From Heaven, Through the World, to Hell is a theatrical piece which makes reference to various versions of the Faust legend. There are two versions of the piece: the full version for actress-singer, CD, computer, and four chamber ensembles (piano quintet, baroque trio, jazz quartet and modern ensemble), and the solo version for actress-singer, CD, and computer. The work explores the Faust legend within a technological musical theatre framework, and makes extensive use of live computer interaction using the Max/MSP programming environment. The singer interacts with the computer using an infrared sensor, allowing her to trigger as well as shape many of the sounds in the piece through physical gestures. This piece was written for g.e.m.s. (the Group of the Electronic Music Studio) as part of the McGill University Faculty of Music composer-in-residence program between 1998--1999.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.33370 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Wierckx, Marcel. |
| Contributors | Lanza, Alcides (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Music (Faculty of Music.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001783339, proquestno: MQ70678, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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