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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"string orchestra"”.
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High school string orchestra teacher as a career choice: A survey of 11th- and 12th-grade high school string orchestra students in Texas.
… was to describe 11th- and 12th-grade high school string orchestra students in Texas public schools in terms of their decision to enter the field of string orchestra teaching as a possible career choice or to pursue another field of study. Convenience sampling techniques were used to secure a study …
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The Birth of the Eternal for String Orchestra, Piano and Percussion
… of the Eternal is a one-movement composition for string orchestra, piano and percussion. It is written as a centennial commemoration of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and honors the memory of the victims of the Genocide. The piece symbolizes rebirth and revival and accentuates the power of belief. The …
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Setting of five Korean folk songs for solo voice and string orchestra
<p>The culture of Korea is one of the oldest in the Par East. It goes back in legend over 4,200 years to Dan-Goon (means King of the oak tree), mythical founder of Korea. The high point was obtained during the time of the three kingdom--Silla, Paikje, and Kokuryu--about the beginning of the …
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A Guide to Unpublished Canadian String Orchestra Music Suitable for Student Performers
Purpose. To identify unpublished Canadian string orchestra compositions suitable for performance by elementary or secondary school students.
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Compositional aspects of two early works for string orchestra by Krzysztof Penderecki
This study examines two compositions for string orchestra from Penderecki's early career. The primary goal is to codify techniques and procedures which create internal consistencies within "Threnody" and "Polymorphia."
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Rope: An Original Piece for String Orchestra Played Concurrently with Alfred Hitchcock's Film
<p>This thesis presents an original piece of music designed to be performed concurrently with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948). The film provides a canvas upon which a musically dominant multimedia experience is built. An accompanying analysis explains the variety of compositional techniques used, …
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Graduate Recital, Bassoon
… a duet for bassoon and clarinet accompanied by string orchestra. For the purposes of this recital the bassoon and clarinet will be accompanied by the piano reduction of the string orchestra. This piece is the Duett Concertino, by Richard Strauss.
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Suzuki Students in the Public School Orchestra
String students trained in the Suzuki method of instruction, or Talent Education, are entering beginning public school string orchestra classes in increasing numbers with advanced playing and performance skills. Teachers are finding ways to meet the needs of all their students through teaching …
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An investigation into factors affecting motivation for boys playing string instruments at the transition to secondary school
… music experiences on offer is involvement in a string orchestra program. Many students experience joy and excitement when commencing tuition on their instrument in year 2 and derive considerable enjoyment playing in an ensemble group during primary school. However, the transition from primary …
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Analysis of five works by Herbert Howells, with reference to features of the composer’s style
… is constructed. These works are Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra, Blessed are the Dead, Hymnus Paradisi, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing and Stabat Mater. The second objective is the identification of the more important fingerprints of Howells’ musical style. This will cover …
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Bloom: A 21st Century Mandolin Concerto
… my own piece scored for mandolin soloist and string orchestra.</p>
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The Influence of Jazz in 20th-Century Classical Clarinet Music: A performance-based investigation of Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Bernstein's Clarinet Sonata
… and performing Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (with Harp and Piano) by Aaron Copland and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Leonard Bernstein. Considering the historical context and exploring the works practically, the stylistic influence of jazz was unpacked through …
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A graphical environment for gestural computer-aided composition
… or older, to compose three-minute pieces for a string orchestra, given only a week or so of two-hour daily workshops. The program succeeded in this, and has been presented to audiences in Berlin, Dublin, and Glasgow as a part of Toy Symphony. The program has also been made available for download.
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Arvo Pärt’s manipulation of the tintinnabular style in three representative choral works: An den Wassern zu Babel saẞen wir und weinten (1976), And One of the Pharisees (1992), and Adam’s Lament (2009)
… and Adam’s Lament (2009) for SATB choir and string orchestra. While all these choral works employ the tintinnabular style that Pärt invented in the 1970s, he has modified in each successive composition. For this dissertation, I will examine the stylistic changes, harmonic language, use of T …
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The Role of Analysis and Comparison in the Performance of Selected Single-Movement Compositions for Trumpet and Piano by Joseph Turrin with an Interview of the Composer, a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Handel, Honegger, Tomasi, and Others
Joseph Turrin (b.1947) is a composer, orchestrator, conductor, pianist, and teacher whose wide-ranging activities have contributed greatly to many aspects of contemporary American musical life. His numerous ASCAP awards (1981-20050, as well as his many other awards, document his professional …
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A master of music recital in conducting
8 audio files + 1 PDF file
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New perspectives : a reappraisal of the lap steel guitar
… between the player’s right-hand fingers to the string yields a particular sense of immediacy and brings a different dynamic response to the instrument’s range; this coupled with switchable effects units, introduces a fresh sonic palate which undoubtedly enables future development, along with …
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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
… Song of the Morrígan and is written for chamber orchestra with piano and two percussionists. The Morrígan is a figure from Irish mythology, a goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. While the Morrígan has conflicting roles and forms in Irish mythology, the most common is that of a war goddess. …
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Studies in pitch symmetry in twentieth century music
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Master's thesis recital (trumpet)
Concert piece no. 2 / Vasiliĭ Brandt -- Trumpet concerto in E major / Johann Nepomuk Hummel -- Centennial horizon / Kevin McKee -- Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 / Georg Philipp Telemann
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