Finding the "Indian" in Amy Beach's Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80.

Music that is categorized as part of the Indianist movement in American music (ca. 1890-1925) typically evokes Native American culture, ritual, story, or song through compositional gestures. It may also incorporate Native American tunes. Amy Beach (1867-1944) is considered to have composed five Indianist works, but her Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80 has not been included as one of them. This thesis rethinks categorization of the piece, seeking the "Indian" in it through examination of its gestures, instrumentation, and relationship to contemporary Indianist compositions.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Burgess, Stephanie J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• McKnight, Mark, 1951-
• Notley, Margaret Anne
• Murphy, John P. (John Patrick)

• ritual
• Opus 80
• Indianist
• song
• Amy Beach
• Beach, H. H. A., Mrs., 1867-1944. Theme and variations, flute, strings op. 80.
• Indians of North America -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.

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• Public
• Copyright
• Burgess, Stephanie J.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 229446904
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5196/
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