- Title
- Composition portfolio
- Creator
- Moss, Keith
- ThesisAdvisor
- Van Dijk, P L
- ThesisAdvisor
- Brukman, J J
- Subject
- Uncatalogued
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/193724
- Identifier
- vital:45390
- Description
- Whitacre's music is primarily diatonic with subtle modulations, where the new key is always preserved diatonicaliy as well. I refer to this style as expanded diatonicism. Examples in my work of expanded diatonicism within this portfolio are to be found in navem ad somnium, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, as well as Hymn for Brass. My applications of expanded diatonic practices within each of these works are discussed in a separate appendix within the body of this portfolio. That these works are vocal or have a vocal inspiration (Hymn for Brass) reveals the extent of my initial reaction to Whitacre's music during a choral rehearsal. Furthermore, in my vocal compositions especially I chose texts which frequently gravitate towards ideas related to water, the ocean and ships. Whilst water has a soothing and inspiring influence upon me, presumably evidenced in my expanded diatonicism, it also represents my journey and investigation into the sound work of Whitacre in particular. It may be noticed that many of my works in this portfolio have religious orientated themes. I am a Christian, and belong to a Berean 2 Congregational Church. Whilst I am not Catholic or Anglican, I nonetheless have made use of texts from the liturgy of these denominations, as they emphasise the basis of my Christian faith. Why I chose Hymn for Brass as a title could possibly be construed as a religious reference, however it was named after the piece was written, and had no theological connotations in its inception save for the hymnody style of the orchestration. Providence and The Eventide both have a Christian philosophical foundation which is explored in depth in the accompanying appendix. The latter work explores an extension of my expanded diatonic style through incorporating aspects of chromaticism. The rationale for this is dealt with in my discussion of this work. This portfolio represents an overview of my compositional activities to date and displays my growing confidence with the technical aspects of composition as well as my yearning for experimentation with new ideas and manners of expression.
- Description
- Thesis (MMus) -- Faculty of Humanities, Music and Musicology, 2007
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (151 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Music and Musicology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Moss, Keith
- Rights
- Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Rights
- Open Access
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