A conductor’s guide to George Rochberg’s Black Sounds
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- R. Cole Hairston (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Kevin Geraldi
Abstract: In the 1960s George Rochberg suffered the loss of two family members and began to reevaluate his musical compositions. Rochberg decided to move beyond the serial music he had studied and began to incorporate quotations of other composers. He referred his theory of time and music as ars combinatoria, or the art of combination, which guided his transitional period and helped him write music he found meaningful. While many researchers have investigated this period of Rochberg’s compositional output Black Sounds, a work for chamber winds and percussion, has received little research. This paper serves as a guide for conducting Black Sounds by George Rochberg. Through an exploration of the context surrounding Rochberg and the origins of Black Sounds, an analysis of the composition and how it reflects the influences of Edgard Varèse, and rehearsal strategies specific to the demands of Black Sounds, this paper will aid conductors to a comprehensive understanding of the composition.
A conductor’s guide to George Rochberg’s Black Sounds
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- Black Sounds, George Rochberg, Wind, Music
- Subjects
- Rochberg, George. $t Black sounds $x Criticism and interpretation.
- Vare`se, Edgard, $d 1883-1965 $x Influence.