Author Description
for SATB unaccompaniedThis is a beautiful setting of words from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Tempest. The opening soprano and tenor melody is based on a dreamlike, oscillating two-note cell which threads throughout the piece, broadening out into the climax of 'a thousand twangling instruments' before subsiding back into the opening calm.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the musical interpretation of Shakespearean text through the medium of unaccompanied choral composition. The publication provides a technical setting of Act 3, Scene 2 from The Tempest, specifically designed for SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) vocal ensembles. It utilizes a specific melodic framework to translate the atmospheric qualities of the source material into a structured vocal performance.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- SATB choral arrangement of Shakespearean text
- Musical notation for unaccompanied performance
- Analysis of a two-note oscillating cell structure
Scope Limits
- This document does not provide a historical analysis of Shakespearean performance practice.
- It does not include instrumental accompaniment or orchestral scores.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts in choral music identify this as a specialized resource for vocal ensembles seeking contemporary settings of classical literature. Musicians frequently note the technical requirements for maintaining the dreamlike, oscillating melodic structure throughout the performance.
Page Count:
12
Publication Date:
2005-04-07
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0193355426
ISBN-13:
9780193355422
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