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Full-Text Articles in Music Theory
Exodus Concerto For Guitar And Chamber Orchestra, Spencer Joel Kappelman
Exodus Concerto For Guitar And Chamber Orchestra, Spencer Joel Kappelman
Masters Theses
Exodus is a four-movement composition for solo guitar accompanied by a chamber orchestra. This piece is composed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Master of Music with a concentration in Music Composition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Exodus was composed during the 2010-2012 academic years.
This paper provides a narrative analysis of Exodus in terms of its musical content, and relationships to other composers of the last century. Similarities to these composers refer to form, orchestration, melody, harmony, rhythm, and meter.
A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Le Tombeau De Couperin, Anne Morris
A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Le Tombeau De Couperin, Anne Morris
Musical Offerings
Le tombeau de Couperin was composed during a turbulent time in the life of Ravel, a time when he had been emotionally scarred from the effects of war and had lost both his mother and many of his close friends. This composition may have served as the only friend whom Ravel felt comfortable enough to share with his innermost feelings. Autobiographical in nature, this piece follows the transition from Ravel’s carefully nurtured childhood and youth to serious maturity in his post-war adult life. There is personal emotional depth found in this piece, although at first it may appear somewhat hidden …
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.
Connecting Analysis And Performance: A Case Study For Developing An Effective Approach, Annie Yih
Connecting Analysis And Performance: A Case Study For Developing An Effective Approach, Annie Yih
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
Although theorists and performers both engage in score study, we often say that performers “interpret” and theorists “analyze” because, in general, performers are more interested in interpreting the meaning of the music, which usually involves extracting and projecting the mood, character, or drama in the music, whereas theorists focus on understanding the structure of the music. Recognizing that there is need for connecting the practices of analysis and performance, the author suggests developing an effective approach to this concern. It is proposed that both theorists and performers understand structure as process, and that this particular process expresses the unfolding …
Russian Pitch-Class Set Analysis And The Music Of Webern, Philip A. Ewell
Russian Pitch-Class Set Analysis And The Music Of Webern, Philip A. Ewell
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
Prompted by a live performance of Webern’s Op. 6 in Moscow, in 1965, brother and sister Yuri Kholopov and Valentina Kholopova began to analyze the music of Webern; from 1965 to 1970 they wrote two books thereon. Working from scores and a few writings by Europeans (i.e., Stockhausen, Pousseur, Metzger, Kolneder, and Karkoschka), Valentina Kholopova devised a system of pc set analysis, which Yuri later named “hemitonicism.” She first presented her findings to the Soviet “Union of Composers” in the early 1970s, and then published a follow-up article in 1973. In the present essay, the author explicates this important development …
John Harbison’S Use Of Music Of The Past In Three Selected Compositions, Peter Silberman
John Harbison’S Use Of Music Of The Past In Three Selected Compositions, Peter Silberman
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
John Harbison’s music is rich in allusions to music of the past. Many of his compositions incorporate excerpts from pre-existing works or newly written passages in earlier styles, predominantly jazz. This article discusses the interaction of pre-existing and new music in three compositions by Harbison (Twilight Music, the Gatsby Etudes, and November 19, 1828), as well as three modes of borrowing used by Harbison (misreading, pastiche, and quotation). Each analysis examines how Harbison transforms pre-existing tonal material to create a post-tonal work, and shows that Harbison’s integration of tonal and post-tonal materials varies depending on the …
Modal Tonicization In Rock: The Special Case Of The Lydian Scale, Brett Clement
Modal Tonicization In Rock: The Special Case Of The Lydian Scale, Brett Clement
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
This article reexamines modal techniques in rock music, using the “problematic” Lydian mode as a test case. I argue that the Lydian scale plays a larger role in rock music than has been previously acknowledged, particularly in songs of the 1970s and ’80s. First, I outline a hierarchy of pitches and chords in the scale, which will aid in recognition of Lydian patterns in rock. Then, I address existing controversies surrounding Lydian interpretations of chord progressions, which will be viewed in light of three “tonal stability rules” necessary for convincing Lydian centricity. This will lead to a general theory of …
Classical Models, Sonata Theory, Equal Division Of The Octave And Two Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Movements: Comparing Analytical Approaches, Howard Cinnamon
Classical Models, Sonata Theory, Equal Division Of The Octave And Two Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Movements: Comparing Analytical Approaches, Howard Cinnamon
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
The first movements of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Brahms’s Third Symphonies are examined from the perspective of earlier models of sonata form (those of Kollmann, Galeazzi, and Czerny). The author demonstrates how they adhere to the models in remarkably consistent ways, and shows how analyses based on the models can prove valuable in the study of a group of pieces with similar unconventional harmonic structures. Aspects of Hepokoski and Darcy’s Sonata Theory are incorporated in each case to show how its conclusions differ from—and how they might complement—those arrived at through the application of earlier models.
