Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
School
Music
Committee Chair
Dr. Gregory Fuller
Committee Chair School
Music
Committee Member 2
Dr. Jonathan Kilgore
Committee Member 2 School
Music
Committee Member 3
Dr. Jack Dean
Committee Member 3 School
Music
Committee Member 4
Dr. Christopher Goertzen
Committee Member 4 School
Music
Committee Member 5
Dr. Joseph Brumbeloe
Committee Member 5 School
Music
Committee Member 6
Dr. Catherine Rand
Committee Member 6 School
Music
Abstract
Companion compositions can best be described as musical works composed to specifically coordinate in conjunction with a preexisting musical work. For the sole purpose and intention of complementing or coalescing with another work, the two companion compositions could share similar subject matter, choral/vocal or orchestral themes, and motifs, length, text treatment, context. Evidence in this survey will expound upon various examples of companion compositions from prominent modern-day composers.
The primary objective of this research is to study specific compositional characteristics, correlations, and relationships between Mack Wilberg’s two original compositions – Requiem aeternam and Let peace then still the strife with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem. Although additional findings and evidence of companion compositions will be presented, the researcher will largely focus on the two original compositions by Mack Wilberg for the basis of this study and survey.
Copyright
Dunlap, 2020
Recommended Citation
Dunlap, Joel, "A Survey of Modern Companion Pieces Outlining Specific Compositional Similarities Between Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem and Mack Wilberg's Requiem Aeternam and Let Peace Then Still the Strife" (2020). Dissertations. 1754.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1754