Orange Line : ambient music and the Washington, D.C. Metro

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

Abstract: Orange Line is an album of ambient pieces inspired by the atmosphere within the Washington, D.C. Metro system. This set of pieces is the result of my fascination with this metropolitan transit system combined with my explorations into composing ambient music. This paper seeks to clarify the way Orange Line drew inspiration from the D.C. Metro, as well as from past ambient works, including Ambient I: Music for Airports by Brian Eno, Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin, and Long Drove by Simon Scott. Each of these albums served as areas of inspiration in different compositional elements that exist in Orange Line. The resulting work is a sonic experience that combines my fascination with the D.C. Metro with my explorations into composing ambient music in nine relatively short pieces.

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Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 2024
Keywords
Ambient Music, D.C. Metro, Electronic Music, Music Composition
Subjects
Ambient music

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01_Viennahttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_01_Vienna.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
02_I-66 Ehttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_02_I-66 E.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
03_Ballstonhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_03_Ballston.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
04_Whistling Tunnelshttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_04_Whistling Tunnels.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
05_Rosslynhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_05_Rosslyn.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
06_Beneath the Potomachttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_06_Beneath the Potomac.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
07_Foggy Bottomhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_07_Foggy Bottom.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
08_The Brutalist Undergroundhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_08_The Brutalist Underground.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.
09_Metro Centerhttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Yagerline_09_Metro Center.mp3The described resource includes the related resource either physically or logically.