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Thesis Format

Monograph

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Program

Music

Supervisor

Frehner, Paul

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.

Summary for Lay Audience

Transference Music: for Electric Guitar Soloist and Amplified Orchestra is a piece of music with an approximate duration of 25 minutes. The piece is inspired by my experiences as a composer and electric guitarist. These experiences involve questions of style and genre, the act of playing electric guitar, and ideas surrounding electronic sound production. These experiences are then used as the basis for the work’s musical composition. As the electric guitar is somewhat of an underrepresented instrument in contemporary classical music, the piece also aims to explore the instrument’s involvement with the style and more specifically, the concerto genre. Following the work’s musical score and prior to an analysis of the piece, this document briefly covers relevant existing contemporary classical pieces that also include the electric guitar.

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