«Eskhaton»

Eskhaton is an original musical composition for large wind ensemble and electronics, with a duration of approximately eleven minutes and thirty seconds. The piece is primarily concerned with the concept of distortion, and makes extensive use of timbral, rhythmic, and formal materials adapted from ex...

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Main Author: Schouten, Duncan Simon Aubrey
Other Authors: Sean Alastair Ferguson (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.1106472014-02-13T04:06:21Z«Eskhaton»Schouten, Duncan Simon AubreyCommunications And The Arts - MusicEskhaton is an original musical composition for large wind ensemble and electronics, with a duration of approximately eleven minutes and thirty seconds. The piece is primarily concerned with the concept of distortion, and makes extensive use of timbral, rhythmic, and formal materials adapted from extreme heavy metal music. This thesis is comprised of two volumes: the first is the present analytical paper, which provides an overview of the source materials and compositional techniques I employed in the creation of this piece; the second consists of the musical score and accompanying DVD, which contains the work's electronics. Eskhaton est une composition musicale originale pour grand ensemble à vent et électronique, d'une durée approximative de onze minutes et trente secondes. La pièce s'inspire principalement du concept de la distorsion et fait un usage considérable des matériaux du timbre, du rythme, et de la forme, adaptés du genre musical de métal extrême. Cette thèse se compose de deux volumes : le premier est ce document analytique, qui donne un aperçu du matériau source et des techniques de composition utilisés pendant la création de la pièce. Le deuxième volume comprend la partition musicale et un DVD accompagnateur, qui contient la partie électronique de la pièce.McGill UniversitySean Alastair Ferguson (Internal/Supervisor)2012Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Music (Schulich School of Music) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110647
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Schouten, Duncan Simon Aubrey
«Eskhaton»
description Eskhaton is an original musical composition for large wind ensemble and electronics, with a duration of approximately eleven minutes and thirty seconds. The piece is primarily concerned with the concept of distortion, and makes extensive use of timbral, rhythmic, and formal materials adapted from extreme heavy metal music. This thesis is comprised of two volumes: the first is the present analytical paper, which provides an overview of the source materials and compositional techniques I employed in the creation of this piece; the second consists of the musical score and accompanying DVD, which contains the work's electronics. === Eskhaton est une composition musicale originale pour grand ensemble à vent et électronique, d'une durée approximative de onze minutes et trente secondes. La pièce s'inspire principalement du concept de la distorsion et fait un usage considérable des matériaux du timbre, du rythme, et de la forme, adaptés du genre musical de métal extrême. Cette thèse se compose de deux volumes : le premier est ce document analytique, qui donne un aperçu du matériau source et des techniques de composition utilisés pendant la création de la pièce. Le deuxième volume comprend la partition musicale et un DVD accompagnateur, qui contient la partie électronique de la pièce.
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