Degree
Master of Music
Program
Music
Supervisor
Paul Frehner
Abstract
Six Blake Songs is a song cycle for Soprano and mixed chamber ensemble (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Violin and Viola). The work sets several texts by the English poet William Blake (1757-1827), which all share the central theme of Time. Nearly all of these texts are excerpts from larger works, with the exception of the poem Ah, Sunflower, which is presented at the work’s conclusion. Discrete collections of frequencies, which are derived from either the frequency modulation of two notes or from the overtones of a single fundamental, provide the pitch content for the entire piece. In addition, many of the durations of notes, gestures, and phrases, are designed to fluctuate in size systematically.
Recommended Citation
Whiting, Willyn, "Six Blake Songs" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 5337.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5337