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Pierrots Fâchés Avec La Lune: Debussy, Fauré And Ravel During World War 1, Arun Rao
Pierrots Fâchés Avec La Lune: Debussy, Fauré And Ravel During World War 1, Arun Rao
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This dissertation proposes to consider the music of French composers Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Ravel written during the Great War, under tremendous professional, personal and cultural pressures. These pressures are examined largely through these composers’ correspondence and the writings of contemporary critics, composers and artists in the first two chapters; a selection of their output from the war years, in particular their piano works and their chamber music, is the subject of the third chapter. The aim of the dissertation is to reveal certain aspirations common to all three, aspirations that were motivated, dictated even, by the political …
Microtonality As An Expressive Device: An Approach For The Contemporary Saxophonist, Seán Mac Erlaine
Microtonality As An Expressive Device: An Approach For The Contemporary Saxophonist, Seán Mac Erlaine
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This dissertation provides a critical examination of the use of microtonality as an expressive tool for the improvising saxophonist and offers a new method for quarter-tone production drawing on cultural references from European art music, Arabic Maqam and Contemporary Jazz. The thesis is underpinned by an historical, musicological analysis of tuning systems and theory necessary for the performer of microtonal music. The dissertation is presented in three chapters. In Chapter One, a discussion of tuning theory and a history of temperament systems contextualises the current uses of equal temperament and extensions of it including the quarter-tone tempered system. Chapter Two …
Unity Through Duality: An Exploration Of Paradox In Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jesus Vol Ii, Deirdre Hatch
Unity Through Duality: An Exploration Of Paradox In Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jesus Vol Ii, Deirdre Hatch
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Contemplation de l'Ellfant-Dieu de la creche et ReBards qui se posent sur lui : depuis le Regard indicible de Dieu le Pere jusqu'au Regard multiple de l'Kglise d'amour, en passant par le Regard inoui tie l'Esprit de joie, par le Regard si tendre de la Vierge, p'uis des Anges, des Mages et des creatures im'.naterieUes ou symboliques (le Temps, les Hauteurs, re Stlence, l'Etoile, la Croix). L'Etoile et la Croi:c ontle m!me theme parce que l'une ouvre etl'autre ferme la periode terre!\lre de Jesus. Le theme de Dieu se retrouve evidemment dans les "Regards du Pere", "du FiIs" et "de …
Unity Through Duality: An Exploration Of Paradox In Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jesus Vol. I, Deirdre Hatch
Unity Through Duality: An Exploration Of Paradox In Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jesus Vol. I, Deirdre Hatch
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Olivier Messiaen is one of the major musical figures of the twentieth century. His music draws on a diverse set of influences, yet always remains unique and entirely his own. His unwavering religious beliefs constitute the source of inspiration behind most of his music. Vingt Regards sur ['Enfant-Jesus for solo piano was composed in 1944. It forms a powerful and personal musical statement concerning one of the central mysteries of the Catholic faith, the Incarnation. As such, it is an important work within Messiaen's output. Its musical language and spiritual message are typical ofMessiaen's style.