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Symphony No. 1: Symphony on Spirituals
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Okpebholo, Shawn Ehireime
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2007, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Composition.
Abstract
The symphony has been a creative outlet for many composers throughout the history of Western music. Similarly, Negro slave songs were a creative way slaves conveyed their thoughts and emotions. In this symphonic work, I use Negro spiritual melodies, for which I have a strong penchant and personal connection, to form the foundation. At times the spirituals are quoted literally while at other times the statements of the slave songs are implicit. The spirituals used in this work all have a similar theme of going to a better place, where struggles would cease. This four movement musical journey explores several different musical styles including elements of jazz, minimalism, and neoclassicism.
Committee
Dr. Joel Hoffman (Advisor)
Pages
119 p.
Subject Headings
Music
Keywords
Negro Spirituals
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Symphony
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Slave Songs
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Okpebholo, S. E. (2007).
Symphony No. 1: Symphony on Spirituals
[Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176384417
APA Style (7th edition)
Okpebholo, Shawn.
Symphony No. 1: Symphony on Spirituals.
2007. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176384417.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Okpebholo, Shawn. "Symphony No. 1: Symphony on Spirituals." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176384417
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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