With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
About PQDT Open
Search
The Panorama competition held in Trinidad each year is the global epicenter of steel drum music, showcasing the greatest performers and composers while shaping steel drum world-wide. However, music written for the standard Panorama ensemble of 120 players offers up a challenge for smaller, less experienced ensembles to preserve the spirit and energy of the original composition, especially when the drum set is the only member of the percussion rhythm section. My interest in this endeavor was spirited by the challenge of combining the typical percussion section consisting of congas, maracas, guiros, cowbells irons, and drum set into an individual part while maintaining key elements of the original composition. This paper addresses the concepts and approaches I employed for my recital performance of The Last Word; composed by American steel drum virtuoso, Andy Narell.
Some files may require a special program or browser plug-in. More Information
Advisor: | Doyle, Alicia M. |
Commitee: | Jarvis, Jeff, Mancini, Nicholas |
School: | California State University, Long Beach |
Department: | Bob Cole Conservatory of Music |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 56/01M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Music, Performing Arts |
Keywords: | Drum set, Narell, Andy, Panorama, Percussion, Steel band, Steel drum |
Publication Number: | 10150596 |
ISBN: | 978-1-369-05362-3 |