The art of collaboration (four contrasting compositions) : critical commentary

This Doctor of Musical Arts submission comprises of two volumes. \nVolume 1 is a Critical Commentary entitled The Art of Collaboration (Four \nContrasting Compositions). Volume 2 contains four contrasting original \ncompositions. \nVolume 1 is an analysis of the collaborative process that brought the \nsubmitted works to realisation. It also contains commercially released \nrecordings on CD of all works, along with programmes and published articles. \nIn Volume 2, there are three works for Symphonic Wind Orchestra and \none for Violin and String Ensemble. The first work, Samurai, was composed in \n1995 and revised early this year. The second work is The Miraculous Violin, \nwritten in 2000 for violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved and 1 Solisti di Zagreb' \nstring ensemble. The third work composed last year, Black Fire, was written \nfor conductor Dr. Gerald Loren Welker, Peter Sheppard Skaerved and the \nAlabama Wind Ensemble. The final composition is Fanfares & Celebrations \ncommissioned by the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall for their \n150th Anniversary celebration on 1st August 2007. \nAll submitted works have been published, Samurai by Maecenas Music \nand The Miraculous Violin, Black Fire, and Fanfares & Celebrations by the \nStudio Music Company.