Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Music (MM)
Major/Program
Music
First Advisor's Name
Orlando Garcia
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee chair
Second Advisor's Name
Jacob Sudol
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Committee member
Third Advisor's Name
Robert Dundas
Third Advisor's Committee Title
Committee member
Keywords
music, composition, chamber, opera, drama, one act, chamber opera
Date of Defense
3-24-2017
Abstract
This thesis consists of a chamber-staged composition for soprano, baritone, modified Pierrot ensemble (flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello), Colombian tiple, and fixed media, together with an analytical paper in which I discuss my compositional techniques and their historical antecedents. The composition is an interpretation of an acute schizophrenic episode of a young female patient that is committed to a mental health facility. It was inspired by the need to bring awareness about mental illness and the struggles that these patients experience every day. In this work, I explore the inclusion of a folkloric instrument, the Colombian tiple, within a classical chamber ensemble to expand the color and timbre of the sound world of the composition. In addition, I use different compositional techniques including set theory, unordered pitch collections, and choral-like polyphonic texture. The work is composed in a twenty-first century expressionistic style.
Identifier
FIDC001768
Recommended Citation
Mansilla, Juan F., "Voces - Drama in One Act" (2017). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3274.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3274
Full Score of "Voces - Drama in one Act"
voces fixed.wav (194389 kB)
Fixed media file accompanying the score of "Voces"
MasterCompositionRecitalProgram.pdf (419 kB)
Master Composition Recital Program
Juan Mansilla - composition recital (complete uninterrupted recording) - November 7, 2015.mp3 (98029 kB)
Complete recording of Masters Recital (November 5, 2015)
Black Forest.MP3 (2238 kB)
Recital Piece - For Piano - Emmanuel Berrido, piano
3 Miniaturas para Tiple - I - Amanecer.mp3 (1797 kB)
Recital Piece - Juan Mansilla, tiple
3 Miniaturas para Tiple - II - Paisaje.MP3 (2030 kB)
Recital Piece - Juan Mansilla, tiple
3 Miniaturas para Tiple - III. Fiesta.MP3 (1723 kB)
Recital Piece - Juan Mansilla, tiple
The Calling.mp3 (12588 kB)
Recital Piece - for Clarinet, Viola and Piano - David Aguiar, clarinet; Pearl Fuentes, viola; Emmanuel Berrido, piano; Juan Mansilla, conductor.
Soledad - 1_Vacio.mp3 (8270 kB)
Recital Piece - for Mezzo-soprano, Violin and Viola - Glenda Fernandez-Vega, mezzo-soprano; Renata Garcia, violin; Pearl Fuentes, viola
Soledad - 2_Angustia.mp3 (7612 kB)
Recital Piece - for Mezzo-soprano, Violin and Viola - Glenda Fernandez-Vega, mezzo-soprano; Renata Garcia, violin; Pearl Fuentes, viola
Soledad - 3_Resignacion.mp3 (6810 kB)
Recital Piece - for Mezzo-soprano, Violin and Viola - Glenda Fernandez-Vega, mezzo-soprano; Renata Garcia, violin; Pearl Fuentes, viola
A Dream.mp3 (14464 kB)
Recital Piece - Fixed Media, Stephanie Mansilla, recorded voice
Voces.mp3 (26417 kB)
Recital Piece and Thesis work - Drama in One Act for Soprano, Baritone and Chamber ensemble - Katherine Maichel, soprano; Roberto Lopez-Trigo, baritone; Diana Fernandez, flute; David Aguiar, clarinet; Renata garcia, violin; Pearl Fuentes, viola; Sada Adam, cello; Emmanuel Berrido, piano; Juan Mansilla, tiple; Paul-James Trevor Webster, conductor.
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