A STUDY OF ROBERT NATHANIEL DETT: HIS CREATION OF THE CHARIOT JUBILEE AND A SETTING OF A NEW ACCESSIBLE REDUCED ORCHESTRATION

This dissertation addresses the concern that music by Black composers remains inadequately represented in concert performances. Though a number of factors account for this unfortunate circumstance, the problem can be positively addressed. This dissertation focuses specifically on making Robert Nathaniel Dett's oratorio, The Chariot Jubilee, more accessible to performers and audiences alike. An instrumental accompaniment comprising of one flute, one oboe, one bassoon, one french horn, piano, organ and a string quartet affords access to choirs of many levels the opportunity to delve into this luminous piece of music. This has been demonstrated by combining the musical forces of the Oakwood University Aeolians, members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and tenor soloist Roderick George from the University of Montevallo.

Department dc:contributor.department

Music

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Ferdinand, Jason Max

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Maclary, Edward

Statement dc:rights

• NOTICE: Recordings accompanying this record are available only to University of Maryland College Park faculty, staff, and students and cannot be reproduced, copied, distributed or performed publicly by any means without prior permission of the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.13016/M2T92Z

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:drum.lib.umd.edu:1903/16613