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The three Americas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This instrumental piece is the result of my attempt to mix principles of modern fine art composition techniques with melodies, rhythms, and harmonies, originated from the popular music of the three Americas. From South ...
Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a rating scale for collegiate wind jazz improvisation performance. The 14-item Wind Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Scale (WJIES) was constructed and refined through a ...
Criteria identified by selected Missouri high school choral directors for placement of concert repertoire in concert order
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This descriptive study was designed to investigate the criteria used by selected Missouri high school choral music educators for sequencing repertoire on concert programs. The purposes were to (a) examine choral music ...
Row construction and accompaniment in Luigi Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-75) invested his art with personal responses to dire social injustices. Because of the dangers surrounding any attempt to protest the repression of individual freedom, hate crimes, ...
Mario Bauza: swing era novelty and Afro-Cuban authenticity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Introduced to jazz in his native Cuba, Mario Bauzá (1911-1993) immigrated to New York City in 1930 to take part in its active scene as an instrumentalist, and, by enhancing pre-existing musical practices with his arranging ...
The little match girl
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A tone poem composed for orchestra based upon Hans Christian Andersen's short story of the same title.
Three songs for unaccompanied choir
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Using Maurice Ravel's Trois Chansons as a point of departure, this composition explores the possibilities of motivic, harmonic, and rhythmic development from a shared opening phrase. As a result of this free exploration, ...
Mass for chorus, chamber orchestra, and soloists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
My primary objective in composing this piece of music was to create a modern musical work based heavily on music of the Renaissance. Representative pieces of music on which I have modeled my work include Byrd's Mass for ...
The late choral works of Igor Stravinsky: a reception history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Despite his preeminence in twentieth-century music, the late works of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) remain in relative obscurity: seldom performed, inadequately recorded, poorly understood, and frequently disparaged. The ...