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1 | Part I: Traditional elements and spectral content in Color by Marc-André Dalbavie Part II: Siberia for wind ensemble and electronics | The goal of this dissertation is to explore some recent tendencies in the evolution of spectral music. Color by Marc-André Dalbavie is a prominent example of the implementation of traditional elements within a spectral context. The work selected for analysis encompasses an orchestral piece that cov... | Dalbavie, Marc-André, 1961- Color | 2013-05 | ||
2 | Bernal, Sergio | The triumph of joy over tragedy: pitch A in Mahler's Fifth Symphony | One of the extraordinary innovations found in Mahler's symphonies is the use of progressive tonality as a vehicle to express emotional transformation. Two of Mahler's four "Wunderhorn" symphonies, the Second and Fourth, both progress away from the original tonic and end in a mediant or submediant ke... | Analysis; Fifth; Harmonic; Mahler; Melodic; Symphony | 2013-05 | |
3 | Anderson, Briawna A. | Troubled authenticity amd the romanticized West: reevaluating Charles Wakefield Cadman's 1918 opera Shanewis | In 1918, American composer Charles Wakefield Cadman completed the opera Shanewis or the Robin Woman, which was featured during two consecutive seasons at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. It was the first American opera to receive the honor of a double run and was popular throughout the 1920... | American Music; Cadman; Indianism; Opera; Shanewis; Tsianina | 2013-05 |