Award Date

May 2023

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

First Committee Member

Richard Miller

Second Committee Member

Andrew Smith

Third Committee Member

Anthony LaBounty

Fourth Committee Member

Diego Vega

Fifth Committee Member

Russell Hurlburt

Number of Pages

69

Abstract

Programmatic music conveys an extramusical narrative or idea. In pieces of this nature, it is common for a compositional device known as “tone-painting” to be used, in which elements of the narrative or idea the work is based on are reflected in the music. Sometimes this can be quite vivid, giving the impression of events occurring within a story. Examples of this imitative tone-painting can be referred to as “effects.”The guitar is capable of producing a great variety of sounds, and therefore many effects. After an introduction discussing the concept of effects and programmatic music, the author will give an overview of the use of effects in classical guitar repertoire. A detailed description of the use of effects in Nikita Koshkin’s The Prince’s Toys Suite and Francis Kleynjans’ A l’Aube du Dernier Jour will follow. These works are unique in classical guitar literature, in that they use effects to convey detailed narratives. The author seeks to provide a clear explanation of how Koshkin and Kleynjans were able to use effects in this manner.

Keywords

Effects; Guitar; Kleynjans; Koshkin; Music; Programmatic

Disciplines

Music

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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