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- Creators: Spring, Robert
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In order to cope with the decreasing availability of symphony jobs and collegiate faculty positions, many musicians are starting to pursue less traditional career paths. Also, to combat declining audiences, musicians are exploring ways to cultivate new and enthusiastic listeners through relevant and engaging performances. Due to these challenges, many community-based chamber music ensembles have been formed throughout the United States. These groups not only focus on performing classical music, but serve the needs of their communities as well. The problem, however, is that many musicians have not learned the business skills necessary to create these career opportunities. In this document I discuss the steps ensembles must take to develop sustainable careers. I first analyze how groups build a strong foundation through getting to know their communities and creating core values. I then discuss branding and marketing so ensembles can develop a public image and learn how to publicize themselves. This is followed by an investigation of how ensembles make and organize their money. I then examine the ways groups ensure long-lasting relationships with their communities and within the ensemble. I end by presenting three case studies of professional ensembles to show how groups create and maintain successful careers. Ensembles must develop entrepreneurship skills in addition to cultivating their artistry. These business concepts are crucial to the longevity of chamber groups. Through interviews of successful ensemble members and my own personal experiences in the Tetra String Quartet, I provide a guide for musicians to use when creating a community-based ensemble.
ContributorsDalbey, Jenna (Author) / Landschoot, Thomas (Thesis advisor) / McLin, Katherine (Committee member) / Ryan, Russell (Committee member) / Solis, Theodore (Committee member) / Spring, Robert (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013
ContributorsPagano, Caio, 1940- (Performer) / Mechetti, Fabio (Conductor) / Buck, Elizabeth (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Rodrigues, Christiano (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / Rotaru, Catalin (Performer) / Avanti Festival Orchestra (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2018-03-02
Description
Armenian music has a rich history. It started as independent, monodic song, and succeeded in keeping its uniqueness from the influences of other countries' musical traditions. During the nineteenth century the great Armenian musicologist and composer Komitas started to travel and write down these songs from Armenian villages. Komitas, who had higher education in Western classical music, was one of the first composers to harmonize Armenian songs and sacred music using Western classical techniques. This was a milestone in the development of Armenian music. Arno Babajanian was a Soviet Armenian composer who, like Komitas, was interested in the combinations of Armenian folk and Western classical traditions. This document provides a formal and harmonic analysis of his Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, written in 1952. By identifying Armenian folk tunes used in his trio, I will demonstrate that Babajanian achieved interesting results by inserting exotic Armenian folk melodies, harmonies, and other elements into the Western classical sonata form. This document also points out the influence of other composers of the Soviet era on Babajanian's music. By combining Armenian folk and western classical elements in his Piano Trio, Babajanian created a piece that resonates with native Armenians and classical music lovers and deserves a place in the violin repertoire.
ContributorsTumajyan, Artur (Author) / McLin, Katherine (Thesis advisor) / Carpenter, Ellon (Committee member) / Jiang, Danwen (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
ContributorsSpring, Robert (Performer) / Gardner, Joshua (Performer) / Buck, Elizabeth (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Micklich, Albie (Performer) / Ericson, John Q. (John Quincy), 1962- (Performer) / Smith, J. B., 1957- (Performer) / Ryan, Russell (Contributor) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2018-09-16
ContributorsZhu, Shuang (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Zhang, Aihua (Performer) / Skinner, Wesley (Performer) / Jiang, Zhou (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2018-09-09
ContributorsMcLin, Katherine (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Campbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Jiang, Danwen (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Swartz, Jonathan (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2003-09-19
ContributorsSpring, Robert (Performer) / Young, Gregory (Performer) / Overby, Karl (Performer) / Lockwood, Ralph (Performer) / Ludwig, Erik (Performer) / Cosand, Walter, 1950- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1990-03-15
ContributorsSpinosa, Frank, 1930- (Performer) / Lombardi, Eugene (Performer) / Magers, William (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / Morley or Leslie Madrigal Singers (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1989-04-18
ContributorsPeterson, Trygve (Performer) / Sego, David (Performer) / Hulihan, Charles (Performer) / Riley, Verena (Performer) / Kliewer-Britton, Darleen (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Hamilton, Robert, 1937- (Performer) / Nichols, Robert (Performer) / Hugl-Mohr, Klaus (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1996-11-25
ContributorsEssler, Robert (Performer) / Mancuso, Simone (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / McAllister, Timothy (Performer) / Levy, Ben (Speaker) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2009-12-03