Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 27, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

I have chosen to be assessed as an interpreter and conductor of New Music for British Brass Band. This critical evaluation represents a summary of my work on the four required projects of the DMA course, in which I hope to demonstrate a high level of creative interpretation. This evaluation will also demonstrate my ability to show original insights into certain musical works and formulate sound critical judgments in order to elicit performances which have been critically acclaimed by my peers within this chosen medium. Project One aims to demonstrate a capacity for producing perceptive and imaginative musical interpretations in preparing and conducting the first commercial recording of brass music of Arthur Butterworth (DOYCD130). As will be argued elsewhere, Butterworth is a nationally recognized figure with a wide range of musical publications, and this recording includes four world premiere recordings of the composer's work and a new commission, Sinfonia Concertante. Project Two is a further CD recording entitled The Brass Music of Michael Ball 1 (DOYCD135). This presents a programme of highly crafted pieces of the composer's wide style and approach. There are five world premiere recordings which offer new insights into the composer's work as well as new interpretations of his work in fine performances. This project also includes an examination of a new work, A Cambrian Suite, jointly commissioned by the Black Dyke Band and the Brass Band Heritage Trust, first performed at the Royal Concert Hall at the RNCM on the 18th February as part of the Festival of Brass 2002. Project Three consists of two live recordings, produced digitally, and stored on single Compact Discs. The two works Sinfonia Concertante Arthur Butterworth and Atlantic Philip Wilby were premiered respectively at the Harrogate International Music Festival, July 28 th 2001 and The Festival of Brass January 18th 2002. Both these composers enjoy high status as nationally recognised composers, and their premiere performances offer significant first insights into the works in question. I would argue that this demonstrates a capacity for eliciting imaginative musical interpretations from a highly talented group of musicians. During my DMA registration I have performed ten world premieres: Masque, Danceries, and Alchymist's Journal by Kenneth Hesketh., Sinfonia Concertante Opus 111 by Arthur Butterworth, Atlantic and Concerto 1945 by Philip Wilby, Call of the Cossacks by Peter Graham, The Sword and the Crown by Edward Gregson, A Cambrian Suite by Michael Ball and Trombone Concerto by Martin Ellerby. This range of performances displays my commitment to developing the repertoire of the Brass Band Movement. I have also undertaken eight studio recording projects, The Eternal Quest QPRL 21 ID, The Essential Dyke Vol. Ill DOYCD121, Spectacular Classics Vol. IIOBR876, The Music of Arthur Butterworth DOYCD130, The Music of Michael Ball DOYCD135, Black Dyke Plays Verdi OBR883, The Heaton Collection SP&S100, Call of the Cossacks DOYCDI38. These projects represent an endeavour to unveil and demonstrate the level of expertise and flexibility available in the current British Brass Band movement, which draws its influences from sources as diverse as Classical, Contemporary, Popular, and World Musics. Project Four A public performance will be given by the Black Dyke Band conducted by myself as part of the National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain, in the Royal Albert Hall on 19 th October 2002. This will give the examiners the opportunity to judge my abilities for themselves.

Thesis (ED.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1965. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Ernest E. Harris. Dissertation Committee: Charles W. Walton. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 244-254).

