Date of Award
4-2006
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Robert Ricci
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard Adams
Third Advisor
Dr. Stanley C. Pelkey II
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Michael Miller
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
My thesis is a chamber symphony in three movements. The instrumentation is as follows: one flute, one oboe, one clarinet, one bassoon, one horn, one timpani (movements one and three), one bongos(movements two and three), one triangle (movement two), one marimba(movement one), one vibraphone(movement two), one piano, one violin I, one violin II, one viola, one cello, and one string bass. The first movement also contains a soprano solo that is cued by other instruments if a soloist is unavailable.
The first movement is in Dorian and Aeolian modes. The second movement features a whole tone scale and a middle section of aleatoric music. The third movement places pentatonic harmony against a classically harmonized melody to create polytonality and also contains a fugue that utilizes quartal and quintal harmonies. The entire symphony draws upon both classical and minimalist ideas and was inspired by the music of videogames, Japanese animation and film scores.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Tamzen Marie, "Days of Inspiration: A Chamber Symphony in Three Movements" (2006). Masters Theses. 5245.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5245