Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Music
First Advisor
Mark Spicer
Second Advisor
L. Poundie Burstein
Academic Program Adviser
Yayoi Uno Everett
Abstract
From 1987 to 1999, the metal bands Death and Control Denied released eight total albums, with music primarily composed by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. This corpus study analyzes the form of these records to demonstrate Schuldiner's compositional idiolect adhering to recognizable formal structures, specifically AABA and ABA.
Recommended Citation
Cogley, Cory, "Controlling Death: Analyzing Formal Structures in the Music of Chuck Schuldiner" (2026). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1488
