Referential Experiences, Aesthetic Consistencies and Recurring Compositional Processes: the Formation of My Compositional Language.

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PhD in Composition Nicholas P F Duggan Referential experiences, aesthetic consistencies and recurring compositional processes: The formation of my compositional language. A Portfolio of Compositions Acknowledgments This doctorate submission would not have been possible without the encouragement and support of a multitude of friends, colleagues and family. Special mention however must also be made of my supervisor, Dr Andrew Lewis for his sustained guidance, constructive criticisms, patience and advice, Dr ap Siôn, my co-supervisor for his advice and additional perspectives, Alfred Di Rocco for his friendship and musical critique, my mother and father who were always ready to listen and finally, the unwavering love and support of my wife Rattana. Table of Contents Summary…………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Portfolio Audio Compact Disc Track Listing……………………………………………….2 I Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….. 4 1.1 Diatonicism and Musical Style………………………………………………… 5 1.2 Referential experiences as a contributing factor in the compositional process.. 8 1.3 The importance of a unified aesthetic approach in the compositional process and its relevance to the integrity of musical language…………………………. 9 1.4 Recurring compositional processes …………………………………………… 10 2 Additive processes and Compound Development……………………………………… 12 2.1 Unaltered duration / Note Embellishment……………………………………... 15 2.2 Oscillation / arpeggiation………………………………………………………. 16 2.3 Note repetition…………………………………………………………………. 16 2.4 Theme and Variation……………………………………………………………18 2.5 Examples of Compound Development taken from the submitted work……… .20 3 Texture and Compound Development ……………………………………………….... 28 4 A comment on technology……………………………………………………………… 29 5 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………… 30 6 Compositions - individual commentaries………………………………………….…… 31 6.1 6.2 6.3 The

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