Te Deum is a single movement work for chorus and orchestra. It employs an ensemble comprising the complement of string, woodwind, and brass instruments typically available in a small symphony orchestra with an expanded percussion section. The choral forces are in proportional relation to the instrumental forces are in proportional relation to the instrumental forces and it is sung in the original Latin. The intended performance time is approximately 18 minutes. Temporal aspects of the work are characterized by three contrasting sections. The slow and solemn opening section is given to long stretches of silence sparsely punctuated by low drums. The remainder of the work is texturally more dense and employs a much quicker tempo. A steady core pulse is also a key feature, with attention given to avoiding any regular metrical implications by use offset accents, non-consecutive identical phrase lengths, and a slow harmonic rhythm.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935762
Date05 1900
CreatorsPiekarski, James
ContributorsAustin, Larry, Sovik, Thomas Paul, Clark, Thomas Sidney
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format1 score (lxxx, 91 leaves) : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Piekarski, James, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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