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Since the 18th century, composers have utilized the symphony to communicate thoughts and ideas through the vehicle of a large ensemble composed of a variety of instrumental colors. Though the structure of the symphony has understandably been subject to the varied interpretations of composers over the past 300 years, several characteristics of the traditional symphony do seem to have stood the test of time. In this document, the recent developments of the American symphony for wind band is discussed, focusing on the ways in which recent works both adhere to and divert from the traditional understanding of the classical symphonic form and highlighting the resurgence of the form by wind band composers. For the purposes of this study, David Dzubay's Symphony No. 2: Through a Glass Darkly, James Stephenson's Symphony No. 2: Voices, Donald Grantham's Symphony No. 2: After Hafiz, and Kevin Walczyk's Symphony No. 4: Unforsaken are used to demonstrate how each composer writes in their own unique style using contemporary techniques, while still appearing to maintain traditional aspects of the symphonic form, whether consciously or subconsciously. For each of the four works, a structural analysis is conducted using a rubric of standard symphonic norms. Additionally, interviews were conducted with each composer, providing insight on their compositional process, the commissioning process, and their thoughts on the symphonic form for wind band. The responses each composer gave during their interviews is incorporated into the analysis of each work, allowing the composer's own voice to supplement the findings.

Die-bleibende Stadt : Quintet für fünf Bläser Nr. 1, op. 27 -- La nuit et l'extra-terrestre : Deuxième Poéme Symphonique pour Orchestra à vents, op. 28 -- Requiem no. 1 for solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, bass, off-stage instruments, organ, double mixed chorus and orchestra, op. 30 -- 3 duets of strings, "Information Engineering", op. 31. / Lam, Wang Kong. / Durations: 8 min.; 8 min.; 70 min.; 8 min. / Thesis (M.Mus.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves ). / Lyrics of 3rd work in Latin; abstract also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Die bleibende Stadt: Quintet fur funf Blaser Nr. 1，Op.27 --- p.1 / Programme notes --- p.2 / Score --- p.3 / "La nuit et I'extra-terrestre : Deuxieme Poeme Symphonique pour Orchestre a vents, Op.28" --- p.9 / Programme notes --- p.10 / Score --- p.11 / "Requiem no. 1 for solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, bass, off-stage instruments, organ, double mixed chorus and orchestra, Op.30" --- p.39 / Programme notes --- p.40 / Score: / Chapter I. --- Introit --- p.44 / Chapter II. --- Offertorio --- p.72 / Chapter III. --- Sanctus --- p.102 / Chapter IV. --- Pie Jesu --- p.121 / Chapter V. --- Agnus Dei --- p.126 / Chapter VI. --- Lux aetema --- p.137 / Chapter VII. --- Libera me --- p.141 / Chapter VIII. --- In paradisum --- p.171 / "3 Duets for strings, ""Information Engineering´ح, Op.31" --- p.184 / Programme notes --- p.185 / Score: / Chapter I. --- Fourier Transform --- p.186 / Chapter II. --- Cryptography --- p.188 / Chapter III. --- Information Theory --- p.190

The thesis examines the usage of the method of structured drama in explaining the content of a classical piece of music to pupils on Primary school. In the theoretical part, the arguments which support the combination of artistic domains - Music and Drama - from literacy sources are summarised. The connection is described from the point of view of cross- curricular relations, the activity basis of these domains and the similarities between them. The musical content is also analysed. The thesis focuses also on the used method, especially its goals, techniques and topics used on the Primary school. The research section describes hypothesis, methodology, preparation, realization and the results of an experiment, on several Primary schools. Experimental groups where introduced to the content of the B. Smetana's symphonic poem Šárka by structured drama. Control groups were familiarized with it only by reading and verbal explaining. The focus of the experiment was to compare the understanding of the content between these groups. Key words Structured drama, tale about Ctirad and Sarka, symphonic poem, B. Smetana, understanding, realization, Primary school, cross-curricular relations, listening.

