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Twentieth-Century Works for Textless Voice and Various Woodwinds with Three Recitals of Selected Works of Stamitz, Roussel, Albinoni, Weber, Milhaud, and Others

Description: The purpose of this study is to explore the literature for textless voice and woodwind instruments. The primary focus concerns the timbral and ensemble possibilities exploited in three twentieth-century works in which the voice is treated as an instrument i.e., without the usual preoccupation with textual meaning. An historical overview of vocal works with obbligato woodwinds and concerted works for textless voice serves as an introductory chapter. The variables of voice and instrument acoustic… more
Date: December 1992
Creator: Gamso, Nancy M. (Nancy Margaret)
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Source-bonding as a Variable in Electroacoustic Composition: Faktura and Acoustics in Understatements

Description: Understatements for two-channel fixed media is a four-movement study of the sonic potential of acoustic instruments within the practice of electroacoustic studio composition. The musical identity of the entire composition is achieved through consistent approaches to disparate instrumental materials and a focused investigation of the relationships between the various acoustic timbres and their electroacoustic treatments. The analytical section of this paper builds on contemporary research in ele… more
Date: December 2010
Creator: Rostovtsev, Ilya Y.
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Performance Practice of Interactive Music for Clarinet and Computer with an Examination of Five Works by American Composers

Description: Since the development of interactive music software in the 1980s, a new genre of works for clarinet and computer has emerged. The rapid proliferation of interactive music resulted in a great deal of experimentation, creating a lack of standardization in both the composition and performance of this repertoire. In addition, many performers are reluctant to approach these works due to unfamiliarity with the genre and its technical and musical considerations. Performance practice commonly refers… more
Date: December 2010
Creator: Yoder, Rachel M.
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The Contributions of Armenian Composers to the Clarinet Repertoire: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works, A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Khachaturian, Bax, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Lutoslawski, Nielsen, Burgmüller, and Others

Description: With the exception of the music of Aram Khachaturian, the output of Armenian composers has been largely overlooked. This small Middle-Eastern country with a population of almost four million and an intriguing history indeed has a rich musical heritage. From its roots in sacred music and folksong, Armenian music has evolved into a unique blend of national elements and Western art music. Although it remains largely undiscovered, there is an entire repertoire of works in this aesthetic. The Trio f… more
Date: December 2002
Creator: Wolverton, Cynthia Kay
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Romanzas for Clarinet and Piano by Ernesto Cavallini: A Lecture Recital Together with Three Other Recitals

Description: The lecture was given on September 25, 1989. The discussion dealt with the stylistic characteristics of music for clarinet by Ernesto Cavallini and included a performance of four romanzas: La Calma, Un Pensiero, L'Incudine, and Lontano dalla Patria. Cavallini was the foremost clarinet virtuoso of the nineteenth century as well as a prolific composer of music for his instrument. The works presented in the lecture represent Cavallini's proclivity for a performance style combining virtuosity with … more
Date: December 1989
Creator: Hollingsworth, Mark Stanton
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The influence of klezmer on twentieth-century solo and chamber concert music for clarinet: with three recitals of selected works of Manevich, Debussy, Horovitz, Milhaud, Martino, Mozart and others.

Description: The secular music of the Eastern European Jews is known today as klezmer. Klezmer was the traditional instrumental celebratory music of Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jews who eventually populated the Pale of Settlement, which encompassed modern-day Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Romania. Due to the rise of oppression and expulsion, many klezmer musicians or klezmorim immigrated to the United States between 1880 and the early 1920s. These musicians found work in klezmer bands and orchestra… more
Date: December 2002
Creator: Card, Patricia Pierce
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The Virtuoso Clarinet: Arrangements from Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera, A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of B. Bartók, J. Brahms, E. Carter, B. Crusell, M. Clyne, C. Debussy, P. Hindemith, R. Schumann, G. Tartini, R. Vaughan Williams, and C. Whittenberg

Description: The lecture recital was given on July 25, 1977. Transcriptions and arrangements for clarinet and piano of nineteenth-century Italian opera were popular during the virtuoso wind era and are representative of an important phase in the history of clarinet playing. Arias of Rossini and Verdi and a fantasia based on Rigoletto were performed during the lecture recital. In addition to the lecture recital, three other public recitals were performed, including solo compositions for clarinet and chamber … more
Date: December 1977
Creator: Petersen, John William
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The Use of the Clarinet in Selected Viennese Operas, 1786-1791, With Three Recitals of Selected Works by Brahms, Muczynski, Benjamin, Widor, Hindemith, and Others

Description: In an appendix section, three notable arias have been transcribed for two clarinets, voice, and piano. A further evaluation of Classical period opera orchestration will aid modern performers and musicologists in their understanding of what clarinets and clarinetists were able and expected to do.
Date: December 1997
Creator: Thrasher, Michael, 1972-
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Bohuslav Martinu: An Examination of Selected Chamber Music Involving the Clarinet

