"Let Us Not Be Misled": A Critical Appraisal of Characterization in John Adams's Nixon in China

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dc.contributor.advisorPollack, Howard
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKoozin, Timothy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRoss, Buck A.
dc.creatorLawler, Alexander Allen
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T18:30:37Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T18:30:37Z
dc.date.createdMay 2014
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.date.updated2015-01-06T18:30:37Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis aims to examine and appraise the characterization of the major historical characters in John Adams’s opera Nixon in China: Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mao Tse-tung, Chiang Ch’ing, Chou En-lai and Henry Kissinger. The first chapter outlines the motivations and intentions of Adams, Goodman, Sellars and other key collaborators. The heart of the thesis is the second chapter, which details and compares the representation of the six major historical personages to the historical record. Each character’s subsection will begin with a brief biography drawn from authoritative sources and will then proceed to critically appraise the figure as characterized in the opera. The third and final chapter will discuss the musical devices and techniques Adams employs to develop each character. The conclusion will briefly discuss the importance that direction and acting have in characterization.
dc.description.departmentMusic, Moores School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/887
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectNixon in China
dc.subjectAdams, John
dc.title"Let Us Not Be Misled": A Critical Appraisal of Characterization in John Adams's Nixon in China
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentMusic, Moores School of
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music

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