Date of Award
5-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.M.
Degree Program
Music
Department
Music
Major Professor
Sieg, Jerry
Second Advisor
Williams, Robin H.
Third Advisor
Hammann, James
Abstract
Leyla and Mejnun for string quartet relates a classical Middle Eastern love story. A young poet named Qays Ibn Al-Mulawwah fell in love with his cousin Leyla. He went mad when her father prevented him from marrying her. The music consists of four interwoven movements. The Prelude is based on a motif in F# played by the first violin, then by the second violin on Bb, and finally by the viola and cello altogether, respectively in D and Ab. It ends with a final restatement of the motif on the second violin with pizzicato on the three other instruments. The Prelude is followed by a dramatic transition that leads to the Love Theme which is treated as a theme and variations. The third movement is a Scherzo based on a Middle Eastern dance called Dabke. It ends with an Epilogue whose materials stem from the Prelude.
Recommended Citation
Baaklini, Roula, "Leyla and Mejnun for String Quartet" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 831.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/831
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