Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p><em>Joan</em> is an original, programmatic piece for orchestra, with an approximate running time of eight minutes. It is inspired by the life of Joan of Arc, the French heroine at the end of the Hundred Years' War. Themes evoking major characters are presented as the piece unfolds. Along with original material, melodies from several folksongs are used in the themes representing Joan and the English. The English "Agincourt Carol" dates to the Hundred Years' War. Joan's themes, "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" and "He is Born," are both familiar French carols. In addition to these two themes, the piece begins with a solo offstage horn (God), which is then joined by the brass section in a triumphant clarion call. Thematic material changes and interacts throughout the piece, leading toward an inevitable (and yet surprising) conclusion.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Music (MM)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Music and Dance
- Year dc:date.available
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Bauerle, Sarah
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Geoffrey Stanton, D.M.A, Chair
- Garik Pedersen, D.M.A.
- Whitney Prince, D.M.A.
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.emich.edu/theses/647
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2026