Preferred Name
H. Carl Hess
Creative Commons License
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ORCID
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-2295
Date of Graduation
Spring 2016
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
School of Music
Advisor(s)
Stephen P. Bolstad
Andrew Connell
Eric Guinivan
Abstract
American composer and percussionist Eric Guinivan is a rising star in the world of composition. He is the recipient of several major awards including the Morton Gould Young Composer Award, the BMI Student Composer’s Award, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance for his work with the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. His work Meditation and Awakening was hailed by the New York Times as “engaging,” and commented on the work’s “shimmering colors” and “frenetic energy.” His pieces for wind band have been performed around the country, including at national and regional conferences of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA). The purpose of this document is to explore and elucidate the current compositions for wind band by the composer. Three works will be studied in depth: Fractured Light (2012), Vicious Cycle (2014), and Meditation and Awakening (originally composed in 2010 but transcribed for wind band in 2016 by the author). Biographical information, theoretical analyses, performance considerations, and information regarding the transcription process will be discussed.
Recommended Citation
Hess, Henry C. Jr., "Meditation and awakening: An exploration of the wind music of Eric Guinivan" (2016). Dissertations, 2014-2019. 105.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/diss201019/105
