Date of Award
4-1994
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Ramon Zupko
Second Advisor
C. Curtis-Smith
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Ricci
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Homo Tonos is a work for large orchestra. The entire piece stems from a dodecaphonic system in which each family of instruments is assigned its own unique 12-tone row. The rows are constructed in such a way that when they are written out and stacked one atop the other, they create 12 unique vertical rows.
Throughout the work, the basic rules of 12-tone row manipulation were used as a foundation for organization of pitches. Each family of instruments adheres strictly to its own row except in passages where there are unisons across families. In these instances, the vertical 12-tone rows were employed.
Homo Tonos is intended for performance by an orchestra of competent professionals.
Recommended Citation
Talaga, Stephen C., "Homo Tonos for Orchestra in Three Movements" (1994). Masters Theses. 5269.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5269