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Ann Arbor, MI48106 A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF TRINIDAD AND PANORAMA COMPETITIONS WITH AN ANALYSIS OF RA Y HOLMAN'S 1989 PANORAMA ARRANGEMENT OF "LIFE'S TOO SHORT" by Jeannine Remy Copyright © Jeannine Remy 1991 A LectlJre Rerital Doc :Jment Submitted to the Facultv of the SCHOOL OF MUSIC In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS With a Major in Percussion In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1 9 9 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GkADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Final Examination Committee, we certify that we have read the docur:Jent prepared by Jeannine------------------------------- Remy entitled A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF TRINIDAD AND PANORAMA COMPETITIONS iHTH AN A..I\JALYSIS OF RAY HOLMAN'S 1989 PA.l\lORl-.J.1..i\ A.qRA.l\lGEMENT OF "LIFE'S TOO SHORT" and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, in Percussion 4 - 10 - 91 Date ~/;p:/tfl PrOf. Richard Peters '/ .. 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'\.{. /,1 ',', ",' I .1 ',\ r. i S IG N E D-/--'7"'l''F::''-'''';-''::'~'''':'~''''L--~~'-=-'-''->''''-'\;,r----,-1\ ..::.../ ... --,-,il'->~"'L...../~t('-/_·· ___ J 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks are due to many individuals both in the United States and Trinidad who helped make this lecture document possible. A special thanks to Clifford Alexis (Northern Illinois U:aiversity Steel Band Director), Michael Anthony (Trinidadian Author), Dawn Batson (Music Teacher at Trin:~y CoJ1eg~\, S.C. Blair (Pan Handlers supporter), Gerard Darlington (member of the Invaders), KeLh Diaz (External Relations Officer for Pan Trinbago). Dr. William Dietz (University of Arizona Professor of Bassoon), Gary Cook (University of Arizona Professor of Percussion), Kim Gransuall (Librarian at the Un~versity of the West Indies), Errol G. Hill (Dartmouth College Emeritus Willard Professor of Drama and Oratory), Judy Hilgers, Ray Holman (arranger for the Trintoc Invaders 1989-1990), Barbara Jenson (Invaders supporter). Hamil jones (member of Invaders). Dr. Timothy Kolosick (University of Arizona Professor of Music Theory) Librarians (University of West Indies), Vernon "Birdie" Mannette (lnv3der"s Leader and Tuner), Dr. Edward Murphy (University of Arizona Professor of Theory), G. Allan O'Connor (Northern Illinois University Associate Dean of Fine Arts and Steel Band Director), members of the Pan Handlers Steel Bana, David Penco (member of Invaders), Mrs. Kitty Peters (Invaders supporter), Richard Peters (University of Arizona Professor of Trumpet), Richard Pinney, Ann Remy, Gene Remy, Joe Remy, Pat Remy, Jeff Rodenkirch (The Pan Handlers Steel Band), The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Faculty Development Committee, Jeffrey Ross Thomas (Ethnomusicologist), and Dave "Wally" Walton (The Pan Handlers Steel Band). 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ............................................................ 7 LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................ 8 LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................. 9 ABSTRACT ............................................................................. 10 Chapter TRINIDAD, ITS PEOPLE, AND MUSICAL DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH CARNIVAL ............................. 11 Location. .. .. 11 Settlers and Natives ................................................... 11 African Slaves and French Plantation Owners. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Roots of Carnival Celebrations ...................................... 14 Musical Developments and the Lower Classes. .. .. .. .. 16 From Bamboo to Metal.......... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 From Non-Pitched Metal to Pitched Steel Drums ................. 19 Acceptance of Pan . .. 21 Beginnings of Steel Band Competitions ............................ 22 Carnival Events Today................................................ 23 Chapter 2 FIELD RESEARCH WITH THE TRINTOC INVADERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 1989 and 1990 PANORAMA COMPETITIONS .............................................................. 25 Choosing a Steel Band........ .. ..................................... 25 The Sponsors .......................................................... 25 The Arranger ........................................................... 26 Teaching the Arrangement ........................................... 27 Conventional Panorama Competitions .............................. 28 The Queen's Park Savannah ......................................... 30 Pushing Pan ............................................................ 31 The Competition ....................................................... 31 New Developments and Concerns in 1990 ........ , ............... 34 ~ --- ._ .. - ....__ ._----- 6 CONTENTS continued Chapter 3 A DETAll..ED ANALYSIS OF RAY HOLMAN'S PANORAMA ARRANGEMENT OF "LIFE'S TOO SHORT" FOR THE TRINTOC INVADERS USING THEME AND V ARIA TIONS AS THE FORMAL STRUCTURE .......................................... 38 Composer and Arrllilger Ray Holman .............................. 38 Panorama Arrangements of Popular Soca Music .................. 39 Orchestrating a Steel Band Arrangement ........................... 41 Objectives of Panorama Arrangments ............................... 42 Theme and Variation .................................................. 43 Melodic Analysis ...................................................... 44 Harmonic Analysis .................................................... 44 Rhythmic Analysis .................................................... 46 Research Objectives and Conclusions .............................. 48 Future Objectives ...................................................... 49 GLOSSARY ............................................................................ 147 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................... 156 7 ILLUSTRATIONS figure Page(s) Map of Trinidad and Tobago .......................... 51 2 Early Carnival. .......................................... 52 3 Stick Fighting ........................................... 53 4 Tanlboo Bamboo .......................... , ........ 54-55 5 Metal-beating Bands