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The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music

Fusik, James Paul
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363599296

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2013, Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Bowling Green State University, Deleted category per request.
Many examples of contemporary saxophone music incorporate visual and narrative elements that can be deemed “theatrical”: choreographed movements or gestures, the elocution of text, specific staging and lighting indications, the inclusion of props, and costuming. Distinctly different from the theatrical genres of opera and ballet, the use of these extra-musical components represents a collaboration between music and related art forms. Such presentations contribute to a heightened sense of excitement and anticipation that is unique to works of this kind. This study will: 1) Identify the historical precedents of theatre in music prior to 1970; 2) Identify major composers and performers of theatrical music for the saxophone; 3) Examine current representative examples of solo, chamber, and large ensemble music for the saxophone; 4) Describe collaboration across areas of the arts for site-specific, large-scale works including saxophone; and 5) Provide an annotated bibliography of works for saxophone that include elements of theatre. The aim of this document is to provide a comprehensive dissection of theatre in the performance of concert music relating to the saxophone. This study will identify literature and inform the study of theatrical works, enabling saxophonists to perform pieces in a manner that is genuine, accurate, and honors the composer’s intent.
John Sampen, DMA (Committee Chair)
Bradford Clark, MFA (Committee Member)
Kevin Schempf, MM (Committee Member)
Marcus Zagorski, Ph.D (Committee Member)
92 p.
Aesthetics; Music; Theater
Contemporary Music; Saxophone; Theatre; Modern Music; Stockhausen; Aperghis; Globokar; Kagel; Bolcom; Urban Sax; Matthew Barney; Jonathan Bepler; Asphalt Orchestra; Sciarrino, Sampen

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  • Fusik, J. P. (2013). The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363599296

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fusik, James. The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music. 2013. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363599296.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fusik, James. "The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363599296

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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