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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"orchestral music"”.
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The orchestral music of Sibelius
A study of the published orchestral music of Sibelius and its stylistic development. This study suggests the presence of an essentially tonal evolution in the symphonies, largely stated in basically straightforward musical terms, and frequently cadential in origin. It also suggests that the energy …
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Array and Superarray Structure and Projection in Milton Babbitt's Recent Orchestral Music
Chapter 5 briefly summarizes Babbitt's practice, separating his chosen materials and stylistic assumptions, and offers other possibilities and points of departure for generalized aggregate composition.
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The Orchestral Music of Robert Nathaniel Dett: A New Critical Edition of his Orchestration of the Enchantment Suite
<p>In the annals of music history, there are many composers whose works have fallen out of the repertoire over time, including some who were very famous and popular during their lifetimes. This phenomenon is compounded for composers from diverse backgrounds who often face issues of racism or other …
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Música orquestal en las catedrales españolas entre c. 1770 y c. 1840: funciones, géneros y recepción
… on the performance, composition and reception of orchestral music in Spanish cathedrals during the last quarter of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century, a period that, more precisely, could be placed between c. 1770 and c. 1840. During this epoch, orchestral music …
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Levantamento dos principais trechos de música brasileira orquestral para o naipe de trombones
The study of orchestral excerpts is of great importance both for those who aspire to and those who already play in symphony orchestras. However, there is little educational material for this purpose aimed at trombone players covering national orchestral excerpts. This work is divided into three …
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The development of community orchestras in the Waikato
Orchestral music in the Waikato has a long and rich history, although to date there has been little exploration of this. Indeed, research about musical growth and development in New Zealand is sparse and fragmented in terms of both time and geography. By focusing on a particular region that has yet …
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'A desert for the arts'? Orchestral provision in Northern Ireland, 1945-1981
This thesis is the first analysis of orchestral music in Northern Ireland, and the first academic project that has focused on any aspect of musical life in Northern Ireland in the post-Second World War era. CEMA/ACNfs music subsidy and BBC music policy are examined in tandem, as these two …
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The history of the Cape Town Orchestra : 1914-1997
… exerted a major influence on the development of orchestral music and musical culture not only in Cape Town but throughout South Africa.It was the first professional orchestra in South Africa and came into existence on 28 February 1914. The Orchestra's history has been divided into two main …
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Frank Zappa and the Orchestra Question: Dissonant Clatter or Well-Crafted Design
This study offers an insight into the orchestral music of Frank Zappa and his unique approach to composition. In Chapter 1, The Fieldwork So Far, I present an extensive annotated bibliography of selected Zappa research to illustrate the multiple forms of discourse generated by the composer’s work. …
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Compositional Techniques in Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams
… the largest instrumentation among his choral-orchestral compositions. It gives a challenging opportunity for composers who wish to learn innovative compositional techniques for vocal or choral-orchestral music. This research project will present Vaughan Williams's compositional techniques in a …
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Georg Philipp Telemann's Use Of The Trumpet In Tafelmusik II-TWV 55: D1 (1733) Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Kennan, Torelli, Chaynes and Others
… trumpets in his operas, cantatas, oratorios, orchestral music and mixed chamber music. This project will study the opening suite and conclusion of Tafelmusik II (TWV: D1, 1733) in order to examine his use of the trumpet in a mixed chamber work. Since Telemann was heavily influenced by his …
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Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition
… major orchestras and individual distinguished musicians. His compositions, most of which include distinct Thai musical elements and Thai cultural influences within the guise of Western art music, are emblematic of a trend in contemporary composition that embraces worldwide influences. This …
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Bringing Unheard Orchestral Works to Life: testing the digital orchestra
… of Philosophy at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, comprises a portfolio of compositions supported by commercially-released sound recordings and an explanatory exegesis. The submission comes from a composer who is also an experienced conductor and pianist, with a …
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A CLARINETIST'S GUIDE TO THE AUDITION PROCESS AND LITERATURE FOR THE PREMIER UNITED STATES SERVICE BANDS
… opportunities for the prospective professional musician and offer financial stability, job security, and an outlet to perform at a superior level in a variety of settings. Although many published resources exist to prepare candidates for orchestral auditions, few published resources address the …
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Music Pedagogy in Venezuela’s Plains: Making Space in Alma Llanera
… <em>música llanera </em>(plains region music) education in Venezuela is informed by a hierarchical spatialization of the capital, Caracas, and the historically agricultural- and livestock-producing region known as the <em>llanos</em>, or the plains. Drawing on Lefebvre’s <em>The …
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A study in clarity : Josef Suk's Asrael re-envisioned via Schoenberg
… the second season of the Society for Private Musical Performances (1918-1922), known in Austria as the ‘Verein für musikalische Privataufführungen’, the members began to transcribe orchestral music for their chamber ensemble (Meibach, 1984). Previously, the Society had programmed, although not …
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Sounding Severn: Landscape and music
… formed in the composer’s mind, then recreated as music or sound? It should be borne in mind that this has been a personal project. It has involved field recordings of the sound of the river, both under and above the water, and the recording of sounds activated by interaction with the landscape; …
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An original composition, Diamundo, and a historical survey of music spatialization
… software. Part two is an historical survey of music spatialization, divided into seven chapters. The first chapter is an introduction. The second chapter is concerned with musical space in antiquity and the medieval ages. The third chapter deals with the polychoral music, at the time of …
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The Dynamics of Fidelity and Creativity: Liszt’s Reworkings of Orchestral and Gypsy-Band Music
… investigates Liszt’s use of borrowed music and his reworking methods when rendering instrumental music for the piano. By examining selected examples in detail, the study demonstrates a dynamic interaction of fidelity and creativity as a significant aesthetic underlying the …
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Massenet, Marianne and Mary : Republican morality and Catholic tradition at the opera
… complex interaction between art and society in musical culture at the end of the nineteenth century in France. Representative case-studies have been chosen, and the works are read in the contemporary Parisian context of moral and political debate. I examine the operas with respect to the choice …
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