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Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in his or her judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must by obtained from the author. SIGNED: OCAJ) teDnuu, ika) APPROVAL BY THESIS DIRECTOR This thesis has been approved on the date shown below: ^ ^ /??</ Dr. J. Timothy Kolosick Datq^ Professor of Music Theory 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. LIST OF FIGURES 5 2. LIST OF TABLES 7 3. ABSTRACT 8 4. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 9 French History 9 Impressionist Art 11 Symbolist Poetry 13 Impressionist Music 15 5. SENTIC THEORY 22 6. ANALYTICAL APPROACH 32 7. ANALYTICAL RESULTS 43 Total Number of Musical Sentograms in Each Melody and Inversion 43 Lafille aux cheveux delin 43 Lafilleauxcheveuxdelin, inversion 45 Des pas sur la neige 47 Des pas sur la neige, inversion 48 Support in Phrase Structure for Anger Musical Sentograms 49 Anger Musical Sentograms with No Support in Phrase Structure 50 Anger Musical Sentograms with Support of Other Musical Sentograms in the Phrase Structure 51 Support in Phrase Structure for Grief Musical Sentograms 53 Grief Musical Sentograms with No Support in Phrase Structure 53 Grief Musical Sentograms with Doubtful Support in Phrase Structure 54 Grief Musical Sentograms with Support of Other Musical Sentograms in the Phrase Structure 54 Grief Musical Sentograms with Support of Phrase Structure 55 Support in Phrase Structure for Hate Musical Sentograms 56 Hate Musical Sentograms with No Support in Phrase Structure 57 Hate Musical Sentograms with Support of Other Musical Sentograms in the Phrase Structure 58 Support in Phrase Structure for Joy Musical Sentograms 59 Joy Musical Sentograms with No Support in Phrase Structure 59 Joy Musical Sentograms with Doubtful Support in Phrase Structure 60 4 Joy Musical Sentograms with Support of Other Musical Sentograms in the Phrase Structure 61 Support in Phrase Structure for Love Musical Sentograms 62 Love Musical Sentograms with No Support in Phrase Structure 62 Love Musical Sentograms with Doubtful Support in Phrase Structure 62 Love Musical Sentograms with Support of Other Musical Sentograms in the Phrase Structure 63 Love Musical Sentograms with Support of Phrase Structure 64 Musical Sentograms Supported Only by Melodic Direction 64 Lafille aux cheveux delin 65 Lafille aux cheveux de /m, inversion 67 Des pas sur la neige 68 Des pas sur la neige, inversion 68 Musical Sentograms Supported by Both Melodic Direction and Dynamic Intensity 69 Lafille aux cheveux delin 71 Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 72 Des pas sur la neige 73 Des pas sur la neige, inversion 74 Musical Sentograms Supported by Both Melodic Direction and Texture Intensity 75 La fille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 77 Des pas sur la neige 78 Musical Sentograms Support by Melodic Direction, Dynamic Intensity, and Texture Intensity 80 Lafille aux cheveux de lin 80 Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 82 Des pas sur la neige 83 8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 85 Questions Raised as a Result of This Study 85 Suspected Problems with the Analysis Technique 89 Conclusion 94 9. APPENDIX A: COMPLETE SENTOGRAM INFORMATION 98 10. APPENDIX B: LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN. MELODY .... 106 11. APPENDIX C: LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DELIN, INVERSION... .115 12. APPENDIX D: DES PAS SUR LA NEIGE, MELODY 123 13. APPENDIX E: DES PAS SUR LA NEIGE, INVERSION 131 14. APPENDIX F: LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN 139 15. APPENDIX G: DES PAS SUR LA NEIGE 148 16. REFERENCES 156 5 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1, Anger Sentogram 27 FIGURE 2, Hate Sentogram 28 FIGURE 3, Grief Sentogram 28 FIGURE 4, Love Sentogram 29 FIGURE 5, Sex Sentogram 29 FIGURE 6, Joy Sentogram 30 FIGURE 7, Reverence Sentogram 30 FIGURE 8, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measure 1 36 FIGURE 9, Des pas sur la neige, measure 7 36 FIGURE 10, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms in La fille aux cheveux de lin 44 FIGURE 11, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms in Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 46 FIGURE 12, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms in Des pas sur la neige 48 FIGURE 13, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms in Des pas sur la neige, inversion 49 FIGURE 14, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures 17-20 51 FIGURE 15, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures 32-35 52 FIGURE 16, La fille aux cheveux de lin, measure 31 53 FIGURE 17, Des pas sur la neige, measures 22-24 54 FIGURE 18, Des pas sur la neige, measures 3-4 55 FIGURE 19, La fille aux cheveux de lin, measures 34-38 56 FIGURE 20, Des pas sur la neige, measures 17-18 57 FIGURE 21, Des pas sur la neige, measures 32-33 58 FIGURE 22, Des pas sur la neige, measures 8-9 60 FIGURE 23, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures 26-28 60 FIGURE 24, La fille aux cheveux de lin, measures 5-6 61 FIGURE 25, Des pas sur la neige, measures 10-12 62 FIGURE 26, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measure 33 63 FIGURE 27, La fille aux cheveux de lin, measures 8-9 63 FIGURE 28, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures 19-20 64 FIGURE 29, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures 1-2 66 FIGURE 30, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction in Lafille aux cheveux delin 66 FIGURE 31, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction in Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion. 67 FIGURE 32, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction in Des pas sur la neige 68 FIGURE 33, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction in Des pas sur la neige, inversion 69 6 FIGURE 34, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measure 16 71 FIGURE 35, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction and Dynamic Intensity in Lafille aux cheveux de lin 72 FIGURE 36, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction and Dynamic Intensity in Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 73 FIGURE 37, Des pas sur la neige, measures 23-24 74 FIGURE 38, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction and Dynamic Intensity in Des pas sur la neige 74 FIGURE 39, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction and Dynamic Intensity in Des pas sur la neige, inversion 75 FIGURE 40, Degree of Pervasiveness of Musical Sentograms Supported by Musical Direction and Texture Intensity in Lafille aux cheveux de lin, inversion 77 FIGURE 41, Lafille aux cheveux de lin, measures