‘Was bin ich?’ opens Nell Walden’s poem, Frage. This phrase permeates this piece, written in 2023 for voice and piano, each time with a different word emphasised, as the voice returns to this age-old question time and time again.In questioning human identity and existence, Walden uses images from the natural world, of moonlight, stars twinkling, th...
Written in 2017, this piece is for SATB choir and piano, inspired by the movement and images of a shoal of shimmering fish.
Written in 2022, Airplay (+ Birdsong) is in ABA form, with the opening melody descending in chromatic patterns, accompanied by augmented harmonies in the piano. Motivic development through various tonalities ensues, with slides, pizzicato and tapping the bow stick on the body of the violin adding panache. The middle section is a rich waltz, with th...
After an introduction in the style of a trumpet voluntary, the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ enters quietly. The next melody is ‘America The Beautiful’, placed over running patterns in the left hand. It is between the phrases of ‘America The Beautiful’ that the service melodies are interspersed: 'Off We Go' [Air Force], ‘Anchors Aweigh’ [Navy], ‘T...
This piece was premiered by Vent Nouveau in NYC. Versions are also available for clarinet, cello and piano; oboe, bassoon and piano; and for viola, cello and piano.
For a series of concerts, I decided to compose a fun, accessible piece which would give the audience an idea of the many sounds the flute can make. The extended flute techniques displayed in Flute Vibes include singing and humming while playing; producing more than one note at a time (multiphonics); and percussive effects such as key clicks with op...
V magistrskem delu Vpliv poučevanja instrumentov na ljudi v domu za stare smo izpostavili vpliv poučevanja inštrumentov na ljudi v domu za starejše. Obravnavamo vpliv poučevanja glasbe na motorične funkcije, kognitivne funkcije in kakovost življenja ter vlogo socialnega dela na tem področju. Empirični del raziskave obsega kvalitativno analizo dnevn...
Detta konstnärliga examensarbete är ett försök att som pianist nå en fördjupad förståelse för Franz Schuberts Drei Klavierstücke (D.946). Verket komponerades under Schuberts dödsår 1828 men var det i mars eller maj? Syftet är att framföra Drei Klavierstücke på bästa möjliga sätt. Det utförs genom kontextualisering av Schubert liv och en fördjupad ...
This thesis is an integrated part of the process-oriented artistic project Upprepa repa upp veckla ut veckla in and involves reflections upon its artistic accretions as well as the process itself. The process gravitated around different nodes of attraction such as listening, attention, improvisation, repetition, slowness and language. These nodes ...
Syftet med följande studie är att synliggöra hur fyra svenska pianolärare tänker kring sin undervisning; vilka instrument bör användas, hur många, vilket material ska läras ut, samt vad som är viktigt i relation till pedagogik. Det teoretiska ramverket som har använts är sociokulturellt perspektiv och metoden är halvstrukturerade inter...
