Instead of following the traditional chronological order in studying the Beethoven piano sonatas, Kenneth Drake places them in categories that reflect certain qualities of the music. Approaching the sonatas as an interpreter's search for meaning, he begins with the Classic compo…
As the most recent brass instrument to be added to the standard orchestra, the tuba’s solo repertoire is relatively new compared to other orchestral instruments. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the first major concerto for tuba in 1954, over 100 years after the tuba’s creation i…
The Doctor of Performance and Research submitted by Emma A. G. Cifrino, under the direction of Sally Chisholm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Doctor of Musical Arts consists of the following:
Piyano hem tarihsel gelişimi, hem de çok sesli ve dayanıklı yapısı ile neredeyse müzik tarihinin tamamında önemli bir çalgı olmuştur. Çalgıya verilen önem, ortaya çıktığı zaman dilimi ve sonrasında artmaya devam etmiştir. Eşlik çalgısı, solo çalgı, perküsyon çalgısı gibi farklı …
