Excursus: Three Art Songs for Soprano and Flexible Media

Commissioned by coloratura soprano Mikaela Sullivan for performance in April 2014, Excursus explores the methods in which modern television broadcasting attempts to provide different facets of human desire, thus propagating the continued use of the medium. The composition consists of three songs, each of which focuses on comedic, physical, or philosophical fulfillment. Current television programming attempts to satisfy these desires with sitcoms, pharmaceutical ads, and political slander, respectively. Instead of communicating this message traditionally via voice and piano, prerecorded media serves as accompaniment to the soprano. I make the distinction in the title that the work is for “soprano and flexible media.” This word choice stems from the desire for media to truly act as an accompaniment, therefore the electronic track follows the singer instead of the singer following a click track embedded into a fixed media file. For a download link of the Max Runtime file and the electronic tracks, please inquire at: codykauhl@gmail.com

Name thesis:degree_name

M.M.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music Composition (UMKC)

Grantor

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kauhl, Cody Lee

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rudy, Paul, 1962-

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/46325

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/46325