Crescent City Tableaux is an original omposition in three movements for wind ensemble that portrays aspects of the city
of New Orleans. The fifteen-‐minute composition uses musical quotation and jazz-‐influenced styles within an essentially tonal idiom to create a musical tribute to
that city. The first movement, “Jackson Square,” introduces melodic and rhythmic
motives and sets the tone for the rest of
the piece. The second movement, “‘I understand that somewhere it has rained,’”
addresses the sadness and anger caused by
Hurricane Katrina. The thirdmovement, “Second
Line,” celebrates the brass band and Mardi
Gras Indian traditions of New Orleans. The
accompanying document provides a review of
relevant literature for the wind ensemble
and symphony band, an analysis of Donald
Grantham’s J’ai été au bal and the third
movement of Michael Daugherty’s Lost Vegas,
and a discussion of the music that is quoted
in the work. Analytical essays on each of the
three movements discuss structural features,
motivic processes, and compositional techniques. / School of Music
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/195870 |
| Date | 22 May 2012 |
| Creators | Rhinehart, James |
| Contributors | Kothman, Keith, 1963-, Trawick, Eleanor, 1965- |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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