The Everlasting Voices: A Cantata for Solo Mezzo-Soprano, Chamber Chorus, and Large Chamber Ensemble

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dc.contributor.advisorKyr, Robert
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-18T22:58:56Z
dc.date.available2015-08-18T22:58:56Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-18
dc.description.abstractThis four movement cantata is scored for solo mezzo-soprano, chamber chorus, and large chamber ensemble. The text that is set in this piece is an amalgamation of adaptations of three poems by Walt Whitman (Proud Music of the Storm; That Music Always Round Me; Darest Thou Now, O Soul) and a poem by W.B. Yeats (The Everlasting Voices), from which the work derives its name. The piece depicts a journey of the soul from a place of intellectual and spiritual barrenness to a place of enlightenment and fulfillment, aided by musical forces of the universe. These forces, embodied by the chorus and chamber ensemble, seek out a despairing human soul, embodied by the solo mezzo-soprano. The musical forces infuse themselves into the soul, which is then empowered to not only understand the musical art but to explore the depths of humanity and to fully connect with the universe.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/19220
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectCantataen_US
dc.subjectChamberen_US
dc.subjectChorusen_US
dc.subjectMezzoen_US
dc.subjectWhitmanen_US
dc.subjectYeatsen_US
dc.titleThe Everlasting Voices: A Cantata for Solo Mezzo-Soprano, Chamber Chorus, and Large Chamber Ensemble
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool of Music and Dance
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.M.

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