New York City: A Collage of Cultures is a single-movement programmatic orchestral work that features polytonality, prallelism, sound-mass, micro-tones, polychordal rhythmic ostinato, neo-impressionism, and folk themes and anthems from sundry cultures and nationalities. The simultaneity of contextual material at one point necessitates the employment of three conductors. The composition portrays America as a "melting pot" through its busiest immigration center, itself a microcosm of diverse international elements. This is achieved by the depiction of three different settings: a boat sailing from a foreign port, bound for New York Cty; New York itself in all of its awesome fury; and a capsule image of a conglomerate of turn-of-the-century emigrants and their interaction throughout the voyage.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1393741 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Drozin, Garth M. (Garth Matthew). |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 1 score (105 leaves), Text |
| Rights | Public, Drozin, Garth M. (Garth Matthew)., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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