Emphasizing the Articulatory and Timbral Aspects of Vocal Production in Vocal Composition

An especially heightened interest in emphasizing articulatory and timbral phenomena in vocal composition began about 1950. The first part of this paper examines the interest shown by contemporary composers, teachers of singing, and performers in articulatory and timbral phenomena, and discusses the impact of these interests on performance and composition. This examination includes brief descriptions of about one hundred compositions (often experimental) categorized according to their use of text fragmentation, phonetic alteration, phones as timbral material and text-setting controls, articulatory action as a compositional focus or a gestural device, and speech-mode characteristics.

Name thesis:degree_name

D.M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Clark, Elizabeth Marie

• Music

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600153

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70843