Date of Graduation
Spring 2016
Degree
Master of Music
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Michael Murray
Abstract
Three Landscapes for Orchestra is a three-movement orchestral suite, with music composed based on corresponding artworks. Each movement is inspired by an abstract painting by Samantha Keely Smith. Stylistically, the focus of these pieces is on color and mood, and the emulation of the atmosphere and emotions elicited by the source material. As such, the music either takes a literal approach to musical representations of certain aesthetic features, or an abstract approach wherein the music conveys a similar emotion or mood as the painting. Musically, the approach taken is an amalgamation of Late-Romantic, twentieth century, and twelve-tone styles, with influences from composers such as Gustav Mahler, Benjamin Britten, John Adams, and Arnold Schoenberg.
Keywords
music, orchestra, suite, instrumental, art, painting
Subject Categories
Music
Copyright
© Nathan D. Raught
Recommended Citation
Raught, Nathan D., "Three Landscapes For Orchestra" (2016). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 2375.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/2375
