Beginning with his High Mass written in 1994, popular Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström modeled multiple compositions after famous canonical works using the same texts and/or instrumentation. Sandström wants to be compared to the greatest, specifically in how a twenty-first century composer responds to a text set , in the case of J.S. Bach's , over 250 years ago. His setting of Matthäuspassion (MP), which uses the same libretto as J.S. Bach, is his most extensive non-operatic work, one he considers his most significant, and likely his last work based on a preexisting model. This study 1) examines the influence of J.S. Bach's MP on Sandström's setting in the use of characters and chorales, 2) illustrates Sandström's compositional language in MP based on recent studies on his choral music, 3) describes his use of musical symbolism, and 4) discusses his religious and spiritual motivations behind the work, as well as his preferred uses in performance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc862768 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Jilek, Dwight |
| Contributors | Sparks, Richard, Austin, Stephen F., Hobbs, Greg, 1968- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 101 pages : illustrations, music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Jilek, Dwight, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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