In Partial fulfillment o f the Requirem ents For th e D egree o f
MASTER OF MUSIC WITH A MAJOR IN COMPOSITION
In th e G raduate College
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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STATEMENT BY AUTHOR
This thesis has been subm itted in partial fulfillment o f requirem ents for an advanced d eg ree a t The University o f Arizona and is d ep o sited in th e University Library to be m ade available to borrow ers under rules o f the Library.
Brief quotations from this thesis are only allow ed to illustrate concep ts w ith regard to musical analysis, p rovided tha t accurate acknow ledgem ent o f source is m ade. Requests for perm ission for ex ten d ed quotation from, reproduction of, o r perform ance o f this com position m ay be g ran ted from the copyright ow ner.
SIGNED:
SUITE SUCCULENTS
Lisa Lemay, M. M.
The University o f Arizona, 1992
Director: Daniel Asia
This w ork is w ritten for th ree trum pets, tw o French horns, th ree trom bones, baritone (bass clef), tuba and percussion. Percussion instrum ents included are: bass drum , crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, snare drum , teno r drum , chim es, xylophone, m arim ba, vibraphone, bongos, tam -tam , w ind chim es, woodblocks, claves, shaker and cabasa and are perform ed by up to four players.
Clearly, a Southw estern influence can be g leaned from th e w ork’s title. Suite Succulents. Each subsequen t m ovem ent depicts the com poser’s musical perception o f various types o f cactus. O rgan Pipe appears first and is a fanfare. Barrel hearkens to a blues form w ith a bit o f a tri-tone tw ist and requires improvisation. Pin Cushion, a percussion feature presen ts the listener w ith the arduous task o f replacing all the cactus’s need les once they have tragically fallen out. A lthough its open ing gestu res are m ajestic and religious in nature, Saguaro is quick to
acknow ledge previously introduced m em bers o f th e cactus family.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. ORGAN PIPE........ ................................................ 1
II. BARREL.............. !............................................... 9
III. PIN CUSHION.....................................................13
IV. SAGUARO..................................... 18
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PIANO
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