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Este trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sobre a música do compositor soviético Dmítri Chostakóvitch baseada na análise da Sinfonia nº 10 op. 93. Concluída logo após a morte de Jôsef Stálin, a obra carrega notáveis marcas de seu tempo e sua leitura demanda um cuidadoso estudo das questões relativas à significação musical, em especial uma discussão do conceito de ironia aplicado à música em suas mais diversas manifestações, desde a construção de estruturas musicais expressivas até a disposição de elementos singulares, que requerem uma leitura semiótica. Esta abordagem alinha-se com a perspectiva discursiva que relaciona ironia, intertextualidade e interdiscursividade: o cruzamento de vozes e a confluência de discursos, que constituem elementos fundamentais do conceito de polifonia proposto por Mikhaíl Bakhtín, são identificados aqui como uma chave de leitura capaz de evidenciar, também na música, a ironia como elemento estruturante. A análise da Sinfonia nº 10 a partir dessa perspectiva dá fundamento a novas hipóteses interpretativas e estéticas sobre a obra de Chostakóvitch, evidenciando no texto musical as contradições que surgem no desdobramento analítico do discurso sinfônico e confrontando a crítica histórica da música de Chostakóvitch com uma interpretação semiótica baseada na teoria dos tópicos musicais, desenvolvida a partir das propostas de Leonard Ratner. / The purpose of this work is to present a reflection about the music of the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich based on an analysis of the Symphony no. 10 op. 93. Written immediately after Joseph Stalin\'s death, the symphony carries remarkable traces of its time, and the unfolding of its singularities demands a careful study of musical signification\'s issues, specially a discussion about the concept of irony applied to music in its various manifestations, from the expressive construction of musical structures to the disposition of singular elements. This kind of analysis requires a wide theoretical perspective, which includes a semiotic approach. This analysis is thus aligned with the discursive perspective that relates irony, intertextuality and interdiscursivity: the voice-crossing and discourse confluence, which constitute fundamental elements of Mikhail Bakhtin\'s concept of polyphony, are taken as keys to identify irony as a structural element in music as well. The analysis of the Symphony no. 10 from this perspective grounds new interpretative and aesthetic hypotheses about Shostakovich\'s music, by revealing on the musical text the contradictions which emerge at the level of symphonic discourse, and by confronting the historical criticism of Shostakovich\'s music with a semiotic interpretation based on topic theory proposed after Leonard Ratner.

Esta tesis doctoral tiene como objetivo principal el estudio de las veintidós obras sinfónicas del compositor Manuel Berná, (Albatera, Alicante-España 22/ agosto/ 1915). Se subraya la importancia de su estilo propio, encuadrado en la armonía tonal alterada, que huye de la duplicación de la octava, prefiriendo sextas y séptimas alteradas. Asimila el impresionismo, con gran dominio del color de la orquesta; el puntillismo, donde tienen valor las notas individualmente, fragmentando mucho las melodías; y el simbolismo, buscando la representación de la esencia del objeto o la psicología del personaje. Esto unido a una mentalidad contemporánea, elevando la música popular a la categoría de sinfónica. Predomina el tono sobre el modo: dentro de la politonalidad e incluso de una pantonalidad, aportando la idea estética de la influencia del semitono.Atento a las nuevas corrientes, vivo ejemplo de tenacidad, sabiendo evolucionar y aportar su estética a futuras generaciones, como compositor clásico. - / The aim of this thesis is to study the twenty-two symphonic works of the composer Manuel Berná, (born Albatera, Alicante, Spain, 22/08/1915).It emphasises the importance of his style within the framework of altered tonal harmony, which avoids doubling the octave, rather using altered sixths and sevenths. It assimilates Impressionism with its command of the orchestral colours; Pointillism, in which every note has equal importance, producing fragmentation in the melodies; and Symbolism, with its search for the representation of the essence of the objects or the psychology of the characters. These techniques and his contemporary mentality raise Popular Music to the category of Symphonic Music. Key takes precedence over mode within polytonality and even pantonality, contributing the aesthetic idea of influence of the semitone. As a classical composer, he was up to date with new trends, a living example of tenacity, evolving and contributing his aesthetics to new generations.

