From Son To Father
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Date
2023-03-24
Authors
Plada Guerra, Washington
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This programmatic work for chamber orchestra features musical motifs based onthree characters: myself, my father, and my son. Musical transitions evoke these characters
transitioning along the cyclical paths of life and death. This work is composed of three
interconnected movements. The first movement, with its happy and lively beginning,
centers around my relationship with my father from my childhood to the last of his days. In
this movement, I present two distinct motifs representing myself and my father. These two
themes simultaneously develop throughout this section, representing both my own growth
as well as the growth in my relationship with my father. The second movement begins with
my theme and explores a range of moods and emotions following my father’s death—sad
moments that capture feelings of solitude of life without my father along with
interspersions of grief and anger. The third movement through tempo and rhythm expresses
happiness surrounding the arrival of my baby, my son.
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from son to father, san carlos, uruguay, wally plada, washington plada