Table Of Contents, David Carson Berry
Table Of Contents, David Carson Berry
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
No abstract provided.
Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006): Analytical Approach To The Pitch Content Of Selected Compositions, Lindsay S. Murrell
Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006): Analytical Approach To The Pitch Content Of Selected Compositions, Lindsay S. Murrell
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Galina Ustvolskaya was overshadowed throughout her lifetime, both personally and professionally, by her compositional colleague, Dmitri Shostakovich. This dissertation seeks to establish Ustvolskaya’s separate identity, making her idiosyncratic compositional design the forefront of the research. A contextual transformational approach suits her compositional design built upon the element of repetition. Employing Joseph Straus’s analytical approach to the music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, this dissertation will explore a selection of Ustvolskaya’s work, demonstrating the evolution of her compositional design.
The melodic foundations of Ustvolskaya’s compositional approach are based upon compact motives established at the onset of each work. The motives are then …
Revising Music Theory Curricula In Response To Varied Student Backgrounds: A Survey, Anna Barbara Vezza
Revising Music Theory Curricula In Response To Varied Student Backgrounds: A Survey, Anna Barbara Vezza
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance
This study examines the relationship between undergraduate music theory curricula and the widely varied backgrounds in written theory and aural skills brought to post-secondary institutions by entering students. A survey of Midwestern, large, public universities that offer a bachelor’s degree in music forms the basis for my discussion of how the curricula meet students’ needs. This analysis gives rise to specific proposals for music theory programs and curricula at these schools which, if implemented, can increase success rates of students.
Advisor: Stanley V. Kleppinger
Instruction, Devotion, And Affection: Three Roles Of Bach’S Well-Tempered Clavier, Rachel A. Lowrance
Instruction, Devotion, And Affection: Three Roles Of Bach’S Well-Tempered Clavier, Rachel A. Lowrance
Musical Offerings
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier has been analyzed from almost every angle imaginable, yet it has not often been studied from the position of discovering what forces influenced Bach while he was writing it. For example, Bach was a keyboard teacher for most of his professional years, and this influenced many of the styles and genres in which he chose to write his preludes and fugues. This also influenced his desire to gather the preludes and fugues into a unified collection. Additionally, Bach was a devout Lutheran who never discarded his religion when he sat down at the keyboard to compose. No …
From Neumes To Notes: The Evolution Of Music Notation, Hope R. Strayer
From Neumes To Notes: The Evolution Of Music Notation, Hope R. Strayer
Musical Offerings
New things are often viewed as being better and more advanced than older counterparts; however, new does not denote superior. Music notation serves as one example of an innovation that is both lauded and derided. Early forms of music notation appear vague and ambiguous according to modern standards. But when combined with oral traditions, early music notation contained all the information required for a successful performance. Most facts pertaining to the notation of each period are clear, but multiple interpretations of early notation exist. The objective of this research is to critically analyze key periods of Western music notation to …
Isomorphic Midi Controller, Jay Wyatt
Isomorphic Midi Controller, Jay Wyatt
Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies
No abstract provided.
Do – Re – Mi: Una Aproximación A La Obra Musical Desde El Derecho De Propiedad Intelectual Y La Teoría Musical, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Do – Re – Mi: Una Aproximación A La Obra Musical Desde El Derecho De Propiedad Intelectual Y La Teoría Musical, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Javier André Murillo Chávez
No abstract provided.
