Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Akron, School of Music, 2009. / "August, 2009." Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed 11/11/2009) Advisor, Brooks A. Toliver; Faculty Reader, Galen S. Karriker; School Director, William K. Guegold; Dean of the College, James M. Lynn; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.

Factual evidence concerning the ancestry of the clarinet has been a perpetual topic of debate among musicologists and organologists. Scholars have widely agreed that the clarinet, first documented in 1710, emerged from the baroque invention of the chalumeau (invented circa 1690), which in itself was an improvement upon the recorder. Considering the chalumeau's short lifespan as the predominant single reed instrument in the early eighteenth century, the chalumeau inspired a monumental amount of literature that includes vocal and instrumental genres written by distinguished composers. Vivaldi is considered to be the most significant composer that wrote for both clarinet and chalumeau; he wrote for both instruments simultaneously throughout his life whereas his contemporaries seemingly replaced the chalumeau with the clarinet. This project will discuss Vivaldi's proximity to the chalumeau and the clarinet and will provide an in-depth analysis of relevant works by the composer to determine how he, unlike his contemporaries, treated the chalumeau and the clarinet as separate and equally viable instruments. Following a brief history of the chalumeau and clarinet in Italy and a relevant biography of Vivaldi (Ch. 2), this document will discuss the integral Vivaldi compositions that include clarinet and chalumeau and the role of the clarinet or chalumeau in each work (Ch. 3). Chapter 4 solves the mystery of why Vivaldi continued to compose for the chalumeau while his contemporaries replaced the chalumeau with the clarinet.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2008. / System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Nov. 7, 2005, Mar. 20, 2006, June 5, 2006, and Nov. 5, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-83).

Auf starke Resonanz stieß das ganz auf Musikschätzen der SLUB beruhende Jubiläumskonzert, das am 22. April 2006...

Es ist fast eine Binsenweisheit, dass die besten Entdeckungen die am wenigsten erwarteten sind. Sie sind nämlich eher Nebenprodukt als eigentliches Ziel. Das Aufkommen elektronischer Datenbanken hat die Wahrscheinlichkeit immens vervielfacht, dass jemand, der die Zeit und Geduld hat, eine Weile vor einem Computerbildschirm zu sitzen, solche zufälligen Entdeckungen macht. Die in Kooperation mit der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München und der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz – betriebene Datenbank von RISM (der Internationalen Organisation für die Beschreibung und den zentralen Nachweis von Musikquellen) hat kürzlich ein zusätzliches Rechercheinstrument erhalten – eine Incipitsuche. Dieses unglaublich starke und nutzerfreundliche Hilfsmittel ermöglicht es, durch Eingabe einer kurzen Buchstabenfolge, die für die Anfangsnoten einer Komposition steht, in Sekundenschnelle herauszufinden, ob zu einem Werk ein „Zwilling“ vorhanden ist – zugeordnet entweder demselben, einem anderen oder gar keinem Komponisten.

The comparison of structural and formal traits in the concert grossi of Corelli's Opus VI and Vivaldi's Opus III will proceed in the following manner: first, the cycle as a whole will be taken up; next, the individual movements will be considered. Finally, in each instance of comparison, Corelli's music will be dealt with first.

There is no abstract available for this dissertation. / School of Music

As several Italian baroque violoncello transcriptions have entered the standard performance repertory for both high school and collegiate tubists, and as numerous texts, articles, and baroque performance instruction courses have illuminated a new realm of performance possibilities, no published document has provided specific, thorough, and sample approaches to performance on the tuba of a given piece (or pieces) through a detailed application of materials found in any singular source or combination of sources. Many of the existing articles and texts that approach the subject focus largely on ornamentation, while limiting the discussion and application of the following topics: tempo, spirit, affect, notation, rhythm, dynamics, and articulation. This document examines such topics and provides detailed explanations and suggestions of historically-informed characteristics applicable to two movements each from the R. Winston Morris transcription of Antonio Vivaldi's Sonata No. 3 in A Minor and the Donald C. Little/Richard B. Nelson transcription of Benedetto Marcello's Sonata No. V in C Major.