The idea that music acts in part as a vehicle for meaning is a truism in both popular reception and music scholarship. The language used to speak and to write about music is replete with words that describe it metaphorically. Melodies descend; rhythms speed up; timbre is smooth. Certainly, we use these terms for communicative facility, yet by applying this language to music, we create metaphors that, according to Ludwig Wittgenstein, act as frames that direct interpretation. In the paper, I put forth a theory that views metaphor as the process of semantic transfer or substitution in which a non-musical concept stands in for a musical feature, effectively enabling us to hear music as more than simply sound. The use of certain metaphors receives inspiration from previously heard music, programs, a perceived similarity with non-musical phenomena, or a combination of these. The methodology that I propose coordinates these metaphors—places them within a single frame—and enables them to interact with one another and to create a more palpable musical experience for the listener. I use Chopin's E minor and A major preludes from Op. 28 as the primary models for expounding this hermeneutic. / text

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-233).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Rhode Island, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 195-202).

The subject of this thesis is to present the cycles of the preludes composed by F. Chopin, A. N. Scriabin and C. Debussy and to compare them with each other. 3 sorts of criteria will be chosen for that: 1) non-musical criteria, 2) music theory criteria and 3) will be researched through the analysis of chosen music pieces from the cycles. Their common features and differences will be summarized at the end of the each chapter.

xxi, 222 p. : ill., music. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / When published 1836, Chopin's first Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, was not only the first instrumental ballade of his own, but also the first ballade ever written without words. Since Chopin himself never disclosed any literature behind his idea, a question arises: how did he express the narrative nature of the Ballades in his purely instrumental music? The purpose of this dissertation is to explore Chopin's logic and the coherence that governs and connects every detail of the piece and how he "narrates" without words in his instrumental works. I use two compositional and analytical ideas established by Schoenberg-- Grundgestalt and tonal network--to explore Chopin's compositional idea. According to Schoenberg, the real compositional idea of tonal music is how balance is restored. The Grundgestalt becomes the source of conflict and unity throughout the Ballades while the story unfolds, and the balance is restored in a unique way in each Ballade. I attempt to apply two features of Grundgestalt : functional Grundgestalt , which is responsible for the piece's structural development, and motivic Grundgestalt , which creates thematic development. Another focus of the dissertation is how Chopin's excursion to the outskirts of the tonal boundary, the manifestation of octatonic pitch collections, was created and later assimilated into the tonal structure. Traditionally, the use of octatonic scales was considered a tool for much later compositions, typically in the early twentieth-century works of Russian composers such as Stravinsky. However, recent research reveals that the application of the octatonic scale goes back considerably farther. Chopin's use of the octatonic scale is for the most part manifested by tonally ambiguous chords, such as diminished 7th chords and modal mixtures, to lengthen octatonic pitch-sets already existing in diatonic scales. Although Chopin's application of octatonic scales is subtle, it usually relates to other sections of the piece motivically and is smoothly integrated into his tonal scheme and graceful style of writing. / Committee in charge: Jack Boss, Chairperson, Music; Stephen Rodgers, Member, Music; Timothy Pack, Member, Music; Hal Sadofsky, Outside Member, Mathematics

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:25:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-01-12Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:47:40Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rossi_ad_me_arafcl.pdf: 1665542 bytes, checksum: 221a4c0f32edda233ea1e862d9e9bc69 (MD5) / A presente dissertação tem por objetivo promover uma leitura da disseminação de desarticulações do universo patriarcal empreendida por Kate Chopin (1850 – 1904) — escritora realista norte-americana — em The Awakening (1899), considerado a obraprima da autora. Partindo-se das premissas de uma teoria e crítica feministas de base desconstrucionista, que permite a leitura conjunta do texto e do subtexto, pretende-se fazer uma análise das instâncias estruturais da narrativa em questão (enredo, narrador, personagens, tempo e espaço) de forma a apontar como a autora se utiliza dessas instância para promover uma contestação dos pressupostos maniqueístas e sexistas — ou oposições hierárquicas — que sustentam a sociedade e o pensamento ocidental a partir desses mesmos pressupostos. / The main purpose of this paper is to make a close reading of the dissemination of disarticulations attempted against the patriarchal universe by Kate Chopin (1850 – 1904) — a North-American Realistic writer — in The Awakening (1899), considered the authoress’ masterpiece. Departing from the premises of a Feminist theory and criticism based on Deconstruction, which allows the reading of the text and the subtext at the same time, we intend to make an analysis of the narrative structural instances (plot, narrator, characters, time and space) in order to demonstrate how the authoress uses these instances to build a reply of the sexists and manichaeists purposes — or hierarchical oppositions — that support the Western society and thinking by these same purposes.

