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This document focuses on works for soprano chalumeau and soprano that were composed in Vienna in the first part of the eighteenth-century. The composers cited in the document were all employed by the Habsburg empire and were commissioned...
The responsibility of every vocal coach is to supply the singer with an accurate and sensible interpretation of poetic text. Such textual interpretation and understanding are fundamental to successful musical performance. Naturally...
John Boda (1922-2002) was a highly accomplished pianist, conductor, composer, and professor. His diverse musical talents and eclectic hobbies defined him and influenced countless students, colleagues, friends and family members. During...
The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the values music educators apply to the selection of wind band literature. Specifically, the purpose was to examine twelve classified objective elements of quality and suitability...
Over the course of the past few decades, the guitar works of J.K. Mertz have become popular amongst performing guitarists. In particular, Fantaisie Hongroise, Op. 65, No.1 has seen a meteoric rise both to the concert and competition...
The purpose of this treatise is to examine Robert Ward's three compositions for violin and piano in the hope that it will bring greater recognition to these important compositions. Through interviews with the author, this document...
The first appearance of the term "bagatelle" is in the beginning of the eighteenth-century, with most of the early works traced back to simple dances. Later, Ludwig Van Beethoven elevated his bagatelles, expanding them in many ways, ...
Sérgio Assad (b.1956) and his brother, Odair Assad, are considered today one of the most important guitar duos in the world. Sérgio Assad's compositions and arrangements for the guitar are no less significant than his performance skills....
This treatise offers a study of alternative repertoire to the canonized violin concertos of the intermediate and advanced level. The first chapter outlines the history of the violin concerto, from the early stages of the development of...
The collaboration between Manuel Ponce and Andres Segovia is one of the most important in the history of the guitar, lasting for more than twenty-five years. This relationship resulted in more than eighty works for solo guitar, including...
Although there already exists a large number of theoretical and methodological works that deal with the subject of improvisation, this treatise differs from them because it focuses specifically on one major component of the improvisatory...
Robert Schumann's mental illness has been regarded as having affected the quality of his compositions during the final years of his life. While works like Carnaval Op. 9 and Kreisleriana Op. 16 have always been a central part of the...
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