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The reed quintet is an intriguing and innovative chamber ensemble that offers adistinctive soundscape to the genre of chamber music. Through significant efforts to
legitimize the ensemble, the reed quintet now exists as a viable option for chamber
musicians. However, a significant challenge remains in the limited accessibility of
repertoire suitable for developing musicians interested in reed quintets. REED
REVOLUTION: A Fundamental Approach to Reed Quintet represents a comprehensive
solution, offering aspiring student chamber musicians the essential pedagogical tools and
materials needed to excel in a reed quintet setting.
This method book encompasses a wide array of strategies aimed at fostering a
functional and collaborative ensemble, establishing foundational chamber music skills,
and introducing five original compositions commissioned specifically for this project.
With REED REVOLUTION, student reed quintets can begin their chamber music journey
equipped with tools to become a successful ensemble prepared to explore the existing
reed quintet repertoire. Additionally, the method book includes a collection of online
resources and recordings, performed by the Arcane Reed Quintet, produced by Dr.
Joshua Gardner, and recorded by Jin Studios, LLC. These resources include reference
recordings and practice tracks for each instrument and the ensemble, serving as
invaluable aids in the learning process.
ContributorsMacDonald, Benjamin Xavier (Author) / Creviston, Christopher (Thesis advisor) / Gardner, Joshua (Committee member) / Shea, Nicholas (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
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This paper presents three new arrangements of works for solo tuba and piano, originally written by Black composers before 1950. The works presented here include Méphisto masqué by Edmond Dédé, Three Arabian Dances by Amanda Aldridge, and Warbling in the Moonlight by Alton Augustus Adams. Composer biographies, a formal analysis, and form diagrams are included for each piece, along with the new transcriptions.
ContributorsMatejek, Matthew Ryan (Author) / Swoboda, Deanna (Thesis advisor) / Edwards, Bradley (Committee member) / Shea, Nicholas (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
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This lecture recital was an hour-long event held in Recital Concert Hall at ASU School of Music on Sunday, March 20th, 2022 at 12:00 PM. The lecture recital a hybrid of a lecture and a musical performance. The musical performance, under the guidance of pianist Dr. Robert Hamilton, was a live piano performance of the pieces "Northern Scenes" written by Chen Yi, and "Secret & Glass Gardens" written by Jennifer Higdon. The lecture portion, under the guidance of music theorist Dr. Nicholas Shea, covers a biography of the composers, followed by a generalized formal analysis and description of musical themes and motives that are within the scope of their respective pieces. The overall product for audience members is to get an introduction to living female composers, Chen Yi and Jennifer Higdon, as well as develop a general understanding of their compositional techniques and influences. The audience is also informed of 'what to listen for' by discussing the overall structure and formal analysis of each piece before hearing it played live. This is necessary given the context that these compositions have been written within the past two decades, it is very helpful to know what will happen so that listeners have an easier time following along to this very new music.
ContributorsCore, Sarah (Author) / Hamilton, Robert (Thesis director) / Shea, Nicholas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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A Garden of Roses is a composition for wind ensemble written between October 2022 and March 2023 during a residency with the Arizona State University Wind Ensemble. The piece was inspired by a narrative of grief and acceptance abstracted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s children’s story The Little Prince, and explores the relationship between auditory perception and expectation, influenced by David Huron’s Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation. The piece is approximately 9 minutes in duration.
ContributorsCastillo, Alicia (Author) / Bolanos, Gabriel (Thesis advisor) / Navarro, Fernanda (Committee member) / Shea, Nicholas (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
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Saxophonists regularly transcribe works from the 19th and 20th centuries in order tobolster our repertoire from those eras. As one of the youngest concert instruments, few
substantial works exist for the instrument prior to the mid 20th century. By regularly
transcribing works that are standards in other instruments’ repertoires, we have perpetuated
the historical underrepresentation of female composers from the same time period. In answer
to this, I have researched, analyzed, transcribed, and recorded four works originally for violin
and piano written by female composers born in the 19th century. This program represents
differing styles and nationalities, while being a cohesive program of works. The repertoire
consists of a set of character pieces by Ika Peyron, sonatas by Dora Pejačević and Germaine
Tailleferre, and finally a theme and variations by Teresa Milanollo to serve as a closer. Each
chapter provides insights into my transcription process and tables of the alterations made to
the original material, as well as short analyses of each piece.
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ContributorsDodge-Overstreet, Jessica (Author) / Creviston, Christopher (Thesis advisor) / Shea, Nicholas (Thesis advisor) / Swoboda, Deanna (Committee member) / Spring, Robert (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
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This project presents an article “Considerations for Transcribing Classical Solo Works, A Resource for Fellow Saxophonists” and audio recordings of three new transcriptions for tenor saxophone: Serenade by Adrienne Albert, originally written for bassoon; Ackerbatics by Rebecca Burkhardt, originally written for clarinet; and Sonata voor violoncel en piano by Henriette Bosmans.
ContributorsSimpson, Taylor (Author) / Shea, Nicholas (Thesis director) / Creviston, Christopher (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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Music memorization is a very broad topic with many variables, which changes from case to case. This study mentions historical development, benefits of memorizing music, challenges musicians face with music memorization, and current methods and strategies. It summarizes experiments and studies in various fields including visual design, neuroscience, music, and physiology. It aims to help musicians to make a better judgment in the future about whether to memorize a certain piece of music or not, and to provide effective strategies that can be used.
ContributorsChen, Kemi (Author) / Compitello, Michael (Thesis advisor) / Norton, Kay (Committee member) / Shea, Nicholas (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2024