Four Part-Songs by Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Zosel, Heather Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 05/10/2021 12:32:07 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/242453 FOUR PART-SONGS BY HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983) By Heather Zosel _______________________ Copyright © Heather Zosel 2012 A Document Submitted to the Faculty of the SCHOOL OF MUSIC In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2012 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Document Committee, we certify that we have read the document prepared by Heather Zosel entitled Four Part-Songs by Herbert Howells (1892-1983) and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. __________________________________________________ Date: June 14, 2012 Bruce Chamberlain __________________________________________________ Date: June 14, 2012 Elizabeth Schauer __________________________________________________ Date: June 14, 2012 John T. Brobeck Final approval and acceptance of this document is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the document to the Graduate College. I hereby certify that I have read this document prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement. __________________________________________________ Date: June 14, 2012 Document Director: Bruce Chamberlain 3 STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This document has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this document 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 copyright holder. SIGNED: Heather Zosel 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to express her deep gratitude to the following: The members of my committee: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain, Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, Dr. John T. Brobeck, Dr. Shelly Cooper, Dr. Don Haman, and Dr. Robert Bayless for their help and support with this document, and my education at the University of Arizona. I am extremely grateful for the opportunities I was given, as well as everything I learned and received during my time there. My family for their unconditional love and support through this process. My colleagues for their encouragement, time and effort on my behalf. Heather Zosel The University of Arizona June 14, 2012 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................7 LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ......................................................................................8 ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................11 Brief Biography .............................................................................................................11 Justification for Study ...................................................................................................15 Statement of Primary Thesis .........................................................................................17 Methodology .................................................................................................................18 CHAPTER 2. SALIENT STYLE FEATURES AS SEEN IN TAKE HIM, EARTH, FOR CHERISHING ....................................................................19 Take Him Earth, for Cherishing ....................................................................................20 Melody ...........................................................................................................................23 Harmony ........................................................................................................................32 Rhythm ..........................................................................................................................36 CHAPTER 3. PART-SONGS OVERVIEW .....................................................................40 CHAPTER 4. WALKING IN THE SNOW .........................................................................42 Melody ...........................................................................................................................43 Harmony ........................................................................................................................48 Rhythm ..........................................................................................................................51 CHAPTER 5. THE SCRIBE ..............................................................................................53 Melody ...........................................................................................................................54 Harmony ........................................................................................................................60 Rhythm ..........................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER 6. INHERITANCE ...........................................................................................65 Melody ...........................................................................................................................66 Harmony ........................................................................................................................71 Rhythm ..........................................................................................................................74 CHAPTER 7. THE SUMMER IS COMING ......................................................................76 Melody ...........................................................................................................................77 Harmony ........................................................................................................................81 Rhythm ..........................................................................................................................86 CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSION...........................................................................................89 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS – Continued APPENDIX A HOWELLS’ PART-SONGS CLASSIFIED BY VOICING .....................91 APPENDIX B PERMISSION TO PRINT MUSIC ...........................................................94 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................98 7 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 2.1, Formal Sections, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing .....................................22 FIGURE 4.1, Formal Sections, Walking in the Snow ........................................................42 FIGURE 5.1, Formal Sections, The Scribe ........................................................................54 FIGURE 6.1, Formal Sections, Inheritance .......................................................................66 FIGURE 7.1, Formal Sections, The Summer is Coming....................................................77 8 LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.1, Chant-like Melody, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 1-9 ...... 24 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.2, Melodic Restatement, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 10-13 ......................................................................................................................... 25 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.3, Final Melodic Statement, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 100-108 ..................................................................................................................... 27 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.4, Elided Text Phrases, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 58-61 ......................................................................................................................... 29 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.5, Alto Melody, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 33-36 ............ 30 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.6, Soprano Melisma, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 19-21 .... 32 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.7, Harmony, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 51-57 ................. 34 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 2.8, Meter Shifts, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing; mm. 109-114 ......... 37 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.1, Chant-like Melody, Walking in the Snow; mm. 1-6 ......................... 44 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.2, Tenor Melody, Walking in the Snow; mm. 39-45 ............................. 45 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.3, Elided Text Phrases, Walking in the Snow; mm. 19-24 .................... 47 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.4, Melisma, Walking in the Snow; mm. 56-58 ...................................... 48 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.5, Final Cadence, Walking in the Snow; mm. 63-68 ............................. 50 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 4.6, Extended Tertian Sonorities, Walking in the Snow; mm. 27-29 ....... 51 MUSICAL EXAMPLE 5.1,