Arda is an instrumental chamber work scored for cello, percussion, and multiple keyboards with a total duration of approximately thirteen minutes. The work is structured in an arch form whose divisions are based on instrumental and textual groupings. The pitch organization utilizes prominent intervals, improvised passages on certain passages on certain pitches, and the double harmonic mode, which is derived from an Indian raga. Various instrumental techniques are also used throughout the work to alter timbres as well as to create more interesting vertical sonorities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1038870 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Howard, Bill (William Alan) |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 1 ms. score (xiii, 52 p.) : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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