The Re-Unification of Dr. Edwin Fissinger's Prairie Scenes: A Choral Cycle
Description:
Edwin Fissinger (1920-1990) was a conductor and prolific choral composer. His compositional techniques, settings of text, jazz-influenced harmonies, and melodic propulsion fulfill an important role in each of his compositions. In the eight choral cycles he composed, Fissinger unified each cycle through thematic and textual elements. Although this resulted in a logical progression of poetry and music, Fissinger's final choral cycle, Prairie Scenes, was not published as he intended. Rather, indiv…
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Date:
August 2016
Creator:
Jilek, Dean
Partner:
UNT Libraries