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Music From The Harpsichord House, Julie Zhu
Music From The Harpsichord House, Julie Zhu
Theses and Dissertations
Music from the Harpsichord House is an installation and series of concerts that exists in the binary of in and out of performance. During a concert, the harpsichordist is hidden inside the house and his face is live-projected outside. Fifteen new musical compositions were commissioned for the harpsichord house.
A Study Of Nikolai Medtner's Compositional Technique: Form And Narrative In Tales, Oliver H. Markson
A Study Of Nikolai Medtner's Compositional Technique: Form And Narrative In Tales, Oliver H. Markson
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation delves into the compositional approach of Russian-born composer Nikolai Medtner. A discussion of Medtner’s own words on composition from his book The Muse and Fashion: Being a Defence of the Foundations of the Art of Music is followed by original analyses of four Tales. Focus is placed on the composer’s philosophy regarding the relationship between form and narrative, in association with his expressed warnings of the dangers behind shifting compositional dominance from pure music to extra-musical narrative. The analyses are followed by a discussion of the vital importance of Medtner’s music and writings for future generations of composers. …