Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Sally E. McRorie, Florida State University, School of Visual Arts and Dance, Department of Art Education. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 16, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Callisto or Jupiter IV is one of 66 moons of the planet Jupiter. Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, it is the third-largest moon in the Solar System. It is thought that Callisto’s surface has evolved primarily through violent impacts; its ancient surface is one of the most heavily cratered in the Solar System. The moon was named after Callisto a nymph in Greek mythology. Rumored that she was the daughter of the treacherous Lycaon, king of Arcadia. This piece has two general parallel narratives, one following the harsh creation and development of the physical planet and one that follows the development of Callisto, the nymph, and her father Lycaon. It would be impossible to write music about one of Jupiter’s moons without referencing textural and rhythmic gestures from Gustav Holst’s Jupiter from The Planets, Op. 32. / text

A Child's life (symphony for band) is a work for concert band in three contrasting movements. It is programmatic and the movements are compositionally linked by a network of motives and a large-scale tonal plan. The piece gravitates around the pitch center C, branching out symmetrically within each movement to explore neighboring key areas. Though tonal, the piece incorporates much chromaticism and features techniques of contemporary and jazz composition. The total performance duration is approximately 22 minutes. / text

Composers have long been interested in authentic materials from their own national heritage. Many composers favored folk-based melodies and rhythms. Bela Bartok, for example, collected volumes of Hungarian folk and gypsy melodies throughout his life. Igor Stravinsky's three ballets ( Firebird, Petrushka , and The Rite of Spring ) are also famous for their employment of folk melodies and primitive rhythms. American composers such as Charles Ives and Aaron Copland represented 'Americana' through the use of American pop music, jazz, and folk songs in their compositions. Much of the music of composers who emigrated to foreign countries represents strong implications of nationalism. These composers' efforts to remember their origins, as well as nostalgia for their native culture, were expressed in their music. These qualities appear most interestingly in Asian composers such as Toru Takemitsu and Isang Yun. Despite the drastic difference between Asian and Western music, the two contrasting idioms are handled similarly by these two composers. They not only use non-Western musical materials such as folk melodies and rhythms, but also employ Asian titles, concepts, and traditional instruments to represent Asian inspiration in their music. The composition Lily Park consists of three movements, entitled Wind Bell, Goblin Lights , and Rock of Ages . The three movements are based on my personal impressions of the cemetery Lily Park, located near Deagu, Korea, where all my grandparents are buried. In this composition, Western musical idioms are integrated with the composer's Asian musical heritage. The concept of Lily Park , which is purely non-Western in origination, is realized by utilizing compositional techniques and concepts that have been developed by Western composers, such as tone color, tonality, pitch-class set theory, and serialism, with an ensemble that consists of Western instruments. These ideas are combined with Asian materials such as exotic scales, extended performance techniques associated with Asian music, and ideas that are associated with Asian philosophical and religious thought (the sacredness of the number three, use of space, and isolation).

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Thesis (M.M.)--Missouri State University, 2008. / "December 2008." Instrumentation: piccolo, flute 1 and 2, oboe 1 and 2, bassoon 1 and 2, clarinet 1, 2 and 3, bass clarinet, alto sax 1 and 2, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet 1, 2 and 3, horn 1, 2, 3, and 4, trombone 1 and 2, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, timpani, chimes, mallets, vibraphone, percussion 1, 2, and 3. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-59). Also available online.

abstract: Every year hundreds of aspiring musicians audition for positions with professional orchestras throughout the United States. This study is designed to provide a comprehensive look at professional orchestral auditions for trumpet. While other resources rely on the single opinion of their author, this study gathers information from a broad range of sources to develop its conclusions. This project was completed in three phases. In the first phase, lists of excerpts from trumpet auditions were compiled. In the second phase, an online survey of musicians who have served on a trumpet audition committee was conducted. In the final phase, four principal trumpet players of major orchestras and one conductor were interviewed to look further into the criteria and procedures used in orchestral trumpet auditions. The results of this study can be grouped into four categories: the desired qualities sought in a trumpet audition, common mistakes and concerns for those taking auditions, common mistakes and concerns for audition committees, and a discussion of the top fifteen excerpts asked in auditions. The data from this study can be used to consider two different perspectives: what does an aspiring trumpet player need to do to win an audition? And also, what should a committee want to hear? Although there is a broad range of opinion when considering trumpet auditions, certain standards remain. Also, while most of those involved in this study agree that the audition process is among the fairest ways to determine the winner of a job with an orchestra, they also agree that significant changes to the process still need to be made. This is especially true with reference to the types of excerpts asked and the audition procedures used. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2012

