Student Theses
Date of Award
Fall 12-22-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Music
Language
English
First Advisor
David Schober
Abstract
Benumbed Compulsion is a musical representation of the intense emotions that we live with and become used to carrying. Though we become desensitized to these feelings, they may pour out of us either subtly or explosively. The tidal dynamics and back-and-forth motion between the two dominating harmonies express the emotions we feel compelled to experience but often become numb to their effect.
Recommended Citation
Stern, Philip E., "Benumbed Compulsion" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/qc_etds/19