http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4767 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:23:44 GMT 2013-06-19T14:23:44Z http://hdl.handle.net/2104/7923 Spark for wind ensemble. Barrett, Jonathan Winter. Spark for Wind Ensemble is an attempt to compose an accessible and exciting piece of concert music for the wind ensemble that possesses a depth and richness rarely achieved within the medium’s repertoire. The idea of a spark is expressed in various ways throughout the music, such as: electrical sparks and the starting of an engine, information travelling around the world at the speed of light, the energy within living things and the Universe, and a realization of personal truth and the nature of human existence. The piece carries many messages pertaining to the wonders and dangers associated with technology and the power it grants Humanity. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:16:24 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2104/7923 2010-06-23T12:16:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5178 !MPACT. Johansen, Ben. !MPACT is an eighteen-minute percussion concerto for solo percussion, saxophone quartet, brass quartet, and string quartet. The original composition, written by Ben Johansen, was commissioned by Todd Meehan, Director of Percussion Studies at the Baylor University School of Music. The work is a collage, and at times a barrage, of inspired ideas that demand constant attention from the listener. In order to make the piece approachable and understandable, it has been structured and organized by the arch form (ABCBA). The premiere of !MPACT was performed by Baylor University musicians and conducted by Colin McKenzie, Assistant Director of Bands at Baylor University. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14). Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:27:49 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5178 2008-06-10T21:27:49Z http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4842 Scenes From the City Allen, Seth Scenes From The City is a one-movement orchestral work approximately ten and a half minutes in duration. The work was inspired by a weekend trip to New York City in January of 2005. It is a programmatic piece, with obvious attempts to paint an aural picture of different Scenes, experiences, locations, moods, and sounds from one weekend in New York City. The piece is written as an overture and employs rounded binary form (ABA). The order of Scenes represented in the piece is: riding a train into Penn Station, seeing the size of the buildings, Ground Zero, leaving Ground Zero, and finally, leaving the city. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:36:36 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4842 2006-12-05T22:36:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4739 Of fire and rain. Murphy, Joanna. Of Fire and Rain is an eleven-minute work for full orchestra. Through its musical materials it explores the idea of two contrasting elements, fire and water, as symbols. Conflict, balance, suffering, and healing are among the themes underlying this pairing, and the piece addresses these ideas both structurally and in the materials themselves. The piece is composed of five major sections. The first is a slow introduction which provides much of the motivic and harmonic material for the rest of the piece. The second section contains material expressing the idea of fire. This music is fast, accented, rhythmic, and dissonant, building to a large climax. Following is a section representing water, or rain. Its material is slow, sustained, consonant, and harmonically static. More fire material comes next and it builds to the largest climax of the piece. The work ends with a condensed statement of the water music, fading into the trio of swelling ocean drums which conclude the piece. Includes bibliographical notes (p. 23). Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:34:35 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4739 2006-09-28T21:34:35Z