Portfolio of compositions
Portfolio of compositions
The thesis consists of a portfolio of original compositions and a commentary thereon. There are eleven separate works, including two vocal ensemble works, four solo works and five works for small ensemble. These pieces do not delineate a unitary thread of compositional research; however, a prevailing theme of the portfolio, discussed in detail in the commentary, is the relationship of the composer to the world around, and in particular the incorporation of found musical objects into the fabric of the music. The related subject of realism in music is explored in a manner of pieces, including the portfolio’s focal point, an extended instrumental trilogy entitled Schilderkonst. This work may be viewed as an investigation into the aesthetics of realism, and takes as its explicit subject-matter certain aspects of Dutch seventeenth-century art.
University of Southampton
Weeks, James Douglas Edward
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2005
Weeks, James Douglas Edward
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Weeks, James Douglas Edward
(2005)
Portfolio of compositions.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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The thesis consists of a portfolio of original compositions and a commentary thereon. There are eleven separate works, including two vocal ensemble works, four solo works and five works for small ensemble. These pieces do not delineate a unitary thread of compositional research; however, a prevailing theme of the portfolio, discussed in detail in the commentary, is the relationship of the composer to the world around, and in particular the incorporation of found musical objects into the fabric of the music. The related subject of realism in music is explored in a manner of pieces, including the portfolio’s focal point, an extended instrumental trilogy entitled Schilderkonst. This work may be viewed as an investigation into the aesthetics of realism, and takes as its explicit subject-matter certain aspects of Dutch seventeenth-century art.
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