Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Alvarez, John Joshua
Author's Email Address	john.alvarez2@gmail.com
URN	etd-04232011-210422
Title	In The Beginning...
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Mark Wingate Committee Chair Evan Jones Committee Member Ladislav Kubik Committee Member
Keywords	Big band Electronics
Date of Defense	2011-04-04
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract My initial idea for this piece came from the simple concept of marrying electronics and live instruments. This is something I have heard done before but that I had never attempted myself. I have also wanted to musically represent the Big Bang theory for sometime now. As opposed to most creation stories put to music by other composers, Which tend to be religious in nature, this work is intended to be a secular creation story; A work paying hommage to the beauty and elegance of science. Having attended several big band jazz concerts at the University of Central Florida, I fell in love with the great, big wall of sound created by this ensemble. The problem was that most big band music was traditionally written in th context of jazz. I wanted to discover what this ensemble could sound like if presented in a different context. My decision to have the electronics be in 5.1 surround sound was influenced by my desire to give the audience an immersive experience. Like a rock concert, I want the audience to be swimming in a sea of sound.
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