Intuition and analysis: A performer's perspective on Joan Tower's Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano.
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Title
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Intuition and analysis: A performer's perspective on Joan Tower's Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano.
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Identifier
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AAI9986342
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identifier
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9986342
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Creator
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Janssen, Robert Dale.
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Contributor
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Includes supplementary digital materials | Adviser: Joseph Straus
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Date
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2000
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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This study examines the relationship between intuition and analysis and shows through example how to use them as tools in creating an interpretation of a work, in this case Joan Tower's Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano. The dissertation begins with a discussion of the terms intuition and analysis, followed by a discourse on how knowledge of the composer's style, personality, genre and background information on the piece will aid in improving performance. Through personal interviews with Joan Tower the composer's voice is heard.;The study of the Fantasy includes an exploration of several performing issues: form, themes, phrasing, texture and balance, rhythm and tempo, articulation, dynamics and timbre. The studies are not presented as traditional analyses but decidedly from the point of view of the performer preparing a piece.;In addition to the author's commentary, interviews with four prominent clarinetists (Laura Flax, Charles Neidich, David Shifrin and Robert Spring), as well as studies of recorded performances of the Fantasy by the interviewed clarinetists are shown to aid in the creative process.*.;*This dissertation includes a CD that is multimedia (contains text and other applications that are not available in a printed format).
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.M.A.
