Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Brahms quintet'

The Grundgestalt (Ger: 'basic shape') is a term coined by Arnold Schoenberg to describe the basis for coherence within a musical composition. Although neither precisely defined, nor adequately supported by examples from his literature, the Grundgestalt remains an important facet of Schoenbergian theory. Composed of several gestalten that occur repeatedly, Schoenberg's Grundgestalt functions as a germinating factor within a piece that allows its motivic, thematic, and rhythmic information to become more accessible through their frequent repetition and diverse presentation. In addition to Schoenberg's definition, the first part of this dissertation discusses the individual findings of Schoenberg's pupils Josef Rufer and Rudolf Réti. Subsequently developed by the contributions of David Epstein, Walter Frisch, Patricia Carpenter, Michael Schiano, and Brent Auerbach, their combined efforts then attempt to illustrate the organicism of the Grundgestalt, to clarify its terminology, and to refine the framework of its analysis. Based upon the framework described in the previous chapter, the second half of this dissertation presents the criteria for the determination of the Grundgestalt. Beginning with a derivation of Brent Auerbach's proto-Grundgestalt analysis that catalogs the various voice-leading strands of a given composition into a summary chart that tracks the frequency of each motive's occurrence within its underlying musical segments, the analysis then evaluates the basis for each motive's hierarchy through a relative valuation according to the principles of cardinality and individuality. Following a subsequent expansion of the rules governing the organic map that Auerbach proposed to provide a visual representation of the hierarchy described in the proto-Grundgestalt analysis, summary chart, and relative valuation, Part III this dissertation uses that data to specify the location of the Grundgestalt in Johannes Brahms' Trio, Op. 114. A subsequent analysis of Brahms' Quintet, Op. 115 then provides the information necessary to qualify the Trio as emergent Grundgestalt archetype, and the Quintet as a cyclic Grundgestalt archetype.

In this thesis, I have studied the composer Johannes Brahms. I have talked about the background and history of his Quintet in B minor for clarinet and string quartet and I have then analyzed the piece. The purpose of this thesis is to find lesser known but significant information about Brahms to help other clarinetists when they have to perform this important piece of clarinet repertoire. Moreover, my artistic questions are if one piece can change your perception or your way to play it after doing a deep analysis and if the interpretation is in a way stronger than before. I decided to analyze this piece due to my interest in Brahms and to learn more about the expressive qualities in his music. I wanted to know more about the composer and so I chose this Quintet, because it is a challenging piece to play and is often performed.  From the quintet, I concentrated specifically on the possibilities of performing it and I tried to search for a way to have a deeper understanding of Brahms to produce the most convincing artistic performance of the piece.  After I learnt more about the background of this piece it resulted in a stronger interpretation of his quintet.

Primarily the writer was interested in the relationship between technique and interpretation in the concept of pianism, especially in the music of Brahms, because of the technical difficulties thereof. In this study the truism that technique = interpretation is the focus point. After giving many different opinions about this, the writer brings it into context with Brahmsian pianism specifically. It is made clear how Brahms used certain techniques for certain soundworlds that he wanted to create, in order to reach a certain interpretation, and that there are recurring technical procedures in opus 34, 35, 56b and the 51 exercises. As an interface to these Brahmsian techniques, the writer selects a mixture of generic technical aspects from a wide scope of other musical minds. There is a definite inter-reaction between all these generic aspects and those of Brahms. The background and history of opus 34 is explained, plus a short section about Brahms aesthetics/ambiguity, and some philosophical opinions about the dimension of emotions and feelings in interpretation. However, the writer explains that this dimension is outside the scope of this thesis. A summary of schools of thought on technique and theories of interpretation is given to establish the links between them. Using available literature on quintets, ensembles, pianism, idiomaticism and timbre, the piano quintet specifically was explored for the uniqueness of its features. Brahms’s individualistic approach to pianism, as exemplified by his chamber music and his unique contributions to virtuoso technical routines, is examined against the background of sonorities of the piano and underpinned by appropriate technical skills. Against a template of pianistic criteria, appropriate examples, rich in context, are analysed both technically (objectively) and interpretatively (subjectively) to educe outcomes that establish that the two approaches have a holistic relationship and are ultimately inseparable and interdependent. The score examples show how technical difficulties escalate in combinations of complex movements in the “marriage” of technique and interpretation, and how interpretation relies primarily and fundamentally on the craft of technique, which is also an art in itself.
Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Today’s leading brass chamber ensemble is the brass quintet, whose inception was relatively late compared to the string quartet or woodwind quintet. The first modern brass quintet formed in the 1950s, while the first string quartet can be traced to the 17th century. Compositions for woodwind quintet were written as early as 1811 during the Classical Period. The New York Brass Quintet, American Brass Quintet, and Annapolis Brass Quintet commissioned a large portion of the currently existing brass quintet literature. The literature grew exponentially as the brass quintet became popular in the 1960s. Also during this time, a new genre of works emerged for brass quintet with orchestral accompaniment. The paper references fifty-seven works for the brass quintet with orchestral accompaniment that were found through music catalogues, reviews, recordings and searching JSTOR, World Cat and Google. Since the author was not able to discover any scholarly treatment of this genre, this paper will address the gap and unearth the quantity of literature available. Many of these works are unrecorded. While there are many existing scores in the literature, there is a resurgence of compositions currently being written for brass quintet with orchestral accompaniment. This document is presented in two parts: Part I, “Overview of Brass Chamber Music in the Twentieth Century,” “Earliest Music in the United States for Brass Chamber Ensembles,” “A Brief History of the Modern Brass Quintet,” “Annapolis Brass Quintet,” and “A Survey of Existing Works for Brass Quintet and Orchestra.” The second part of this dissertation contains materials which are pertinent to the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree which include recital programs, program notes, and vita.