迎親燈籠、裝點精緻的花轎、幾十人的迎親隊伍和傳統的吹打樂隊，勾勒出一幅上世紀初紹興傳統的婚禮畫面。無論排場大小，吹打樂在當時紹興婚慶中一直是不可缺少的。直到20世紀20年代，一支名為「新聲」的銅管樂隊為紹興帶來了不同以往的音響和表演形式，並很快開始在當地上層階級的婚禮中流行。從第一支樂隊創立至今，紹興已有多達百余支銅管樂隊，兩千多名樂手。但我在一年多的田野調查中卻發現一直被冠以「洋氣」、「時髦」的銅管樂隊仍延續著很強的紹興當地的傳統文化特徵。 / 這其中有很多有趣且值得思考的問題：現用的銅管樂緣何被帶入紹興並成為婚慶音樂？在演奏和傳承過程中，它是如何適應當地的禮俗以及當地人的觀念？西方樂器與紹興當地文化之間的結合又揭示了什麼？帶著這些問題，本文的論述內容主要分為三個部分：1、追溯銅管樂隊在紹興產生和發展的歷史，瞭解不同時代背景下，銅管樂隊如何適應傳統婚慶儀式；2、通過記述近期紹興婚禮儀式的描述及口述歷史中的紹興婚慶習俗，探究它們之間的關係，以及樂隊和音樂在當地婚禮中的角色；3、探討文化、社會環境和政治因素對婚禮音樂的影響，以及紹興婚禮「傳統」在不斷延續和變化中，當地人對銅管樂隊、樂手和音樂的理解和看法。 / 本文認為儘管紹興婚慶的儀式、樂手、樂器、音樂都在改變，傳統文化的影響和人們的音樂觀念仍然在看似「洋化」了的銅管樂中延續，而被改變了的銅管樂也正締造著新的傳統。 / Red lanterns, elaborate bridal sedan, traditional Chinese wind and percussion (chuida 吹打) ensembles, once characterized conventional Shaoxing weddings in the early 20th century. No matter how simple the wedding was, chuida music was a very essential part, which decorated an atmosphere of lively joyance. Since the late 1920s, a newly established western brass band named Xinsheng (New Sound) brought into this county a strikingly different sound, as well as musical practices. In smart military uniform, this band of six, performing a mixed repertoire of Western and Chinese pieces, soon became popular in the weddings of the more affluent class. / As a convenient symbol of Western taste and fashion, this new band positioned itself well by its name "New Sound," an image its members initially wanted to project. However, almost ninety years after its establishment, I have found in my fieldwork that traditional Chinese concepts and practices remalll strong in the brass band's performances and activities. These unique features of border and genre crossing are also the reason why, over the course of a century, the number of brass bands in Shaoxing has increased significantly, and has become an indispensable component of present day weddings. / However, there are some interesting and important questions I want to ask in this thesis: why was the brass band brought into Shaoxing and chosen for the wedding ceremony? How did the band and its repertoire adapt to the Chinese traditional ritual context and appeal to local tastes and aesthetics? What does the brass band's negotiation between Western practices and local culture reveal? In order to answer these questions, this thesis first tracks the band's history and transmission. Then after a chapter of wedding ethnography and a chapter of oral history on traditional wedding, it looks into the function of brass bands and their musIc at weddings, and explores the cultural, historical and political meanings behind them. This paper examines the ways in which musical concepts of local people influence the Western brass bands, performers and the brass music itself. / The paper holds that although the rituals, performers, musical instruments and musical language continued to change throughout during years, the local cultural traditions and people's concepts are still maintained III the Western musical practices. The brass bands chosen by history are also creating and reconstructing the history and tradition. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 鄭思. / "2013年1月". / "2013 nian 1 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-85). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Zheng Si. / 目錄 --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 中文摘要 --- p.iv / Chapter 第一章、 --- 研究背景介紹 --- p.1 / Chapter 一、 --- 紹興及其婚慶禮俗 --- p.2 / Chapter 二、 --- 文獻回顧 --- p.6 / Chapter 三、 --- 研究方法 --- p.11 / Chapter 第二章、 --- 口述歷史中的紹興婚禮儀式和樂隊 --- p.16 / Chapter 一、 --- 紹興三埭街的「墮民」 --- p.15 / Chapter 二、 --- 「墮民」樂手陳順泰 --- p.18 / Chapter 三、 --- 紹興婚禮的口述歷史 --- p.19 / Chapter 第三章、 --- 紹興婚慶儀式中的銅管樂隊 --- p.26 / Chapter 一、 --- 「新聲」的新生 --- p.26 / Chapter 二、 --- 銅管樂的學習和傳承 --- p.31 / Chapter 三、 --- 銅管樂隊在歷史中的轉變和發展 --- p.31 / Chapter 1、 --- 「新聲」在轉變中適應 --- p.32 / Chapter 2、 --- 從業人員 --- p.34 / Chapter 3、 --- 收益 --- p.35 / Chapter 4、 --- 銅管樂的現在：「紹興人只要結婚，都請、銅管樂 的現在：「紹興人只要結婚，都請隊」 --- p.36 / Chapter 第四章、 --- 銅管樂隊伴奏中的紹興婚慶儀式 --- p.38 / Chapter 一、 --- 紹興婚禮田野志 --- p.38 / Chapter 二、 --- 銅管樂隊演出的節氣、吉日、時辰 --- p.51 / Chapter 三、 --- 銅管樂隊的與鬧 銅管樂隊的與鬧 --- p.55 / Chapter 1、 --- 〈老八套〉 --- p.55 / Chapter 2、 --- 媒體影響下的流行音樂 --- p.61 / Chapter 第五章、 --- 結論 --- p.63 / 參考文獻 --- p.80