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Joby Talbot’S Path Of Miracles: Musical And Dramatic Analysis, Joseph Stuligross
Joby Talbot’S Path Of Miracles: Musical And Dramatic Analysis, Joseph Stuligross
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This project investigates Joby Talbot’s choral composition Path of Miracles, focusing on interpretive insight as well as musical and extra-musical understandings related to the subject matter, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain known as the Camino de Santiago. It explores the sources and methods of generating dramatic intensity and seeks to understand how the composer achieved particular dramatic effects. The project proceeds along two related modes of inquiry. The first involves musical evaluation, particularly of pitch, motive, harmony and rhythm techniques, in a somewhat traditional analysis. The second investigates the ways in which musical techniques generate the …