Sunday, July 30, 2017
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Saturday, July 22, 2017
"Met Hole Leased Node" for Cello and/or Horn
"Met Hole Leased Node"
for Cello and/or Horn
Bil Smith Composer
Commissioned by BankMuscat
2017
Published by LNM Edition
(Laboratorie New Music)
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Friday, July 14, 2017
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Music for Solo Trumpet and Electronics: A Repertoire Study by Michael Edwin Barth
Music for Solo Trumpet and Electronics:
A Repertoire Study
by Michael Edwin Barth
This dissertation examines the repertoire for solo trumpet and electronics through a study of the
genre as a whole and discussions of four compositions that represent its main stylistic
approaches.
An obscure but fascinating genre, current research in this area is limited to
discussions of a few of its compositions in other dissertations and lecture recitals. By
investigating this music, this dissertation will contribute to an area that has so far seen little
research while promoting new repertoire that greatly expands the musical possibilities of solo
trumpet performance.
Based on the List of Compositions for Solo Trumpet and Electronics compiled by the author,
several aspects of this repertoire are described in Chapter Two, including its development from
1965 to 2009 and the relative popularity of its different compositional approaches. The primarily
academic background of this repertoire’s composers is discussed as well as the diverse
nationalities they represent. The relative obscurity of this repertoire is suggested by the number
of compositions for solo trumpet and electronics that have been published and recorded.
A discussion of the aesthetic, qualitative and practical aspects of the repertoire is presented in
Chapter Three. Based on interviews with leading performers of this repertoire and the
composers of the pieces examined in this dissertation, this music is discussed from the
perspective of musicians who have significant experience in this field. Their interviews
illuminate several important issues that may not be apparent to musicians who are unfamiliar
with this repertoire.
Chapters Four through Seven discuss four representative compositions from the List. An
overview of each piece is given, along with biographical information about its composer, a
description of its electronic components, discussion of relevant performance techniques, and
formal analysis of the composition.
Conclusions based on this investigation and suggestions for
future research are suggested in Chapter Eight.
-Michael Edwin Barth