• A Thematic Study of the Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 3 

  Baker, Olivia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is known largely as a Brazilian nationalistic composer and as a pedagogue who played a huge role in establishing Brazil’s musical national identity. However, little has been written about his ...
• Harald Genzmer: Unexplored Works for Clarinet 

  Coleman, Jarom (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Harald Genzmer’s oeuvre includes many compositions involving the clarinet that are of high quality but have received little exposure. While all of his works for clarinet are published, dishearteningly few have been recorded. ...
• Chinese and Other Asian Influences in Debussy's Piano Music 

  Guo, Chuqiao (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This project investigates the relationship between Claude Debussy’s piano music and various Asian influences, with a particular focus on Chinese influences. Debussy is one of the most prominent composers in the history of ...
• Bridging the Gap: Adapting Works by Historical Black Composers for the Solo Tuba 

  Kimmons, Aurther Devontray (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This document will be used to bring awareness to the eclipsed music of historical composers of African lineage between the Classical and 20th century Periods in Western Music History. As classical musicians we learn about ...
• Notes on a Recital of Standard Undergraduate Trombone Solos 

  Rosati, William Thomas (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This manuscript provides context for a recital given on April 20, 2021, presenting seven standard works for tenor trombone often used in teaching undergraduate students. These works are Leonard Bernstein’s Elegy for Mippy ...
• Reference Recordings of Advanced Flexible-Instrumentation Literature for Wind Band 

  Glaeser, Joseph (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This project comprises an album of flexible-instrumentation music for wind band (flex band music) and an accompanying manuscript discussing the need for this type of music in support of music education in the United States. ...
• Reimagining Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Allegro Scherzando for wind band 

  Cichy, Rebecca (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  A wind band transcription of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, Allegro Scherzando offered ample opportunity to experiment with different tone colors and orchestrations, as it was a work that ...
• The pedagogical benefits of playing violin duets: a historiography, pedagogical discussion, and annotated repertoire list 

  Paillan, Christian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Although duets exist in abundance, they are less taught and performed than other chamber music subgenres, and there is limited historical study and scholarly research about them. This project will explore the didactic ...
• Twenty-first century music that embodies a positive relationship between trumpet and piano 

  Bruflat, Benjamin Alan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  This manuscript emphasizes the importance of new music by arguing that it exposes both audiences and musicians to learn and understand new ideas, that it challenges musicians to rethink how they program performances and ...
• The sound of Korea: twenty first century Korean choral music 

  Lee, Dong-Kyu (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  South Korea has seventy professional choirs and is one of the leading choral musiccommunities in Asia and around the world. Korean choral compositions are frequently performed by foreign choirs. This manuscript includes ...
• Dream diary 

  Holloway, Benjamin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-05)

  DREAM DIARY FOR MIXED ENSEMBLE by BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY AMIR ZAHERI, COMMITTEE CHAIR MATTHEW BOYLE REBECCA SALZER TYLER BRADLEY WALKER A RECORDING Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor ...
• Suitable for dancing: works for horn and piano by alec wilder 

  Williams, Joshua Paul (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Alec Wilder’s works for horn and piano provide numerous opportunities for horn playersto explore a variety of musical styles. Wilder’s compositional style can be described as a mixture of classical, jazz and popular music. ...
• Harald genzmer: unexplored works for clarinet 

  Coleman, Jarom (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-06)

  Harald Genzmer’s oeuvre includes many compositions involving the clarinet that are of high quality but have received little exposure. While all of his works for clarinet are published, dishearteningly few have been recorded. ...
• Mieczyslaw Weinberg: violin and piano Sonata no. 3 op. 37 and no. 5 op. 53 

  Suarez, Silvia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919 – 1996) wrote six sonatas for violin and piano, and three sonatas for solo violin, as well as an extensive number of chamber music, symphonic, vocal, and instrumental works. There is very ...
• Compositional innovations in Claude T. Smith’s masterworks for the United States Air Force Band 

  Walker, Joshua Daniel (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  The United States Air Force Band has long served as a driving force in the commissioning of professional-level wind band literature. By soliciting the most sought-after composers, the Air Force Band ensures that many of ...
• Development and application of alternate and non-traditional French Conservatory oboe techniques in the performance of traditional Chinese music 

  Larson, Erik H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Scholarship in using the modern French Conservatory oboe for the performance of traditional Chinese music is limited. While many modern techniques have been developed for the performance of contemporary oboe music, most ...
• A performance guide to Daniel Dorff's literature for solo flute and piccolo 

  Mayhew, Ruth Washington (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  The music for flute and piccolo by Daniel Dorff has become part of the standard repertoire and has been widely performed and recorded. As of this writing, Dorff has composed four solo flute pieces (Nocturne Caprice, August ...
• Selfish: a recording of my own compositions 

  Johnson, Michael Bennett (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  This project comprises a professional recording of several of my compositions and an accompanying manuscript discussing my general approach to composition and my unique role as a composer-performer. The recorded compositions ...
• The Sacred Choral Works for Women's Voices of Francis Poulenc 

  Amos, Shaun McClelland (University of Alabama Libraries, 1994)

  This document focuses on Poulenc's three sacred choral works for women's voices--Litanies a la Vierge Noire, the motet Ave Verum Corpus, and Ave Maria from Dialogues des Carmelites. It is essentially a conductor's guide ...
• Taming the tension: addressing upper body issues for the singer 

  Willis, Scott Edward (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  A common vocal obstacle for many singers is detrimental tension, its occurrence in the upper body in particular, and how to alleviate it. Preconceived ideas of singing, poor habits of posture, or uninformed exposure and ...

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