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Formal Organization in Ground-bass Compositions

This thesis examines formal organization in ground-bass works. While it is true that many or even most works of the ground-bass repertoire are variation sets over a ground, there also exist many ground-bass works that are not in variation form. The primary goal of this thesis is to elucidate the various ways in which such non-variation formal organizations may be achieved. The first chapter of this work discusses the general properties of ground basses and various ways that individual phrases may be placed in relation to the statements of the ground. The second chapter considers phrases groupings, phrase rhythm, and the larger formal organizations that result. The third chapter concludes this study with complete analyses of Purcell’s “When I am laid in earth” from Dido and Aeneas and Delanade’s “Jerusalem, convertere ad dominum Deum tuum” from his setting of the Leçons de ténèbres.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc804844
Date08 1900
CreatorsStevens, Bryan
ContributorsSlottow, Stephen P., Jackson, Timothy L., Arthurs, Daniel
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Stevens, Bryan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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