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Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano was composed by Paul Schoenfeld (b.1947) in 1990 as a showpiece, spotlighting the virtuosity of both the violin and piano in equal measure. Each movement is a modern interpretation of a folk or popular genre, re- envisioned over intricate jazz harmonies and rhythms. The work was commissioned by violinist Lev Polyakin, who specifically requested some short pieces that could be performed in a local jazz establishment named Night Town in Cleveland, Ohio. The result is a work that is approximately fifteen minutes in length. Schoenfeld is a respected composer in the contemporary classical music community, whose Café Music (1986) for piano trio has recently become a staple of the standard chamber music repertoire. Many of his other works, however, remain in relative obscurity. It is the focus of this document to shed light on at least one other notable composition; Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano. Among the topics to be discussed regarding this piece are a brief history behind the genesis of this composition, a structural summary of the entire work and each of its movements, and an appended practice guide based on interview and coaching sessions with the composer himself. With this project, I hope to provide a better understanding and appreciation of this work.
ContributorsJanczyk, Kristie Annette (Author) / Ryan, Russell (Thesis advisor) / Campbell, Andrew (Committee member) / Norton, Kay (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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Samuel Máynez Prince (1886-1966), was a prolific and important Mexican musician. Prince’s musical style followed the trends of the nineteenth-century salon music genre. His compositions include lullabies, songs, dances, marches, mazurkas, waltzes, and revolutionary anthems. Prince’s social status and performances in the famed Café Colón in Mexico City increased his popularity among high-ranking political figures during the time of the Mexican Revolution as well as his status in the Mexican music scene.
Unfortunately there is virtually no existing scholarship on Prince and even basic information regarding his life and works is not readily available. The lack of organization of the manuscript scores and the absence of dates of his works has further pushed the composer into obscurity. An investigation therefore was necessary in order to explore the neglected aspects of the life and works of Prince as a violinist and composer. This document is the result of such an investigation by including extensive new biographical information, as well as the first musical analysis and edition of the complete recovered works for violin and piano.
In order to fill the gaps present in the limited biographical information regarding Prince’s life, investigative research was conducted in Mexico City. Information was drawn from archives of the composer’s grandchildren, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México, and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. The surviving relatives provided first-hand details on events in the composer’s life; one also offered the researcher access to their personal archive including, important life documents, photographs, programs from concert performances, and manuscript scores of the compositions. Establishing connections with the relatives also led the researcher to examining the violins owned and used by the late violinist/composer.
This oral history approach led to new and updated information, including the revival of previously unpublished music for violin and piano. These works are here compiled in an edition that will give students, teachers, and music-lovers access to this unknown repertoire. Finally, this research seeks to promote the beauty and nuances of Mexican salon music, and the complete works for violin and piano of Samuel Máynez Prince in particular.
Unfortunately there is virtually no existing scholarship on Prince and even basic information regarding his life and works is not readily available. The lack of organization of the manuscript scores and the absence of dates of his works has further pushed the composer into obscurity. An investigation therefore was necessary in order to explore the neglected aspects of the life and works of Prince as a violinist and composer. This document is the result of such an investigation by including extensive new biographical information, as well as the first musical analysis and edition of the complete recovered works for violin and piano.
In order to fill the gaps present in the limited biographical information regarding Prince’s life, investigative research was conducted in Mexico City. Information was drawn from archives of the composer’s grandchildren, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México, and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. The surviving relatives provided first-hand details on events in the composer’s life; one also offered the researcher access to their personal archive including, important life documents, photographs, programs from concert performances, and manuscript scores of the compositions. Establishing connections with the relatives also led the researcher to examining the violins owned and used by the late violinist/composer.
This oral history approach led to new and updated information, including the revival of previously unpublished music for violin and piano. These works are here compiled in an edition that will give students, teachers, and music-lovers access to this unknown repertoire. Finally, this research seeks to promote the beauty and nuances of Mexican salon music, and the complete works for violin and piano of Samuel Máynez Prince in particular.
ContributorsEkenes, Spencer Arvin (Author) / McLin, Katherine (Thesis advisor) / Feisst, Sabine (Committee member) / Jiang, Danwen (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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Motor gasoline and diesel contribute 30% to total energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. However, this estimate only accounts for emissions from direct combustion and does not include indirect emissions from processing and fuel movement, even though indirect (scope 3) CO2 emissions are a significant contributor. Gasoline and diesel flow through a complex supply chain from oil extraction to point of combustion and estimates of their indirect emissions are typically aggregated as national or regional averages and not available at county or city scale. This dissertation presents a novel method to quantify U.S. supply-chain CO2 emissions to the county-scale for gasoline and diesel consumed in the on-road sector. It considers how these fuels flow across the U.S. petroleum infrastructure consisting of pipelines, tankers, trucks, trains, refineries, and blenders. It resolves county-scale indirect CO2 emissions using publicly accessible data to allocate fuel movement between different links and transportation modes across the country. For most of the U.S., the exact volume of fuel moved between counties from combinations of refineries and transportation modes is not explicitly known. To estimate these fuel movements, I use linear optimization with supply and demand related constraints. Estimating on-road gasoline and diesel indirect CO2 emissions at high spatial resolution finds that on-road gasoline CO2 emissions increase by 24% and on-road diesel CO2 emissions increase by 18%.
For both fuels there are large variations in the carbon intensity (kgCO2/gal) across the country and the relationship of county carbon intensity with explanatory variables related to fuel supply infrastructure is tested. Regression results indicate that presence of interstate highways, refineries and blenders are inversely related to carbon intensity while presence of fuel pipelines increases diesel carbon intensity.
Finally, the on-road gasoline scope 3 CO2 emissions results are assessed in relation to indirect CO2 emissions from electricity consumption at the county scale to analyze the effectiveness of future electric vehicle (EV) transition actions. In this analysis, states with existing EV transition mandates (zero emission vehicle or ‘ZEV’ states) are shown to have on average 12% higher CO2 emissions reduction when transitioning to EVs, over non-ZEV states.
ContributorsMoiz, Taha (Author) / Gurney, Kevin R (Thesis advisor) / Dooley, Kevin J (Thesis advisor) / Parker, Nathan C (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022