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Heteroglossia: Novella For Orchestra, Andrzej J. Tereszkowski Aug 2015

Heteroglossia: Novella For Orchestra, Andrzej J. Tereszkowski

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Heteroglossia (Novella for Orchestra) explores a non-programmatic musical narrative which seeks to juxtapose Spectral, late-Romantic, and 12-tone aesthetics. The work is structured into seven distinct chapters which utilize Fibonacci numbers and tilings of the golden proportion to create the proportions of the work. The underlying conceptual foundations (and title) of the work are intrinsically related to the concepts of dialogism, polyphony (in the novel), and heteroglossia found within the literary theories of Mikhail Bakhtin. The work is also heavily influenced by theories of narratology and semiotics found in the writings of Jean-Jacques Nattiez and Jean Molino. The discussion document outlines …


Green Glass For Orchestra, Carolann K. Deyoung Apr 2013

Green Glass For Orchestra, Carolann K. Deyoung

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

My thesis work, Green Glass, is a single movement piece for orchestra lasting 10'30. The piece consists of three main sections and explores spectral harmonies in combination with my own pitch material.