The major choral works of Robert Starer and their place in American music.

Title: The major choral works of Robert Starer and their place in American music.
Identifier: AAI9207137
identifier: 9207137
Creator: Wendland, Kristin Florence.
Contributor: Adviser: Carol Oja
Date: 1991
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Music | Education, Music
Abstract: This essay balances an historical and analytical approach to ten choral works by Robert Starer with emphasis on his three large pieces Ariel (Visions of Isaiah) (1959), Images of Man (1973) and The People, Yes (1976). An examination of his commissioning groups both places Starer in an historical context and reflects on how those commissions had an impact on his compositions. The analysis focuses on Starer's accessible musical language, which synthesizes traditional and modern elements into an expanded tonality, and on his dramatic style and treatment of texts. A record of performances and reviews follows the analysis of the major pieces.;The text includes fifty-four examples of score excerpts and analytical sketches. Two appendices follow. The first is a catalogue of Starer's complete choral works, and the second supplements sketched analyses with scores. An annotated bibliography encompasses selected writings by Starer, criticism and reviews of his choral works, general sources, and a list of interviews.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.

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