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The “Rebuff Chorus” In 1960–2000 Pop Music, David Heetderks
The “Rebuff Chorus” In 1960–2000 Pop Music, David Heetderks
Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
In some verse–prechorus–chorus (VPC) songs from 1960–1990, the prechorus sets up an expectation for tonic arrival, only to have the subsequent chorus reject this tonal implication and either withhold tonic resolution, abruptly change to a new key, or contain a passage whose relation to the previous one is tonally ambiguous. I call this event a “rebuff” chorus. Formal analysis and intertextual comparison show how rebuff choruses use absent-tonic passages or modulatory “breakout” passages in order to swerve away from the implications of the previous section. The formal device often transforms the expressive effect of the chorus from arrival and sincerity …
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.