Date Approved
11-15-2015
Date Posted
6-23-2016
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music (MM)
Department or School
Music and Dance
Committee Member
Geoffrey Stanton, D.M.A, Chair
Committee Member
Garik Pedersen, D.M.A.
Committee Member
Whitney Prince, D.M.A.
Abstract
Joan is an original, programmatic piece for orchestra, with an approximate running time of eight minutes. It is inspired by the life of Joan of Arc, the French heroine at the end of the Hundred Years' War. Themes evoking major characters are presented as the piece unfolds. Along with original material, melodies from several folksongs are used in the themes representing Joan and the English. The English "Agincourt Carol" dates to the Hundred Years' War. Joan's themes, "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" and "He is Born," are both familiar French carols. In addition to these two themes, the piece begins with a solo offstage horn (God), which is then joined by the brass section in a triumphant clarion call. Thematic material changes and interacts throughout the piece, leading toward an inevitable (and yet surprising) conclusion.
Recommended Citation
Bauerle, Sarah, "Joan" (2015). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 647.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/647