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RICK

Kalichman, Joshua

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2007, Master of Music (MM), Bowling Green State University, Music Composition.
Rick is a string quartet in one movement of approximately twelve minutes. Three melodic themes are used to structure the piece. Theme A symbolizes a journey through life. The continuous motion of time and growth throughout life is expressed by evenly paced durations and expanding intervals. Theme B symbolizes knowledge and logical thinking. Its chromaticism gives the theme passion and intensity, and the rise and fall of its contour suggests searching and longing. Theme C symbolizes interpersonal relationships and thinking based on emotion. Its rhythmic motion and wide intervallic leaps help the theme sing expressively and romantically. Three small sets are taken from the themes to create the harmonic language of the piece. Themes B and C contain the sets (026) and (015), and all three themes cadence on a major ninth. Of these three sets, (026) is used for the majority of the harmonies and countermelodies. A study of the second movement of Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6 serves as a guide to the general growth of the form of the quartet. The symphonic movement and the quartet share a similar length and a two-climax structure. Prokofiev’s movement has the general form: A B C B1 D C B A B2; the quartet has the general form: A B C B1 C1 A1 A2 B2 (B+C) A3. Although the combination of the concepts “journey,” “knowledge,” and “relationship” guide the form and flow of the piece, it does not seek to convey these ideas in an explicitly programmatic way. Rick tells a story of growth and relationships without any need for literary explanation.
Marilyn Shrude (Advisor)

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  • Kalichman, J. (2007). RICK [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1165870623

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kalichman, Joshua. RICK. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1165870623.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kalichman, Joshua. "RICK." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1165870623

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)