Date of Award
5-2025
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Academic Program
Music BA
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Danilo Mezzadri
Advisor Department
Music
Abstract
This thesis is a creative project that includes a study of the lives and compositional techniques of Olivier Messiaen and Wilfried Westerlinck. Investigation of the composers’ techniques explains aural similarities between the two pieces. The research informed a live performance of Messiaen’s Le merle noir and a recording project of Westerlinck’s Meeting a Mockingbird in Texas.
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Recommended Citation
Hinchey, Sarah, "Mocking Birds: Investigation and Performance of Selected Works Featuring Birdsong by Messiaen and Westerlinck" (2025). Honors Theses. 1057.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/1057