This dissertation examines the following works from the original repertoire of the American Brass Quintet (ABQ): Charles Whittenberg, Triptych for Brass Quintet; Ralph Shapey, Brass Quintet; Gilbert Amy, Relais; William Lovelock, Suite for Brass; Leonardo Balada, Mosaico; Virgil Thomson, Family Portrait; Elliott Carter, Brass Quintet; Jacob Druckman, Other Voices; Robert Starer, Evanescence; Dan Welcher, Brass Quintet; Vladimir Ussachevsky, Dialogues and Contrasts; David Sampson, Morning Music; Maurice Wright, Quintet; and Eric Ewazen, Colchester Fantasy. These works represent a small part of the ABQ's repertoire and attest tothe significance of the ensemble's contribution to brass quintet literature. The purpose of this study is to bring these works to the attention of performers and to provide a guide for those wishing to perform them. Composers will be interested in the discussion of compositional techniques. The fourteen works are studied in chronological order and in the following manner: composer biography, historical background of composition, descriptive analysis (form, harmony, melody, rhythm, texture), and performance considerations (range, special techniques, use of basstrombone or tuba, and equipment needs). Program notes from the ABQ's performances of the works, many written by the composers, are included.Through the study of these works the following conclusions are reached: (1) the ABQ has influenced the development of university brass programs and has helped to make brass quintet experience an integral part of brass education, (2) it has encouraged composers to write for brass quintet, and (3) the ABQ has played a significant role in developing an original brass quintet repertoire. Through its residencies at the Aspen Music Festival and the Juilliard School of Music and touring, the ABQ has reached a large number of students, performers, and composers throughout the world. The quintet's performances of new music has inspired composers to write for brass quintet; the group receives many unsolicited scores each year. Since its founding in 1960, the ABQ has been a leader in the commissioning of original works for brass quintet and has played a significant role in the development of the brass quintet repertoire.
School of Music

In today's rapidly changing performing arts market, trumpet players are required to be more versatile than ever. Trumpet performing jobs are diversifying and for a trumpeter, employment often requires the multi-faceted skill set that includes the ability to perform in all styles and settings ranging from jazz to classical, solo to large ensemble and brass quintet. As the demand for the brass quintet medium has grown, the study of chamber music repertoire has also become a common requirement in collegiate music programs. However, coaching in chamber music is limited, sometimes to as little as one hour per week. This coaching time is generally in the format of a single coach instructing the full chamber group, and therefore one-on-one instruction/attention is limited or nonexistent, leaving the onus of learning on the students, for whom these collegiate chamber music ensembles are their first exposure to the medium. While students have ample access to concentrated instruction for orchestral, band, and opera excerpts through the multitude of existing excerpt books, such a resource for trumpet players learning brass quintet repertoire does not yet exist. The purpose of this project is to create a succinct guide to the performance of the trumpet parts of standard brass quintet repertoire.