Listening Origins, Habits, And Habitus, Mark Zanter
Listening Origins, Habits, And Habitus, Mark Zanter
Mark Zanter
Listening habits offer us insight into music’s affect on us as individuals, artists, and as members of the various communities we inhabit. Using the lens of phenomenology to assess and explore the nature of the listening experience, I will investigate recent writings on music perception, and modes of listening focusing on their use: by individuals in everyday life; in perceiving musical works and the role of music in multi-media; and in generating habitus—social codes in the musical cultures we inhabit. Once the notions of habits and habitus have been established, I will posit that listening, in the context of new …
An Exploration Of Modes In Polyphonic Compositions Of The Sixteenth Century, Marcella Marie Columbus
An Exploration Of Modes In Polyphonic Compositions Of The Sixteenth Century, Marcella Marie Columbus
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Modes in the Renaissance era were vital to understand the inner workings of a piece. Modal theory implies every Renaissance composition should have a distinct mode in which it belongs. The mode of any piece from this era is theoretically obvious by the first or last note of the piece as well as the range given, but researchers have argued the validity of this claim. Complications arise in the case of pieces with two or more voices. Polyphonic music causes uncertainty regarding the method of identifying the mode of a piece. This paper will look deeply at the Missa Papae …
Anarchy In The Unity: Compositional And Aesthetic Tensions In Mauricio Kagel's Antithese Für Einen Darsteller Mit Elektronischen Und Öffentlichen Klängen (1962), Makoto Mikawa
Makoto Mikawa
In 1962 the Argentine-German composer Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008) completed an innovative multimedia/interdisciplinary piece, Antithese für einen Darsteller mit elektronischen und öffentlichen Klängen. The unique compositional style and formal structure consisting of heterogeneous compositional components reflected his profound insights into issues inherent in postwar avant-garde music. Kagel remarked strikingly that “anarchy in the piece was omnipresent.” Indeed, his use of the term ‘anarchy’ is a keystone not only of the structural features of Antithese, but also of Kagel’s aesthetic of music in the piece. The present study seeks to reveal Kagel’s idea of anarchy in musical context and how he attempts …
"Finding The Proper Sequence": Form And Narrative In The Collage Music Of John Zorn, Adam John Kolek
"Finding The Proper Sequence": Form And Narrative In The Collage Music Of John Zorn, Adam John Kolek
Open Access Dissertations
This dissertation examines the linear sequence of segments in musical collages composed by John Zorn between 1988 and 1993. In addition to the use of processes and associations as unifying elements, these pieces present hierarchical organization and narrative structure. The presence of form and narrative in these works illustrates the capacity of postmodern music to be unified in novel and idiosyncratic ways.
I examine Zorn's collage pieces using an adapted methodology of paradigmatic analysis and incorporate ideas of musical topics as signifiers of delineation in the works. The segmentation of these works, begun in chapter three, reveals a hierarchical organization …
Paul Moravec: Polystylism In Cool Fire (2001), Jennifer Kuk-Bonora
Paul Moravec: Polystylism In Cool Fire (2001), Jennifer Kuk-Bonora
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The goal of this document is to provide a structural and stylistic analysis of Paul Moravec's chamber piece, Cool Fire (2001) within the context of Alfred Schnittke's polystylism. Fundamental polystylism is the use of two or more music styles within one composition and focuses on a more evolved portrayal of the style when, "there are no longer any direct quotations, but rather a certain element which indicates a `genetic refill' of memories." Techniques from Impressionism, Jazz, Baroque and Classical styles are utilized in Cool Fire.
The method of analysis will follow Jan La Rue's Guidelines for Style Analysis to better …
Essential Neo-Riemannian Theory For Today's Musician, Laura Felicity Mason
Essential Neo-Riemannian Theory For Today's Musician, Laura Felicity Mason
Masters Theses
This thesis will build upon the foundation set by Engebretsen and Broman in Transformational Theory in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Teaching the Neo-Riemannian Approach (Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy 21) and Roig-Francoli’s Harmony in Context (McGraw-Hill) by justifying the inclusion of neo-Riemannian Theory (NRT) in the undergraduate music theory curricula. This thesis also serves as a text for use by undergraduates to supplement a typical theory curriculum. While Engebretsen and Broman introduce the notion of NRT inclusion, and Roig-Francolí dedicates several pages in Harmony to its discussion, NRT remains uncommon in an undergraduate curriculum. NRT, an …
From Neumes To Notes: The Evolution Of Music Notation, Hope R. Strayer
From Neumes To Notes: The Evolution Of Music Notation, Hope R. Strayer
Music and Worship Student Presentations
New things are often viewed as being better and more advanced than older counterparts. However, new does not denote superior. Music notation serves as one example of old methods that were as adequate as the new. Early forms of music notation may appear vague and ambiguous, but when combined with oral tradition the notation contained all the information required for a successful performance. Though these early notational forms seem insufficient when compared with contemporary forms, notation cannot be removed from the context in which it served. From the origin of neumes in the ninth century to the rhythmic developments of …
"Western Evening Vistas" For Concert Band, Dominic Dousa
"Western Evening Vistas" For Concert Band, Dominic Dousa
Dominic Dousa
A performance of my original composition by the UTEP Wind Symphony, conducted by Ron Hufstader.
