Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-8-2024
Year of Publication
2024
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music
First Advisor
DR. JEFFERSON JOHNSON
Abstract
Allen Webber’s Three American Poets is a three-movement choral work based on texts by several American poets. This monograph shines light on the compositional style of Webber by means of an in-depth score analysis of this work. Webber’s experience as a written theory and aural skills professor informs his writing style. Frequent correspondence and interviews with the composer informed the study through qualitative data. Though the piece is accessible to advanced high school choruses and beyond, it will at times challenge those choirs with unexpected chromatic movements. This study provides conductors with a guide to develop a creative and scholarly interpretation of this work. It serves as a resource to inform rehearsal planning and eventual performance of Webber’s Three American Poets.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.106
Recommended Citation
Weatherspoon, John Wayne, "AN ANALYSIS AND CONDUCTOR'S GUIDE TO ALLEN WEBBER'STHREE AMERICAN POETS" (2024). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 247.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/247
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