Comedic Music: The Juxtaposition Between Incongruous Musical Elements

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dc.contributorKoozin, Timothy
dc.contributorSommers, Tamler
dc.contributorMurphy, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorLoloee, Arya
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-11T14:25:21Z
dc.date.available2022-07-11T14:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-09
dc.description.abstractClassical music is a learned art form with exemplary aesthetic value. It is often synonymous with serious music because of the careful consideration required to create and understand the music. The term serious, however, may imply a lack of fun. This thesis explores comedic Western art music, which juxtaposes high-style and low-style musical elements to provoke humor in an audience. In the second section of this document, the different theories of humor are briefly explained. In the third section, the incongruity theory of humor (which necessitates an absurd contrast between components resulting in a violation of expectations) is applied to how contrasting musical elements make a piece of music funny. In the fourth, fifth, and sixth sections, selected works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Robert Lucas de Pearsall, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Tom Johnson are analyzed for their humorous nature by considering their different methods of juxtaposing music elements.
dc.description.departmentMusic, Moores School of
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/10479
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSenior Honors Theses
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.subjectMusic Theory
dc.titleComedic Music: The Juxtaposition Between Incongruous Musical Elements
dc.typeHonors Thesis
dc.type.dcmiText
thesis.degree.collegeKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
thesis.degree.levelBachelors
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Music

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