The Amber of the Moment

<italic>The Amber of the Moment</italic> is a thirteen-minute composition for orchestra. Inspiration for this piece is drawn from two sources: the novel <italic>Slaughterhouse Five</italic> by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., and my desire to utilize techniques derived from various musical cultures, including Balinese gamelan and African drumming and marimba playing. Although not directly narrative, much of the imagery portrayed in <italic>Slaughterhouse Five</italic> informed the emotional landscape of the piece. As to the use of techniques from other cultures, my aim is not to merely imitate them, but to utilize them in a manner appropriate to the tradition of orchestral concert music.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Oregon

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Knippel, Mark Jacob, 1983-

• Music
• Orchestra
• Score
• Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-five
• Slaughterhouse-five

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1794/11486

OAI record oai:identifier

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