Treatise (D.M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisors: Harvey C. Pittel and John Mills. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI.

Master of Music / School of Music, Theatre, and Dance / Anna Wytko / The saxophone is a versatile instrument utilized in a variety of musical styles. Paul Creston’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Claude Debussy’s Rhapsodie pour Orchestre et Saxophone, and Edison Denisov’s Sonate pour Saxophone Alto et Piano are among some of the most important, original works for saxophone. The saxophone can also effectively be utilized in music from earlier time periods. For example, the saxophone is capable of producing tonal colors that closely mirror tonal colors associated with string instruments. These parallels make transcriptions of the Six Suites for Solo Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach particularly effective when performed on saxophone. This master’s report, presented as extended program notes, includes biographical information about the composers, a stylistic overview of the selected works, and thoughtful performance considerations.

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Thesis (D.M.A.--Music)--University of California, San Diego, 2000. / Vita. Works analyzed: First piano concerto / Dmitri Shostakovich -- Quintet for piano and strings / Alfred Schnittke -- Drei Stücke / Edison Denisov -- Sonata no. 5 in ten movements / Galina Ustvolskaya. Duration of acc. tapes: 1:25:00. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-84).

An examination of the compositional style illustrative of the anti-collectivist ideology as found in Edison Denisov's Quatre Pièces pour flûte et piano. Includes a short history of Denisov's formal training, history of the Soviet musical environment, an overview of his creative output, and discussion of the anti-collectivist characteristics in his works. Defines the anti-collectivist doctrine as individual reaction to the totalitarian collective of the Soviet communist state of the twentieth century. Identification of eclectic compositional techniques, and how they represent individual expression under a totalitarian regime. Listing of Denisov's works with the flute in a primary role, interviews with Aurèle Nicolet and Ekaterina Denisov, correspondence from Denisov to Nicolet, and the manuscript score to Quatre Pièces pour flûte et piano follow as appendices.