The Ice Seasons

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dc.contributor.advisorBell, Allan Gordon
dc.contributor.authorBraden, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-05T15:20:47Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:44Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-05
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThe Ice Seasons is a 25-minute composition that evokes the beauty and behaviour of sub-Arctic ice found on lakes around Yellowknife, Northwest Territo- ries. The composition contains material drawn from reading scientific literature, an- alyzing field recordings, and thinking deeply about personal experiences of lake ice. The instrumentation is SSAATB choir with a soprano soloist, string sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos), and recorded sound files. I derive pitch material from an- alyzing field recordings of ice sounds using spectral analysis, and building the re- sults into six-note symmetrical harmonies; I connect rhythmic activity to elemental rhythms in the ice by using controlled-aleatory and sound-mass textures; and, I set poems and texts that describe different states of the ice. The thesis comprises an introductory essay that describes the form, the pitch, rhythmic, textural, and sound file material, and includes an appendix with the complete performance score.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBraden, C. (2015). The Ice Seasons (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28171en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28171
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2601
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subject.classificationIceen_US
dc.subject.classificationCompositionen_US
dc.subject.classificationsubarcticen_US
dc.titleThe Ice Seasons
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music (MMus)
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