abstract: This study catalogues symphonies for wind band from the origin of the genre in the late eighteenth century through 2014. Wind bands include any mixed wind group of eight or more players. Works using the word "symphony" or its derivatives in the title are included in the study. A total of 1342 works that fit these criteria were identified. An annotated bibliography (Appendix A) includes detailed information about 695 of these works. Such information was not available for an additional 621 wind band symphonies; consequently, these works are listed in a second appendix that includes a list of sources for each work so that future researchers might investigate them further. The final appendix lists 26 wind band symphonies that are no longer available based on the author's current sources. The titles included in this study were found by examining many repertoire resources for the wind band, including previous studies of wind band symphonies and more comprehensive repertoire resources like the Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music and the website "The Wind Repertory Project." Details of each piece in the annotated bibliography were found in their scores whenever possible. Contact with composers and publishers, through both their websites and direct correspondence, played a major role in this part of the study. The classified bibliography in this document sorts all of these sources categorically for easy reference. All parts of this document are intended as tools for conductors wishing to research or program symphonies for wind band. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2015

abstract: The symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) constitute an essential element of the orchestral repertory; they are therefore essential for young conductors to understand and for instrumentalists to play. Yet they are impractical in many school situations because they call for large orchestras. One solution to this problem is for the conductor to study the original, full version of the works as Mahler composed them, but to consider performing one of the reduced instrumentations now available. A smaller-scale version provides an opportunity for both the conductor and the instrumentalists to confront the challenges of performing Mahler's music and to explore Mahler's musical language and style in a more manageable setting. This project focuses on Mahler's Fourth Symphony, which is available in two reduced orchestrations: one by Erwin Stein made in 1921 and another by Klaus Simon from 2007. This paper is part of a larger project that includes a lecture-recital with commentary and a performance of the symphony in the more recent Simon arrangement (documented on video). It presents some background on Mahler's Fourth Symphony and compares the two reduced instrumentations to Mahler's original and to one another. Taken together, the parts of this project demonstrate an approach to learning and performing Mahler's music in a more accessible and practical setting for student conductors. / Dissertation/Thesis / Video recording on Lecture Recital: Mahler symphony No.4, Arr. Klaus Simon / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2016

Les cérémonies d’ouverture et de clôture des Jeux Olympiques modernes (1896-2008) se composent d’un rituel et d’un spectacle, inspirées des Jeux Olympiques de l’Antiquité, des conceptions de Pierre de Coubertin ainsi que du contexte dans lesquelles elles évoluent au cours du XX e siècle.Pour dégager le sens de ces spectacles populaires, trois niveaux d’analyses sont indispensables.Dans un premier temps nous nous interrogerons sur le sens de la liturgie olympique, c’est à dire la dimension symbolique du rituel olympique. L’apport de l’Antiquité est à ce sujet essentiel.Dans un second temps, nous nous questionnerons sur l’impact de l’esthétique et la manière de mettre en scène ces spectacles. Les conceptions de Pierre de Coubertin, véritable connaisseur des mises en scène, est ici l’élément déterminant. Nous verrons également l’apport de théoriciens et d’artistes comme Maurice Pottecher ou René Morax et John Ruskin dans l’esthétique souhaitée par Coubertin.Enfin, dans un dernier point et pour mettre en perspective les deux première thématiques, nous nous intéresserons à la dimension dramaturgique de ces cérémonies pour voir que deux thèmes traversent l’ensemble des spectacles ; le culte à mystère et la science. / Opening and closing ceremonies of the modern Olympic Games (1896-2008) are made up of a ritual and a show, inspired by the Olympic Games of antiquity, conception of Pierre de Coubertin as well as of context in which they evolve in the course of XXth century.To clear the sense of these popular shows, three levels of analyses are necessary.At first, we will think about the sense of Olympic liturgy, that is symbolic dimension of the Olympic ritual. The essential subject in this case is the contribution of antiquity.In a second point, we will be questioned on the impact of the aesthetics and the way to stage these shows. Pierre de Coubertin's conceptions, in this case, is conciderated as the decisive element of the true expert of productions. Endeed, We will see the contribution of theoreticians and artists Maurice Pottecher or René Morax and John Ruskin in the desired aesthetics by Coubertin.Finally,in a last point, in order to put in perspective two previous themes, we will be interested in the dramaturgic dimension of these formalities to see that two topics cross all shows; worship with mystery and science.