Music, School of
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances
First Advisor
Carolyn Barber
Committee Members
Rhonda Fuelberth, Ellen Hebden, Konstantinos Giannakas
Date of this Version
8-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Citation
A doctoral document presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor in Musical Arts
Major: Music (Wind Band Conducting)
Under the supervision of Professor Carolyn Barber
Lincoln, Nebraska, August 2025
Abstract
The Corfu Philharmonic Society band was founded in 1840 and is still active today. It is considered the one of the oldest continuously operating music education organizations in Greece. The people, repertoire, and instrumentation of this band influenced all other wind bands in Greece. There are important resources available on the topic, but dedicated research to the organization is in its infancy. Focusing on the changes in instrumentation through original manuscripts from the inaugural band (1840) through the end of the First World War reveals significant multinational influences that continue to be felt to this day. This is the first document that focuses on the instrumentation of a Greek wind band and its changes throughout the decades. A goal of this document is to insert Greek wind bands into the larger conversation of musicological study related to wind bands. The findings of this research highlight the band’s influences from bands of various European cultures such as the British, the Italian and the Austrian military bands.
Advisor: Carolyn Barber
Comments
Copyright 2025, Foteini Angeli. Used by permission