Günter Kochan (1930-2009) war einer der erfolgreichsten und bekanntesten Komponisten der DDR. Er hinterließ über 200 Werke, darunter zahlreiche bedeutende sinfonische Arbeiten, die jedoch nach der Wende größtenteils in Vergessenheit gerieten. Kochan galt als staatsnaher Komponist und wurde dementsprechend nach 1990 an den Rand gedrängt, seine Musik wurde nun vor allem nach ihrem politischen Inhalt hinterfragt und geriet aufgrund ausbleibender Aufführungen und Neuveröffentlichungen alsbald in Vergessenheit. Die Arbeit behandelt das Spannungsfeld zwischen auferlegten kulturpolitischen Regeln und individuellem künstlerischen Entfaltungsstreben vor dem Hintergrund der offiziellen Leitlinie des "sozialistischen Realismus" in der DDR. Sie beleuchtet dieses exemplarisch anhand der Biographie und des Schaffens von Günter Kochan. Nach einer allgemeinen Darstellung der DDR-Kulturpolitik von 1949-1990, einer Kurzbiographie und einem Überblick über Kochans Gesamtschaffen konzentriert sich die Arbeit auf die Analyse und den Vergleich der 2. und 6. Sinfonie (entstanden 1969 und 2006), die als Beispiele für Kochans musikalische Hauptdomäne herangezogen werden und an denen typische Merkmale seiner Musik im mittleren und im greiften Stil vergleichend herausgearbeitet werden. Die Arbeit baut auf mehreren Interviews mit Vertrauten Kochans auf und nutzt zudem bisher wenig bis gar nicht beachtete Quellen sowie bisher unveröffentlichte Werke Kochans. Sie ist die erste Gesamtdarstellung zu Leben und Werk des Komponisten und enthält zudem das erste vollständige, systematisch und chronologisch geordnete Werkverzeichnis der Kompositionen Günter Kochans sowie eine Übersicht der derzeit verfügbaren Tondokumente.

Este trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sobre a música do compositor soviético Dmítri Chostakóvitch baseada na análise da Sinfonia nº 10 op. 93. Concluída logo após a morte de Jôsef Stálin, a obra carrega notáveis marcas de seu tempo e sua leitura demanda um cuidadoso estudo das questões relativas à significação musical, em especial uma discussão do conceito de ironia aplicado à música em suas mais diversas manifestações, desde a construção de estruturas musicais expressivas até a disposição de elementos singulares, que requerem uma leitura semiótica. Esta abordagem alinha-se com a perspectiva discursiva que relaciona ironia, intertextualidade e interdiscursividade: o cruzamento de vozes e a confluência de discursos, que constituem elementos fundamentais do conceito de polifonia proposto por Mikhaíl Bakhtín, são identificados aqui como uma chave de leitura capaz de evidenciar, também na música, a ironia como elemento estruturante. A análise da Sinfonia nº 10 a partir dessa perspectiva dá fundamento a novas hipóteses interpretativas e estéticas sobre a obra de Chostakóvitch, evidenciando no texto musical as contradições que surgem no desdobramento analítico do discurso sinfônico e confrontando a crítica histórica da música de Chostakóvitch com uma interpretação semiótica baseada na teoria dos tópicos musicais, desenvolvida a partir das propostas de Leonard Ratner. / The purpose of this work is to present a reflection about the music of the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich based on an analysis of the Symphony no. 10 op. 93. Written immediately after Joseph Stalin\'s death, the symphony carries remarkable traces of its time, and the unfolding of its singularities demands a careful study of musical signification\'s issues, specially a discussion about the concept of irony applied to music in its various manifestations, from the expressive construction of musical structures to the disposition of singular elements. This kind of analysis requires a wide theoretical perspective, which includes a semiotic approach. This analysis is thus aligned with the discursive perspective that relates irony, intertextuality and interdiscursivity: the voice-crossing and discourse confluence, which constitute fundamental elements of Mikhail Bakhtin\'s concept of polyphony, are taken as keys to identify irony as a structural element in music as well. The analysis of the Symphony no. 10 from this perspective grounds new interpretative and aesthetic hypotheses about Shostakovich\'s music, by revealing on the musical text the contradictions which emerge at the level of symphonic discourse, and by confronting the historical criticism of Shostakovich\'s music with a semiotic interpretation based on topic theory proposed after Leonard Ratner.