A Hierarchical Approach To The Analysis Of Intermediary Structures Within The Modified Contour Reduction Algorithm, Kristen M. Wallentinsen
A Hierarchical Approach To The Analysis Of Intermediary Structures Within The Modified Contour Reduction Algorithm, Kristen M. Wallentinsen
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Robert Morris’s (1993) Contour-Reduction Algorithm—later modified by Rob Schultz (2008) and hereafter referred to as the Modified Contour Reduction Algorithm (MCRA)—recursively prunes a contour down to its prime: its first, last, highest, and lowest contour pitches. The algorithm follows a series of steps in two stages. The first stage prunes c-pitches that are neither local high points (maxima) nor low points (minima). The second stage prunes pitches that are neither maxima within the max-list (pitches that were maxima in the first stage) nor minima within the min-list (pitches that were minima in the first stage). This second stage is repeated …
Memory And Production Of Standard Frequencies In College-Level Musicians, Sarah E. Weber
Memory And Production Of Standard Frequencies In College-Level Musicians, Sarah E. Weber
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis examines the nature of long-term absolute pitch memory—an ability traditionally assumed to belong only to absolute pitch (AP) possessors—by testing for evidence of this memory for “standard” frequencies in musicians without AP. Standard frequencies, those based on the equally tempered system with A = 440 Hz, are common in the sonic environment of the Western college musical education, and thus could have the opportunity to penetrate listeners’ long-term memories. Through four experimental tasks, this thesis examines musicians’ ability to recognize and produce frequencies from the set of equally tempered frequencies based on A = 440 Hz, without regard …
Fsu Ovation: 2012-2013 Season Fine Arts Series And Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker Series, Lamb Earnest
Fsu Ovation: 2012-2013 Season Fine Arts Series And Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker Series, Lamb Earnest
Choir History
The Department of Performing and Fine Arts Building Community through the Arts
Vision: The Department of Performing and Fine Arts will be the cultural and intellectual center for Fayetteville and its environs.
Mission: The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates in the performing and fine arts — music, dance, theater, visual arts — that will be leaders in their respective fields and its advocate. The Department is also committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging …
Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, Conduction And The Network Of Composition, Mark Zanter
Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, Conduction And The Network Of Composition, Mark Zanter
Music Faculty Research
In Noise, The Political Economy of Music Jacques Attali outlines how musical practice presages periods of economic development. The current late capitalist, post-Fordist, stage resembles what Attali calls the “network of composition”; where codes are oriented toward receiving pleasure from instruments of communication, use, and exchange value is experienced not accumulated. Post-Fordism affords a climate in which new codes of use and exchange emerge through limited production, flexible labor, and increased information flow. These codes increasingly support choice, nonconformity, and free-expression. Improvised/creative music, free jazz, and forms where self-expression, exploration of human potential freed from production signify the emergence of …
0810: The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Collection, 1974-2012, Marshall University Special Collections
0810: The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Collection, 1974-2012, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Collection focuses mainly on the EFFORT (Education For Future Orchestra Related Tradition) Program. The EFFORT Program went from school to school performing for students, and teaching them about the instruments. This collection consists of many EFFORT reports from various years which show the schools the orchestra traveled to. It also includes a variety of programs and flyers and a multitude of newspaper clippings and photographs ranging from residencies to EFFORT In-School performances.
Volume 27, Various Authors
The Synthesizer: Modernist And Technological Transformations In Film Sound And Contemporary Music, Dusin J. Green
The Synthesizer: Modernist And Technological Transformations In Film Sound And Contemporary Music, Dusin J. Green
CMC Senior Theses
The invention of the synthesizer meant the possibility of achieving virtually any sound in one mechanism, a superbly convenient device for musical creativity. Perhaps the perfect space for this approval of sound creativity was in the modern electronic film score. The synthesizer also flourished in popular music immediately following its emergence, but a common form began to solidify itself among synthesizer music. Shortly after, improvements in electronic instrument technology led to the democratization of electronic music and equipment, ultimately leading to electronic music as the new mainstream.