his participation in a family band and myriad of playing opportunities in Toronto, mirrors the manner in what I suspect most jazz musicians learn their craft: through performance and continuous home study of …
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FOUR JAZZ SOLOS: TRANSCRIPTION, ANALYSIS, AND PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATION
… chromatic approach, encircling tones, and motivic development. Reducing the challenges to teaching jazz improvisation in the college classroom, these exercises encourage experimentation and enable students to develop their own improvisation.</p>
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Color circle : an original composition for orchestra and computer
… overlapping sonorities. The work culminates in a motivic, instrumental, and harmonic climax in the final section, owing largely to the completion of the always present, yet often obscured, circle of fifths. The accompanying document provides a review of relevant literature that proved …
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An Examination of Laude: Four Character Sketches for Solo Trumpet in B-flat or C by Stanley Friedman, together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Joseph Haydn, George Fredrick Handel, Eric Ewazen, and Others
… and probable sources for melodic material. The motivic development and form of each movement of the work are also explored. The final chapter includes recommendations for the performance of Laude and is followed by a summary and conclusion.
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An Overview of Select Compositional Techniques in David Maslanka's Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9
… form, harmonic ideas, orchestration, and motivic development. One of the most important compositional techniques used by Maslanka in his wind band symphonies is the use of musical quotation. The use of this technique stems from the composer’s anxiety surrounding the compositional process …
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Musical form in non-narrative video
… Musical parameters such as meter, dynamics and motivic development are correlated to visual parameters. Their application in my own videotapes is analyzed. Experimental form-generated pieces are outlined. "Aviary" and "Counterpoint" are video scores which present two different approaches to …
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An Analytical Study of the Variations on the Theme of Paganini's Twenty-Fourth Caprice, Op. 1 by Busoni, Friedman, and Muczynski
… and key, rhythm and meter, tempo and dynamics, motivic development, grouping of variations, and technical problems. Chapter 6 summarizes the findings from this study and attempts to compare those elements among the three variations. Special attention is given to the application of the motivic …
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COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT ONE OF JENNIFER HIGDON’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
… addressing concerns of linear and contrapuntal development, along with the harmonic language employed in this movement, to prove that these traits are at the heart of Higdon's compositional voice and are what make her works accessible, yet engaging. The thesis will then provide a formal analysis …
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An overview of the choral music of Michael McGlynn with a conductor's preparatory guide to his Celtic Mass
… important component of the composer’s works, and development occurs primarily through repetition. His Celtic Mass, a compilation of individual works in both Latin and Gaelic, was analyzed to create a guide for the conductor’s preparation of this work. The analysis highlights the structure, motivic …
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Replicative network structures : theoretical definitions and analytical applications
… small-scale events with longer prolongations and motivic development throughout a movement. Chapter 5 demonstrates through a wider repertoire how analytical goals shape the choice of network representation, touching on such factors as continuity, motivic return, and implied collections.
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Charles Villiers Stanford's Preludes for Piano op.163 and op.179: A Musicological Retrospective (3 volumes)
… palette and his approach to structure and motivic development, while unifying compositional features are also noted. Stanford’s compositional intentions are considered, while issues of late style and nostalgia are raised. A revised edition of Stanford’s fortyeight preludes is also included …
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A recital of compositions
… desire to eliminate such traditional concepts as motivic development, regular phrasing and clear form. Sound objects appear, vanish and may or may not return later. There is no formal goal or climax. The piece simply begins and ends where it does. The title is German and means where are you …
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Emma Lou Diemer : solo and chamber works for piano through 1986
… seen in the early works became pervasive: motivic melodic construction, ametric and syncopated rhythms in a strongly metric context, ostinatos in all registers, imitative textures, structured fugues, and a Bartokian control of harmony by intervals, particularly the fourth and fifth.Chapter …
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The Light, for Two Narrators and Chamber Ensemble
… I had in mind the dramatic profile, the general motivic progression and the fundamental structural progression. However, most of the intricate interrelationships among orchestration, drama, motive, and structure were the result of informed intuition. Throughout the piece, each of these four …
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Compositional elements in the music of Ken Schaphorst: A detailed analysis of four works for jazz ensemble
… Detailed analysis sheds light into extensive motivic and thematic development, the interpretation of sonata form in big band jazz composition, the mechanics of creating extended solo features, effective groove changes that aid development, unique voicings and instrument pairing choices, and …