An examination of the musical style, compositional techniques and performance practice issues of American composer Thom Ritter George with special attention paid to his Quintet No. 4 written in 1986. The document also includes a short history of brass instruments in chamber music, history of the brass quintet in America, discussion of the role of the trumpet in the quintet, overview of the composers contributions to music and brass quintet in America, discussion of the role of the trumpet in the quintet, overview of the composers contributions to music and brass quintet, and background information on the composer.

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The present work is a study on the relationship in music for brass quintet and percussion Charanga Jazz Mambo by Pedro Rodrigues Carneiro, focusing on expressive accents, specifically in the diction used by brass players. Based on the analogy developed by Harnoncourt (1998) between the onset of sound and speech, as well as, the historical changes of attitude in relation to composers writing detailed the score, the research points to the development of instrumental technique, exposing the model standard quintet metals, their variations as well as collaboration in the drafting, interpretation and dissemination of the piece contained in this work. As a source of information about the author, still unknown in academia, we present a brief biography of the composer. Expressive elements such as tempo and articulation, are explained in the description of the work, focusing attention on expressive accents, suggesting the phonemes “TA” or “DA” depending on the nature harder or softer, respectively, from the beginning of each note.
O presente trabalho é um estudo sobre a articulação na música para quinteto de metais e percussão Charanga Jazz Mambo de Pedro Rodrigues Carneiro, com foco nos acentos expressivos, especificamente na dicção utilizada pelos instrumentistas de metais. Partindo da analogia desenvolvida por Harnoncourt (1998) entre a maneira como o som é iniciado e a fala, bem como das mudanças históricas da atitude de compositores em relação à escrita minuciosa da partitura, a pesquisa aponta o desenvolvimento da técnica instrumental como um dos responsáveis pelo surgimento de conjuntos de sopro, expondo o modelo padrão de quinteto de metais, suas variações, bem como a colaboração na elaboração e interpretação da obra constante deste trabalho. Como fonte de informações sobre o autor, ainda desconhecido no meio acadêmico, é apresentada uma sucinta biografia. A articulação é explicitada na descrição da obra, concentrando a atenção na dicção, ao sugerir os fonemas “TA” ou “DA” conforme a natureza mais dura ou mais suave, respectivamente, do começo de cada nota, relacionando-os às especificidades do mambo, como a moña, o tumbao, o montuno e principalmente a clave.

The trumpet has always maintained a central role in the jazz genre. However, throughout the history of chamber music the trumpet was overlooked until the mid-twentieth century when brass chamber music and mixed chamber ensembles rose to popularity. An infiltration of the popular American style, jazz, into classical chamber music changed composers' treatment of the trumpet. This thesis focuses on the role and treatment of the trumpet in selected jazz-influenced classical chamber works in order to highlight that the trumpet's prominence in jazz helped to establish its place in twentieth-century chamber music. A brief history of classical brass chamber music and the origins and development of jazz is given. Trumpet performance techniques and compositional practices idiomatic to the different jazz style periods, ranging from ragtime to cool jazz, are given. These techniques are then traced through selected chamber music works of Stravinsky, Martinu, Schuller, Babbitt, and Wilson. Selected works were chosen based on the degree of jazz influence and are representations of the jazz style period they emulate. A comparison of how classical composers in Europe and the United States viewed the trumpet in jazz, in regards to chamber music, is detailed over the course of the twentieth century.

A stylistic analysis of John Stevens' second brass quintet, Fabrics, which discusses the composer's use of orchestration, harmonic language, rhythmic activity, melodic and formal considerations, and performance practice issues. Collaboration between composer and performer is investigated, particularly through Stevens' status as member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the ensemble for which Fabrics was composed. Biographical information about Stevens and the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is provided, with appendices providing information regarding Stevens' activities as composer and performer and the activities of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. Stevens was extensively interviewed as source material for this dissertation.

