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Despite the wealth of folk music traditions in Portugal and the importance of the clarinet in the music of bandas filarmonicas, it is uncommon to find works featuring the clarinet using Portuguese folk music elements. In the interest of expanding this type of repertoire, three new works were commissioned from three different composers. The resulting works are Seres Imaginarios 3 by Luis Cardoso; Delirio Barroco by Tiago Derrica; and Memória by Pedro Faria Gomes. In an effort to submit these new works for inclusion into mainstream performance literature, the author has recorded these works on compact disc. This document includes interview transcripts with each composer, providing first-person discussion of each composition, as well as detailed biographical information on each composer. To provide context, the author has included a brief discussion on Portuguese folk music, and in particular, the role that the clarinet plays in Portuguese folk music culture.
ContributorsFerreira, Wesley (Contributor) / Spring, Robert S (Thesis advisor) / Bailey, Wayne (Committee member) / Gardner, Joshua (Committee member) / Hill, Gary (Committee member) / Schuring, Martin (Committee member) / Solis, Theodore (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013
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The primary objective of this research project is to expand the clarinet repertoire with the addition of four new pieces. Each of these new pieces use contemporary clarinet techniques, including electronics, prerecorded sounds, multiphonics, circular breathing, multiple articulation, demi-clarinet, and the clari-flute. The repertoire composed includes Grant Jahn’s Duo for Two Clarinets, Reggie Berg’s Funkalicious for Clarinet and Piano, Rusty Banks’ Star Juice for Clarinet and Fixed Media, and Chris Malloy’s A Celestial Breath for Clarinet and Electronics. In addition to the musical commissions, this project also includes interviews with the composers indicating how they wrote these works and what their influences were, along with any information pertinent to the performer, professional recordings of each piece, as well as performance notes and suggestions.
ContributorsCase-Ruchala, Celeste Ann (Contributor) / Gardner, Joshua (Thesis advisor) / Spring, Robert (Thesis advisor) / Hill, Gary (Committee member) / Rogers, Rodney (Committee member) / Schuring, Martin (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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This project includes a recording and performance guide for three newly commissioned pieces for the clarinet. The first piece, shimmer, was written by Grant Jahn and is for B-flat clarinet and electronics. The second piece, Paragon, is for B-flat clarinet and piano and was composed by Dr. Theresa Martin. The third and final piece, Duality in the Eye of a Bovine, was written by Kurt Mehlenbacher and is for B-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, and piano. In addition to the performance guide, this document also includes background information and program notes for the compositions, as well as composer biographical information, a list of other works featuring the clarinet by each composer, and transcripts of composer and performer interviews. This document is accompanied by a recording of the three pieces.
ContributorsPoupard, Caitlin Marie (Author) / Spring, Robert (Thesis advisor) / Gardner, Joshua (Thesis advisor) / Hill, Gary (Committee member) / Oldani, Robert (Committee member) / Schuring, Martin (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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Peatlands are significant global carbon sinks, where plant litter accumulation outpaces the rate of microbial degradation, which can result in significant emissions of methane and carbon dioxide. The Pastaza-Marañón foreland basin (PMFB) in the western Amazon contains the largest expanse of tropical peatlands in South America, characterized by a diversity of soil properties, including pH and mineral concentration. The PMFB is predicted to decrease in its carbon capture capacity along with a rise in greenhouse gas emissions as the climate changes. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the impact that soil properties have on the abundance of functions, microbial physiology, and interspecies interactions between microbial community members. Metagenomic sequencing of soil samples from three geochemically distinct peatlands revealed site-specific enrichment of functions related to carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling. Additionally, 519 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, revealing variations in microbial populations responsible for organic matter degradation and nutrient (nitrogen and sulfur) cycling across sites. From these MAGs, a novel family within the Bathyarchaeia was identified, Candidatus Paludivitaceae. This family is putatively capable of carboxydotrophy, able to use CO for energy and biomass. Subsequently they could detoxify the environment of CO benefiting other community members and playing an indirect role in modulating carbon cycling. To experimentally investigate interactions of peatland microbes, co-culture experiments assessed the impact of carbon substrates (4-hydroxybenzoic acid, mannitol, and arginine) on microbial interactions from heterotrophs isolated from two geochemically distinct peatlands. Results indicate substrate and peatland type significantly influence nature and frequency of microbial interactions. The response of microbial genera to carbon substrate also varied showing the role of metabolic traits and substrate preferences in determining growth patterns of microbes. This research advances our understanding of microbial ecology in tropical peatlands and better informs predictions as the climate changes.
ContributorsPavia, Michael Joseph (Author) / Cadillo-Quiroz, Hinsby (Thesis advisor) / Bean, Heather (Committee member) / Bouskill, Nicholas (Committee member) / Penton, Christopher (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2024