Date of Graduation
5-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music (MM)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Music
Advisor/Mentor
Mueller, Robert K.
Committee Member
Greeson, James
Second Committee Member
Nedbal, Martin
Keywords
Communication and the arts; Die Lebendigen und die Todten; Modernism; Orchestral scores; Original composition
Abstract
In Autumn Rhythm is a twelve-minute work for orchestra inspired by the improvisational processes and artistic outlook of American painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956). Pollock's work Autumn Rhythm manifests itself in this piece as a web of dense, improvisatory counterpoint that emphasizes aggregate texture over clear linear designs. The form is delineated by a metric palindrome extrapolated from the symmetrical rhythmic design of the opening section.
Citation
Thompson, D. J. (2013). In Autumn Rhythm. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/784
