Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-23-2023
Year of Publication
2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music
First Advisor
Dr. John Cody Birdwell
Abstract
Julie Giroux’s Symphony No. 6: The Blue Marble (2022) is an original work for wind band that is quickly rising in popularity among instrumental conductors and ensembles throughout the world. The purposes of this document are to
1) provide biographical details regarding Julie Giroux and her musical career;
2) provide a background of the work’s conception from a musical and multi-media perspective through interviews with Giroux and the first conductors of the work;
3) provide a multi-parametric structural analysis of the work and its companion film;
4) provide conductors with useful information for programming and rehearsing the work.
Chapter one discusses biographical and historical details regarding Giroux and Symphony No. 6 that provide context for better understanding of the work. Chapter two, three, and four contain structural analysis that dissect elements of form, melodic structure, harmonic structure, textural structure, orchestration structure, rhythmic structure, temporal structure, and other important elements in movements 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Chapter five provides further context of The Blue Marble companion film alongside a thematic analysis of the film’s scenes. Chapter six provides useful information for conductors who plan to program the Symphony. An appendix of information provides further insight of the Symphony through interviews with composer Julie Giroux, and leading wind conductors Brad Genevro and Lowell Graham.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2023.339
Recommended Citation
Gillen, Josh, "JULIE GIROUX’S SYMPHONY NO. 6: THE BLUE MARBLE BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND CONDUCTOR’S GUIDE" (2023). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 228.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/228
