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.

I denna studie undersöks hur arrangering och komponering av flöjtmusik med interferenstoner kan gå till. Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka skapandeprocessen. I studien beskrivs vad interferenstoner är och hur de fungerar på tvärflöjt. Under studien skapades tre arrangemang och åtta kompositioner som är skrivna antingen för två flöjtister som spelar tillsammans eller för en sjungande flöjtist. Studien identifierar olika resurser som har använts under arrangerings-, och komponeringsprocessen och förklarar även hur de användes. I studien beskrivs också hur arrangemangen och kompositionerna har designats för att interferenstonerna ska uppmärksam- mas. / This study investigates the process of arranging and composing music with difference notes for flute. The purpose of the study was to investigate the creative process. The study also describes what a difference note is and how it works on a flute. During the study three arrangements and eight compositions were created and the pieces are either for two flutists playing together or for one singing flutist. The study identifies different resources that are being used during the arranging and composing process and explains how they are being used. The study further describes how the arrangements and compositions have been designed so that the difference notes will be audible.

Kraftliners är något som används till att skapa bland annat ytskiktet till pappersprodukten wellpapp. Wellpapp består av ett lager kraftliner på antigen en- eller vardera sidan av ett vågigt papper, kallat flute. På uppdrag av SCA R&D undersöker detta kandidatarbete möjligheten till att skapa en konceptuell prototyp till en maskin som kan konstruera wellpappsprover på deras laboratorium. Detta för att via tester kunna prediktera hur variationer i wellpappens struktur påverkar dess egenskaper. Arbetet utfördes med hjälp av en iterativ metod där koncept först togs fram och sedan utvärderades repetitivt tills ett slutgiltigt koncept var framtaget. Konceptframtagningen bestod av fem iterationer med faserna konceptgenerering, modellering, prototypframtagning, tester av prototyp och utvärdering. Arbetet resulterade i ett slutgiltigt koncept som ledde till en illustrerad prototyp i mindre skala som visar hur wellpappsprover skulle kunna skapas i SCA’s R&D-laboratorium. / Kraftliners are used to create, among other things, the surface layer for the paper product corrugated board. Corrugated board consists of a layer of kraftliner on either one or both sides of a wavy paper, called flute. On behalf of SCA R&D this bachelor's thesis investigates the possibility of creating a conceptual prototype for a machine that can create corrugated board samples in their laboratory. This is to be able to predict, via tests, how variations in the structure of the corrugated board affect its properties. The work was carried out using an iterative method where concepts were first developed and then evaluated repetitively until a final concept was developed. The concept development consisted of five iterations with the phases of concept generation, modeling, prototype development, prototype testing and evaluation. The work resulted in a final concept that led to an illustrated prototype on a smaller scale that shows how corrugated board samples could be created in SCA's R&D laboratory.

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This paper explores the compositional method of “temporal plane shifting” used to evoke states of suspended time in two of my compositions, Something Like Your Lagrangian Point (2019), for two pianists and two percussionists, and Nothing Never Always Sometimes Changes (2021) for alto flute/piccolo, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, and piano. Temporal plane shifting involves overlaying musical material of unrelated tempi—what I call “temporal planes”—to create an experience of time that parallels being in two different locations or states at once. I argue that this creates the feeling of “suspended time.” This paper begins with an overarching theory that, because our conceptions of time are bound with our conceptions of motion, states of entrainment are thus felt as locations in space. This argument is then expanded to explain the reasoning behind suspended time as the sensation of being in two locations at once. The rest of the paper uses the aforementioned pieces to explore how temporal planes are composed by way of instrumental juxtaposition, rhythmic juxtaposition, material limitation, and gestural repetition, and ends with a discussion of future considerations for the expansion of temporal plane composition.

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For woodwind and brass performers, intraoral pressure is the measure of force exerted on the surface area of the oral cavity by the air transmitted from the lungs. This pressure is the combined effect of the volume of air forced into the oral cavity by the breathing apparatus and the resistance of the embouchure, reed opening, and instrument’s back pressure. Recent research by Michael Adduci shows that intraoral pressures during oboe performance can exceed capabilities for corresponding increases in sound output, suggesting a potentially hazardous situation for the development of soft tissue disorders in the throat and velopharyngeal insufficiencies. However, considering that oboe back pressure is perhaps the highest among the woodwind instruments, this problem may or may not occur in other woodwinds. There has been no research of this type for the other woodwind instruments. My study was completed to expand the current research by comparing intraoral pressure (IOP) and sound pressure when performing with a characteristic tone on oboe, clarinet, flute, bassoon, and saxophone. The expected results should show that, as sound pressure levels increase, intraoral pressure will also increase. The subjects, undergraduate and graduate music majors at the University of North Texas, performed a series of musical tasks on bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and alto saxophone. The musical tasks cover the standard ranges of each instrument, differences between vibrato and straight-tone, and a variety of musical dynamics. The data was collected and examined for trends. The specific aims of this study are to (1) determine whether there is a correlation between IOP and sound pressure, (2) shed light on how well each instrument responds to rapid fluctuation, and (3) determine which instruments are most efficient when converting air pressure into sound output. Results of this study raised concerns shared by previous studies – that woodwind players are potentially causing harm to their oropharynx by inaccurately perceiving intraoral pressure needed to achieve a characteristic sound. Evidence found by this study suggests that while oboists generate high intraoral pressure for relatively little sound output (a fact corroborated by past studies), the same cannot be said for all of the woodwind instruments, particularly the flute.

François Couperin (1668-1733) was one of the earliest French Baroque composers to merge the Italian style into the French tradition. He had great influence on the development of French Baroque music from the end of the seventeenth century until his death. Couperin's four Concerts Royaux and the ten Concerts Nouveaux (published in 1722 and 1724) were written for the enjoyment of Louis XIV. Those suites were popular in the court before they were published, as they were requested to be performed every Sunday during the years 1714 and 1715 to give pleasure to the king. Rittrato dell'amore is the ninth suite out of the fourteen suites. The purpose of this study is to provide a performance guide and a practical edition of François Couperin's Neuvième Concert Ritratto dell' amore. It also contrasts Italian style and French tradition in the Baroque period, and how Couperin blended both styles together in his Neuvième Concert. In addition, this dissertation summarizes the general principles of Baroque performance practice that one may encounter in Neuviéme Concert, including notes inégales (unequal notes), ornamentation, over-dotting, and other issues. It is especially important for one to understand the performance style of French Baroque music in order to perform these works appropriately, since its notation did not adequately notate rhythmic expectations as traditionally understood and the realization of ornamentations in this period and style is highly specific. The tradition was indeed lost in terms of aural transfer and has been reconstructed through published scholarly work in the last century that is based on treatises of the time. Ongoing scholarly and artistic work should bring us ever closer to the ideals of the period.