University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Open Access Dissertations 5-2013 "Finding the Proper Sequence": Form and Narrative in the Collage Music of John Zorn Adam John Kolek University of Massachusetts Amherst,
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[email protected]. “FINDING THE PROPER SEQUENCE”: FORM AND NARRATIVE IN THE COLLAGE MUSIC OF JOHN ZORN A Dissertation Presented by ADAM J. KOLEK Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2013 Music Music Theory © Copyright by Adam J. Kolek 2013 All Rights Reserved “FINDING THE PROPER SEQUENCE”: FORM AND NARRATIVE IN THE COLLAGE MUSIC OF JOHN ZORN A Dissertation Presented by ADAM J. KOLEK Approved as to style and content by: _______________________________________ Gary S. Karpinski, Chair _______________________________________ Brent Auerbach, Member _______________________________________ Kate Hudson, Member _______________________________________ Richard Randall, Member ____________________________________ Jeff Cox , Chair Department of Music and Dance DEDICATION To my parents, for their love and support. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank my advisor, Gary Karpinski, and the members of my committee, Brent Auerbach, Richard Randall, and Katherine Hudson.