Summary of Three Dissertation Recitals

Abstract

Three dissertation recitals were given to fulfill the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. The first dissertation recital was performed in Stamps Auditorium on December 8, 2018. It featured three contrasting works from the Classical era and the 20th century: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven; Drei Klavierstücke (Three Piano Pieces), D. 946 by Franz Schubert; and Sonata No. 1 by Carl Vine. The second dissertation recital was performed in Britton Recital Hall on April 20, 2019. It included various piano genres in the works of five composers: Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI: 34 by Joseph Haydn; Poème pour piano, Op. 5 (2017) by Elise Bertrand; Étude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 6 in A minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff; Rondo for Piano (2001) by Catherine Likhuta; and Miroirs by Maurice Ravel. The final dissertation recital was presented in Britton Recital Hall on February 25, 2020. It featured a lecture on, and a performance of, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 arranged for a piano and string quartet, with a focus on the composer as an improviser and his improvised embellishments.