The practice of music arranging has been in existence for centuries. With respect to percussion, transcriptions of classical works were the initial source of repertoire expansion during the 1930s, beginning with the marimba. Since that time percussion arrangements have evolved to encompass works from jazz, pop, and world musics, and have grown to include various instrumentations of differing sizes. However, it is not nearly as common to encounter a percussion arrangement of a living composer's music. This treatise seeks to propose three new percussion ensemble arrangements of classical works from living composers, with a focus on non-percussion chamber works by minimalist composers and the subsequent re-orchestrations of these works into the percussion ensemble medium using both small and large instrumentations. The works presented in the treatise areEight Linesby Steve Reich,Metamorphoses 1-5by Philip Glass, andPhrygian Gatesby John Adams. Initially, a brief historical perspective will be given on the history of minimalism along with a biographical sketch of each composer, the musical and cultural influences present in the aforementioned pieces, and finally how minimalist music transfers to percussion instruments. Compositional styles, instrumentation, performance ramifications, and issues with respect to transcription and orchestration will then be examined. In addition, logistics regarding stage setups involving the percussion instruments in each arrangement will be discussed, as they affect the performance of each work. Full scores of each arrangement conclude each chapter as evidence of research based upon musical analysis, rehearsals, performances, and personal recordings. / A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music. / Summer Semester, 2012. / June 14, 2012. / percussion arrangements, percussion ensemble / Includes bibliographical references. / John W. Parks, IV, Professor Directing Treatise; Michael B. Bakan, University Representative; John Drew, Committee Member; Deborah Bish, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183088 |
| Contributors | Rivera, Luis C. (authoraut), Parks, John W. (professor directing treatise), Bakan, Michael B. (university representative), Drew, John (committee member), Bish, Deborah (committee member), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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