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Little Eichmanns: A Composition For Chamber Octet, Benjamin D. Norton
Little Eichmanns: A Composition For Chamber Octet, Benjamin D. Norton
Theses and Dissertations--Music
An original composition in one movement for a chamber octet comprised of a string quartet and a jazz piano quartet with tenor saxophone. The work develops an idée fixe, introduced in the opening bars, through a wide variety of transformations, textures, and styles. The two quartets begin in antiphonal alteration, united in thematic material, yet separated by style. A modern art music style contrasts with an improvisational jazz style. Gradually, the two quartets, and their concomitant musics, bleed into one another, breaking down stylistic boundaries. In the conclusion of the work, the idée fixe, the supplementary themes, and …
The Silence: Overture And Two Scenes From An Opera In Two Acts, Eric Jurgens
The Silence: Overture And Two Scenes From An Opera In Two Acts, Eric Jurgens
Theses and Dissertations--Music
The Silence is the story of William Rose, a man who, while searching the world for his missing wife and daughter, is kidnapped and held in a secret Iranian prison. After many years of torture, abuse and a slow descent into insanity, secrets about his family manifest as mysterious and magical occurrences, creating a dangerous tension between the prisoners and guards. Questions begin to arise: Who is actually in charge of this prison? Why haven’t the guards ever met the warden? Why is the prison haunted by mysterious voices? And what exactly would it take to crumble the walls of …