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The Influence of Jazz and Popular Music on the American Trombone Concerto, A Selected Study of the Solo Trombone and Large Ensemble Works of Richard Peaslee, James Pugh, Howard Buss, and Dexter Morrill

Zugger, Thomas W.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1393348259

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2000, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
This document is a study of four works for trombone with large ensemble accompaniment. Each of the works was composed in the last twenty years of the twentieth century by composers who were born, educated, and reside in the United States. The composers and works are: Concerto For Trombone by Howard Buss, Arrows of Time by Richard Peaslee, Concerto for Trombone by Jim Pugh, and Trombone Concerto, by Dexter Morrill. The goals of this study are to define the jazz and popular music influences in each of the works, and to discern what if any impact the popular culture of the last 40 years in America had on the works of these composers. The jazz and popular influences in each of the works are varied and extensive. Characteristics of Dixieland, Be-bop, Ragtime, and Rock are in evidence in the concertos. Many of the influences are mixed into what is presently called “fusion.” Traits of Bernstein, Copland, and others are also readily apparent. Each of the compositions shows traits of music indigenous to the United States, and labeled as “American” music. When questioned, the composers replied with interesting and often conflicting views on what is or is not American music. The composers are also in disagreement as to what impact jazz and rock music had on their individual styles, and to what degree they felt these genres would be influencing music in the next century. The composers also mention what they believed the influences on their composing styles are. These answers are compared to the influences which I found in the concertos studied.
Joseph Duchi (Advisor)
Charles Waddell (Committee Member)
Jan Radzynski (Committee Member)
118 p.
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  • Zugger, T. W. (2000). The Influence of Jazz and Popular Music on the American Trombone Concerto, A Selected Study of the Solo Trombone and Large Ensemble Works of Richard Peaslee, James Pugh, Howard Buss, and Dexter Morrill [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1393348259

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zugger, Thomas. The Influence of Jazz and Popular Music on the American Trombone Concerto, A Selected Study of the Solo Trombone and Large Ensemble Works of Richard Peaslee, James Pugh, Howard Buss, and Dexter Morrill. 2000. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1393348259.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zugger, Thomas. "The Influence of Jazz and Popular Music on the American Trombone Concerto, A Selected Study of the Solo Trombone and Large Ensemble Works of Richard Peaslee, James Pugh, Howard Buss, and Dexter Morrill." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1393348259

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