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Motival Structure of Susannah, a Music Drama by Carlisle Floyd

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was (1) to locate and identify the various musical motives within the opera Susannah; (2) to point out the significance of each motive; (3) to examine the transformations of each motive; and (4) to demonstrate how the motive structure relates to both the visible series of events and to the psychological progress of the opera.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Music
Year
1967

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • McMurray, Sue Ellen
Contributors dc:contributor
  • John W. DeMerchant
  • Wayne S. Hertz
  • Henry J. Eickhoff

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/714
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1725

Chain of custody

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Base URL
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Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

McMurray, Sue Ellen. Motival Structure of Susannah, a Music Drama by Carlisle Floyd. 1967. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/714