Timbre-based adaptation: Rewriting John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes for solo multiple percussion

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Tomlinson, Vanessa

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Roennfeldt, Peter

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2018-12
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This research project documents the adaptation of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes, a prepared piano composition, for solo multiple percussion. As the prepared piano and multiple percussion are instruments reliant on the interplay between distinct timbres, as well as pitches, traditional methods of adaptation used on purely pitch-based instruments do not apply. My research is presented in two parts. The first is an exegesis detailing the evolution of my ideas regarding the adaptation process. Three chapters are dedicated to the translation of dynamics, pitches, and notation from Cage’s prepared piano score to my own multiple percussion score, with musical examples highlighting the main points. The second is an appendix containing the entire performable score of Sonatas and Interludes, adapted for solo multiple percussion, containing the results of my research.

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Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

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Queensland Conservatorium

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Timbre

John Cage

Sonatas and interludes

Solo multiple percussion

Dynamics

Pitch

Notation

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