Date of Award
Spring 5-2008
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Jennifer Shank
Committee Chair Department
Music
Abstract
Eric Ewazen is a prolific composer whose works are becoming standard repertoire for not only trumpet players but also for brass quintets, soloists, and wind ensembles alike. Ewazen wrote the Sonata for Trumpet and Piano for the International Trumpet Guild, and it was premiered by Chris Gekker, trumpet, and Ewazen, piano, in 1995 in Bloomington, Indiana.
This document illuminates some of the characteristics of Ewazen's music, and summarizes the music's technical and performance demands, based on firsthand performing experience. It should also offer practical observations and recommendations for the performance of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet and Piano.
Copyright
2008, Joseph Daniel McNally III
Recommended Citation
McNally, Joseph Daniel III, "A Performer's Analysis of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet and Piano" (2008). Dissertations. 1110.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1110