Award Date
May 2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
First Committee Member
Thomas G. Leslie
Second Committee Member
Anthony LaBounty
Third Committee Member
Zane S. Douglass
Fourth Committee Member
Timothy Jones
Fifth Committee Member
Brackley Frayer
Number of Pages
198
Abstract
This document discusses the transcription process of creating a wind orchestra transcription of George Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Following a brief biography of George Gershwin and historical context of the work, the transcription methodology and precise instrument substitution are provided. The resulting transcription adds a new Gershwin work to the wind band repertoire.
Focusing on three key principles, (1) maintaining the original key, expressive, and technical markings; (2) preserving the original instrumental parts of the orchestral score; and (3) continuing to use the consort and soloistic styles of composition, the document describes the transcription methodology through specific examples. These examples discuss the rational for each decision made through the transcription process, highlighting timbral selections and difficult passages to transcribe. From the examples, a process for creating a wind band transcription is shown. A detailed listing of substitutions and doublings as well as the full score are found in the appendices.
Disciplines
Music
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Smouse, Andrew, "George Gershwin's Concerto in F: A Wind Orchestra Transcription with Historical Context and Transcription Techniques" (2019). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 3681.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/15778546
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