Date of Graduation
5-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music (MM)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Music
Advisor/Mentor
Robert Mueller
Committee Member
James Greeson
Second Committee Member
Martin Nedbal
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