Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This thesis explores the genre of barbershop tags, brief musical compositions in the barbershop style. After the introduction in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 describes the barbershop style and outlines a modified roman numeral system that reflects barbershop norms. Chapter 3 analyzes the 125 entries of the <em>Classic Book of Tags</em> based on two features: the harmonic point of interest (HPI) and the penultimate chord. Patterns emerging from these two criteria include eleven primary schemata along with a few secondary schemata accounting for the harmonic design for a majority of tags. Chapter 4 analyzes two barbershop arrangements: “Come Fly With<em> </em>Me” and “Dream a Little Dream of Me.”<em> </em>These case studies examine the function of tags in a broader context. Altogether this research provides a framework for further examination of harmony in the under-represented genre of barbershop.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Music
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- School of Music
- Year dc:date.available
- 2025
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Cromer, Brian A
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. Samantha Inman
Subjects
dc:subject × 8Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/646
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1711