Coghlan, Michael2015-12-162015-12-162015-04-302015-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/10315/30629The work herein contained strives to express (vocally and musically) the creation of the cosmos; whilst adhering to the most prevalent artistic (philosophical and scientific) notions of the past, present, and future. Due to the complexity of the integral concepts, and my efforts to fashion the final product in a manner that would make it most relatable, the work has become a hybrid of the old and the new, the simple and the complex, and furthermore, macrocosm and microcosm.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.MusicAstronomyPhilosophy"And Then There Was Light": A Group of Compositions Inspired by the Universe's Creation, Its Present State, and Its Possible Fates.Electronic Thesis or Dissertation2015-12-16MusicAstronomyPhilosophyPhysicsUniverseBig BangBig CrunchBig FreezeBig Rip.