Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2021
Degree Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
School
Music
Committee Chair
Ben McIlwain
Committee Chair School
Music
Committee Member 2
Richard Perry
Committee Member 2 School
Music
Committee Member 3
Larry Panella
Committee Member 3 School
Music
Committee Member 4
Joseph Brumbeloe
Committee Member 4 School
Music
Committee Member 5
Ed Hafer
Committee Member 5 School
Music
Abstract
This paper will serve as a guide to musicians for the preparation and performance of two recent solo compositions for trombone worthy of study and performance: Frank Gulino’s Sonata No. 1: The Journey (2019) and Joseph Buono’s Elegy for Trombone and Piano (2016). Included will be sections or chapters on the history and background of each work, biographical information about each composer, a detailed performer’s analysis of each work, exclusive interviews with the composers, and interviews with the trombonists who commissioned and/or premiered each work.
Each individual interview will provide insight into the music, including information on personal inspirations and compositional processes, a focus on emotional content, thematic elements, and recommendations on preparing each piece. Recital programming suggestions have also been included.
The pieces examined warrant serious study and performance, and this paper will inform future preparations of these two works.
ORCID ID
0000-0002-7010-5241
Copyright
Whitfield, 2021
Recommended Citation
Whitfield, John Mark Jr, "Discovering Two New Solo Works for Trombone: A History, Summary, and Preparation of Frank Gulino’s Sonata No. 1: The Journey, and Joseph Buono’s Elegy for Trombone and Piano" (2021). Doctoral Projects. 152.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dnp_capstone/152
Final project with revision
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