Prophecies

by Jonathan David Kolm

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Prophecies is a thirteen minute piece for full orchestra (3333 4331 timp perc(3) strings). It incorporates an Iranian melody, “Ey Iran,” which can be considered the unofficial Iranian national anthem, and some of the melodic material in the rest of the work is derived from this melody that was written in 1946. The choice of this tune is related to some programmatic references to historical events surround the American sponsored coup in Iran in 1953. The overall form is a loose ternary, with sub…

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Prophecies is a thirteen minute piece for full orchestra (3333 4331 timp perc(3) strings). It incorporates an Iranian melody, “Ey Iran,” which can be considered the unofficial Iranian national anthem, and some of the melodic material in the rest of the work is derived from this melody that was written in 1946. The choice of this tune is related to some programmatic references to historical events surround the American sponsored coup in Iran in 1953. The overall form is a loose ternary, with substantial differences between the first and last sections. The title depicts the essence of the piece, which is that of a warning and call to action.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2007

Thesis Information

  • Degree:D.M.A.
  • University:The University of Texas at Austin
  • Advisor/Supervisor:D. Welcher
  • Pages:98

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2007

Edition Identifiers

  • proquest:304811835

Subjects

Communication and the arts eng Music ORCHESTRA Original composition PDF Prophecies

Writers

Jonathan David Kolm D. Welcher

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