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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12134758132021-08-03T05:28:38Z Seeking the Foundation Weimer, Steven M. Composition Music Chamber Music Symmetry Centricity Post-Tonal <i>Seeking the Foundation</i> is an eighteen-minute work scored for 12-member chamber ensemble. The piece is divided into three movements, each of which explores a different musical aspect that is important to me. The first movement features large-scale symmetry to organize elements of form and pitch. It was inspired by structural studies of the opening movement of Lutoslawski’s <i>4<sup>th</sup> Symphony</i> in which a two-part form alternates between contrasting textures. In my work, a thin, static texture is presented, anchored by the unchanging woodwinds and aggressive strings. This is counterbalanced by a highly imitative texture that uses gestural motion to move the music. A brief violin solo interrupts these textures before returning to material presented in the opening of the movement. The second movement uses elements of serialism to occupy pitch and register decisions. Large, recurring ten-note vertical collections are formed from stacks of minor seconds and perfect fifths, where the remaining two notes (B and G) are used as a melodic motive. A light clavés rhythm underlines much of the movement and serves to unify many of the sudden changes. Time elements such as rhythm and form are unstable and chaotic to contrast the structured nature of the pitch content. The third and final movement explores elements of post-tonal centricity as a means of reacting to the previous two movements. The basic form uses a cello solo built on minor and major seconds to unify the movement. These two intervals become frequent melodic gestures as pulsating eighths in the piano and marimba drive the work towards the conclusion. The final section brings back the cello solo within light piano and upper strings to resolve unstable elements from the previous movements. 2008-07-29 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1213475813 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1213475813 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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