Aesthetic Models and Structural Features in Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band

Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band was commissioned by Staff Sergeant Rone Sparrow, a percussionist with the West Point Military Academy Band. Funding for the project was provided by the Barlow Foundation. The piece was premiered April 13, 2005 in the Eisenhower Hall Theater at West Point, New York. Rone Sparrow performed with the USMA band, and Colonel Thomas Rotondi Jr., Commander/Conductor, conducted the piece. The concerto consists of three movements, and each movement features a different instrument: the first features marimba, the second, vibraphone, and the third movement features the drum kit together with a rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums). In addition to the piece, the dissertation paper discusses important technical detail related to the piece, including: harmony, form, rhythm, programmatic ideas as they relate to motivic strands, and the process of generating and discarding material. The paper also focuses on a number of factors that were influential to the piece, such as postmodern philosophy.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Stephen Reg

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klein, Joseph, 1962-
• Rutherford, Paris
• Nelson, Jon Christopher

• Percussion with band -- Scores.
• percussion concerto
• vibraphone
• band music
• marimba
• postmodernism

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Anderson, Stephen Reg
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 70876288
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