Date of Award
Spring 6-13-2004
Document Type
Thesis (Master's)
Department or Program
Graduate Music
First Advisor
Jon Appleton
Second Advisor
Eric Lyon
Third Advisor
Ioana Chitoran
Abstract
This text is a complement to the musical composition The Spell of Speech, a piece for actress, electro-acoustic sounds and live-electronics composed in 2004 as part of the requirements to conclude the Master’s degree in Electro-Acoustic Music at Dartmouth College. The core of this research is the relationship between speech and music composition. The first chapter presents a theoretical framework comprising evolutionary musicology and music cognition. The second chapter contains a historical survey of electro-acoustic music in which human voice plays a fundamental role. Finally, the third chapter analyzes the composition The Spell of Speech, presenting the main techniques used and the musical ideas involved.
Recommended Citation
Ruviaro, Bruno Tucunduva, "The Spell of Speech" (2004). Dartmouth College Master’s Theses. 197.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/masters_theses/197
