Marilyn Shrude is a champion for contemporary concert music. Throughout her career, she has written multiple works including the saxophone that utilize its unique timbre. Atonality is a chief characteristic of her compositional style. Her contributions to the saxophone repertoire include solos, duos with piano, chamber works, quartets and larger works with band. This study surveys five chamber pieces that include saxophone with diverse instruments written by Marilyn Shrude. The pieces includes are Splintered Visions (1985), Notturno: In Memorium Toru Takemitsu (1996), Transparent Eyes (2000), Face of the Moon (2000) and Within Silence (2012). The analysis of each work includes information pertaining to the creation of cohesion and atonality throughout the piece.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc862730 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Wright, Andrew (Saxophonist) |
| Contributors | Nestler, Eric M., Fisher, Dennis W., Scott, John C. (John Charles), 1947- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xiv, 172 pages : music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Wright, Andrew (Saxophonist), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | Recital: April 9, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc802035 |
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