Structures in Sound and Word: A Summary of Dissertation Recitalsfor Winds, Percussion, and Voice

wind band;wind repertoire;band;chamber music;Music and Dance;Arts;Music: Conducting

Tackitt, ElliottSnyder, Courtney Kristen ;

University of Michigan

关键词: wind band;    wind repertoire;    band;    chamber music;    Music and Dance;    Arts;    Music: Conducting;   

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【 摘 要 】

Three dissertation recitals were performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (Music: Conducting) in the University of Michigan. The repertoire programmed on these dissertation recitals was selected from influential epochs of Western art music, spanning c. 1723–2016.Performing these works required flexible formatting in order to accommodate the varied ensemble sizes as orchestrated by each composer. Each recital had a theme: the first recital was titled In Their Words; the second titled Revisiting Traditions; and the third titled Sacred | Profane.In Their Words was a compilation of performances given with the University of Michigan Symphony Band and the University of Michigan Concert Band during the 2017–2018 academic year. The first half of the program featured works inspired by texts chosen by the composers. The second half of the program was united by research distilling the thoughts of composers cataloged in interviews conducted by Bruce Duffie and Rudy Shakelford, or in correspondence with the author. A Requiem in our Time by Einojuhani Rautavaara; Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas; Come, Drink one More Cup by Qian Chen; A Spanish Silhouette by Carter Pann; Catalytic Concerto by Rob Smith; and Serenade no. 1 op. 1 by Vincent Persichetti. Revisiting Traditions was a recital given over performances in the fall term of 2018. Bernard’s Divertissement op. 36 was performed with the Michigan Symphony Band Chamber Winds on October 5, 2018, in Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, and Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor BWV 537 was performed with the Michigan Symphony Band on Friday, November 16, 2018, at Hill Auditorium. The final two works were performed by an ad hoc ensemble at McIntosh Theater in the Earl V. Moore Building on Sunday, November 4, 2018. The works programmed revisited the traditions of early harmonie wind octets (Mysliveček) which influenced late romantic era French wind dectets (Bernard), the three-movement concerto form with a programmatic influence (Gryc), and the baroque fantasia and fugue translated from the hand of a master (Bach). Octet no. 1 in E-flat Major by Josef Mysliveček; Divertissement, op. 36 by Émile Bernard; Guignol: Concerto for Bassoon and small wind Orchestra by Stephen Michael Gryc; and Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537 by J.S. Bach/Elgar/Topolewski. Sacred | Profane, was performed by an ad hoc group of musicians. This recital was held at McIntosh Theater in the Earl V. Moore Building on Sunday, February 10, 2019. These works had concrete and abstract connections to the theme. Concerto a due cori in B-flat Major HWV 332 by George Frideric Handel; Allmächt’ge Jungfrau! from Tannhäuser, Act III by Richard Wagner; Suite Française FP 80 by Francis Poulenc; Octandre by Edgard Varèse; The Pieces that Fall to Earth by Christopher Cerrone.