ABSTRACT VIOLONCELLO, DOUBLE BASS, MARIMBA, AND PERCUSSION. Joshua Davis, Doctor of Musical Arts, Department of Music

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1 ABSTRACT Title of dissertation: X Y Z CHAMBER MUSIC COMPOSITION OR VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, DOUBLE BASS, MARIMBA, AND PERCUSSION oshua Davis, Doctor of Musical Arts, 007 Dissertation directed : Professor Thomas DeLio Deartment of Music This ork features multile meters sounding simultaneousl and a harmonic scheme limited to four four-art interval collections Each of the four interval collections sounds alone for several hrases efore moving to another collection and efore later sounding simultaneousl ith another collection The itch content of each interval collections is a maor triad oined one non-triadic itch The index of interval content for each of the four harmonic collections governs consistenc throughout the ork A detailed formal scheme of the entire ork outlining harmon, meter, and densit of melodic activit as created efore secific itches and rhthms ere comosed This scheme alanced the sequence of harmon, meter, and melodic densit ith varing levels of change that reflect duration considerations insired ionnacci's Golden Ratio

2 X Y Z CHAMBER MUSIC COMPOSITION OR VIOLIN VIOLONCELLO DOUBLE BASS MARIMBA AND PERCUSSION oshua Davis Dissertation sumitted to the acult of the Graduate School of the Universit of Marland, College Park in artial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts 007 Advisor Committee: Professor Thomas DeLio, Chair Professor ames r Professor Richard Wexler Professor Mark Wilson Professor Alcine Wiltz

3 ii Tale of Contents Percussion Ke 1 Doule Bass Tuning 1 Movement X Movement Y 1 Movement Z 0

4 1 Percussion Some hrases require that the ercussionist simultaneousl la marima and ankle ercussion Select ercussion hrases are to e laed the violinist and the assist The remaining ercussion arts are to e laed the marimist Percussion dnamics indicate volume decisions relative to this chamer ensemle Percussion arts, hile soloistic at times, are ticall intended as oth melodic and time-keeing lines ortissimo is the onl dnamic marking that should ield a covering level of volume Doule Bass Tuning The E string on the doule ass must e tuned don to a D

5 X Y Z Score I X oshua Davis Violin Cello Contraass q = 90 izz 7 f izz 7 f 7 Percussion 7 7 Marima

6 e»e throughout n P P

7 0 izz izz 1 izz izz 7 7 izz f f 5 n izz 7 izz izz f 1 5 7

8 n n f P x»x throughout r Perc P

9 1 5 R R R R R Perc n roll all notes until indicated 75 7 n

10 n n R n 5 n n 1 15 sto rolling until indicated

11 1 15 ( ) ( ) > > > >

12 ( + ) izz izz f 105 f 10

13 10 f > n n n n n

14 11 n n P 5 5 P

15 5 5 n n - - ( + ) 5 5 izz 1 5 izz izz f izz izz

16 1 n n ( + )

17 izz onticello π izz onticello π izz onticello π 177

18 II Y 15 Perc h» º Y 1 x Y X Y x Y 5 x Perc x Y x ƒ x x x 7 9 Perc x x T x x x x f f Perc x x x x x x f

19 1 e»e throughout {e = 0} ( + ) Perc x x x x x x ( + ) Perc x x Perc

20 17 Perc f f 5 7 Perc x x Perc 5 5 t 5

21 1 Perc x > Perc x 51 5 Perc x x x x x 5 5

22 Perc 55 n n n n x 5 19 x Perc Perc x x x x x e»e throughout izz f t t t 0 5 t 1 x x 1 t t

23 0 Perc n t x x 1 n x x 5 7 P n P Perc P t t t t 9 t t t Perc n x x 7 x 77

24 1 izz n n n Perc x x izz n n Perc x x x 5 x izz Perc x x

25 izz Perc Perc x 9 izz 99 n Perc 1 t Perc t

26 Perc x x x t x Perc Perc x x x t x

27 Perc t x t x t x Perc t x t x Perc Y P 15 X Y 1 x 1 17 Y 1 x 19

28 5 Perc Perc T x Y 10 x x 11 ƒ x x x x x x 1 izz x x izz 1 izz izz 1 P

29 P n n n n izz n (izz) n n n n P P 5 f

30 n 179 n 10 n n n n n

31 P P 5 5 Perc 5 n P n

32 n f f n n f Perc n (laed violinist) n n

33 n n

34 09 10 III Z

35 ƒ izz izz f

36 izz izz izz 5 7 P 9 0 1

37 n n 5 7 P P

38 ƒ ƒ ƒ n n n

39 P P P izz izz izz f f f 5 7

40 7 9 izz P izz P izz P π π π 7 II Z Perc q = 90 7 Y tamourines (, high and lo) laed assist Y Y 7 P 7 1 π 5 Perc Y Y

41 izz P Perc Y Y P!! izz Perc Y Y!! 1!!!! 5

42 P P 9 Perc Y Y π Perc Y Y 5 7

43 0 Perc Y Y π Perc Y Y

44 1 e»e throughout 5 5 (q»q) Perc 5 5 π tremolo until indicated

45 n n

46 5 7 > > 9

47 > n 70 > 71 7

48 5 7 f f 7 75

50 7 0 1 f f f

51 f discontinue tremolo 5 7 9

53 50 n n n n n n

54 51 ƒ ƒ ƒ 97 9 izz izz izz

57 5 n n n n

58 > > > >

59 5 > > > > > >

62 59 discontinue tremolo U U U izz P izz izz Perc π

63 0 Perc Perc

64 1 Perc

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