Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2021
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
School
Music
Committee Chair
Richard H. Perry
Committee Chair School
Music
Committee Member 2
Benjamin McIlwain
Committee Member 2 School
Music
Committee Member 3
Timothy Tesh
Committee Member 3 School
Music
Committee Member 4
Christopher Goertzen
Committee Member 4 School
Music
Committee Member 5
Joseph Brumbeloe
Committee Member 5 School
Music
Abstract
In 2012, Barbara York was commissioned by John Manning to write Four Paintings by Grant Wood for solo tuba. The work is based on four paintings by native Iowan painter, Grant Wood. The four paintings are Stone City, Iowa; Young Corn; American Gothic; and Parson Weems’ Fable. York included details from these paintings in each movement. This dissertation includes information about Barbara York, Grant Wood, the programmatic details of Four Paintings by Grant Wood, and technical considerations for the work. The performer should be better prepared to create a well-informed performance after reading this dissertation.
Copyright
Allen Parrish, 2021
Recommended Citation
Parrish, Allen, "A Performer’s Guide to Barbara York’s Four Paintings by Grant Wood" (2021). Dissertations. 1874.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1874