Honors Program
University Honors
Date of Award
5-2018
Thesis Professor(s)
Alison Deadman
Thesis Professor Department
Music
Thesis Reader(s)
Matthew Potterton, Joe Moore
Abstract
Visual artist Frank Stella (b. 1936) said about his work, “What you see is what you see.” A member of the visual art movement known as minimalism, he is famed for his repeating black -stripe paintings. There are noticeable parallels between the concept of these visual works and Steve Reich’s (b. 1936) minimalist music, particularly Nagoya Marimbas (1994). This Honors thesis will explore the roots of minimalism in the visual arts and music, Reich’s compositional voice, the repetitive rhythmic components of minimalist music, and the challenges of arranging a percussion piece for a flute ensemble leading up to the final arrangement, Nagoya Flutes.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
King, Sarah, "What You Hear is What You Hear: Preparing an Arrangement of Steve Reich’s "Nagoya Marimbas" for Flute Choir" (2018). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 441. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/441
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