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Rozaneye Noor

Talebi, Shahrzad
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679392874637183

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2023, Master of Music (MM), Bowling Green State University, Music Composition.
Christopher Dietz, Committee Chair Rozaneye Noor (meaning a narrow ray of light entering a dark place in Persian) is a nine-minute composition for b-flat clarinet, violin, cello, and piano with fixed media. Rozaneye Noor is inspired by the idea of unity and coming together to change an undesired situation. Each instrument is imagined as a unique entity expressing itself with its own timbre, instrumental techniques, and rhythms. Rozaneye Noor’s tripartite formal structure derives from three human states of mind; confusion and anger caused by a displeasing situation, despair and loneliness, and standing up and coming together to improve the situation. The piece begins with all instruments playing intense, fast, unsynchronized gestures accompanied by distorted electronics, representing an unbearable situation. Later, the atmosphere is calm, with long tones in the ensemble and an eerie ambiance in the electronics. At the climax, each entity (instrument) becomes aware of the others as they begin synchronizing and imitating their gestures, expressing the idea of coming together for a change. Rozaneye Noor’s harmonic and melodic content centers around (D, D-quarter sharp, E-flat, F-quarter sharp, G-quarter flat, G-sharp, and A) a pitch series that spreads across multiple octaves and originates from Iranian Modes. Rhythm in the work includes cross rhythms among instruments to create an unsynchronized, dense texture and confusing mood. Later, instruments play unmetered, asynchronous gestures, creating layers of intricacy and promoting a sense of separation. Rozaneye Noor’s climactic section features metrically organized rhythms with driving passages. Varying combinations of synchronized and unsynchronized patterns provide a sense of imbalance. To make the listener curious about whether the sound they hear is from the performer or the fixed media, I recorded rhythmic ideas and gestures from the instrumental material. Then I manipulated them such that the original sound is blurred while retaining timbral elements so that acoustic and electronic forces blend easily. The fixed media serves as an active member of the ensemble in the first and third parts of the piece, interacting with acoustic materials by articulating or imitating instrumental patterns. In the second part, the electronics support the instruments by creating an ambiance while retaining its independent character.
Elainie Lillios, Dr. (Committee Member)
Christopher Dietz, Dr. (Committee Chair)
35 p.
Music
Electronics, Unheard of ensemble, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Fixed media

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  • Talebi, S. (2023). Rozaneye Noor [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679392874637183

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Talebi, Shahrzad. Rozaneye Noor. 2023. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679392874637183.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Talebi, Shahrzad. "Rozaneye Noor." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679392874637183

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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