Orientador: Maria Clara Bonetti Paro / Banca: Carlos Daghlian / Banca: Márcia Valéria Zamboni Gobbi / Banca: Alcides Cardoso dos Santos / Resumo: Esta tese discute o caráter feminista da obra de Kate Chopin (1851-1904) ao abordar determinados aspectos da condição da mulher do final do século XIX, principalmente no que diz respeito a temas como casamento, família, liberdade, trabalho, submissão e emancipação. A escritora americana levanta questões polêmicas sobre a identidade da mulher, por meio da caracterização das personagens femininas na narrativa, quer em situações ligadas à identidade social, quer em relacionamentos amorosos. Embora, muitas vezes, utilize-se de recursos que, aparentemente, negam uma discussão direta a respeito dessas questões, Kate Chopin acaba revelando seu descontentamento com as opressões sofridas pela mulher, quase sempre associadas às diferenças sexuais e às tradições e cria, para isso, uma estrutura narrativa em que a luta pela identidade feminina se faz presente, seja de forma explícita ou indireta. Além de um estudo aprofundado da temática dos contos, são observados e analisados, entre outras coisas, elementos textuais importantes como o foco narrativo, a caracterização e representação das personagens (principalmente as femininas), bem como as relações de tempo e espaço e o uso da ironia. A crítica literária feminista, mais especificamente a Ginocrítica, que tem Elaine Showalter como principal representante, também faz parte do referencial teórico da tese. / Abstract: The present study aims to discuss Kate Chopin's (1851-1904) feminist view about some aspects related to the condition of women at the end of the nineteenth century, especially concerning themes such as marriage, family, freedom, work, submission and emancipation. The American writer raises these polemic issues about feminine identity through the character's representation in the narrative, as in situations related to social identity, as when they are involved in love relationships. Although she has often used narrative devices that apparently deny a direct discussion of these questions, Kate Chopin reveals her dissatisfaction with the oppression suffered by women, due to sexual differences and traditional values, creating a narrative structure in which the struggle for a feminine identity is presented, explicitly or implicitly. Thus, besides an analysis of the themes in Chopin's short stories, some important devices are observed, such as point of view, character portrayal (mainly the feminine ones), as well as time and space relations and the use of irony. Feminist criticism, especially Elaine Showalter's Ginocritics, is also used as part of theoretical framework. / Doutor

At the turn of the 19th century, ideas promoting women’s rights were sweeping across America. During that time Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was published, portraying a young woman, Edna Pontellier, who after several years of emotional unfullfilment in her marriage questions her place as a woman in her marriage as well in society. Edna’s Presbyterian Kentuckian upbringing is in opposition to Catholic Creole society that her husband belongs to. Creole society, at that time, was governed by its unwritten social codes, which were especially clear on issues concerning women’s traditional roles in society in connection to marriage and social duties. In this essay I present how Edna’s emotional awakening and her struggle to achieve independence are in conflict with the cultural norms that exist in Creole society. Also, I argue that the reason why Edna fails in her search for individual freedom is because her awakening is emotional and not intellectual; she lacks knowledge and cannot perceive herself beyond the conventions that limit and oppress her. Additionally, Edna cannot find guidance in any of the other women because they all act within the frames of the role they are playing.