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Brown Eyes, Black Magic, Marcus Duane Norris Jr
Brown Eyes, Black Magic, Marcus Duane Norris Jr
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis consists of a large composition for chamber orchestra titled Brown Eyes, Black Magic and an accompanying analytical paper. The piece, approximately twelve minutes long, is a tribute to women of color in America. The title pays homage to the “Black Girl Magic” campaign that CaShawn Thompson founded in 2013 to empower women of color by highlighting their achievements in different fields (Wilson 2016). Although the piece is not programmatic, I tried to create a mysterious sound world, in which the listener focuses on the beauty of ever-shifting sonic colors. The composition explores musical texture and timbre, and is …
Sonic Peace: An Antithesis To Sonic Warfare, Tatiana Maria Schnitman Espindola
Sonic Peace: An Antithesis To Sonic Warfare, Tatiana Maria Schnitman Espindola
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Sonic Peace: An Antithesis to Sonic Warfare explores certain frequencies that have been associated with various healing qualities, and seeks to bridge the sounds of antiquity and modernity. The piece draws on numerology and symbolism and adopts a cross-cultural approach in an effort to advance a cohesive universal healing message. The text featured in the composition is original, except for the use of an ancient Japanese Shinto chant.