Description: The discussion dealt with stylistic influences, compositional techniques, and performance considerations of chamber music involving clarinet composed by Bohuslav Martinu and included a performance of three of his works: Quartet. for clarinet, horn, cello, and side drum, Madrigals for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, and Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, two bassoons, and piano. The selections performed and discussed in the lecture show compositional growth of the composer through the three periods … more
Date: December 1997
Creator: Walzel, Robert L.
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Marcel Mihalovici: A Critical Evaluation of His Solo and Chamber Works for Clarinet, A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Bozza, Uhl, Martino, Sowerby, Kalliwoda, Bax, and Others

Description: The clarinet works of Marcel Mihalovici (1898-1985) represent significant contributions to the twentieth-century clarinet repertoire. Metric and rhythmic variability, melodic primacy, counterpoint, structural clarity, and elements of Romanian folk music permeate his writing and reflect a highly developed musical language. Mihalovici's educational background and cultural heritage provide important clues toward understanding his artistic legacy. His clarinet works are musically demanding and c… more
Date: December 2006
Creator: Evans, Garry Windel
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The Practice of ‘Adoptive’ Transcription in Selected Works for Clarinet by Eugène Bozza

Description: Eugène Bozza is a three-time winner of the Premier Prix from the Paris Conservatory, in violin, conducting, and composition divisions. He earned his reputation as a master composer of wind music, and contributed a great amount of repertoire to the woodwind family. This document contains a short biography of Eugène Bozza’s life, including his student years and his career as a composer. The purpose of this study is to provide information of how Bozza transferred, adopted and remade his own mu… more
Date: December 2015
Creator: Liu, Hsing-Fang
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Ensemble: 2018-12-07 – Concert Choir, Concert Orchestra, Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, University Singers, and A Capella Choir

Description: Concert and Concert Orchestra performance at UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
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Date: December 7, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Choir.
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Location: 33.206321 -97.155060
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Three Pieces for Musicians and Computer: Rameaux, Nature Morte, Moiré.

Description: Three Pieces for Musicians and Computer implements a modular formal structure that allows the performers to experiment with the order and number of movements to arrive at their ideal combination. The piece is a collection of three solo works: Rameaux, Nature Morte, and Moiré for bass flute with b-foot, metal percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel, and crotales), and clarinet (A and B-flat instruments) respectively. In addition to the original versions, an alternate version of each piece is inc… more
Date: December 2008
Creator: Welch, Chapman
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The Origins of Professorship in the American Clarinet School and the Lasting Influence of Stein, Stubbins, and Voxman

Description: The American Clarinet School includes approaches to clarinet playing from European immigrants who instilled their musical style and ideas in the first generation of American-born clarinetists. Some of the first influential pedagogues from Europe include Daniel Bonade (1896-1976), Gustave Langenus (1883-1957), Gaston Hamelin (1884-1951), and Simeon Bellison (1881-1953). Even though they inspired many ideas of the American approach to clarinet, they were known in their time as performers rather t… more
Date: December 2021
Creator: McCall, Jenna Abdelhadi
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Stylistic, Technical, and Compositional Trends in Early Twentieth-Century Music for Unaccompanied Clarinet; Together with Three Recitals of Music by Bartok, Bozza, Brahms, Debussy, Martinu, Mozart, Raphael, Schumann, and Wanhal

Description: The dissertation consists of four recitals: one chamber music recital, two solo recitals, and one lecture recital. The repertoire of these programs was chosen with the intention of demonstrating the capability of the performer to deal with problems arising in works of varying types and of different historical periods.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Schoepflin, Howard James
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The Influence of Heinrich Baermann on the Performance of the Clarinet Works of Carl Maria Von Weber: a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Music by Poulenc, Rivier, Brahms, Weber, Finzi, Mozart, Bernstein, Busoni, Bozza, and Milhaud

Description: The dissertation consists of four recitals: one chamber music recital, two solo recitals, and one lecture recital. The repertoire of these programs was chosen with the intention of demonstrating the capability of the performer to deal with problems arising in works of varying types and of different historical periods.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Pickthorn, David A. (David Allen)
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The Mozart Clarinet Concerto: How Should it be Performed? A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by E. Bozza, J. Brahms, C. Debussy, J. Françaix, R. Schumann, L. Spohr, and C.M. Weber

Description: This paper discusses historically and musically significant insights into how the Mozart clarinet Concerto, K. 622, should be performed. The clarinet Concerto was the last wind concerto composed by Mazart and was completed around November 15, 1791, less than a month before his death. Mozart's original manuscript was probably lost. The only extant autograph of the Concerto is a fragmentary one of an earlier sketch dating from 1789.
Date: December 1982
Creator: Cooksey, Melvin D. (Melvin Douglas)
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