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A Place for Us A Place for Us A song cycle for amplified pop tenor and chamber ensemble by Glenn James B.Mus., Wilfrid Laurier University, 2007 M.Mus., University of Toronto, 2009 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Musical Arts in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Composition) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) December 2015 © Glenn James, 2015 Abstract A Place for Us is a song cycle for amplified pop tenor and chamber ensemble (amplified string quintet, piano, electric bass, and drum set). It is approximately twenty minutes in duration and is divided into ten short sections. The text was written in collaboration with writer Tamara Chandon. It explores a love story using elements of an archetypal hero’s journey narrative. The music incorporates an eclectic array of styles and focuses on rhythmic attributes such as groove, syncopation, and backbeat. ii Preface This dissertation is an original, unpublished, and independent work by the author, Glenn James. iii Table of Contents Abstract....................................................................................................................... ii Preface......................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents......................................................................................................... iv List of Figures.............................................................................................................. vi Acknowledgements....................................................................................................... vii Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 Musical Background............................................................................................................... 1 Compositional Intent............................................................................................................. 1 Compositional Considerations............................................................................................. 2 Terminology............................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter 1: Research and Influences.............................................................................. 4 1.1 The Art/Popular Music Debate...................................................................................... 4 1.2 Adorno on Popular Music.............................................................................................. 4 1.3 Popular Music as Art........................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Popular Music’s Influence on Twentieth-Century Art Music..................................... 5 1.5 Musical Influences........................................................................................................... 6 1.5.1 Owen Pallett, Sufjan Stevens, and Sigur Rós....................................................... 6 1.5.2 Influences on Instrumentation and Sound.......................................................... 6 1.5.3 Influences on Form................................................................................................. 7 1.5.4 Influences on Vocal Writing.................................................................................. 9 1.6 A Place for Us in Context................................................................................................ 9 Chapter 2: Lyrics and Voice, Groove, and Rhythm....................................................... 12 2.1 Text................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Vocal Style and Amplification........................................................................................ 12 2.3 Amplification of the Ensemble....................................................................................... 13 2.4 Rhythm.............................................................................................................................. 14 2.5 Groove............................................................................................................................... 14 iv Chapter 3: Macroscopic View of Rhythmic Attributes................................................. 17 3.1 Section 1 (mm. 1–113).................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Section 2 (mm. 114–145)............................................................................................... 18 3.3 Section 3 (mm. 146–202)............................................................................................... 18 3.4 Section 4 (mm. 203–287).............................................................................................. 21 3.5 Section 5 (mm. 288–320)............................................................................................... 21 3.6 Section 6 (mm. 321–341)............................................................................................... 21 3.7 Section 7 (mm. 342–374)............................................................................................... 24 3.8 Section 8 and 9 (mm. 375–385 and mm. 386–425).................................................... 24 3.9 Section 10 (mm. 426–445)............................................................................................. 24 Chapter 4: Melodic Motives and Harmonic Materials................................................... 28 4.1 Motive A and Harmonic Analysis.................................................................................. 28 4.2 Motive B and Harmonic Analysis................................................................................... 29 4.3 Harmonic Analysis of Climax......................................................................................... 34 Chapter 5: The Piano as Equal, Accompanist, and Internal Voice of the Protagonist.... 38 Closing Remarks.......................................................................................................... 39 Bibliography................................................................................................................. 40 Appendix A: Lyrical Text.............................................................................................. 43 Appendix B: Musical Score........................................................................................... 44 v List of Figures Figure 1: Basic backbeat rhythm................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: A Place for Us, mm. 65-66............................................................................... 8 Figure 3: A Place for Us, mm. 24-28............................................................................... 10 Figure 4: Two examples of swung rhythms.................................................................... 15 Figure 5: A Place for Us, mm. 13-19............................................................................... 17 Figure 6: A Place for Us, mm. 85-88............................................................................... 18 Figure 7: A Place for Us, mm. 96-98............................................................................... 19 Figure 8: A Place for Us, mm. 146-152........................................................................... 20 Figure 9: A Place for Us, mm. 170-172........................................................................... 20 Figure 10: A Place for Us, mm. 181-183, ten., vlns., vla., drums..................................... 21 Figure 11: A Place for Us, mm. 258-260......................................................................... 22 Figure 12: A Place for Us, mm. 294-298......................................................................... 23 Figure 13: A Place for Us, mm. 371-372......................................................................... 25 Figure 14: A Place for Us, mm. 386-387, drums............................................................. 26 Figure 15: A Place for Us, mm. 434-436......................................................................... 27 Figure 16: A Place for Us, Motive A............................................................................... 28 Figure 17: A Place for Us, mm. 5-8, piano...................................................................... 29 Figure 18: A Place for Us, mm. 14-15............................................................................. 30 Figure 19: Gradual rise to dominant, A Place for Us, mm. 69-114.................................. 31 Figure 20: A Place for Us, mm. 158-161, piano.............................................................. 31 Figure 21: A Place for Us, Motive B, mm. 213-216, piano.............................................. 32 Figure 22: A Place for Us, mm.229-231, pno., ten., strings............................................. 33 Figure 23: A Place for Us, mm.233-236, pno., ten., strings............................................. 33 Figure 24: A Place for Us, mm.297-300, pno., ten., strings............................................. 34 Figure 25: A Place for Us, mm.341-342.......................................................................... 35 Figure 26: A Place for Us, mm.371-372.........................................................................
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