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
Third Advisor
Hammann,James
Abstract
"Two Songs from ‘War is Kind' for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra" were composed to text by poet and author Stephen Crane from his set of poems entitled "War is Kind". Full instrumentation includes flute 1 and 2; oboe 1 and 2; B-flat clarinet 1 and 2; bassoon; horn in F 1, 2, 3, and 4' mezzo-soprano; violin 1 and 2; viola; cello; and double bass. The first song, "To the Maiden", is in form A-B in keeping with the poem. The second song, "The Chatter of a Death Demon", is in form A-B-A, also in keeping with the poem. Both poems deal with individual horrors of war and are set for mezzo-soprano and orchestra in such a way as to enliven the text.
Recommended Citation
Drane, Kara, "Two Songs from "War is Kind" for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 841.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/841
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