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Sargon's Flute: A Pedagogical Discussion Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Van Winkle, Lisa K. 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 06/10/2021 18:12:46 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195028 SARGON’S FLUTE: A PEDAGOGICAL DISCUSSION OF THE MUSIC FOR FLUTE OF SIMON A. SARGON AND A COMPARISON TO SELECTED WORKS WITHIN THE CURRENT FLUTE LITERATURE by Lisa Kay Van Winkle ________________________ Copyright © Lisa Kay Van Winkle A Document Submitted to the Faculty of the SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS With a Major in Music In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2 0 0 5 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Document Committee, we certify that we have read the document prepared by Lisa K. Van Winkle entitled Sargon’s Flute: A Pedagogical Discussion of the Music for Flute of Simon A. Sargon and a Comparison to Selected Works within the Current Flute Literature and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts _______________________________________________________________________ Date: May 4, 2005 Brian A. Luce _______________________________________________________________________ Date: May 4, 2005 Neil Tatman _______________________________________________________________________ Date: May 4, 2005 Kelland 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: May 4, 2005 Document Director: Brian A. Luce 3 STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This document has been submitted in partial fulfillment of 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 accurate acknowledgment of 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: Lisa K. Van Winkle 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project would not have been possible without the support and commitment of several people. The author thanks Simon Sargon for the generous amount of time and energy that he contributed to the project. His professionalism and dedication to music are inspirational. It was a gift to be given the opportunity to examine, evaluate, play, and present the music of a living composer. Special thanks go to Helen Blackburn, who was convinced of the worth and feasibility of this project from the beginning. Her connection to Simon, as a frequent performer of his music, helped to create a bridge between the composer and the author. Many thanks for her brilliant performance of the premier of the Tarantella for Two Flutes and Piano at the University of Arizona. Without a supportive home and work environment, not only would this project have been difficult to finish, it would have been meaningless without family and friends to share the journey. I give my thanks to my husband, Ken, who was steadfastly patient, kind, and encouraging, in addition to being a wonderful proofreader. Thanks to my parents, who always believed that I could and would finish. Special thanks to the faculty and students at New Mexico State University; their support and understanding made it possible to complete the degree process. 5 DEDICATION To Steven J. Paul and Katherine Kitzman, two musicians whose untimely deaths had a profound influence on my life. 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ...........................................................................................................9 LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................10 ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................13 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................14 CHAPTER 1. BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND .............................................................15 2. FLUTE LITERATURE REFERENCES AND HANDBOOKS .....................21 Nongraded Flute Repertoire Guides .........................................................24 Graded Repertoire Guides ........................................................................27 Summary ...................................................................................................32 3. SARGON’S MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND PIANO ..........................................33 The Queen’s Consort (1982) ...................................................................33 The Queen’s Consort, I. Prelude .......................................................34 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................34 Melody .......................................................................................38 Temporal Components ...............................................................40 The Queen’s Consort, II. Pavane ......................................................41 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................41 Melody .......................................................................................43 Temporal Components ...............................................................44 The Queen’s Consort, III. Aubade ....................................................44 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................44 Melody .......................................................................................46 Temporal Components ...............................................................47 The Queen’s Consort, IV. Gavotte and Musette ...............................48 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................48 Melody .......................................................................................50 Temporal Components ...............................................................51 The Queen’s Consort, V. Minuet ......................................................52 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................52 Melody .......................................................................................54 Temporal Components ...............................................................55 The Queen’s Consort, VI. Finale ......................................................56 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................56 Melody .......................................................................................58 Temporal Components ...............................................................59 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued Dusting Around With Scott’s Rag for Flute and Piano (1993): Variations on Scott Joplin’s Celebrated Rag Time Two-Step “The Entertainer” for Flute and Chamber Orchestra .........................60 Formal Structure and Harmony .........................................................61 Melody ..............................................................................................67 Temporal Components ......................................................................69 Sunflowers for Flute and Piano (1997) ....................................................71 Sunflowers, I. Allegro ........................................................................74 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................74 Melody .......................................................................................75 Temporal Components ...............................................................76 Sunflowers, II. Romanza ....................................................................77 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................77 Melody .......................................................................................81 Temporal Components ...............................................................82 Sunflowers, III. Finale .......................................................................84 Formal Structure and Harmony ..................................................84 Melody .......................................................................................87 Temporal Components ...............................................................88 Tarantela for Two Flutes and Piano (2004) .............................................91 Formal Structure and Harmony .........................................................93 Melody ..............................................................................................99 Temporal Components ....................................................................101 4. PEDAGOGICAL EVALUATION OF SARGON’S COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUTE AND PIANO AND COMPARISON TO THE