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The Big Top, Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City., 2010)
"The Big Top" is a piece in three movements for symphony orchestra and solo percussionist who is required to play nine different percussion instruments. In the first movement the soloist alternates playing on marimba and ...
The Interaction of Linear and Vertical Time in Minimalist and Postminimalist Piano Music
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
Minimalist compositions thwart most attempts at analysis given their remarkable
simplicity. Moreover, minimalist works are deliberately non-manipulative in order to allow
the listener freedom in constructing his or her ...
Der Struwwelpeter: a song cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble
(2013)
Der Struwwelpeter: A Song Cycle for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble, sets
seven of the stories from the iconic, mid-19th century children's story by Heinrich
Hoffmann. The text set is from a widely published, anonymous ...
(Re)constructing Johann Sebastian Bach: reception history and performance practice in New York City during the Great War
(2013)
The perception of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in New York City during the time
of the Great War can be illuminated through two threads: 1) reception history and reputation, and
2) contemporary performance practices. ...
Things unseen
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)
This piece began as my reaction to a series of personal losses during my final year
of graduate school. The most intense of these losses was a rapid decline in my father's
health, which brought many changes to my family. ...
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. ...
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, ...
Mantra: a chamber opera
(2013)
Mantra: A Chamber Opera is as much an exercise in group-meditation
as it is a piece of music. With a very slow, subtle unfolding of musical material and
timbral shifts, the drama is distilled down to its essence. Instead ...
Shadow of dew drops for piano trio
(2013)
Shadow of Dew Drops for violin, violoncello and piano was inspired by a poetry of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) "Xiao Chi - A little Pond" written by the famous poet Yang Wanli (1127-1206). This poetry depicts: the silent ...
The art songs of Jaime León: a textual and musical analysis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-26)
The thirty-six art songs of Colombian composer Jaime León (b. 1921) represent an
important addition to the art song repertory. Chapter 1 introduces the topic and the literature
on Jaime León and Latin American art song. ...
Pray for the lights to go out: the portrayal of Blacks in Kansas City published sheet music
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-20)
This study examines sixteen pieces of sheet music published in Kansas City,
Missouri, dating from the 1880s through the 1930s. The pieces are located in the LaBudde
Special Collections at the University of Missouri-Kansas ...
And the TV Said...,
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-02)
And the TV Said..., scored for actress, digital media, and sextet, is a music theater
piece set to Jason Ludlow's script of the same name. The script is written for two
characters: a woman and her television. The role ...
Plantains in the rain
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)
"Plantains in the Rain" is an early masterpiece of Cantonese music (a type of Chinese
traditional instrumental ensemble music). The piece depicts the pattering of rain drops on plantains
in early summer. My composition ...
War sirens: how the sheet music industry sold World War I
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-26)
During World War I the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI) sponsored a
national culture of war in posters, speeches, and films. Against this war-soaked cultural
backdrop, the sheet music industry echoed the pervasive ...
John Dimond - the wizard of Marblehead a miniature opera in five vignettes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)
Throughout history, one trait of the Opera genre has been to bring to life and further
illuminate fantastical subject matter. As part of this trend, composers often seek to highlight their own
national heritage through ...
Biloba for chamber ensemble
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-25)
Biloba is a chamber piece for eight instruments inspired by the Gingko biloba tree. In an
abstract way, the piece attempts to capture the movements - to me, the structural details of a tree
give the illusion of dancers ...
Pathétique: a tale of two rabbys
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-29)
My thesis incorporates a variety of contrasting styles and musical material in an
attempt to unify them under the same work while maintaining a unique sound. Since I
began composing, I've heard this collaboration in my ...
Nidra for chamber orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)
I believe in music as spiritual conveyor. My musical goal is to enhance
this function. The current thesis is an attempt, of which the principle is to reach
the spiritual through the corporeal, to resonate the mutual ...
The waters
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)
'The Waters' is a piece inspired by nature and the ways water manifests itself in nature.
Water can exist in such varied ways, from a flowing river to destructive hail to delicate
morning dew. These multiple existences ...
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 ...