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AVALERION
by
Eric Guinivan
____________________________________________________________________
A Musical Score Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
(COMPOSITION)
December 2011
Copyright 2011 Eric Guinivan
Object Description
| Title | Avalerion |
| Author | Guinivan, Eric |
| Author email | guinivan@usc.edu;eric.guinivan@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Musical Arts |
| Document type | Score |
| Degree program | Composition |
| School | Thornton School of Music |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-09-06 |
| Date submitted | 2011-10-03 |
| Date approved | 2011-10-04 |
| Restricted until | 2011-10-04 |
| Date published | 2011-10-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hartke, Stephen |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Crockett, Donald Muhl, Erica |
| Abstract | Little is known about the mythology of the avalerion, a mythological bird very much akin to the Firebird of countless traditions. Some of the earliest writing about the avalerion exists in Guillaume de Machaut's poetic work The Tale of the Alerion, and medieval scholars placed its geographic origin between the Hydaspes and Indus rivers in modern-day India and Pakistan. It was said that only two such birds existed at any given time. Avalerion loosely follows the traditional firebird narrative of death and rebirth: The opening evocation of Avalerion is put into motion through bold, chiming chords, a mysterious melody presented by the strings, and an ethereal resonance created by seven Tibetan singing bowls. The evocation gives way to flight, as pulsating swells come and recede like an ominous wind as a growing turbulence emerges. Suddenly the turbulence becomes all-encompassing as a darkness moves to the fore; the strings erupt in a flurry of activity as the winds wail passionate cries and the percussion stirs thunder and turmoil. When the darkness recedes, a barren, lifeless void remains; the flute and clarinet sing slow melodies of desolation and longing. Then, from the stillness, the cycle of rebirth begins, reaching completion as opening evocation returns triumphantly. Born anew, the avalerion flies into the distance... Avalerion is scored for flute, clarinet, two percussion, piano, violin, viola, and cello and was commissioned by Ruth Zachary in memory of her husband Norman Zachary. |
| Keyword | chamber music; octet |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Guinivan, Eric |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-GuinivanEr-313.pdf |
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| Full text | AVALERION by Eric Guinivan ____________________________________________________________________ A Musical Score Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS (COMPOSITION) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Eric Guinivan |
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