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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13951723252021-08-03T06:22:50Z Inside Out Witmer, Mark Daniel Composition Music Composition Contemporary Music Orchestra Music Composition New Music In partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music in Composition at Bowling Green State University, I have composed Inside Out for large orchestra. A unifying trait of the the work is motion up and down the orchestra's register; thus, the title refers to the initial rising gesture being turned “inside out” in a later section based on descending pitches. It also relates to the body's awareness of acceleration and motion. Musical gestures perceived audibly with the outer ear are often described as moving “up” or “down,” a metaphor for sensations of the inner ear.I derived the pitch material for this piece from the twelve-tone row (46973A1580B2), which I use in a variety of ways throughout the piece. I derived this row from a twelve-note chord spanning the entire range of the orchestra, with wide intervals in the lowest register, decreasing to major and minor seconds in the highest register.The first section of Inside Out introduces the pitches of the row one at time with different instruments or groups of instruments until the entire orchestra is active. A sweeping gesture abruptly terminates this passage and leads to a new texture, where the woodwinds, each playing in a fixed register, trade notes in the main row while muted brass and percussion pulse underneath. The strings enter gradually and eventually drown out the rest of the orchestra with an enormous downward gesture blending pizzicato, glissandi, col legno battuto, and glissando techniques until they come to rest at a narrow cluster, which is then taken up by the horns. The rest of the orchestra returns for a brief coda, where a nervous gesture featuring pitches derived from the original row sounds in varied doublings and triplings. The opening music re-emerges in the background, leading to a quiet close.Inside Out is my first work for full orchestra; as such, it allowed me to address the challenges of selecting and combining from a wide array of instrumental timbres, of preparing a professional-quality score and parts, and of working with a conductor and orchestra to bring about a live realization of the music. 2014-04-10 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395172325 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395172325 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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