Reflections on the Development of Steelpan Music: Compositions for Steel Orchestra

Redhead, Michael Matthew

Reflections on the Development of Steelpan Music: Compositions for Steel Orchestra

dc.contributor.advisor	Henderson, Alan E.
dc.creator	Redhead, Michael Matthew
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-01T13:54:30Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-01T13:54:30Z
dc.date.copyright	2017-06-08
dc.date.issued	2018-03-01
dc.date.updated	2018-03-01T13:54:30Z
dc.degree.discipline	Music
dc.degree.level	Master's
dc.degree.name	MA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstract	The steelpan is a musical instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago circa 1930s. It has secured a place in the countrys cultural identity as one of its most important musical developments. It is authenticated as an orchestral instrument in which skilled players may perform any fugue or arrangement in any genre of music. Its creation and development by ingenious men and women with limited resources cannot be overstated; and ironically, an upper and condescending class who failed or refused to acknowledge a musical phenomenon in its embryonic stage, now shares equally in the pride and international recognition of this national treasure that has gained critical acceptance from musicologists and other scholarly experts. The accidental discovery of the affectionately nicknamed pan, its development and eventual acceptance into the family of idiophones, provide the inspiration for a series of compositions reflected in this thesis.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/34302
dc.language.iso	en
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dc.subject	Music education
dc.subject.keywords	Development of steel band music
dc.subject.keywords	Compositions for steel orchestra
dc.title	Reflections on the Development of Steelpan Music: Compositions for Steel Orchestra
dc.type	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation