Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
12-2023
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.M.
Department
Music Composition
Degree Program
Music with a concentration in Music Composition, MM
Committee Chair
Ogden, Allsion
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Wolek, Krzysztof
Committee Member
Wolek, Krzysztof
Committee Member
Carithers, Kirsten
Author's Keywords
Opera; Ttansgender; musical work
Abstract
The Perpetual Hell of Your Own Undoing is a musical dramatic work for a chamber ensemble and two voices. In it, two souls trapped in the afterlife must struggle to regain their memories through dreams in order to figure out where they are and why they’ve been brought there. Over time, as their memories are regained, they learn that they were in fact lovers. However, by the end the realization that one of the pair killed the other threatens to tear the two apart. This musical dramatic work deals with themes of death, memory, and forgiveness. It utilizes both classical and Avant Garde musical ideas to convey the drama. As the characters’ moods change and the context is revealed, the music itself changes as well to match.
Recommended Citation
Tackett, Emery, "The perpetual hell of your own undoing." (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4226.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/4226
