Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide the conductor with a practical approach to James B. Sinclair's concert band arrangement of "Country Band" March by Charles Ives. Ives's collage style of composition presents many ensemble challenges, the largest of these being the preservation of textural clarity. In effort to maintain clarity in performance, the project report discusses the fundamental components of clarity, being: tempo and pulse, style and articulation, and balance and blend, as related to the piece. Interviews with conductors and Ives scholars, James B. Sinclair and Jonathan Elkus, along with the author's personal experience conducting the work, inform solutions for typical performance issues. Research also provides a proper framework for interpretation.

Details

Title
A conductor's practical approach to "'Country Band' March" by Charles Ives
Author
Castleman, Lisa D.
Year
2013
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ISBN
978-1-303-76636-7
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1509493168
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.