Browsing 2024 UMKC Theses - Freely Available Online by Thesis Department "Music Composition (UMKC)"
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Baltering: Music for the contemporary ballet class
(2024)The ballet pianist often serves as the main source of “Classical” or art music to the modern ballet dancer, and their choice of repertoire— along with the technical exercises that the dancers are given— naturally reflect ... -
Crossroads of the Earth
(2024)Crossroads of The Earth is a single-movement mixed quartet in five sections, set for flute/piccolo, alto saxophone, violoncello, and piano. My inspiration for this composition stemmed from the environmental awareness film ... -
Geotemporal Dreams (or, the Prophet)
(2024)Geotemporal Dreams (or, the Prophet) is an experiment in creating a concert work that ties in elements of theatre and surrealist storytelling, resulting in an evening-length piece for a quartet of flute, clarinet, percussion, ... -
God of Some Things for Ensemble
(2024)God of Some Things takes sculptures and collages of artist Huma Bhabha and creates sonic illustrations of her uncanny work. In twelve movements, each representing a different art piece, the work takes a kaleidoscopic and ... -
Jujube
(2024)Jujube is a septet written for a jazz combo. The work is intended to explore the unique music language that combines Chinese Shanxi folk song singing style and jazz instrumental performing manner. The alto saxophone and ... -
Three deaths
(2024)Three Deaths is composed for flute, French horn, detuned-cello, and percussion, comprised of three movements, each dedicated to a specific death in chronological order. These three tragic stories are all associated with ... -
Water play for chamber ensemble
(2024)Water Play is a musical piece that integrates traditional Chinese elements, drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese culture's praise and depiction of water. It aims to present the rich imagery of water in Chinese culture. ...