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The Avatar by Steve Rouse: A Performance Practice Guide

The Avatar for trumpet and piano by Dr. Steve Rouse is one of the most challenging compositions in the trumpet repertoire. Due to The Avatar's challenges and increasing popularity, a study is necessary to aid its performance. Each movement is performed on a different instrument: Bb piccolo (with an optional A piccolo part) for Nativity, Bb Flugelhorn for Enigma-Release and Bb trumpet for Rebirth. In addition, the performer must convey one of the work's possible programmatic meanings: (1) The Hindu belief of an Avatar and its life cycle, (2) the life of Christ or (3) the human lifecycle. Chapter 1 gives historical information about the work. Chapters 2-4 discuss each movement of The Avatar programmatically and pedagogically. Facets of each movement are analyzed including differences in programmatic choices, rehearsal techniques and sound concepts. Chapter 5 provides recording suggestions, including choosing a recording engineer, preparing and planning for a recording section, choosing a venue and the benefits of hiring a tonmeister.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc31541
Date08 1900
CreatorsLynn, Mark J.
ContributorsJohnson, Keith, Corporon, Eugene
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 33 p. : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Lynn, Mark J., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationLecture recital: June 8, 2010, ark:/67531/metadc89389

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