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The symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) constitute an essential element of the orchestral repertory; they are therefore essential for young conductors to understand and for instrumentalists to play. Yet they are impractical in many school situations because they call for large orchestras. One solution to this problem is

The symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) constitute an essential element of the orchestral repertory; they are therefore essential for young conductors to understand and for instrumentalists to play. Yet they are impractical in many school situations because they call for large orchestras. One solution to this problem is for the conductor to study the original, full version of the works as Mahler composed them, but to consider performing one of the reduced instrumentations now available. A smaller-scale version provides an opportunity for both the conductor and the instrumentalists to confront the challenges of performing Mahler's music and to explore Mahler's musical language and style in a more manageable setting.

This project focuses on Mahler's Fourth Symphony, which is available in two reduced orchestrations: one by Erwin Stein made in 1921 and another by Klaus Simon from 2007. This paper is part of a larger project that includes a lecture-recital with commentary and a performance of the symphony in the more recent Simon arrangement (documented on video). It presents some background on Mahler's Fourth Symphony and compares the two reduced instrumentations to Mahler's original and to one another. Taken together, the parts of this project demonstrate an approach to learning and performing Mahler's music in a more accessible and practical setting for student conductors.
ContributorsKwon, JungHwan (Author) / Schildkret, David (Thesis advisor) / Caslor, Jason (Committee member) / Oldani, Robert (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
ContributorsStover, Chris (Performer) / Berry, David (Performer) / Healey, Biddy (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / Kelly, Keith (Performer) / McClintock, Matt (Performer) / Neff, Megyn (Performer) / Price, Alex (Performer) / Helical Ensemble (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2019-02-04
ContributorsWu, Shengwen (Performer) / Novak, Gail (Pianist) (Performer) / Oliverio, Alex (Performer) / Izotov, Aleksey (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2013-11-26
ContributorsCaslor, Jason (Conductor) / Schildkret, David (Conductor) / Neish, Julie (Conductor) / Chamber Orchestra (Performer) / Chamber Singers (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2015-10-19
ContributorsAcosta, Allan (Performer) / Riddiough, Reid (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / McClintock, Matt (Performer) / Ling, John (Performer) / Messing, Rachel (Performer) / Vazquez, Emilio (Performer) / Knight, Sarah (Performer) / Duke, Alex (Performer) / Pettit, Joey (Performer) / Mines, Kelsey (Performer) / Menefee, Thomas (Performer) / Mumford, Kimberly (Performer) / Lee, Juhyun (Performer) / Fan, Jingjing (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-04-27
ContributorsMancuso, Simone (Conductor) / Birch, Alexandra (Performer) / Englert, Patrick (Performer) / Bennet, Joshua (Performer) / Nguyen, Karen (Performer) / Lee, Eunhwa (Performer) / Bush, Zachary (Performer) / Costa, Peter (Performer) / Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble (Performer) / Contemporary Percussion Ensemble (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-11-19
ContributorsSwoboda, Deanna (Performer) / Caslor, Jason (Conductor) / Creviston, Hannah (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / Moreau, Danielle (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Low Frequency Tuba Euphonium Quartet (Performer) / Capitol Quartet (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-11-12
ContributorsMines, Kelsey (Performer) / Williams, Matt (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / Pettit, Joey (Performer) / Menefee, Thomas (Performer) / Rotaru, Catalin (Performer) / Lemmelin, Olivia (Performer) / Gebe, Vladimir, 1987- (Performer) / Bingham, Joey (Performer) / Duke, Alex (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-03-27
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In the early summer of 2018, I found myself driving back to Arizona from a friend’s graduation ceremony in southern Colorado. It was the middle of the day as I wound through the mountains. The drive was peaceful and smooth, with a warm sun and a pleasantly empty road keeping

In the early summer of 2018, I found myself driving back to Arizona from a friend’s graduation ceremony in southern Colorado. It was the middle of the day as I wound through the mountains. The drive was peaceful and smooth, with a warm sun and a pleasantly empty road keeping me company. The thick trees and rural farmland I drove past seemed like something from a movie, trying to further convince me that life here moved at a pace somewhat slower than what I was accustomed to. I approached a sign that read “Wolf’s Creek Pass,” and recalled my mother telling me to fully appreciate the beauty of it as I drove through; this was one of her favorite places to hike and explore with her dad when she was young, and she wanted me to experience the same beauty that she had often marveled at. I had driven through here a few days earlier and enjoyed the views as much as I could. On the way back, I decided that I would add to the experience by listening to an album I had recently discovered, Béla Fleck’s Ten from Little Worlds, a smaller sampling of his full 3-disc Little Worlds.
It was this moment that served as the inspiration for my creative thesis project. I was fascinated by the interplay between the music and the scenery around me; on top of appreciating the related moods that both facets evoked, it seemed at times as if certain transitions between sections and tracks in the album were mirrored by small changes or disruptions in the general scenery. While it was interesting enough to observe the natural similarities that seemed to exist simply by chance, I was eager to explore the idea of taking a specific stretch of scenery and composing a piece of music that complemented and interacted with it.
ContributorsBitter, Nathan Adam (Author) / Caslor, Jason (Thesis director) / Temple, Alex (Committee member) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor) / School of Music (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
ContributorsBuringrud, Deanna (Performer) / Clements, Katrina (Performer) / Bennet, Joshua (Performer) / Rasmussen, Eric (Performer) / Price, Alex (Performer) / Stover, Chris (Performer) / Healey, Biddy (Performer) / Berry, David (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / McClintock, Matt (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2018-10-28