The topic of this dissertation focuses on the functioning of the sense of Brazilianness in the CELPE-Bras exam. We try to understand the movement of senses produced in the relationship among official certification, Brazilian culture and the circulation of brazilian portuguese abroad. We first observe how and why Brazil joins some regional and local blocs for economical or linguistic reasons, such as the case of its entry into MERCOSUL in 1991 or CPLP (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa) in 1996. We understand that CELPE-Bras plays an essential role in the context in which all these subjects are related. From this presupposition, we try to recall the senses on which the discourse of Brazilianness (ORLANDI, 1998) is based, as well as understand what legitimates CELPE-Bras to take these senses as a representation of Brazil and Brazilians, to spread them abroad. We intend to investigate what the place of CELPE-Bras is in this representation. We retake the periodization established by Guimarães (1996) for the process of grammatization of portuguese in Brazil, dividing it into four phases, besides the fifth period defined by Zoppi-Fontana (2007) from the reformulation of the notion of space of enunciation . We understand that this exam has a special place in the History of Linguistic Ideas (HLI) because it integrates the process of Brazilian instrumentalization by the diffusion of brazilian portuguese to transnational spaces. Last, we consider these assumptions to analyze two pieces of audio of the Collective Test of CELPE-Bras from 2010/1 and 2009/1. Moreover, we have taken the perspective of the Semântica do Acontecimento which consider historicity in the composition of senses and thus to pay attention to the marks of Brazilianness that integrate these textualities, such as beans and rice and cachaça . We analyze these considering their rewriting (GUIMARÃES, 2002b) which, under different views, promotes the derivation of senses of these names. The reconstruction of the different moments of this work allowed us to see that these marks of Brazilianness, which characterize Brazil and Brazilians, perpetuate a vision of brazilian portuguese and rewrite a version of the Brazilian history legitimized and spread abroad by CELPE-Bras.
A temática desta dissertação centra-se sobre o funcionamento do sentido sobre a brasilidade no exame CELPE-Bras. Assim, buscamos compreender o movimento de sentidos produzido na relação entre certificação oficial, cultura brasileira e circulação no exterior. Dessa forma, primeiramente, observamos como e porque o Brasil integra alguns blocos regionais ou globais, que obedecem a motivações políticas, econômicas ou linguísticas, como, por exemplo, sua entrada no MERCOSUL em 1991 ou na CPLP (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa) em 1996. Compreendemos que o CELPE-Bras cumpre uma função fundamental nesse contexto em que todas essas questões estão imbricadas. A partir desse pressuposto, buscamos rememorar os sentidos que fundam o discurso da brasilidade (ORLANDI, 1998), bem como, compreender o que legitima o CELPEBras a tomá-los como representação do Brasil e do brasileiro, para então difundi-los no exterior. Assim, procuramos investigar qual o papel do CELPE-Bras nessa representação. Para isso, retomamos a periodização estabelecida por Guimarães (1996) para o processo de gramatização do português no Brasil, dividindo-o em quatro fases, assim como, o quinto período de gramatização do português no Brasil , definido por Zoppi-Fontana (2007), a partir da reformulação da noção de espaço de enunciação . Compreendemos, então, que esse exame ocupa um lugar especial na História das Ideias Linguísticas (HIL), pois integra o processo de instrumentalização brasileira pela difusão do português do Brasil para espaços transnacionais . Por fim, consideramos esses pressupostos ao analisar dois áudios da Prova Coletiva do CELPE-Bras de 2010/1 e de 2009/1. Além disso, assumimos a perspectiva da Semântica do Acontecimento, que considera a historicidade na constituição dos sentidos, sendo que, atentamos às marcas da brasilidade das textualidades: feijão com arroz e cachaça . E as analisamos considerando sua reescrituração (GUIMARÃES, 2002b), que, sob diferentes recortes, promove a deriva de sentidos desses nomes. A reconstrução dos diferentes momentos deste trabalho nos permite observar que essas marcas de brasilidade, que significam o Brasil e o brasileiro, perpetuam uma visão do português brasileiro, e assim, reescrevem uma versão da história brasileira legitimada e difundida no exterior pelo CELPE-Bras.

abstract: Despite a quickly growing repertoire list for the brass quintet, the music of the early Argentine tango has remained relatively neglected by brass quintet arrangers and performers. With the goal of bringing a neglected art form to the brass quintet repertoire, three arrangements based on early twentieth century Argentine tango songs are presented here: "Elegante Papirusa" by Tito Roccatagliata, "A La Gran Muñeca" by Jesús Ventura, and "La Cotorrita" by Samuel Castriota. The arrangements follow the style of three early recordings produced by The Victor Talking Machine in 1920 and 1922, as performed by two authentic Argentine orquesta típicas: Orquesta Típica Select and Orquesta Típica Fresedo. A brief history of the style and instrumental evolution of tango music from its influences and origins up until 1920 is discussed, followed by a detailed account of the musicians and circumstances involved in the three early recordings. An explanation of the issues encountered by the author in adapting the early tango style to the brass quintet setting is discussed, along with the solutions realized in order to make the project successful and practical for a moderately advanced brass quintet. The full brass quintet scores are provided as part of the Appendix.
Dissertation/Thesis
D.M.A. Music 2011

