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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC A PROPER VERNACULAR: GEORGE ROCHBERG'S AMERICAN BOUQUET (VERSIONS OF POPULAR MUSIC) By MATTHEW COCHRAN A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2006 The members of the Committee approve the Treatise of Matthew Cochran defended on 23 March 2006. _________________________ Jeffery Kite-Powell Professor Co-Directing Treatise _________________________ Bruce Holzman Professor Co-Directing Treatise _________________________ Evan Jones Outside Committee Member _________________________ Larry Gerber Outside Committee Member _________________________ Karen Clarke Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii For Jean iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to Eliot Fisk for his contributions to the guitar's repertoire, and for providing invaluable information about Rochberg's music for this project. Thanks to Dr. Jeffery Kite-Powell and Professor Bruce Holzman for their expertise and encouragement; to Mom, Dad, and Julie Ann for their patience and support. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Musical Examples ................................................................................ vi Abstract ………………………………………………………………….. xi INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 1 1. A SURVEY OF MUSICAL BORROWING IN ROCHBERG'S WORKS ... 4 2. EXAMINATION OF AMERICAN BOUQUET'S SOURCE MATERIAL .... 14 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart "My Heart Stood Still"........................ 15 Harry Warren "I Only Have Eyes for You".............................................