Portfolio of compositions and exegesis: composing for a choral spectrum.

This portfolio of compositions and exegesis submitted for the degree of Master of Music in Composition, at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, comprises original creative works supported by a detailed commentary. The creative investigation has focused on ‘Composing for a Choral Spectrum.’ This was investigated through practical experiments in choral composition, designed to test the compositional limitations of the choral spectrum, and resulted in a portfolio of choral works. The portfolio includes: simple choral works for young children in one part; choral works for children in two parts; choral works for children in three parts; a choral work for teenage treble voices; a multimedia choral work for boys with changing voices with a moving image DVD; a choral work for male voices; choral works for adult female voices; a complex choral work for adult choirs of a professional standard; and a larger scale choral and orchestral work. The exegesis provides a commentary on the genesis, composition processes, limitations and solutions, for each original work included in the portfolio.

Author dc:creator

• Wood, Callie

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Rae, Charles Bodman, 1955-
• Crossin, Carl Bryce David
• Koehne, Graeme John

• choir; choirs; choral; choral music; choral composition; Australian choral composition; Australian choral music; choral music for children; choral music for adults; choral music for boys with changing voices; female composers

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/2440/54229

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/54229