View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by TopSCHOLAR Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Honors College at WKU Projects Fall 12-14-2015 Elliott aC rter’s March: An Applicable Analysis Troy W. Palmer Western Kentucky University,
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[email protected]. ELLIOTT CARTER’S MARCH: AN APPLICABLE ANALYSIS A Capstone Experience Thesis Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree Bachelor of Arts with Honors College Graduate Distinction at Western Kentucky University By: Troy W. Palmer ***** Western Kentucky University 2015 CE/T Committee: Approved by Dr. Mark Berry, Advisor Dr. Mary Wolinski ______________________ Advisor Dr. Victoria Lapoe Department of Music Copyright by Troy W. Palmer 2015 ABSTRACT This thesis, in summation, can be divided into two parts. The first half focuses on the story of Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, composed by Elliott Carter and published in 1968. Both its compositional and performance history are addressed. The compositional history starts with the writing of the first version of Carter’s music, Six Pieces for Kettledrums, written in 1950; next, the revision process is addressed, including the actual revisions seen in March.