A GRADUATE RECITAL IN WIND BAND CONDUCTING FEATURING ANALYSIS OF: ERIC EWAZEN’S SYMPHONY IN BRASS, SHELLEY HANSON’S DANCES WITH WINDS, AND PAUL HINDEMITH’S MARCH FROM SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSIS ON THEMES BY CARL MARIA VON WEBER by ANNA K. EAVERSON B.M.E., Kansas State University, 2007 A REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF MUSIC Department of Music College of Arts and Sciences KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas 2010 Approved by: Major Professor Dr. Frank C. Tracz Copyright ANNA K. EAVERSON 2010 Abstract This document was submitted to the Graduate School of Kansas State University as a partial requirement for the Master’s of Music Education degree. Enclosed is information pertaining to quality literature selection, a music education philosophy, theoretical and historical analyses, and rehearsal plans for the Graduate Conducting Recital of Anna K. Eaverson held on Wednesday, March 19, 2010. The analytical methods used in this document are based on the Blocher/Miles unit studies found in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series as well as macro-micro-macro score analysis. The selections analyzed using these methods include Symphony in Brass by Eric Ewazen, Dances with Winds by Shelley Hanson, and March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith. Table of Contents List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. viii List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER 1 - Introduction and Report Information ..................................................................... 1 Introduction and Statement of Purpose ....................................................................................... 1 Performance Information ............................................................................................................ 2 Music Examined ......................................................................................................................... 2 Format of Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 5 Concert Program ......................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2 - Music Education Mission Statement .................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 3 - Quality Literature Selection ................................................................................. 20 CHAPTER 4 - Symphony in Brass ............................................................................................... 23 Unit I. Composer ....................................................................................................................... 23 Unit II. Composition ................................................................................................................. 27 Unit III. Historical Perspective ................................................................................................. 27 Unit IV. Technical Considerations ........................................................................................... 28 First Movement - Andante .................................................................................................... 28 Second Movement – Andante con moto ............................................................................... 30 Third Movement – Allegro Vivace ....................................................................................... 32 Unit V. Stylistic Considerations ............................................................................................... 35 First Movement – Andante ................................................................................................... 35 Second Movement – Andante con moto ............................................................................... 38 Third Movement – Allegro Vivace ....................................................................................... 40 Unit VI. Musical Elements ....................................................................................................... 42 First Movement – Andante ................................................................................................... 42 Second Movement – Andante con moto ............................................................................... 42 Third Movement – Allegro Vivace ....................................................................................... 43 Unit VII. Form and Structure .................................................................................................... 44 Unit VIII. Suggested Listening ................................................................................................. 48 iv Unit IX. Seating Chart and Acoustical Justification ................................................................. 48 Unit X. Rehearsal Plans and Evaluations ................................................................................. 49 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #1: January 31, 2010 ............................................................ 49 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #2: February 7, 2010 ............................................................ 50 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #3: February 14, 2010 .......................................................... 51 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #4: February 21, 2010 .......................................................... 52 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #5: February 28, 2010 .......................................................... 53 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #6: March 7, 2010 ................................................................ 54 CHAPTER 5 - Dances with Winds ............................................................................................... 55 Unit I. Composer ....................................................................................................................... 55 Unit II. Composition ................................................................................................................. 57 Unit III. Cultural Perspective .................................................................................................... 59 Macedonian Music and the Gaida (Bagpipe) ........................................................................ 59 The Irish Star ......................................................................................................................... 61 Serbian Dance ....................................................................................................................... 62 Unit IV. Technical Considerations ........................................................................................... 64 Gaida ..................................................................................................................................... 64 The Irish Star ......................................................................................................................... 66 Serbian Dance ....................................................................................................................... 68 Unit V. Stylistic Considerations ............................................................................................... 71 Gaida ..................................................................................................................................... 71 The Irish Star ......................................................................................................................... 73 Serbian Dance ....................................................................................................................... 74 Percussion ............................................................................................................................. 76 Unit VI. Musical Elements ....................................................................................................... 77 Gaida ..................................................................................................................................... 77 The Irish Star ......................................................................................................................... 77 Serbian Dance ....................................................................................................................... 79 Unit VII. Form and Structure .................................................................................................... 80 Unit VIII. Suggested Listening ................................................................................................. 85 Unit IX. Seating Chart and Acoustical Justification ................................................................. 85 v Unit X. Rehearsal Plans and Evaluations ................................................................................. 86 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #1: March 1, 2010 ................................................................ 86 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #2: March 3, 2010 ................................................................ 87 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #3: March 5, 2010 ................................................................ 88 Rehearsal Plan – Rehearsal #4: March 8, 2010 ...............................................................