Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:04:36
Major
Music - Woodwinds Performance
Degree Name
Bachelor of Music
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
Honors Project Abstract
My project is on the modern Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt and his work Spiegel im Spiegel. Of all the pieces written by Pärt, this is one of his most popular and revered works. It has a major emotional impact on many people who listen to it, but also on me. Through my research, I have discovered compositional techniques which help the work achieve such a profound effect on a listener.
To help show these techniques to the reader, I include handwritten excerpts in my paper. This is also to avoid copyright issues. In each image presented, I label chord progressions, outline non-chord tones, and use other techniques. Then, I explain the effect these techniques have on a listener and why a composer would use them. Additionally, through observing the massive comment section in a popular YouTube video upload of Spiegel im Spiegel, I can indicate the temperament of listeners at firsthand.
In order to understand the complete picture, the reader of this project should listen to the music. In this link below, I have the YouTube recording that I reference in my paper. This project helped me understand Arvo Pärt and myself better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6Mzvh3XCc
Research Sponsor
James Wilding
First Reader
Jack Cozen Harel
Second Reader
Guy Victor Bordo
Recommended Citation
Lane, Gabriel, "The Touch of Arvo Pärt" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 685.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/685