Date of Award

1-1-2012

Document Type

Campus Access Thesis

Department

School of Music

Sub-Department

Music Composition

First Advisor

John D Jenkins

Abstract

For Milton Babbitt, twelve-tone techniques are indispensible in the compositional process. One of his works for guitar, entitled Sheer Pluck (Composition for Guitar), is a remarkable exemplar of such techniques, yet is largely overlooked in the analytical literature. Babbitt's piece utilizes an incredibly complex structure based on the D-hexachord called an all-partition array. Chapter one of this study includes the state of research on the analysis of this composer's works and justifies the need for additional work. Chapter two provides an extensive analysis of the work with emphasis on form, array structure, and its projection both in the pitch and rhythmic realms. Chapter three suggests areas of further study.

Rights

© 2012, Brian Bemman

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