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Finding the "Indian" in Amy Beach's Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80.

Music that is categorized as part of the Indianist movement in American music (ca. 1890-1925) typically evokes Native American culture, ritual, story, or song through compositional gestures. It may also incorporate Native American tunes. Amy Beach (1867-1944) is considered to have composed five Indianist works, but her Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80 has not been included as one of them. This thesis rethinks categorization of the piece, seeking the "Indian" in it through examination of its gestures, instrumentation, and relationship to contemporary Indianist compositions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5196
Date12 1900
CreatorsBurgess, Stephanie J.
ContributorsMcKnight, Mark, 1951-, Notley, Margaret Anne, Murphy, John P. (John Patrick)
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Burgess, Stephanie J., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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