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A Trumpeter's Guide to Samuel Barber's Capricorn Concerto

Samuel Barber's Capricorn Concerto for flute, oboe and trumpet with strings is an important though seldom performed work. The concerto is teeming with performance choices that are indicative of both historical and contemporary influences. At present, there are limited resources available to performers regarding Capricorn. The first section of this study presents an historical and contextual examination of Capricorn both in terms of Barber's own compositional output and that of his influences and contemporaries. The second section includes a performance analysis of the work, while the third section includes an analysis of existing recordings. Implications for the performer are outlined in last section. The guide provides performers with pertinent background, analytical and performance information in order to facilitate informed, high-level performance.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc30449
Date08 1900
CreatorsCrafton, Jason Allen
ContributorsJohnson, Keith, Corporon, Eugene, Holt, John, 1959-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 37 p. : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Crafton, Jason Allen, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationLecture recital: May 21, 2010, ark:/67531/metadc89378

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