Date of Award

6-2005

Degree Name

Master of Music

Department

Music

First Advisor

C. Curtis-Smith

Second Advisor

Dr. Richard Adams

Third Advisor

John Campos

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

Intersection is a musical work written for orchestra. The concept for it is loosely based on the sounds and emotions that I associate with trains. The music at the beginning of the piece, and the concept in general, was inspired by the sounds made by trains slowly passing the intersection of Kalamazoo Ave., Water St., and Pitcher St. in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Though most of the piece just uses the idea of the sound of trains as general inspiration, there are also sounds that more directly represent actual sounds, like an occasional blow of the whistle, or the sound of the gate that stops traffic from crossing the railroad tracks.

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