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Edouard Vuillermoz (1869-1939) was a horn player and teacher who studied and later taught at the Paris Conservatory during the early twentieth century. As did many of the professors from the Conservatory, Vuillermoz published works for the horn. Unfortunately, his name has largely faded into obscurity and most of his works are no longer in print, yet one has remained in the repertoire and is still available for purchase today—Dix Pièces Mélodiques. Published in 1927 by Alphonse-Leduc, Vuillermoz desired for his students a set of etudes that would teach mastery of transposition, but he was not a composer. The ten transposition exercises he created were selected and transcribed from a compilation of vocalises commissioned by a vocal professor at the Conservatory, Amédée-Louis Hettich (1856-1937).
Hettich desired vocalise-etudes that would able aid and inspire his students, so he commissioned over one-hundred-fifty vocalises by modern composers during the first half of the twentieth century. Composers including Bozza, Copland, Dukas, Fauré, Messiaen, Nielsen, Ravel, and Tomasi answered his call for works between 1906 and 1938. These modern vocalise-etudes have since disappeared from the vocal repertoire. Now, a century later, many of these studies have entered the public domain and are resurfacing as instrumental transcriptions and concert etudes. This study promotes awareness of Edouard Vuillermoz’s Dix Pièces Mélodiques and advocates for their inclusion in a modern revival.
Edouard Vuillermoz (1869-1939) was a horn player and teacher who studied and later taught at the Paris Conservatory during the early twentieth century. As did many of the professors from the Conservatory, Vuillermoz published works for the horn. Unfortunately, his name has largely faded into obscurity and most of his works are no longer in print, yet one has remained in the repertoire and is still available for purchase today—Dix Pièces Mélodiques. Published in 1927 by Alphonse-Leduc, Vuillermoz desired for his students a set of etudes that would teach mastery of transposition, but he was not a composer. The ten transposition exercises he created were selected and transcribed from a compilation of vocalises commissioned by a vocal professor at the Conservatory, Amédée-Louis Hettich (1856-1937).
Hettich desired vocalise-etudes that would able aid and inspire his students, so he commissioned over one-hundred-fifty vocalises by modern composers during the first half of the twentieth century. Composers including Bozza, Copland, Dukas, Fauré, Messiaen, Nielsen, Ravel, and Tomasi answered his call for works between 1906 and 1938. These modern vocalise-etudes have since disappeared from the vocal repertoire. Now, a century later, many of these studies have entered the public domain and are resurfacing as instrumental transcriptions and concert etudes. This study promotes awareness of Edouard Vuillermoz’s Dix Pièces Mélodiques and advocates for their inclusion in a modern revival.
ContributorsBuxbaum, Juli Ann (Author) / Ericson, John Q (Thesis advisor) / Rockmaker, Jody (Committee member) / Swoboda, Deanna (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018
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Light Emerging is a symphonic dance suite in five movements. The work’s approximate length is 25 minutes; it is scored for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, horn in F, trumpet in C with loop pedal, trombone, percussion, electronic percussion, piano, strings, and fixed media. Each movement of the dance suite is written to be performed as a standalone piece or together as one multimovement work. The music showcases open quintal sonorities layered in conflicting substructures, which contract into denser brooding passages and transform into tonal fanfares.
Attempting to capture the essence of how humanity uniquely experiences light and assigns personification to it, the composer presents light and dark as the main characters in a grand ballet of good and evil. Prism (Movement I) is an overture that is constantly shifting and evolving. A rainbow of colors is presented by the various orchestra members, as timbral and pitch evolutions showcase the ever-changing perspectives of a prism held to light. Yin/Yang (Movement II) explores the relationship between light and dark. The solo clarinet represents light breaking through the darkness as its colorful flourishes pierce through the brooding fixed media. Sunrise (Movement III) captures the impressive majesty of light bursting over the dark horizon in the early morning. Lux (Movement IV) is a dance of light, using solo trumpet and a chorus of phantom trumpets. Light Eternal (Movement V) expresses the deep need for humans to worship that which is unknown and eternal, and the power of light to overcome the dark. The “March of Eternal Light” signals our end in this world and the journey to the beyond.