[ES] Alrededor de la década de los 90, se produjo en España el surgimiento de numerosas orquestas sinfónicas en las comunidades autónomas y, con ello, un cambio en la fisonomía cultural de su entorno. En Galicia, la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia (OSG) fue la pionera. Veinticinco años después, la OSG ha visto surgir otras numerosas agrupaciones, muchas formadas por sus propios integrantes. Estas agrupaciones abarcan desde ensambles y grupos de cámara hasta otras formaciones orquestales de diverso tamaño, que incluyen orquestas de cámara y orquestas sinfónicas. Asimismo, la OSG creó una Escuela de Práctica Orquestal (EPO) en 1994 que, posteriormente, ya en 2002, tomó forma en la que actualmente se conoce como Orquesta Joven de la Sinfónica de Galicia (OJSG). En esta joven orquesta, cada año, nuevos estudiantes completan su formación instrumental con la práctica orquestal y tienen la oportunidad de recibir clases individuales de los músicos de la orquesta. A lo largo de su trayectoria la OSG ha estrenado e incluso encargado obras de compositores gallegos contemporáneos, en colaboración con la Asociación Galega de Compositores. Además, ha llevado a cabo labores de recuperación y puesta en valor de las obras de muchos otros como Xan Viaño, Andrés Gaos, Gregorio Baudot, etc. Con la perspectiva que dan los años es posible trazar una panorámica del impacto que la OSG ha tenido en su entorno en todos estos aspectos y qué papel ha jugado en la transformación del panorama musical en Galicia. / [CA] Al voltant de la década dels 90 es va produir a Espanya el surgiment de nombroses orquestres simfòniques en les comunitats autònomes i, amb això, un canvi de la fisonomia cultural del seu voltant. En Galícia, l'Orquestra Simfònica de Galícia (OSG) va ser la pionera. Vint-i-cinc anys després, la OSG ha vist sorgir altres nombroses agrupacions, moltes formades pels seus propis integrants. Aquestes agrupacions abasten des d'assembles i grups de cambra fins a altres formacions orquestrals de diversa grandària, que inclouen orquestres de cambra i orquestres simfòniques. Així mateix, l'OSG va crear una Escola de Pràctica Orquestral (EPO) a 1994 que posteriorment, ja a 2002, va prendre forma en la qual actualment es coneix com Orquestra Jove de la Simfònica de Galícia. En aquesta jove orquestra, cada any, joves estudiants completen la seua formació instrumental amb la pràctica orquestral i tenen l'oportunitat de rebre classes individuals dels músics de l'orquestra. Al llarg de la seua trajectòria l'OSG ha estrenat i fins i tot encarregat obres de compositor gallecs contemporanis en col·laboració amb l'Associació Galega de Compositors. A més a més, ha dut a terme tasques de recuperació i posada en valor de les obres de molts altres com Xan Viaño, Andrés Gaos, Gregorio Baudot, etc. Amb la perspectiva que donen els anys és possible traçar una panoràmica de l'impacte que l'OSG ha tingut en el seu entorn en tots els seus aspectes i quin paper ha jugat en la transformació del panorama musical a Galícia. / [EN] Around the 90s, there was in Spain an emergence of numerous symphony orchestras in the autonomous communities and, with it, a change in the cultural environment. In Galicia, the Symphony Orchestra of Galicia (OSG) was the pioneer. Twenty-five years later, GSO has seen the emergence of numerous other groups, many formed by its own members. These groupings range from ensembles and chamber groups to other orchestral formations of different sizes, including chamber orchestras and symphony orchestras. Likewise, the OSG created a School of Orchestral Practice (EPO) in 1994, which subsequently, in 2002, took shape in what is now known as the Young Orchestra of the Symphony Orchestra of Galicia. In this young orchestra, each year, young students complete their instrumental training with the orchestral practice and have the opportunity to receive individual lessons from the musicians of the orchestra. Throughout its career, OSG has premiered and even commissioned works by contemporary Galician composers in collaboration with the Galician Association of Composers. In addition, it has carried out recovery and value work of the works of many others such as Xan Viaño, Andrés Gaos, Gregorio Baudot, etc. With the perspective that the years give, it is possible to outline the impact that the OSG has had on its environment in all these aspects and what role it has played in the transformation of the musical panorama in Galicia. / García Escuredo, A. (2022). Historia e impacto de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia en su área de influencia [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/181690