Award Date

May 2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

Thomas Leslie

Second Committee Member

Anthony LaBounty

Third Committee Member

Andrew Smith

Fourth Committee Member

Zane Douglass

Fifth Committee Member

Viet Cuong

Sixth Committee Member

Louis Kavouras

Number of Pages

92

Abstract

This document includes a wind band transcription of the final movement of Dimitri Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 7” known as the Leningrad Symphony. It contains an overview of the composer's life leading up to the creation of this work as well as a description of the historical context during which this work was composed. This document also contains a detailed description of the transcription and editing process that led to the completed work contained at the end of this document. The transcription process included examining other wind band transcriptions of Shostakovich’s music as well as other wind transcriptions of orchestral works.

Keywords

Concert Band; Shostakovich; Transcription; Wind Band

Disciplines

Music

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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