Browsing Composition, Music Theory and Musicology Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2014 Spring"
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364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra
(2014)364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra was composed for a standard seventeen-piece (5/4/4/4) jazz orchestra. The suite is comprised of five pieces- And I Think of You; Goodnight; What Ifs; 364 Days; The Dreamer and The Realist ... -
Archistrategos
(2014-07-17)A few years ago I became interested in Christian Orthodoxy, a faith tradition as old as my own -- Roman Catholicism -- yet unfamiliar to most in the Western world. I was seduced by the mysticism and sensuality of Orthodoxy, ... -
Berri
(2014-07-17)Berri is a dramatic musical composition for large chamber ensemble (Piccolo, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, and Percussion) and narrator. The text for the narrator is an original ... -
Flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra
(2014)flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra was composed for the Summer Music Institute at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The title serves as a description for the active woodwind parts and large scale ... -
Lapse of time, for flute, clarine, violin, cello, percussion and piano
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2014)The inspiration for this piece came from some initial sounds in my mind. The music is combination of these sounds, which sometimes mix well and sometimes collide. In order to realize these sounds, I created three primary ... -
Music From the Mountain For Di and Orchestra
(2014)After studying abroad, I have started my research on the comparison between the western and the traditional Chinese orchestras. The idea of forming the traditional Chinese orchestra came from the influence of the "Total ... -
Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition
(2014-07-30)Narong Prangcharoen (b.1973) has become one of the leading Asian classical composers since he won a number of international awards and received numerous commissions from major orchestras and individual distinguished ... -
Naya Jeevan, concerto for double bass and wind ensemble
(2014-07-17)Naya Jeevan, meaning new life in Hindi, is a twenty-four minute, two-movement concerto for double bass and wind ensemble. While the two movements vary drastically in mood, texture, and tone, they both explore intensity ... -
Piano concerto for piano and full orchestra
(2014-07-29)The first movement of my Piano Concerto presents my unique methods of developing motives. There are two main motives that are used to construct almost all material in the piece. I also have two main methods of developing ... -
Reconsidering George Gershwin and an American in Paris as an extension of the romantic tradition
(2014-07-28)George Gershwin's legacy as an American composer is fraught with contradictions. He is classified primarily as a composer of popular music by many despite his relatively successful attempts to enter the classical world. ...