Pathways: for Chamber Orchestra

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dc.contributor.advisorJalbert, Pierreen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGottschalk, Arthuren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBailey, Walteren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFischer-Baum, Simonen_US
dc.creatorKrause, Benjamin Alanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-16T19:49:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-16T19:49:00Zen_US
dc.date.created2014-12en_US
dc.date.issued2014-11-21en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2014en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-16T19:49:00Zen_US
dc.description.abstractPathways is scored for two flutes (second doubling piccolo), two oboes, two clarinets in Bflat, two bassoons, two horns in F, two trumpets in C, percussion (two players), harp, piano/celesta, and strings. It presents a progression of primary musical ideas and then explores various "pathways" by which they may be connected. The initial idea is characterized by a rapid ascending arpeggio followed by a gradual, syncopated registral descent punctated throughout the orchestra. This then culminates with a climactic outburst of rapid repeated notes, in turn giving way to a declamatory series of chorale-like harmonies. The following music, characterized by both the ebulliance of a scherzo and the propulsion of a toccata, develops the opening material without ever fully reiterating it. When a sense of recapitulation finally does arrive, the main ideas appear in reverse order, their functions altered. A peaceful coda supplies the harmonic progression "missing" from the recapitulated material and provides a sense of respite and reflection to balance the energy of the preceding music. An experience of the piece may be compared to a walk along a winding, looping path in which one perceives the journey as linear but sees the same objects from different perspectives and in varying sequences. The music moves very quickly but tends to "circle back" on itself. The title "Pathways" also relates to my working process, in which I first constructed and then connected the structural pillars, as well as to a specific voice-leading technique in which melodic lines trace varying paths through two alternating harmonies.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKrause, Benjamin Alan. "Pathways: for Chamber Orchestra." (2014) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105442">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105442</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105442en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectchamber orchestraen_US
dc.subjectscoresen_US
dc.titlePathways: for Chamber Orchestraen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusic Compositionen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.majorMusic Compositionen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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