Transference Music: For Electric Guitar Soloist and Amplified Orchestra
Abstract
Transference Music: for Electric Guitar Soloist and Amplified Orchestra is a concertante work with an approximate duration of 25 minutes. The work is inspired by my experiences as a composer-electric guitarist. Its musical parameters are constructed via the act transferring those experiences between the typically separate designations of ‘performer’ and ‘composer.’ These experiences involve aspects of style and genre, electric guitar-specific performance gestures and various timbral or textural ideas, as well as concepts of electronic sound production. These experiences are then used as the basis for the work’s form, motivic relationships and orchestration. As the electric guitar is somewhat of an underrepresented instrument in contemporary concert music, the piece also aims to explore the instrument’s integration into the style and more specifically, the concerto genre. Prior to an analysis of the work, this document also includes a brief examination of relevant repertoire that includes the electric guitar, as well as a brief discussion of the work’s key concepts.