Zugl.: Freiburg (Breisgau), Univ., Diss., 2002

Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Freiburg (Breisgau).

Dissertation--Philosophische Fakultät III--Berlin--Humboldt-Universität, 2002. / Bibliogr. p. 275-287.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from 1st page of PDF file (viewed Dec. 16, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes sound files of the thesis recital in 44K stereo. and 96K formats.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2001. / Vita. Includes reproduction of Ferneyhough's score of Cassandra's dream song as Appendix C. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-85).

Le langage de Salvatore Sciarrino et celui de Brian Ferneyhough sembleraient aux antipodes : l’un doté d’une ligne épurée de tout excès, l’autre avec une notation surchargée de détails. La structure temporelle de leurs langages pourraient toutefois trouver un point de contact dans deux pièces pour flûte seule : L’orologio di Bergson de Sciarrino et Carceri d’Invenzione IIb de Ferneyhough. La pièce de Sciarrino est structurée sur la périodicité de certains éléments qui, par leur récurrence, créent une sensation de temps circulaire. Celle de Ferneyhough, bien que plus complexe à la surface, emploie la même idée de récurrence du matériau. La simplicité des éléments sonores de Sciarrino laisse la place à des unités de matériau incandescentes. Cette thèse a comme but de montrer une certaine similarité quant à la gestion du temps, et quant à son déroulement. L’analyse de plusieurs interprétations montrera aussi comment les interprètes s’approprient cette conception temporelle. / At first impression, the language of Salvatore Sciarrino and that of Brian Ferneyhough seem to be antipodes, two extremes exactly opposite to each other: one simple, pure, deprived of any unnecessary excess, while the other rich, complex, decorated with all the possible details. However, in these two pieces for flute solo, there is a common ground that can be found: L’orologio di Bergson of Salvatore Sciarrino and Carceri d’Invenzione IIb of Brian Ferneyhough. The piece of Sciarrino is structured on the periodicity of certain elements, by their recurrence, which create a sensation of circular time. While the piece of Ferneyhough, although, seemingly much more complex, employs the same idea of recurrence of the material. The simplicity of the sonic elements of Sciarrino gives the space to the unity of the incandescent materials. The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate some certain similarity, concerning the time management and its development. The analysis of several interpretation also shows how the interpreters adapt themselves to this time conception.

Orientador: Silvio Ferraz Mello Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T13:00:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Castellani_FelipeMerker_M.pdf: 34231257 bytes, checksum: bc31cb58b5109989106920c3c78537a4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Abordamos no presente trabalho a noção de gesto musical circunscrita às poéticas dos compositores Luciano Berio e Brian Ferneyhough. O que as liga é a tomada de consciência de que os gestos musicais não devem ser entendidos como unidades fechadas e prontas para serem utilizadas, não importando o contexto em que serão inseridas. Seja por sua utilização como parte de um processo de significação musical, ou como parte de uma atitude composicional, o mais importante é sua possibilidade de desconstrução e reconstrução. Portanto, este é o principal foco deste trabalho.Nos escritos de Luciano Berio, a noção de gesto musical está interligada a outros aspectos como o virtuosismo, presente na prática instrumental e a teatralidade, produzida por uma relação entre corpo físico do instrumentista e o corpo sonoro gerado pelas ações do mesmo. Para ele os gestos são jogos de representação e significação, que ocorrem em função das convenções históricas e culturais. Por outro lado, para Ferneyhough, o gesto é o resultado de um trabalho paramétrico, que atua tanto com um enfoque tradicional, nas operações que manipulam as alturas e os ritmos, como em formas mais diferenciadas, nos modos de articulação e dedilhados instrumentais. O que o define não é um trabalho isolado, mas a interação entre os diversos procedimentos presentes em um contexto composicional que convergem em direção a um efeito global.Contextualizamos e integramos as questões teóricas através das análises das seguintes obras: as Sequenze de Luciano Berio e Second String Quartet, Time and Motion Study I, Time and Motion Study II e o quinto movimento de Kurze Schatten II, todas de autoria de Brian Ferneyhough.Além das investigações teórica e analítica, também propomos uma experiência prática composicional, que permite a ampliação e complementação de nosso campo problemático. Desta forma, apresentamos um relato de procedimentos composicionais trabalhado simultaneamente com o estudo da poética de Luciano Berio e Brian Ferneyhough / Abstract: In this work we approach the notion of musical gesture circumscribed to the poetic of the composers Luciano Berio and Brian Ferneyhough. What connects them is the awareness of the musical gestures that should not be regarded as closed units and ready for use, no matter the context in which they are inserted. Whether for its use as part of a process of musical signification, or as part of a compositional approach, the most important is its potential to deconstruction and reconstruction, so this is the main focus of this work. In the writings of Luciano Berio, the notion of musical gesture is interconnected to other aspects such as the virtuosity, present in the instrumental practice and the theatricality, produced by a relationship between the physical body and the sonorous body generated his the actions. For the composer the gestures are games of representation and meaning, which occur due to the historical and cultural conventions. On the other hand, for Ferneyhough, the gesture is the result of a parametric work, which operates both with a traditional approach, in the operations that manipulate pitches and rhythms, as in a more differentiated ways, in the modes of articulation and instrumental fingerings. What defines this gesture, it's not an isolated work, but the interaction between the various procedures found in a compositional context that converges toward a global effect. We contextualize and integrate the theoretical issues through the analysis of the following works: the Luciano Berio's Sequenze and Brian Ferneyhough's Second String Quartet, Time and Motion Study I, Time and Motion Study II and the fifth movement of Kurze Schatten II. In addition to the analysis, we also propose a practical compositional experience, which allows the expansion and complementation of our problematic field. Thus, we present a description of the compositional procedures worked simultaneously with the study of the poetics of Luciano Berio and Brian Ferneyhough / Mestrado / Processos Criativos / Mestre em Música

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Wind repertoire, especially for flute, has received little focused attention in the musicological world especially when compared with other instruments. This gap in scholarship is further exacerbated when the scope of time is narrowed to the last quarter of the twentieth century. Although Minimalism and New Complexity are – at least superficially – highly divergent styles of composition, they both exhibit aspects of a response to modernism. An examination of emblematic examples from the repertoire for solo flute (or recorder), specifically focusing on: Louis Andriessen’s Ende (1981); James Dillon’s Sgothan (1984), Brian Ferneyhough’s Carceri d’Invenzione IIb (1984), Superscripto (1981), and Unity Capsule (1975); Philip Glass’s Arabesque in Memoriam (1988); Henryk Górecki’s Valentine Piece (1996); and Steve Reich’s Vermont Counterpoint (1982), allows for the similarities in both genre’s response to modernism to be highlighted. These works are situated historically and characteristics of both styles are highlighted with particular regard to Late or Post-Modernism. / Graduate

This dissertation explores the analysis and creation of compositions from the standpoint of texture and momentum. It is comprised of four chapters. The first presents a number of concepts as tools for analysis, including textural typography and transformation, perception of time and psychological engagement of an audience, and respiration as a metaphor for musical momentum. The second and third chapters apply these tools to Gerard Grisey's "Periodes" and "Partiels," and Brian Ferneyhough's "Lemma-Icon-Epigram." The fourth explores specific methodologies used in composing my dissertation piece, "Phase," including the application of number systems ranging from formal to local levels.