Date of Award
6-1-2014
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Jack Sheinbaum, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Ingrid Tague
Third Advisor
Antonia Banducci
Fourth Advisor
Sarah Morelli
Keywords
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Twentieth century composers, Romantic harmonies
Abstract
Although Ralph Vaughan Williams has remained an influential and well-liked composer throughout most decades since his death, the amount and specificity of scholarly writing about his work has been meager, and only during recent decades has it increased. One reason that Vaughan Williams has consistently been ignored is his use of "Romantic" harmonies during the twentieth century. This style complicates periodization of his work. By exploring other facets of his work and using alternative methods -- such as studies of the music's relationship to sociocultural movements, English music history, and history of genre -- for understanding his music, a greater comprehension of Vaughan Williams's work can be created. Such methods are applied to Five Mystical Songs (1911).
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Marilyn L. Brock
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
78 p.
Recommended Citation
Brock, Marilyn L., "Interrogating Music-Historical Narratives Through Ralph Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 89.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/89
Copyright date
2014
Discipline
Music