THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY MUSIC ON THE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE AND PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED WORKS OF RANDALL THOMPSON

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dc.contributor.advisorHausmann, Charles
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeber, Betsy C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSposato, Jeffrey S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJones, Timothy
dc.creatorKlotz, Kevin M.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-0706-546X
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T02:11:42Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T02:11:42Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2015
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.date.updated2016-09-06T02:11:42Z
dc.description.abstractComposer and conductor Randall Thompson (1899–1984) had a significant impact on choral music in America during the twentieth century. While his contemporaries were striking out in more progressive directions, Thompson held true to his core belief that one should write singable music that is accessible to all types of ensembles. Works like Alleluia, The Last Words of David, The Peaceable Kingdom, and Frostiana continue to be cherished by singers and audience members alike. Thompson had a keen interest in and admiration for early music, which influenced his approach to choral composition. This essay investigates Thompson’s connection to Renaissance and Baroque music, beginning with his initial training at Harvard. The study then explores three areas of Renaissance and Baroque composition (sixteenth-century imitative styles, and Baroque fugal counterpoint and polychoral textures) and demonstrates their influence on selected works of Thompson. Primary source material is included from the Randall Thompson Papers at Houghton Library at Harvard University. In the final section, the essay briefly discusses how connections between early music and Thompson might impact the performance of Thompson’s choral works.
dc.description.departmentMusic, Moores School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1559
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.subjectRandall Thompson
dc.subjectEarly Music
dc.subjectPerformance practice
dc.subjectRandall Thompson Papers
dc.subjectRenaissance
dc.subjectBaroque
dc.subjectAnalysis
dc.titleTHE INFLUENCE OF EARLY MUSIC ON THE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE AND PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED WORKS OF RANDALL THOMPSON
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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.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Arts

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