Abstraction.

Macias, Joshua.

Abstraction.

dc.contributor.advisor	McAllister, Scott.
dc.creator	Macias, Joshua.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-22T15:30:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-22T15:30:51Z
dc.date.created	2015-05
dc.date.issued	2015-04-17
dc.date.submitted	May 2015
dc.date.updated	2015-05-22T15:30:52Z
dc.description.abstract	Abstraction is a four-movement piece written for the Wind Ensemble. It begins with only two Baritone Saxophones and gradually adds instruments until the full ensemble is performing. Abstraction is a look at my personal travels through theistic and atheistic modes of thought and a reflection on my own conclusions. Abstraction's first movement "creation ex nihilo" was written in homage to two concepts: creation from nothing, and duality. The second movement, titled "…maybe" is orchestrated for a chamber group of clarinets and saxophones and is a look at a theistic answer to the question "Why are we here?" The third movement, "godless," is written for the wind section of a Wind Ensemble. "godless" is a translation of an evolutionary construction of music, designed to be more naturalistic. The final movement, written for the full Wind Ensemble, is an attempt to reconcile the two modes of thought explored earlier.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2104/9310
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights.accessrights	Worldwide access.
dc.subject	Thesis. Joshua Macias. Wind Ensemble. Composition. Music.
dc.title	Abstraction.
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.material	text
thesis.degree.department	Baylor University. School of Music.
thesis.degree.grantor	Baylor University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	M.M.