Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Program
Music
Advisor
Jeff Nichols
Committee Members
Bruce Saylor
Scott Burnham
Anne Stone
Subject Categories
Composition
Keywords
composition, violin and piano, Dante Alighieri
Abstract
Instrumental work for violin and piano based on a sestina by Dante Alighieri; written to commemorate the poet on the 700th anniversary of his death. Commissioned by Elena Augilar Kosta for Eriko Sato and David Oei. This piece received its premier by Curtis Macomber and Steven Beck on May 20, 2022 in Elebash Hall at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Recommended Citation
Menillo, Gregory J., "Rima" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4846
Comments
This composition and the essay, "Negative Dialectics in Elliott Carter: Toward an Adornian Aesthetics of Carter's Music," together constitute the author's dissertation but are otherwise unrelated.