Forgotten Lyres is a musical response to Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Mutability, which depicts the fragility and unpredictable nature of human life. Four independent chamber ensembles make up the performing forces of Forgotten Lyres; the musicians evoke the topics of Shelley's text as they interact and coordinate with one another according to a variety of paradigms and without the use of a conductor. This essay focuses on the approaches to coordination within and between ensembles, and the ways in which the musicians' interactions can evoke and convey Shelley's texts. The essay also examines works by Mel Powell, Toru Takemitsu, Witold Lutoslawski, and Pierre Boulez as examples and precursors for the coordination strategies employed in Forgotten Lyres.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011829 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Harenda, Timothy |
| Contributors | Klein, Joseph, 1962-, May, Andrew, 1968-, Couturiaux, Clay |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 184 pages : illustrations, music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Harenda, Timothy, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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