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Monoliths, an orchestral work
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Weimer, Steven M
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1399624092
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Year and Degree
2014, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Composition.
Abstract
Monoliths is an orchestral work that was inspired by large rock structures found in Denali, Yosemite and Glacier National Parks. Prominent peaks in these parks have survived beyond the latest ice age, with surfaces ranging from smooth, untouched granite, to mountainous summits that stand atop the world. Such beautiful places are humbling and liberating all at once, demanding a large instrumental force to convey the richness of color and shape inherent to these magnificent locations. Musically, the vastness of these structures had a profound impact on my approach to harmony and texture, which is often full and heavy. The work develops organically, drawing the musical material out of dense harmonic blocks which act as signposts to initiate the beginning, middle and end of the piece.
Committee
Joel Hoffman, D.M.A. (Committee Chair)
Mike Fiday, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Douglas Knehans, D.M.A. (Committee Member)
Pages
28 p.
Subject Headings
Music
Keywords
Music
;
Orchestra
;
Nature
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Contemporary Art Music
;
Cincinnati
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Weimer, S. M. (2014).
Monoliths, an orchestral work
[Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1399624092
APA Style (7th edition)
Weimer, Steven.
Monoliths, an orchestral work.
2014. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1399624092.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Weimer, Steven. "Monoliths, an orchestral work." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1399624092
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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