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varied his harmonic style with each movement, just as he did
with the melodic element.
Beversdorf composed his entire work with reference to
the quartal harmonic system. Hindemith's entire work was
composed according to his own harmonic principles as they
were outlined in his book, The Craft of lfusical Composition.1
Persichetti wrote all of his melodies in a modal style, but
the work is for solo tuba and only the linear harmonic
implications could be observed.
In regard to texture, the three compositions which were
composed for tuba and piano (by Beversdorf, Hindemith, and
Wilder) all tend to have sparse piano parts. Persichetti
led this tendency to the ultimate end by writing a composition
for unaccompanied tuba.
The composers represented herein apparently shared
Persichetti's opinion that by being free and imaginative one
may organize his work in many unique and interesting ways,
while remaining within the framework of traditional formal
structures. This idea was accomplished by applying slight
changes in the thematic material, the meters, the
accompaniment figures, or the tonalities.
It was revealed that the melodies are not limited to
certain notes, ranges, or rhythmic patterns. The various
'Paul Hindemith The Craft of Musical Oompsition
(New York, 1941-19423. -
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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/m1/81/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .