abstract: Many of the works of Dominick Argento have been researched and analyzed, but his choral work Evensong: Of Love and Angels s has received limited attention thus far. Written in memoriam for his wife Carolyn Bailey Argento, Evensong draws its musical material from her initials C.B.A. These letters, translated into note names, form a conspicuous head motive that is present in each movement of the work, and it serves multiple functions: as a melodic feature, as the foundation for a twelve-tone row, and as a harmonic base. This paper provides an overview of the work's conception with specific relation to Argento's biographical details, compositional style, and work habits; a brief review of the critical reception of the work; and a succinct analysis of the form and cyclical materials found in each movement. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2011
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:9093 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | Page, Carrie Leigh (Author), Rogers, Rodney (Advisor), Demars, James (Committee member), Levy, Benjamin (Committee member), Oldani, Robert (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 73 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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