An Analysis of Donald Grantham's Baron Cimetière's Mambo and Baron Samedi's Sarabande (and Soft Shoe).

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Bonnie Rebecca Jackson (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Advisor

Amy Carr-Richardson

Abstract: The present analysis summarizes and clarifies the compositional tools and techniques employed in Donald Grantham's Baron Cimetière's Mambo (2004) and Baron Samedi's Sarbande (and Soft Shoe) (2005) in the context of their dance styles and literary influence. The investigation will begin with a summary of the composer's life and compositional training followed by a review of literature on the aforementioned dance forms and the Haitian Voodoo loas Baron Cimetière and Baron Samedi. The analysis is organized into two chapters and utilizes a number of post-tonal compositional theories. 

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Publication

Thesis

Language: English

Date: 2011

Keywords

Music, Fine arts

Subjects

Grantham, Donald, 1947- . Baron Cimetière's mambo

Grantham, Donald, 1947- . Baron Samedi's sarabande (and soft shoe)

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