The Well-Prepared Marimba: An Exploration of Extended Techniques and Instrument Preparations in Marimba Repertoire
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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Concert marimba repertoire is a musical innovation of the 20th Century. Though most of this repertoire uses standardized performance techniques, there is a distinct category calling for extended techniques and instrument preparations. This lecture-recital document will describe how extended techniques and preparations have shaped composition aesthetics of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Musical analysis will also be used to contextualize how composers have integrated extended techniques and preparations in marimba composition. The following works will be used to demonstrate a breadth of possibilities, Voice of Matsuri Drums by Keiko Abe, Blue Skin of the Sea by Tonia Ko, Scherzo by Lukas Ligeti, and Sketches for Eyes and Ridges by Gina Ryan.Type
Electronic Dissertationtext
Degree Name
D.M.A.Degree Level
doctoralDegree Program
Graduate CollegeMusic