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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This study will include four compositions which were
composed between the years 1955 and 1963. With the exception
of the Serenade No. 12, for solo tuba, by Vincent Persichetti,
all of the works are for the tuba and piano.
The purpose of this thesis is to study each composition
to determine the essential features of the music in regard
to the composers' structural, melodic, and harmonic stylistic
characteristics. The conclusions of the study will be found
in the final chapter.
The labeling of the structural aspect of each movement
will be made in reference to the conventional terminology
which may be found in almost any textbook on formal analysis.
Due to the nature of the contemporary trend toward modifying
the traditional structural principles, some labels will be
altered to better identify these modifications, yet they
will remain within the conventional terminology.
The element of melody will be studied to determine the
composers' uses of scale lines and intervals, rhythmic
patterns, formal structures, harmonic backgrounds, and the1
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Westby, Donald Lloyd. A Study of Four Solo Works for Tuba, thesis, August 1967; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663143/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .