And then there was light: lighting art in flute repertoire

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Krisztina E. Der (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Mark Engebretson

Abstract: Between 1971 and 2007, Karlheinz Stockhausen and George Crumb composed twenty-seven works for flute featuring the integration of music and lighting art, according to research conducted as part of this dissertation project. My premiere of I Dream of Coloured Inks for Two Flutes and Computer (2013) by Michael S. Rothkopf became the next contribution to flute and light repertoire; and in an effort to further explore this intermedia art form, I commissioned four new flute compositions by Anna Meadors, Kyle Rowan, Stuart Saunders Smith, and Jacob Thiede. This document provides a narrative of background information, aesthetic discussions, lighting performance guides, and scores for these works. The lighting performance guides are informed by my performance of the compositions and collaboration with their respective composers. Appendices include a list of works for flute and light by Karlheinz Stockhausen, interviews with all five composers, and an interview with George Crumb. Cinematic videos made with the help of audio and visual team Wayne Reich and Ben Singer, along with a cast of performers, are embedded in the document, completing the project. Ultimately, this project serves to facilitate future performances of these flute compositions and inspire the advance of music and light intermedia as a holistic art form.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 2017
Keywords
Flute, Intermedia, Light, Lighting Art, Multimedia, Music
Subjects
Flute music
Intermediality
Multimedia (Art)
Stage lighting
Light in art
Mixed media (Music)

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Anna Meadors - At Daybreakhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Der_Anna Meadors - At Daybreak.mp4The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
Jacob Thiede - And everything in-betweenhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Der_Jacob Thiede - And everything in-between.mp4The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
Kyle Rowan - Komorebi Fasthttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Der_Kyle Rowan - Komorebi Fast.mp4The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
Michael Rothkopf - I Dream of Coloured Inkshttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Der_Michael Rothkopf - I Dream of Coloured Inks.mp4The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
Stuart Saunders Smith - The Circle of Lighthttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Der_Stuart Saunders Smith - The Circle of Light.mp4The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.