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Item Open Access Folkloric Flux(2016-09-20) McClary, Gregory Ian; Coghlan, MichaelThis paper accompanies the authors original symphony for large orchestra, folkloric flux. Although primarily based on traditional symphonic formal and developmental features, folkloric flux also employs narrative to guide form, and textural procedures to supplement more traditional thematic and motivic development. Each movement recounts a folkloric narrative as a metaphor for recent events. Specifically, the four movements use 1) Humpty Dumpty to convey the effects of nationalistic militarism and veterans psychological trauma in relation to the US-Afghan war, 2) Jack and the Beanstalk to warn of hubristic technological advancement in modern industrial agriculture; 3) The Three Little Pigs to depict socioeconomic dimensions of the 2007-08 housing crisis; and 4) The Adventures of Pinocchio to examine quantitative easing, the widespread experimental monetary program. This paper documents 1) the relationship between narrative and form; and 2) how textural, thematic and motivic development contributes to narrative symbolism on an intra- and inter-movemental scale.Item Open Access Three Rock Music Compositions and the Groups that Inspired Them: The Beatles, Yes, and Led Zeppelin, From 1967 to 1972(2018-05-28) Shannon, Mark Thomas; Coghlan, MichaelThis thesis presents three of my popular music compositions and places these works in their historical context. The discussion spans the years 1967 to 1972, when British popular music in general and the Beatles in particular reached their zenith of creativity. In this era, the Beatles absorbed and reflected their cultural environment while exercising a strong influence on younger musicians. While social context is important to any discussion of the Beatles and their rivals, my primary focus will be the music and the process of making it. Using the Beatles and psychedelic rock in 1967 as a point of departure, I will explore two alternative genres that emerged: progressive rock and progressive blues-rock. Yes and Led Zeppelin will be emphasized as the groups that best illustrate these genres and are most relevant to my original compositions.