The composition is for large chorus, soloists and orchestra. It is in six movements and of about thirty minutes duration. The work is illustrative of texts from the Bible, " Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and an early nineteenth century hymn by William More. The tonal resources used are based on diatonicism, altered and extended, with occasional use of the dodecaphonic technique as a device for melodic invention. The rhythmic resources are metered and unmetered. Traditional choral writing and devices of more recent origin are used in the composition of the vocal passages. The work is of moderate difficulty, and suggests departures from traditional choral concert programming. A commentary, instrument chart, and performance instructions precede the music. The commentary explains the general character of the work, the utilization of the text, and the techniques of composition. In addition, it presents a comparison of the movements.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1038845 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Paxton, Steven |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xvii leaves, score (66 p.) : music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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