Philip Glass' Glassworks (1981) is a six-movement composition for two flutes, two soprano saxophones/clarinets, two tenor saxophones/bass clarinets, two French horns, violas, cellos, and the DX7 electric piano. Glassworks consists of six movements titled "Opening," "Floe," "Island," "Rubric," "Facades," and "Closing." This thesis covers the first movement "Opening." Repetition in musical minimalism confronts traditional prescriptive codes of tonal music and post-tonal music. While challenging the traditional codes, repetition in musical minimalism established new codes for listening to minimal music. This thesis explores the implications of these ideas.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc10975 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Wu, Chia-Ying (Charles) |
| Contributors | Schwarz, David, 1952-, Slottow, Stephen P., Sovik, Thomas Paul |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Wu, Chia-Ying, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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