abstract: Lux Aeterna is scored for Flute (Piccolo), Bb Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Oboe, Bassoon (Contra-Bassoon), French Horn, Trumpet in C, Tenor Trombone, Soprano Voice, Alto Voice, Tenor Voice, Bass Voice, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The piece lasts 17-18 minutes. The text, in its original Latin, is from the Requiem Mass. The pitch material for the four voices is directly derived from the original Gregorian Chant (B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A). The primary pitch materials for the instrumental ensemble are drawn from the overtone series, with the fundamental of B natural. As found in the natural overtone series, the chords produced in this composition include microtones found both naturally from the series along with microtones added by the composer to create harmonic friction. This treatment of microtonal materials is juxtaposed with the “pure” nature of the B minor modal scale sung by the 4 vocalists. Lux Aeterna uses the performance space so that the sixteen performers and conductor surround the audience in an oval shape. Entrances of instruments are determined by their position around the audience and the way in which those sounds interact with one another across the space of the hall. The instruments are strategically placed so that timbres can be balanced in a specific way and the listener can hear the pitches blend in the acoustics of the hall. The goal is to create an immersive listening experience for the audience. Although there are some spectral techniques involved in this composition, no computers or software programs were used to analyze harmonic materials. The pitch material is either from the overtone series or the B minor scale. Essentially, the music is instinctually composed. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2019

Comrades was inspired by Milan Kundera’s first novel, The Joke. The music initially set out to depict four characters from The Joke and their distinct personalities, with each movement individually depicting a specific character. As the piece was being composed, it gradually began to distance itself form the novel, and in its final state, exists independently of any association with the novel, instead depicting four unspecified characters from an unwritten story who relate in non-programmatic ways. Regardless of its removed association with Milan Kundera’s novel, the orchestration of Comrades was chosen based on a Moravian folk music ensemble in which the characters within the novel performed. In an effort to remain loyal to its conception, the piece attempts to use European folk influence to generate much of its musical material. / text

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No abstract available. / Thesis (M.Mus.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2004.

Thesis (M.M.)--University of Rochester, 1947. / Typewritten. Bibliography: p. 72-73. Digitized version available online via the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music http://hdl.handle.net/1802/4632

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Music, August 2001. / For mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra. Text excerpted from Collected Early Poems by Adrienne Rich. Includes performance notes. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.M.)--Ohio University, August, 2001. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.M.)--Conservatory of Music and Dance. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008. / "A thesis in music composition." Advisor: Paul Rudy. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Apr. 14, 2009 Online version of the print edition.