La version intégrale de ce mémoire est disponible uniquement pour consultation individuelle à la Bibliothèque de musique de l’Université de Montréal (www.bib.umontreal.ca/MU).
Le présent mémoire est une analyse de trois pièces musicales composées dans le cadre de ma maîtrise en composition instrumentale. L’analyse se concentrera sur divers points importants pour chacune de ces œuvres et détaillera la structure formelle de chacune. Les œuvres présentées dans ce mémoire sont : 1. Groove, Fanfare & Finale pour quintette de cuivres ; 2. Voyage pour orchestre ; 3. Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre. La composition de ces œuvres s’est révélée être un laboratoire de recherche exceptionnel pour l’élaboration d’un langage musical personnel. Ce langage se caractérise entre autre par des textures hautement contrapuntiques, une économie de moyens, la recherche de transitions efficaces entre diverses idées et un souci d’unité formelle.
This memoir contains a musical analysis of three musical works. These works were composed as part of my master’s degree in instrumental musical composition. The analysis will focus on some important aspects for each of these works, and will detail the structure of each. The works analyzed in this memoir are: 1. Groove, Fanfare & Finale for brass quintet; 2. Voyage for orchestra; 3. Fantasia for piano and orchestra. The composition of these works has provided a tremendous opportunity for me to develop a personal musical style. This style is characterized by highly contrapuntal textures, economy of means, a constant search for efficient transitions between musical ideas and an emphasis on structural unity.

《紙・驚》與《鼓・箏》 : 褐紫紅色 : 自《彩露》 : 為京腔女中音、中國大鼓和古箏而寫的雙樂章作品 = "Paper. Jolt" and "Gu. Zheng", op. 23 : Maroon : from the Dews of Color : two-movement piece for Chinese operatic mezzo-soprano, Chinese big drum, and Gu-Zheng (2008) -- Carnival, op. 24 : for symphonic band : coral : from the Dews of Color (2009) -- Celadon, op. 26 : from the Dews of Color : composed for clarinet in B-flat, Gu Zheng, and Percussion (suspended cymbal and vibraphone) = 青瓷色: 自《彩露》: 為降B單簧管, 古箏與敲擊(弔鈸及鋼片琴)而寫 -- Prelude, passacaglia and fugue, op. 25 : for percussion quartet.
"Zhi, jing" yu "Gu, zheng" : he zi hong se : zi "Cai lu" : wei jing qiang nü zhong yin, Zhongguo da gu he gu zheng er xie de shuang yue zhang zuo pin = "Paper, Jolt" and "Gu, zheng", op. 23 : Maroon : from the Dews of Color : two-movement piece for Chinese operatic mezzo-soprano, Chinese big drum, and Gu-zheng (2008) -- Carnival, op. 24 : for symphonic band : coral : from the Dews of Color (2009) -- Celadon, op. 26 : from the Dews of Color : composed for clarinet in B-flat, Gu zheng, and Percussion (suspended cymbal and vibraphone) = Qing ci se : zi "Cai lu": wei xiang B dan huang guan, gu zheng yu qiao ji (diao ba ji gang pian qin) er xie -- Prelude, passacaglia and fugue, op. 25 : for percussion quartet.
Lee, Kar Tai.
Durations: 8 min.; 4 min.; 4 min.; 10 min.
Thesis (M.Mus.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009.
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Cover Page --- p.i
Abstract --- p.ii
Acknowledgements --- p.iv
Table of Contents --- p.iv
"""Paper. Jolt “ and “ Gu . Zheng""《´紙Ø驚》與《´鼓Ø箏》" --- p.1
Carnival《嘉年華》 --- p.18
Celdaon《青瓷》 --- p.35
"Prelude, Passacaglia and Fugue《前奏、巴沙加牙和賦格曲》" --- p.48