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    Skitter

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    Jacobsen, Nicolai Lee
    Date
    2010
    Advisor
    Gottschalk, Arthur W.
    Degree
    Doctor of Musical Arts
    Abstract
    Skitter is a modern take on the classic concert overture exemplified by Rossini's La scala di sieta or Berlioz's Le carnival romain. This short piece is in four parts: an energetic fanfare, a melodic pastoral, a frenetic development of the previous materials, and an exuberant coda. The fanfare introduces much of the melodic material used throughout the work, primarily focusing on an energetic theme with a subtly shifting background. The pastoral section offers a complete contrast: the English horn, and then violas, develop an aria-like melody in an Impressionistic setting. The third section, marked "skittering," develops various motives from the first two sections while pushing toward a climactic set of fanfares. The final section is a light coda in the style of Rossini. Here the music bubbles with energy, driving toward a sudden stop.
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    Music
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    Jacobsen, Nicolai Lee. "Skitter." (2010) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62043.
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