When COVID-19 appeared and began to spread rapidly in the United States in March of 2020, social gatherings became possibly dangerous and were therefore halted across the nation. Traditional musical performances were temporarily impossible, pushing musicians to create new avenue…
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Western string instruments were introduced to China in the 17th century by missionaries visiting the Qing Dynasty court (1644-1972) but did not become more widely heard by the Chinese public until the end of the 19th century. As China engaged with Western powers in matters of tr…
The trumpet plays a major role in musical settings around the world and can be found in both solo and orchestral musical genres. Although the popularity of the trumpet in China is undeniable, the lack of research on the development of Chinese trumpet playing is also notable.In o…
This dissertation provides an interpretive guide to Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel, Op. 24, written in 1861 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), in orchestral terms, using as basis the orchestral transcription by Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986), published as his Op. 47 in 1…
The American composer Charles Ives is well known for musical quotation/borrowing: composing music with or from pre-existing musical sources, such as folk tunes, hymns, chants, or other composers’ works. His Third Violin Sonata is one of few works that used his unique technique o…
In 1895, Emil Georg Conrad Sauer (1862-1942), a world-renowned German pianist and former student of Franz Liszt wrote his first piano concerto, which was published five years later in 1900. Sauer performed it extensively to enthusiastic crowds in Europe and the United States whi…
Texas has a rich tradition of Early Music ensembles that dates back to 1969. However, there is little reliable information based on statistical data collection and analysis concerning Texas Early Music consumers. Little is known about why they attend Early Music performances or …
Yvonne Desportes (1907-1993) was an influential female composer, teacher, and music theorist. Her early success as a recipient of the Prix de Rome for composition (1932) marked the beginning of her distinguished career in music culminating in a 35-year professorship at the Paris…
The DMA dissertation recitals are comprised of two parts. The first recital represents the “breadth” of my doctoral studies with works selected from the German/French repertoire prior to the 20th century. The second and final lecture recitals represent the “depth,” with four wor…
In the spring of 2020, performers of traditional Irish music responded to pandemic-induced social distancing by creating a new variant of an old tradition: the virtual Irish session. Unlike conventional pub sessions, virtual sessions occur entirely in virtual space, facilitated …
There is a dearth of Western scholarly research on ancient Chinese music. Unlike the trajectory of Western music—where the Catholic Church facilitated a linear, centralized, and well-chronicled musicological evolution—ancient Chinese music history is fragmented and incomplete. D…
‘GI JAZZ: African Americans as Artists and Occupiers in Post-World War II Germany,’ examines the lives of African American Jazz musicians living in and around German military bases after 1945 until 1970. Despite Truman’s Executive Order desegregating the armed forces, the milita…
Lusk Creek Revival is a work for concert band in four movements. It is a programmaticwork depicting the concept of the Southern Baptist sect of Protestantism’s “revival” which isloosely defined as a religious service and social gathering held outside of the regular scheduleand i…
Over the past decades, the interaction of culture and art from different countries has become very popular- including singing. Many singers from all over the world desire to sing songs in their native language on the international stage while other singers want to try different …
The music of Luigi Boccherini has experienced a slow and steady revival over the last half century, yet few of his twelve cello concertos are widely published. This document presents a newly engraved edition of Boccherini’s Cello Concerto in D major G. 478, including solo part…
The Influence of Perez Dworecki on the Development of the Brazilian Viola Repertoire: A Recording Project
The performance of silent film scores with live screenings of silent films is an artform that is still enjoyed by 21st century audiences. One of the most frequently performed examples of this is The Phantom of the Opera (1925). In addition to being an iconic film in the history …
This dissertation presents a “thick history” of the career of Bill Gaither, to use Jennifer Lena’s term. While examining the Bill Gaither Trio and the Gaither Vocal Band, the principal performing groups founded by Bill Gaither, this dissertation seeks to not only highlight Gaith…
For decades, classical guitarists have approached the music of Johann Sebastian Bach through transcriptions and adaptations, mostly of works for similar solo string instruments—the lute, cello, or violin. There has been an increasing realization that the music of Bach originally…