La Vie Dans Les Plis

Author

Andre Rene Bregegere, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Date of Degree

2-2015

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Program

Music

Advisor

Joseph N. Straus

Advisor

Jeff W. Nichols

Subject Categories

Composition

Keywords

Analysis, Les litanies d'Icare, Network Theory, Opera, Pousseur, Votre Faust

Abstract

La vie dans les plis was premiered at The Firehouse Space (Brooklyn, NY) on June 9, 2014, by violinist Karen Rostron and pianist Mirna Lekić. The piece's title is a reference to an eponimous collection of texts by Belgian author Henri Michaux. There is no direct connection between Michaux's text and the structure of the piece. This choice of title, in addition to its great poetic beauty, is meant as an acknowledgement of my indebtedness to Henri Michaux's writings, and, more generally, to Surrealist - and Surrealist-influenced - poetry, for revealing to me the artistic value of a bold exploration of the self.

Comments

This composition and the essay, "L'Harmonie révée: An Analysis of Henri Pousseur's 'Votre Faust' And 'Les litanies d'Icare,'" together constitute the author's dissertation but are otherwise unrelated.

Recommended Citation

Bregegere, Andre Rene, "La Vie Dans Les Plis" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4242