Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
10-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Program
Music
Advisor
David Olan
Advisor
Tania Leon
Subject Categories
Composition
Keywords
contour, noise, Saariaho, tension, timbre, vibrato
Abstract
October in Galicia is a setting of selections from the Czech poet Ewald Murrer’s fantastical book, The Diary of Mr. Pinke, translated into English by Alicie Pi!t’ková. The surreal day-to-day happenings of Mr. Pinke occur in a timeless group of villages revealed by a translator’s note to be modeled on the historical region of Galicia (now part of Poland, Ukraine, and Russia). The tape part (or more accurately the digital audio files), which appears in “October 23rd,” consists of an organ recording that has been manipulated electronically. The electronic manipulations are subtle enough that the original pitches are always recognizable; therefore, the tape part is notated as pitches in the score.
Recommended Citation
Siegel, Karen J., "October in Galicia" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4241
Comments
This composition and the essay, "Timbral Transformations in Kaija Saariaho's From the Grammar of Dreams," together constitute the author's dissertation but are otherwise unrelated.