Graduation Semester and Year
Spring 2024
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Amy Hatch
Second Advisor
Dr. Elyse Kahler
Third Advisor
Dr. Megan Sarno
Abstract
My thesis, An Analysis of Musical Layers and Formal Organization in Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Piano Concerto, Memo Flora, draws on a range of analytical techniques to uncover writhing the work, a deep connection to classical formal norms, that are hinted at by the composer in the program notes and interviews regarding Memo Flora. A driving force behind the analysis is my concept of musical layers, in which the music is separated, according to the perception of the listener/analyst, into various Musical Strata. These Musical Strata can then be represented in a musical analysis of the work via corresponding musical-analytical strata. My analysis separates Memo Flora into three musical layers which I call the Musical Substrate, Internal Musical Stratum, and External Musical Stratum, each of which is represented in the analysis by a different combination of analytical techniques. The Musical Substrate is described using Sonata Theory and Formal Function Theory, the Internal Musical Stratum with Integrated Parametric Structures (IPSs) and theme types, while Tonnetz and Neo-Riemannian Theory are used in the External Musical Stratum.
Keywords
Music Theory, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Sonata Theory, Formal Function Theory, Neo-Riemannian Theory, Integrated Parametric Structures
Disciplines
Music Theory
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Farr, Jacob A., "An Analysis of Musical Layers and Formal Organization in Takashi Yoshimatsu's Piano Concerto, Memo Flora" (2024). Music Theses. 2.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/music_theses/2