• Pedagogical and Technical Suggestions for J. S. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006, for First-year College Students in a Four-year Course of Study 

  Shin, Ji Yeon (University of Oregon, 2018-08)

  The purpose of this lecture document is to present a four-year course of study, using the Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach, for an entering first-year college student. Even though the Sonatas ...
• ENRIQUE SORO AND CARMELA MACKENNA: PROMINENT COMPOSERS OUTSIDE THE CHILEAN CANON 

  Osses, Camila (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Enrique Soro and Carmela Mackenna were prolific Chilean composers in the first half of the twentieth century. They developed different music careers: Soro in Chile, and Mackenna in Germany. For political reasons, Soro's ...
• University of Oregon Processfolio 

  Galarneau, David F. (University of Oregon, 2023)

  To fulfill the requirements of the University of Oregon Master of Music Education degree, I present a Processfolio as my capstone project. This website reflects my growth as a music educator over the course of this program. ...
• Ravel’s Water Music for Solo Piano: Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’ocean, and Ondine 

  Liu, Ting-Yu (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  The purpose of this study is to explore Ravel’s stylistic approach and inimitable textural characteristics in his three water pieces: Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’ocean, and Ondine. Through this study I aim to show the ...
• Storytelling: The Human Experience Through Data-Driven Instruments 

  Lee, Mei-ling (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  This Digital Portfolio Dissertation is a collection of seven original real-time, interactive, multichannel compositions featuring data-driven instruments. This dissertation includes video recordings of seven individual ...
• I used to... 

  Spivey, Meg (University of Oregon, 2023-08)

  Composed in three sections, “I used to...” explores the tension between my past and present self. It is a reflection on growth, stagnation, and how we can perceive ourselves through past identities and grieve for them. ...
• Representations of Visual and Emotional Perception in Two Solo Oboe Works by Alyssa Morris 

  Keller, Rebecca (University of Oregon, 2023-06)

  Alyssa Morris is an award winning oboist and composer with two recent solo oboe works that highlight contrasting musical representations of different forms of perception. In the first piece, Collision Etudes, two movements ...
• A PERFORMER’S COMPANION TO JOHANNES BRAHMS’S PIANO CONCERTO IN D MINOR, OP. 15 

  TAY, JOAN LYNETTE SZE ERN (University of Oregon, 2023-05)

  When compared to other piano concertos from the Romantic era, Brahms’s First Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 15 is underrepresented on the performance stage perhaps because it is more difficult to interpret and avoids overt ...
• Sounds of Unseen Boundaries: A Digital Portfolio Dissertation of Seven Original Compositions for Data-driven Instruments 

  Boyt, Zachary James (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  Sounds of Unseen Boundaries: A Digital Portfolio Dissertation of Seven Original Compositions for Data-driven Instruments is presented as a Digital Portfolio Dissertation of seven compositions for data-driven instruments. ...
• Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives: A Performance Guide 

  Sulaiman, Michelle Josephine (University of Oregon, 2023-02)

  While there are performance editions of Sergey Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitives, Op. 22, there are few academic writings and performance guides based on comparing recordings by Prokofiev and other pianists. This document aims ...
• A NEGLECTED TRAILBLAZER: JULIA PERRY’S VIOLIN CONCERTO 

  FUHRMAN, CLARA NICOLE (University of Oregon, 2022-05)
• Shi-guang Cui Piano Concerto (2020): A Stylistic Analysis & A Performance Guide 

  Sin, Anson Ka-lik (University of Oregon, 2022-12-01)

  Cui, Shi-Guang (b.1948) is one of the greatest living Chinese composers. Cui, who is now 74 years old, completed his revision of his Piano Concerto in July of 2020. In my document, I will include a complete biography of ...
• An Analysis of Two Piano Works by Isang Yun: Symbiosis of Eastern and Western Musical Languages 

  Lee, Soo Jung (University of Oregon, 2022-07)

  Isang Yun (1917-1995) is one of the most influential composers in the twentieth century. He received the title of Living Top 5 Composers in Europe and The Most Important 56 Composers in Twentieth Century in Germany. ...
• Spanish Fantasy: Use of idioms and folklore in the Fantasies for Piano of Manuel de Falla and Pascual Gimeno 

  Bengoa Roldán, Marina (University of Oregon, 2022-07)

  In this Lecture recital, I will discuss two piano fantasies composed in Spain, a little over a hundred years apart. I will provide context, historical background, an analysis of the Spanish idioms and other aspects of these ...
• SHARPENED & ENLARGED 

  Haskell, Evelyn (University of Oregon, 2022)

  A processfolio can be defined as a collection of items that demonstrate steps taken to achieve a final product (Newalker, 2015), both encapsulating the final product and the process of its creation (McKay et al., 2015). A ...
• Music Education Processfolio 

  Bettencourt, Aaron (2022-06-06)

  I believe all teachers should possess a lifelong desire to learn. I have demonstrated this desire through the pursuit of a Master’s degree. Students come into the classroom with certain needs, interests, and ability levels. ...
• CONTEMPORARY IRISH AND SCOTTISH BASSOON MUSIC: AN ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED WORKS FOR UNACCOMPANIED BASSOON AND BASSOON WITH ADDITIONAL EFFECTS 

  Cunningham, Kelly (2022-06)

  There has been significant research on bassoon music within certain cultures. There has also been significant research on contemporary bassoon techniques. The information we have on both subjects is not entirely uncommon; ...
• The Life and Clarinet Works of Eduardo Gamboa: The Presence of Traditional Mexican and Cuban Idioms in Concierto para Clarinete 

  Aguayo, Anthony (2022-05)

  In this document, I will discuss a broad spectrum of topics ranging from biographical information on the composer, analyses and performance guides for the works being discussed, and the presence of traditional Mexican, ...
• A Performer’s Guide to Beethoven’s Sonata in Ab major, Op. 110 

  Peña, Milton Fernandez (University of Oregon, 2021-11-24)

  The subsequent research is organized into four chapters. Chapter One traces the history of Beethoven's life at the time of composition (1821). This chapter explores Op.110 not just chronologically but from a technical and ...
• Spanish Piano Music: A pedagogical approach 

  Roldan, Marina Bengoa (University of Oregon, 2021-12-01)

  This document will review several pieces by three important Spanish composers: Padre Antonio Soler, Isaac Albéniz, and Enrique Granados. The review will include background information on the composers and the Spanish ...

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