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The Objective Grading of Original Unaccompanied Four-Mallet Solo Vibraphone Literature Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Hewitt, Jeffrey Allen Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 07/10/2021 00:02:08 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/338874 THE OBJECTIVE GRADING OF ORIGINAL UNACCOMPANIED FOUR-MALLET SOLO VIBRAPHONE LITERATURE by Jeffrey Allen Hewitt __________________________ Copyright © Jeffrey Hewitt 2014 A Document Submitted to the Faculty of the SCHOOL OF MUSIC In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2014 ! 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Document Committee, we certify that we have read the document prepared by Jeffrey Allen Hewitt, titled The Objective Grading of Original Unaccompanied Four-Mallet Solo Vibraphone Literature and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 11/10/2014 Norman Weinberg _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 11/10/2014 Edward Reid _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 11/10/2014 Kelly Thomas Final approval and acceptance of this document is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the document to the Graduate College. I hereby certify that I have read this document prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement. ________________________________________________ Date: 11/10/2014 Document Director: Norman Weinberg ! 3 STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This document has been submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this document are allowable without special permission, provided that an accurate acknowledgement of the source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the copyright holder. SIGNED: Jeffrey Allen Hewitt ! 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my faculty advisor and document director, Dr. Norman Weinberg, for his continued support and advice throughout this project and degree program. In addition, I am also grateful for the support from Dr. Kelly Thomas and Prof. Edward Reid who served on my major advisory committee throughout my time at the University of Arizona, as well as Prof. Gregg Hanson and Prof. Jay Rees for their participation as members of my minor committee. Without the ideas and methods of Dr. Julia Gaines, I may not have been able to execute this particular research topic. As her former student at the University of Missouri, I would like to thank Dr. Gaines and all of my previous teachers and colleagues that have influenced me along the way. Lastly, I am most thankful to my parents, Allen and Ruth Hewitt, for their incredible support throughout my entire life and education. Their energy and interest in each of my adventures and endeavors will always continue to overwhelm me. Thank you for being my biggest fans! ! 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ..................................................................................... 9 ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION OF SUBJECT ............................................................. 15 Limits of Study ..................................................................................................... 17 Four-Mallet Technical Considerations ................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SCHOLARLY LITERATURE . 24 Contradicting Graded Databases ........................................................................... 24 Piano and Marimba Literature Leveling Systems ................................................. 25 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 28 Vibraphone Solo Analysis Document ................................................................... 30 Musical Considerations ......................................................................................... 31 Technical Considerations ...................................................................................... 33 CHAPTER 4: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 1 LITERATURE ................................... 44 “X for Abby” (from Canções Infantis Book 2), Ricardo A. Coelho de Souza ..... 44 “Anna” (from Songs For Vibes), Ron Fink .......................................................... 46 Daybreak, Clifford K. Chapman ........................................................................... 48 Level 1 Literature .................................................................................................. 50 CHAPTER 5: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 2 LITERATURE ................................... 51 In The Stillness Of Twilight, David Steinquest ..................................................... 52 “Prelude” (from Prelude and Blues), Ney Rosauro .............................................. 54 ! 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS – Continued “Hickory Trail” (from Solo Vibraphone Collection), Marlène & Jerry Tachoir .. 57 Level 2 Literature .................................................................................................. 59 CHAPTER 6: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 3 LITERATURE ................................... 61 Suite For Solo Vibraphone, II., Alexander Lepak ................................................ 62 “Finale In Five” (from All Alone By The Vibraphone), Victor Feldman .............. 64 “Lament” (from Recital For Vibraharp), Thomas L. Davis ................................. 66 Level 3 Literature .................................................................................................. 69 CHAPTER 7: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 4 LITERATURE ................................... 70 Mist, Murray Houllif ............................................................................................. 71 “Mirror From Another” (from Mirror From Another), David Friedman ............. 74 “Waltzer/Waltz” (from Funny Vibraphone Book I), Nebojša Jovan Živković ..... 76 Level 4 Literature .................................................................................................. 78 CHAPTER 8: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 5 LITERATURE ................................... 80 “Waltz King” (from Music Of The Day), Bill Molenhof ...................................... 80 “Two Bass Vibes” (from Solo Jazz Vibraphone Etudes), Arthur Lipner ............. 83 “II for Johnny” (from Canções Infantis Book 2), Ricardo A. Coelho de Souza ... 86 Level 5 Literature .................................................................................................. 88 CHAPTER 9: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 6 LITERATURE ................................... 90 “abstruser musings” (from Six Poems), Robert Stright ........................................ 91 Absolute Journey Music, Robert Bridge ............................................................... 94 ! 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS – Continued “Carillon” (from Wallflower, Snowbird, Carillon), Gary Gibson ........................ 97 Level 6 Literature .................................................................................................. 99 CHAPTER 10: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 7 LITERATURE ............................... 101 The Apocryphal Still Life, Christopher Deane .................................................... 101 “the wind” (from Reflections), Lynn Glassock ................................................... 105 Encantada, Nathan Daughtrey ............................................................................ 107 Level 7 Literature ................................................................................................ 109 CHAPTER 11: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 8 LITERATURE ............................... 111 Kaleidoscope, Arthur Lipner .............................................................................. 111 Blues For Gilbert, Mark Glentworth .................................................................. 114 “And The Mountains Remain” (from New Works For New Times), Bill Molenhof ...................................................................................................... 116 Level 8 Literature ................................................................................................ 118 CHAPTER 12: ANNOTATIONS FOR LEVEL 9 LITERATURE ............................... 120 Mourning Dove Sonnet, Christopher Deane ....................................................... 120 Song Of The Libra, Mario Gaetano ..................................................................... 124 “A Glorious Secret” (from Imageries), Jon Metzger .......................................... 127 Level 9 Literature ................................................................................................ 128 CHAPTER 13: ANNOTATIONS FOR