Breaking Through: A Composition for Symphony Orchestra
Description:
Breaking Through is a single-movement composition for symphony orchestra based on a fourteen-note melody. Every harmonic and melodic figure except the bass line is derived from this source melody. The structure of the work is based on a number of musical dichotomies that work on both local and large-scale levels. The local dichotomies contrast consonance with dissonance and ambiguity with clarity (in respect to texture and rhythm). The dichotomy of two-part form versus three-part form and t…
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Date:
August 2002
Creator:
Dribus, John Alexander
Partner:
UNT Libraries