Hexachords reconsidered towards a revised compositional paradigm

Wilde, Douglas Gordon

Hexachords reconsidered towards a revised compositional paradigm

dc.contributor.advisor	Coghlan, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Wilde, Douglas Gordon
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-06T12:46:23Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-06T12:46:23Z
dc.date.copyright	2021-02
dc.date.issued	2021-07-06
dc.date.updated	2021-07-06T12:46:22Z
dc.degree.discipline	Music
dc.degree.level	Doctoral
dc.degree.name	PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation demonstrates, through a number of original works, the depth and variety offered by the exclusive use of hexachords as a generative compositional resource. Part One provides an overview of hexachords, outlines the connection between hexachords and twelve- tone music, reviews specific techniques, and discusses how these techniques were used by prominent twentieth century composers. Although a great deal of western art music has been created using these techniques, exclusive composition with six-note collections in equal tempered systems is rare. Further, much of the literature devoted to hexachords is concerned solely with their use in twelve-tone music. Interest in the hexachord has long been overwhelmed by the preeminence of twelve-tone music. Part Two introduces eighteen hexachordal compositions. Various techniques developed for use in twelve-tone music are adapted and employed. My research seeks to expand the understanding and use of hexachords as a compositional resource apart from serialism. Another component of this research, and one that sets it apart further from existing work in this area is my interest in different musical genres in addition to exploring hexachordal composition as a resource within western art music, this dissertation presents a distinctly rare investigation into the use of hexachords in jazz composition and improvisation.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38448
dc.language	en
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dc.subject	Music education
dc.subject.keywords	hexachords
dc.subject.keywords	composition
dc.subject.keywords	atonal
dc.subject.keywords	improvisation
dc.subject.keywords	composition with hexachords
dc.subject.keywords	jazz
dc.subject.keywords	invariance vectors
dc.subject.keywords	interval vectors
dc.subject.keywords	twelve-tone matrix
dc.title	Hexachords reconsidered towards a revised compositional paradigm
dc.type	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation