Decoding Fantasy: An Analysis of Paquito D'Rivera's "Caribbean Berceuse" (2021)
Description:
Written for and featuring the Barcelona Clarinet Players, Caribbean Berceuse (2021) is Paquito D'Rivera's (b.1948) first composition for wind band. Along with idiosyncratic expectations of fusing jazz and classical elements according to D'Rivera's oeuvre, the title implies extramusical associations in the composition. This analysis demonstrates how extramusical associations interact with thematic development by using five codes of meaning from Roland Barthes's (1915–1980) S/Z (1970), which was …
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Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Truan, Robert Michael