Attempting to capture the essence of how humanity uniquely experiences light and assigns personification to it, the composer presents light and dark as the main characters in a grand ballet of good and evil. Prism (Movement I) is an overture that is constantly shifting and evolving. A rainbow of colors is presented by the various orchestra members, as timbral and pitch evolutions showcase the ever-changing perspectives of a prism held to light. Yin/Yang (Movement II) explores the relationship between light and dark. The solo clarinet represents light breaking through the darkness as its colorful flourishes pierce through the brooding fixed media. Sunrise (Movement III) captures the impressive majesty of light bursting over the dark horizon in the early morning. Lux (Movement IV) is a dance of light, using solo trumpet and a chorus of phantom trumpets. Light Eternal (Movement V) expresses the deep need for humans to worship that which is unknown and eternal, and the power of light to overcome the dark. The “March of Eternal Light” signals our end in this world and the journey to the beyond.
ContributorsJohnson, Brice (Author) / Rogers, Rodney (Thesis advisor) / Rockmaker, Jody (Committee member) / Suzuki, Kotoka (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2019
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The ASU School of Dance presents Elina's LINEage, September 19-21, with works by Elina Mooney and Cliff Keuter, performed at Galvin Playhouse.
ContributorsAmmerman, Mark C. (Set designer) / Basting, Samantha (Dancer) / Benard, Jacqueline (Set designer, Costume designer) / Britt, Melissa (Dancer) / Canto, Melissa (Dancer) / Davis, Paul (Set designer, Costume designer) / Gonzales, Casey (Dancer) / Keuter, Cliff (Choreographer, Costume designer, Artist) / Lundell, Eva (Musician) / Martinez, Brandt (Dancer) / McDowell, John Herbert (Composer) / McGloin, Aaron (Dancer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Set designer, Costume designer) / Mooney, Elina (Choreographer, Dancer) / Naimark, Steven (Musician) / Nuber, Gregory (Dancer) / Radcliffe, Elisa (Dancer) / Rockmaker, Jody (Composer) / Teachout, Kim (Musician) / Herberger Institute School of Dance (Publisher)
Created2008
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The ASU School of Dance presents Lyric Reflections, November 15-18, with works by dance faculty, undergraduates, graduates, and visiting artists, performed at Galvin Playhouse Theatre.
ContributorsHergerber Institute School of Dance (Publisher) / Ammerman, Mark C. (Set designer) / Bernard, Jacqueline (Costume designer) / Britt, Melissa (Dancer) / Burnett, Cherie (Dancer) / DeBoer, Andrew (Musician) / Doherty, Kelley (Dancer) / Dostal, Michael (Lighting designer) / Fitzgerald, Mary (Choreographer) / Harriosn, Christina (Dancer) / Ingalls, Todd (Composer) / Kirwan, Molly (Dancer) / Kroon, Anjuli (Dancer) / Lee, Yeongwen (Dancer) / Limon, Jose (Choreographer) / Ma, Shouze (Choreographer, Dancer) / Malan-McDonald, Sara Jean (Dancer) / Manners, Robin (Dancer) / Manus, Nicole (Dancer) / Mapes, Aileen (Choreographer, Conductor, Dancer) / McHale, Samantha (Dancer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer, Set designer) / Mooney, Elina (Choreographer) / Mumford, Jessica (Dancer) / Norman, Katie (Musician) / Ouper, Jeffery (Composer) / Raymond, Kelley (Musician) / Rockmaker, Jody (Composer) / Schupp, Karen (Choreographer) / Shipley, Samantha (Dancer) / Spenceley, Jenni (Dancer) / Stein, Derek (Musician) / Sephens, Jr. Sanny (Dancer) / Tomlinson, Charles (Costume designer) / Tovson, Kristin (Dancer) / Trujillo, David (Dancer) / Vessey, Julia (Dancer) / Watt, Nina (Director) / Wernsman, David (Dancer) / Williams, LaShonda L. (Dancer) / Wooldridge, Holly (Dancer)
Created2007