Date of Award
8-1989
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Ramon Zupko
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
ORIGINS A SYMPHONY FOR ORCHESTRA is a three movement work composed entirely with an arbitrarily derived system of harmony and melody. AH three movements are based upon ten sovereign groupings of notes, each group displaying its own specific charactor of harmonic/melodic tension and release.
It is this harmonic structure, plus an Idee’ Fixe based on one of the groupings that binds the three movements together.
ORIGINS was written according to conventional symphonic outlines, but is strictly intended for an ensemble of high technical prowess. While it is a highly complex work, it is still designed to be relatively accessable to a wide audience.
Recommended Citation
Haupt, Thomas E., "Origins a Symphony for Orchestra" (1989). Masters Theses. 1098.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1098