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Humanasonics: Compositions Inspired by Anthropological Human Universals

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dc.contributor.advisorHenderson, Alan E.
dc.creatorNovotny, Paul Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T13:50:52Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T13:50:52Z
dc.date.copyright2017-04-17
dc.date.issued2017-07-27
dc.date.updated2017-07-27T13:50:52Z
dc.degree.disciplineMusic
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractHuman universals are the commonalitiesthe onenessof mankind, and anthropology is charged with their study. Universals form a general, immutable foundational theory of humanity. The purpose of this thesis is to show how that theory can be used to inspire composition. Human Universals, Donald E. Browns seminal 1991 work is an exhaustive and comprehensive overview of the subject and provided my understanding of anthropological human universals. Music composition is viewed as the organization of contrasting soundssonics. Humanasonics is a new word that names the concept of deriving inspiration from human universals for music composition. This suite of program music is structured in four movements, totalling approximately twenty minutes, for jazz orchestra. Each movement is inspired by a human universal trait or condition. The conclusion asserts that when music is metaphorically based on immutable human universality, it will lead to an inherent understanding, unconscious or conscious, of the work.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33598
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsHumanity
dc.subject.keywordsMankind
dc.subject.keywordsUniversals
dc.subject.keywordsHuman Universals
dc.subject.keywordsHuman Nature
dc.subject.keywordsHuman Culture
dc.subject.keywordsMusic Universals
dc.subject.keywordsMusic
dc.subject.keywordsMusics
dc.subject.keywordsArt
dc.subject.keywordsMusic Composition
dc.subject.keywordsComposition
dc.subject.keywordsJazz
dc.subject.keywordsJazz Orchestra
dc.subject.keywordsAnthropology
dc.subject.keywordsEthnomusicology
dc.subject.keywordsAesthetics
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsMusic Psychology
dc.subject.keywordsMusic science
dc.subject.keywordsPhonetics
dc.subject.keywordsInternational Phonetic Alphabet
dc.subject.keywordsCultural Diversity
dc.subject.keywordsKinship
dc.subject.keywordsWater
dc.subject.keywordsPlay
dc.subject.keywordsHumanasonics
dc.subject.keywordsDonald E. Brown
dc.subject.keywordsSteven Brown
dc.subject.keywordsJoseph Jordania
dc.subject.keywordsCross-cultural
dc.subject.keywordsClassification
dc.subject.keywordsNorman Ludwin
dc.subject.keywordsHexachord
dc.subject.keywordsLimited Intervals
dc.subject.keywordsMelodic Linking
dc.titleHumanasonics: Compositions Inspired by Anthropological Human Universals
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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