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Between Conductor and Composer: Preparation and Collaboration in the Performance of New Works for Orchestra

PARK, JAE HYEONG
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1683532645370492

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2023, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
For the orchestra conductor, performing a premiere is both an exciting and challenging experience. It is an honor and thrill to present someone's music to the public for the first time. Unlike that of a solo instrument or a small group, hearing the premiere of a large ensemble has particular value to the composer because a new orchestra composition can only be properly heard if the necessary group of musicians gather and rehearse it at an appointed time. On the other hand, it is a challenge for the conductor because there are no proper recordings or live performances to study in preparation. As one solution to this dilemma, conductors can engage in a dialogue with composers to better understand their musical, technical, and expressive intentions. In that process, composers can also encounter fresh and meaningful perspectives on their music from the standpoint of conductors and performers. Through the conductor's insight, the composer may come to appreciate elements in their music that they did not initially consider. Conductors frequently encounter performance problems and technical issues in rehearsal, and these can prove to have been foreign to the original compositional process. A productive dialogue between conductor and composer can be a driving force to improve a composition and provide opportunities for growth on both sides. This dissertation considers the premieres of orchestral works by three accomplished composers, focusing on the communication between composer and conductor: Libby Larsen's Earth (Holst Trope), Thomas Wells’s Between Two Worlds, and Catherine Likhuta's From the Land of Tomorrow. We shall address the following elements in the preparation of these premieres: 1. The commission processes 2. Discussions between the conductors and the composers 3. Discussions with Miriam Burns, Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Ohio State University 4. The author’s score analysis and rehearsal considerations, gleaned from the rehearsals and premiere of each composition. This dissertation deals with the conductor's approach to the premiere work. It is intended to identify common ground in how the conductors for three premieres interpreted compositions in three completely different styles and to investigate how the conversation between conductors and the composers can affect the experience of preparing and performing new orchestral music.
Miriam R. Burns (Advisor)
Vera Stanojevic, Dr. (Committee Member)
Graeme M. Boone, Dr. (Committee Member)
Russel Mikkelson, Dr. (Committee Chair)
141 p.
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Collaboration between a composer and conductor, world-premiere, Libby Larsen, Thomas Wells, Catherine Likhuta, The Earth(Holst Trope), Between Two Worlds, From the Land of Tomorrow, Miriam Burns, Jae Hyeong Park, The Ohio State University, Orchestral Conducting, Dissertation, OSU, School of Music

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  • PARK, J. H. (2023). Between Conductor and Composer: Preparation and Collaboration in the Performance of New Works for Orchestra [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1683532645370492

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • PARK, JAE. Between Conductor and Composer: Preparation and Collaboration in the Performance of New Works for Orchestra. 2023. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1683532645370492.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • PARK, JAE. "Between Conductor and Composer: Preparation and Collaboration in the Performance of New Works for Orchestra." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1683532645370492

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