Symphony No. 1 is written in four movements as a tribute to the mystery of nature. The movements are arranged in the following scheme: (I) Air, (II) Water, (III) Earth, (IV) Fire. / The first movement is introduced by an adagio and followed with an allegro illustrating the freedom of air. The second movement is written in ternary form. A nine-measure 'cello theme provides the material for this contrapuntal movement. The third movement, melancholy in character, narrates the downfall of the earth. The fourth movement is a fast Rondo with a fiery theme. / The musical ideas of Symphony No. 1 are largely derived from the following tone-row: C B F B$\sp\flat$ D$\sp\flat$ A$\sp\flat$ D E A G F$\sp\sharp$ D$\sp\sharp$. The duration of this composition is approximately twenty-eight minutes. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0369. / Major Professor: Roy Johnson. / Thesis (D.Mus.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76864 |
| Contributors | Wong, Yau-Sun., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 126 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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