Alto Requiem is a requiem mass for contralto, chorus, and organ. Several unifying elements have been used throughout the composition. Most of the homophonic texture is limited to quartal and secundal structures. The melodic material is also predominantly quartal and secundal. Key relationships between and within movements are limited to related major and minor modes, modes a major or minor second apart, and modes a fourth apart. Further unity is achieved by emplying motives from the chants of the Roman Missa pro defunctis. These chants are used in the vocal lines as well as in the organ accompaniment.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1038772 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Bailey, Samuel Harper |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 1 score (lv, 77 leaves) : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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