Distilling the essence : vocal provenance in the work of Jack Body : a thesis and portfolio of original compositions submitted to the New Zealand School of Music in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Composition

Shortis, Carol

Distilling the essence : vocal provenance in the work of Jack Body : a thesis and portfolio of original compositions submitted to the New Zealand School of Music in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Composition

dc.contributor.author	Shortis, Carol
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-16T02:01:28Z
dc.date.available	NO_RESTRICTION	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-02-16T02:01:28Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	Portfolio files available with print copy in library.
dc.description.abstract	Jack Body is a prolific New Zealand composer of contemporary art music, who is best known for his engagement with the cultures of our Asian neighbours, and his transcription and transformation of their music has influenced a whole generation of composers in this country. However, in addition to this fascination with non-Western music, the use of voice as a means to express and explore the human condition has been an underlying theme in much of his work. This study uses critical analyses of three specific works by the composer to explore both text setting and his use of vocal provenance as a transformative compositional process. The string quartet Saetas is examined as a straightforward example of vocal provenance in instrumental music. An analysis of the text setting in Love Sonnets of Michelangelo informs an examination of the subsequent work for solo violin and string orchestra Meditations on Michelangelo where Body uses his own earlier vocal work as provenance for instrumental music. Body’s compositional practises in regard to the transformation from voice to instrument can therefore be separated from his response to original text, allowing an examination of the specific techniques he employs in works in which vocal provenance strongly informs instrumental compositions. This written dissertation is submitted with a portfolio of my original compositions that explore the use of voice in solo and choral works, as well as using the provenance of voice for instrumental music. These compositions were informed and influenced by my research of Jack Body’s work.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/2139
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Jack Body	en_US
dc.subject	Criticism and interpretation	en_US
dc.subject	Composers	en_US
dc.subject	Vocal music	en_US
dc.subject	Composition (Music)	en_US
dc.subject	New Zealand	en_US
dc.subject.other	Fields of Research::410000 The Arts::410100 Performing Arts Studies::410101 Music studies	en_US
dc.title	Distilling the essence : vocal provenance in the work of Jack Body : a thesis and portfolio of original compositions submitted to the New Zealand School of Music in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Composition	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
massey.contributor.author	Shortis, Carol
thesis.degree.discipline	Composition	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	New Zealand School of Music	en_US
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en_US
thesis.degree.name	Master of Music (M.Mus.)	en_US