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Poetic Structural Devices as a Consideration When Analyzing and Interpreting Choral Scores

Collins, Andrew S.

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2011, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Conducting, Choral Emphasis.

This study focuses on the connection between poetry, choral composition, and choral performance, specifically how an understanding of the constructive elements of poetry can influence the interpretation of a choral score. The focus is on secular, English-language, accentual-syllabic poetry written in the United States and set to music by composers from the United States; free verse is not included in this document.

Most studies of the interconnectedness of poetry and choral music have focused on either the meaning of the text or on “text painting.” By contrast, this study focuses on poetic constructive devices such as meter, form, and punctuation, and the implications such devices can have for choral performance, especially in regard to tempo, phrasing, articulation, and dynamics. Understanding these implications and incorporating them into one’s preparation of a choral score can lend insight into the compositional process, and can also aid the conductor in achieving an interpretation of the score that serves the intentions and interests of both poet and composer.

Earl Rivers (Committee Chair)
Donald Bogen (Committee Member)
Kenneth Griffiths (Committee Member)
185 p.

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  • Collins, A. S. (2011). Poetic Structural Devices as a Consideration When Analyzing and Interpreting Choral Scores [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299005782

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Collins, Andrew. Poetic Structural Devices as a Consideration When Analyzing and Interpreting Choral Scores. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299005782.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Collins, Andrew. "Poetic Structural Devices as a Consideration When Analyzing and Interpreting Choral Scores." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299005782

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)