Toward a Unified Whole: Allan Pettersson's Symphony No. 5.
Description:
The earlier symphonies of the 1950s embody a gradual realization of Pettersson’s own unique symphonic style, containing large-scale development, repetition, and reiteration. Symphony no. 5 takes these ideas to the extreme and represents the codification of techniques that are further developed in later symphonies. The present study examines the structure of the symphony from a voice-leading perspective. Included in this study is an analysis of the construction of the piece focusing on the devel…
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Date:
August 2007
Creator:
Davis, Colin
Partner:
UNT Libraries