Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Fight or Flight is a one-act, science-fiction opera. Outwardly the story of an astronaut who is marooned on the Moon, this dark comedy is an allegorical tale of forced isolation and loss; and of the anxiety and sadness that inevitably result. Musically, this piece began as an experiment in the reverse-engineering of mostly improvisatory methods of musical spoken-word delivery such as rap or slam poetry; this compositional device being a means to the more important end of creating a live musical theatre lacking the flippant sparkle commonly associated with Broadway and the like, but also free of the "intellectual" or "academic" heft often perceived to be inherent in common practice period opera.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Music (MM)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Year dc:date.available
- 2013
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Griffith, Asher
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Mueller, Robert K.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Sloan, Gerald
- Greeson, James
Subjects
dc:subject × 11Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/787
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarworks.uark.edu:etd-1786