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A personal account of creative processes leading to the composition of 'Ebenezer', 'The Chimes', 'Meditations 1, 2, 3 and 4', and 'Bell-birds'

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posted on 2024-11-11, 16:02 authored by John BR Terry
Specializing in one area of artistic expression has always been a difficult consideration for me. Apart from being primarily a composer and performer/improviser of music, other expressions of creative drive have been manifest in painting, writing, puppet making and operation, and acting. This essay elaborates on the multi-arts involvement approach in my music work, with particular emphasis placed on Ebenezer; a two hour music-theatre composition for marionettes adapted from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; The Chimes: a two hour music-theatre piece for live performance adapted from Charles Dickens' Christmas tale of the same name; and Sell-Birds; a choral and orchestral work based on the Henry Kendall poem.

History

Year

1988

Thesis type

  • Doctoral thesis

Faculty/School

Faculty of Creative Arts

Language

English

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Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.

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