Focusing on Mozart’s cadenzas written during his time in Vienna (1781-1791), this paper suggests the beginnings of a pedagogical method for improvising and/or composing cadenzas to Mozart’s piano concertos, enumerating six compositional rules from which a cadenza structure is sh…
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This dissertation will trace the double bass from the 16th century to the 21st century. The double bass is the largest and lowest pitched member of the string family. The members of the string family are the violin, viola, cello, and the double bass. The pitch of the double bass…
The Lebanese superstar singer, Fairouz, has been the focus of a music cultural phenomenon that has spanned over 50 years. This phenomenon has centered in Lebanon, reverberated throughout the Levant, penetrated all corners of the Arab world, and resounded in the diaspora as well.…
This dissertation examines new and experimental compositions by Balinese composers working in Bali and Java, Indonesia. Chapter one presents a discussion of terminology and an introduction to the historical setting, tracing the history of modern developments in the performing ar…
Throughout the twentieth-century, many composers of both Jewish and non-Jewish descent found inspiration in the heritage of the Jewish people. The rise of nationalism and increased study of folk melodies and rhythms led to the exploration of the riches of Jewish music. The music…
During the second season of the Society for Private Musical Performances (1918-1922), known in Austria as the ‘Verein für musikalische Privataufführungen’, the members began to transcribe orchestral music for their chamber ensemble (Meibach, 1984). Previously, the Society had pr…
This research paper provides an analysis of Variations on Balkan Themes, Op . 60, one of Amy Beach’s most significant solo piano works. Variations on Balkan Themes exists in four different versions: the 1906 original solo piano version, a 1936 revised solo piano version, a 1942 …
Leo Brouwer’s Sonata Mitología de las Aguas No. I for flute and guitar , first published in 2017, has taken its place as an important twenty-first-century addition to the flute and guitar duo repertory. I provide a brief historical context for the work, followed by preparation g…
This dissertation is an investigation, by an insider, of the musical life and creative world of Ki Wasitodipuro, a court musician, composer and educator. It is a study of musical creativity, innovation and individual freedom within different musical systems and traditions, espec…
This dissertation examines the static artifacts of electroacoustic multimedia music written after the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in 1983. Static artifacts is an umbrella term I have coined for the collective types of traditional and extended music…
Heinrich Reimann (1850–1906) was known as one of the greatest organ virtuosi of the latter half of the nineteenth century. His professional career led him to a professorship in theory and organ and an appointment as the official organist of the Berlin Philharmonic. As a scholar,…
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…
Since the turn of the twenty-first century there has been a small but significant number of operas written by Thai composers or those who identify as being Thai. Most of these Thai operas are based on Thai mythology or histories. The majority of the librettos are in English, wit…
Frequently used techniques between the compositions of one specific composer can cause recognizability. It is conceivable to tie compositions to their creator by detecting similar compositional approaches or certain specific techniques and craftsmanship. One of the ways of devel…
In recent years, musical institutions have begun to reexamine and challenge their habits of programming historically white male-dominated repertoire in the interest of achieving greater diversity and inclusion. These efforts, however, are hindered by a lack of resources for disc…
This recording project commissioned and recorded sixteen new solo vocal settings of the poetry of Dongjoo Yoon. This is the first CD recording consisting solely of art songs set to Yoon's poetry using the advanced compositional techniques currently being employed in contemporary…
The art of organ transcription can be traced to the literature for organ surviving from the fourteenth century. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, however, the development of Romantic-style organ building inspired organ transcriptions that showcased the capabi…
This project comprises an album of flexible-instrumentation music for wind band (flex band music) and an accompanying manuscript discussing the need for this type of music in support of music education in the United States. Recordings took place at the Bryant-Jordan Hall recordi…
This study evaluates the compositional style of Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata in E flat major based on existing scholarly writings and my own analysis, with the purpose of offering informed performance suggestions. Discussions of stylistic interpretation and technical elements…