"As always, have big fun!" A performer's analysis and guide to three saxophone works by Anthony R. Green and their source material inspiration

Thorpe, Jackson David

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Title

"As always, have big fun!" A performer's analysis and guide to three saxophone works by Anthony R. Green and their source material inspiration

Author(s)

Thorpe, Jackson David

Issue Date

2023

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Taylor, Stephen

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Richtmeyer, Debra

Committee Member(s)

• Takao, Makoto Harris
• Reagan, Maureen

Department of Study

School of Music

Discipline

Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D. (doctoral)

Keyword(s)

Anthony R. Green; saxophone; source material; Adhan; Maqam; politics and music; extended techniques; quotation

Language

en

Abstract

This project provides a theoretical analysis, performance guide, and contextualization of source material used in three of Anthony R. Green’s compositions for saxophone: Weightless (2011), dhakira: a middle eastern reflection (2017), and A Single Voice: Solitary, Unified (2017). Through research on Green, his musical influences, and the specific source material identified by Green in each of these works’ program notes, this paper is meant to guide saxophonists in beginning their interpretation of these three pieces. A close look at how Green implements source material in his compositions and how these different source materials affect the character of each work is provided through research on Lee Hyla, the adhan, and politics in music. A theoretical analysis of each work shows the commonalities in Green’s writing despite these different forms of source material, and detailed performance guides cover not only the execution of specific extended techniques but how to implement them artistically within the pieces. This project provides the first formal academic research to be written about Green’s writing for the saxophone.

Graduation Semester

2023-03-28T10:19:35-05:00

Type of Resource

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Copyright 2023 Jackson David Thorpe

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