And Imaginaerum (2011)
A semiotic analysis of Nightwish’s Dark Passion Play (2007) and Imaginaerum (2011) Suzanne Strauss A THESIS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC DEGREE IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ODEION SCHOOL OF MUSIC, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE January 2018 Promoter: Dr M.J. Thom Wium Co-Promoters: Prof M. Viljoen Prof R. Walser Statement of originality I declare that the dissertation hereby submitted for the qualification Doctor of Philosophy in Music at the University of the Free State is my own independent work and that I have not previously submitted the same work for a qualification at/in another University/faculty. 26 January 2018 Signed: Suzanne Strauss Date: i Acknowledgements I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the following individuals who have made significant contributions to my thesis: Dr Matildie Thom Wium, my promoter, for her time, help, unwavering support, patience and valuable analytical observations; Prof Martina Viljoen, my co-promoter and mentor, for her time, help, unwavering support, patience and valuable guidance, especially concerning the theoretical- philosophical frameworks; Prof Robert Walser, my co-promoter, for his expert advice and time; Mr Tuomas Holopainen and Mr Pip Williams, for their gracious willingness to share their work on Dark Passion Play and Imaginaerum with me; Mr John Smit, for his help with the identification and labelling of various sound-effects; Mr Jako Olivier, for his help with the design of the 3-D soundbox diagrams as well as his saint-like patience, friendship and unceasing support; Mr Johannes Deetlefs, for the careful editing of the 3-D soundbox diagrams as well as his unwavering support and friendship; Mrs Carol Keep, for editing my thesis with great care; Mrs Estie Pretorius, for her willingness and uncanny ability to locate sources that no mortal can find; and My friends and family (here and far away), for their love, time and support.
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