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
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Root, Michael, "An Examination of the use of Effects to Convey Narrative in Nikita Koshkin’s the Prince’s Toys Suite and Francis Kleynjans’ A L’aube Du Dernier Jour" (2023). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 4771.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/36114796
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