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The Six Piano Sonatas of James Sellars: Aspects of Form, Rhythm, Texture, and Style

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James Sellars has established himself as one of America's foremost composers whose eclectic style reveals a wealth of influences. His artistic combination of various traditional and avant-garde techniques, along with his sensitive and expert craftsmanship has earned him an important position in contemporary American music. Sellars' compositional styles have encompassed neo-Romanticism, in his early days, through post-serialism and Dada to an eclectic, post-Romantic style utilizing popular elements including electro-acoustic techniques. His extensive catalog of over 150 compositions includes works for orchestra, opera, chorus, dance, chamber, voices with ensemble, solo voice, piano, instrumental solos, band, and media. Sellars' compositions for piano solo span a 38-year period and total 17 works, the most important of which are his six one-movement sonatas, which represent, according to Sellars, "a journey from modernism to post-modernism." Their value lies in their eclectic stylistic approaches, artistic nd technical challenges, and pianistic effectiveness. The first three sonatas, incorporating post-serial elements, fall into a modernist stylistic stance while numbers four through six, in postmodern style, contrast one another drastically. Sonata Brasileira, recalls the broad sweeping gestures of the Romantic period; Sonata V reveals the influence of the absurdist Dada movement; and the last sonata Patterns on a Field, blends …
Date: August 2003
Creator: Solomons, John
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-02-25 - Reuben Allred, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 25, 2009
Creator: Allred, Reuben
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-03-03 - Esther Park, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 3, 2008
Creator: Park, Esther
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-02-29 - Mikyung Lim, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Lim, Mikyung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-23 - Soomin Lee, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lee, Soomin
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-07-12 - So Myung (Sonia) Hwang, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: July 12, 2008
Creator: Hwang, So Myung (Sonia)
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-04-17 - Chie Watanabe, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 17, 2008
Creator: Watanabe, Chie
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-06-28 - Eun Jeong Park, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: June 28, 2008
Creator: Park, Eun Jeong
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2007-11-20 - Reuben Allred, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 20, 2007
Creator: Allred, Reuben
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2007-11-26 - Young Mi Seo, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 26, 2007
Creator: Seo, Young Mi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-02-22 - Violetta Zharkova, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 22, 2008
Creator: Zharkova, Violetta
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-03-03 - Elena Dorozhkina, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 3, 2008
Creator: Dorozhkina, Elena
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-11 - Mikyung Lim, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 11, 2009
Creator: Lim, Mikyung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-18 - Tzu-Yi Liu, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 18, 2009
Creator: Liu, Tzu -Yi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-29 - Kuo-Ying Lee, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 29, 2009
Creator: Lee, Kuo-Ying
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-10-18 - Kyung-Hee Jun, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: October 18, 2009
Creator: Jun, Kyung-Hee
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-02-05 - Michael Bonney, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 5, 2009
Creator: Bonney, Michael
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-02-26 - Violetta Zharkova, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: Zharkova, Violetta
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-06-20 - Wen-Chien Tang, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: June 20, 2008
Creator: Tang, Wen-Chien
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-03-10 - Chie Watanabe, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 10, 2009
Creator: Watanabe, Chie
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-06-13 - Yu-Ching Hsu, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: June 13, 2008
Creator: Hsu, Yu-Ching
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-09-24 - Violetta Zharkova, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: September 24, 2009
Creator: Zharkova, Violetta
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-04-15 - Chao-Hwa Lin, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 15, 2008
Creator: Lin, Chao-Hwa
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2008-04-22 - Grace Kim, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 22, 2008
Creator: Kim, Grace Jisoo
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library