Publication Date
2014-12-02
Availability
Open access
Embargo Period
2014-12-02
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Instrumental Performance (Music)
Date of Defense
2014-11-03
First Committee Member
Svetoslav Stoyanov
Second Committee Member
Gary Green
Third Committee Member
Dale Underwood
Fourth Committee Member
Charles N. Mason
Fifth Committee Member
Alan O. Johnson
Abstract
The extra-musical artistic elements in three works for theatrical percussion are examined, analyzed, and compared with one another. The pieces that are discussed include Songs I-IX by Stuart Saunders Smith, Dressur by Mauricio Kagel, and ?Corporel by Vinko Globokar. A brief discussion of each composer's life and music is followed by an in-depth analysis of extra-musical artistic elements, including vocalizations, movement, and other dramatic elements. This study examines the extra-musical artistic elements that are included in each piece and how they relate to the piece as a whole, including analysis of notation and interpretation.
Keywords
Karlyn Mason; theatrical percussion; Dressur Mauricio Kagel; ?Corporel Vinko Globokar; Songs I-IX Stuart Saunders Smith; multiple percussion
Recommended Citation
Mason, Karlyn R., "The Synthesis of Artistic Elements in Works for Theatrical Percussion" (2014). Open Access Dissertations. 1326.
http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1326