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The Resource Nicodemus! The beds are burning again : The ascension of Gorgomath, by Michael Brian Miller
Nicodemus! The beds are burning again : The ascension of Gorgomath, by Michael Brian Miller
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- Summary
- Nicodemus! The Beds are Burning Again: The Ascension of Gorgomath is a 22-minute concerto for piano and chamber orchestra that explores the use of narrative as a means of unifying disparate musical languages into a cohesive single-movement structure. The narrative, as implied by the fourteen programmatic indicators within the score, features a protagonist, Nicodemus, and an antagonist, Gorgomath. Additional contrasting elements essential to the plot are: the burning beds, outer space, the ultimate weapon, and the three rituals. The programmatic indicators, to be listed in the program, function as a framework from which the listener can fabricate their own version of the story. The narrative begins with 2The beds are burning,3 a heavy-metal inspired musical theme characterized by a pervasive rhythmic structure interspersed with virtuosic piano displays. Full orchestral forces add to the intensity of a relentless motor rhythm heard first in the piano. Following 2Ritual I,3 a transitionary theme of soli strings and piano, Nicodemuss theme develops, a musical antithesis to 2The Burning Beds3 theme. It employs a simple melodic loop over a basic four-chord harmonic structure, reminiscent of 8-bit video game themes, and is voiced as piano accompanied by tremolo in the woodwinds and strings. Nicodemuss journey into space begins with a rapid deceleration in tempo. The following slow ternary form includes a funerary dirge bookended by the pieces most lyrical piano writing, expressed by the rise and fall of melodic octaves. The pounding neo-Shostakovian strings of 2Ritual II3 transition directly into the development section, 2Nicodemus seeks the ultimate weapon.3 Nicodemuss theme undergoes significant transformation, assuming the guise of stride piano and North Indian tabla music. These styles are unique to this section, as is their orchestration of high, sustained winds alternating with orchestral hits between low strings and percussion. The pieces recapitulation, 2Meanwhile&,3 begins with a return of the burning beds. Here, 2Gorgomaths Theme,3 identifiable by the instability of its 7/16 motor rhythm is briefly foreshadowed. It appears in its entirety in the coda, 2Boss Battle.3 The resulting work uses original narrative to blend polystylistic elements into a cohesive single movement structure with a dramatic musical arc
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 score (ix, 153 pages))
- Note
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- "A dissertation in Music Composition."
- Advisor: Paul Rudy
- Vita
- Contents
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- Abstract
- Instrumentation
- Program listing
- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again: the ascension of Gorgomath
- Vita
- Label
- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again : The ascension of Gorgomath
- Title
- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again
- Title remainder
- The ascension of Gorgomath
- Statement of responsibility
- by Michael Brian Miller
- Summary
- Nicodemus! The Beds are Burning Again: The Ascension of Gorgomath is a 22-minute concerto for piano and chamber orchestra that explores the use of narrative as a means of unifying disparate musical languages into a cohesive single-movement structure. The narrative, as implied by the fourteen programmatic indicators within the score, features a protagonist, Nicodemus, and an antagonist, Gorgomath. Additional contrasting elements essential to the plot are: the burning beds, outer space, the ultimate weapon, and the three rituals. The programmatic indicators, to be listed in the program, function as a framework from which the listener can fabricate their own version of the story. The narrative begins with 2The beds are burning,3 a heavy-metal inspired musical theme characterized by a pervasive rhythmic structure interspersed with virtuosic piano displays. Full orchestral forces add to the intensity of a relentless motor rhythm heard first in the piano. Following 2Ritual I,3 a transitionary theme of soli strings and piano, Nicodemuss theme develops, a musical antithesis to 2The Burning Beds3 theme. It employs a simple melodic loop over a basic four-chord harmonic structure, reminiscent of 8-bit video game themes, and is voiced as piano accompanied by tremolo in the woodwinds and strings. Nicodemuss journey into space begins with a rapid deceleration in tempo. The following slow ternary form includes a funerary dirge bookended by the pieces most lyrical piano writing, expressed by the rise and fall of melodic octaves. The pounding neo-Shostakovian strings of 2Ritual II3 transition directly into the development section, 2Nicodemus seeks the ultimate weapon.3 Nicodemuss theme undergoes significant transformation, assuming the guise of stride piano and North Indian tabla music. These styles are unique to this section, as is their orchestration of high, sustained winds alternating with orchestral hits between low strings and percussion. The pieces recapitulation, 2Meanwhile&,3 begins with a return of the burning beds. Here, 2Gorgomaths Theme,3 identifiable by the instability of its 7/16 motor rhythm is briefly foreshadowed. It appears in its entirety in the coda, 2Boss Battle.3 The resulting work uses original narrative to blend polystylistic elements into a cohesive single movement structure with a dramatic musical arc
- Accompanying matter
- libretto or text
- Cataloging source
- UMK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miller, Michael Brian
- Degree
- D.M.A.
- Dissertation note
- (Conservatory of Music and Dance).
- Dissertation year
- 2016.
- Form of composition
- unknown
- Format of music
- full score
- Granting institution
- University of Missouri-Kansas City,
- Literary text for sound recordings
- not applicable
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Rudy, Paul
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Concertos (Piano with chamber orchestra)
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again : The ascension of Gorgomath, by Michael Brian Miller
- Note
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- "A dissertation in Music Composition."
- Advisor: Paul Rudy
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
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- text
- notated music
- Content type code
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- txt
- ntm
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Abstract -- Instrumentation -- Program listing -- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again: the ascension of Gorgomath -- Vita
- Control code
- 951539876
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 score (ix, 153 pages))
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- music
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951539876
- System details
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- The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again : The ascension of Gorgomath, by Michael Brian Miller
- Note
-
- "A dissertation in Music Composition."
- Advisor: Paul Rudy
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
-
- text
- notated music
- Content type code
-
- txt
- ntm
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Abstract -- Instrumentation -- Program listing -- Nicodemus! The beds are burning again: the ascension of Gorgomath -- Vita
- Control code
- 951539876
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 score (ix, 153 pages))
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- music
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951539876
- System details
-
- The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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