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The Symphony for Band of Donald E. McGinnis: A guide for conductors

Saunders, Matthew Charles
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1179924320

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2007, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
Dr. Donald E. McGinnis (born 1917) composed his Symphony for Band as his doctoral dissertation at the University of Iowa in 1953. A consideration of the harmonic language and structure of the piece reveals that it utilizes compositional techniques appropriate to the time and scope of the work. Its historical context in the development of the symphony for wind band/ensemble places it in a cohort of pieces by Morton Gould, Paul Hindemith and Vincent Persichetti. The 1977 published edition did not include a movement that appeared in McGinnis’ original conception of the piece, the "Solemn Tune." That movement and an errata list for the 1977 score and parts represent an important step toward assuring this piece the place it deserves in the repertoire.
Donald Harris (Advisor)
116 p.
Music
McGinnis, Donald; Symphony for Band; symphony; band music; twelve-tone music; Hindemith, Paul; Schoenberg, Arnold; errata list

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  • Saunders, M. C. (2007). The Symphony for Band of Donald E. McGinnis: A guide for conductors [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1179924320

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Saunders, Matthew. The Symphony for Band of Donald E. McGinnis: A guide for conductors. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1179924320.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Saunders, Matthew. "The Symphony for Band of Donald E. McGinnis: A guide for conductors." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1179924320

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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