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Cassandra’s Dream Song in Context: Reinventing Greek Mythology through the Contemporary Flute

Papageorgiou, Andreani LU (2022) MUUM04 20201
Malmö Academy of Music
Abstract
The subject of the present thesis stems from my personal interest about the way Greek mythology has influenced the craft of composing for, and playing, the flute. Although I have always been connected to my heritage, this particular interest was piqued during my studies abroad and especially when I began to tackle Brian Ferneyhough’s Cassandra’s Dream Song (1970) for solo flute. Consequently, I have decided to focus on my personal interpretation of Cassandra’s Dream Song, taking the unique character of the piece into account. To accomplish that, I will first set the framework of the piece by exploring the relation between the flute and Greek mythology prior to Cassandra’s Dream Song, then briefly presenting Cassandra’s myth and appearance... (More)
The subject of the present thesis stems from my personal interest about the way Greek mythology has influenced the craft of composing for, and playing, the flute. Although I have always been connected to my heritage, this particular interest was piqued during my studies abroad and especially when I began to tackle Brian Ferneyhough’s Cassandra’s Dream Song (1970) for solo flute. Consequently, I have decided to focus on my personal interpretation of Cassandra’s Dream Song, taking the unique character of the piece into account. To accomplish that, I will first set the framework of the piece by exploring the relation between the flute and Greek mythology prior to Cassandra’s Dream Song, then briefly presenting Cassandra’s myth and appearance in literature throughout the years and finally examining Ferneyhough’s profile as a composer’s. Afterwards, I will expand on the piece and its notable traits – in particular, the structure and notation – in order to demonstrate how Cassandra’s story materialises through the composer’s approach. Lastly, I will present how, in my own interpretation, I applied various elements of Cassandra’s myth while also keeping in mind all the aforementioned elements of my study. (Less)
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author
Papageorgiou, Andreani LU
supervisor
organization
course
MUUM04 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Flute, Mythology, New complexity, Detailed notation, Extended techniques, Interpretation, Emotional conflict, Performer’s initiative
language
English
id
9030589
date added to LUP
2022-01-14 14:11:35
date last changed
2022-01-14 14:11:35
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  abstract     = {{The subject of the present thesis stems from my personal interest about the way Greek mythology has influenced the craft of composing for, and playing, the flute. Although I have always been connected to my heritage, this particular interest was piqued during my studies abroad and especially when I began to tackle Brian Ferneyhough’s Cassandra’s Dream Song (1970) for solo flute. Consequently, I have decided to focus on my personal interpretation of Cassandra’s Dream Song, taking the unique character of the piece into account. To accomplish that, I will first set the framework of the piece by exploring the relation between the flute and Greek mythology prior to Cassandra’s Dream Song, then briefly presenting Cassandra’s myth and appearance in literature throughout the years and finally examining Ferneyhough’s profile as a composer’s. Afterwards, I will expand on the piece and its notable traits – in particular, the structure and notation – in order to demonstrate how Cassandra’s story materialises through the composer’s approach. Lastly, I will present how, in my own interpretation, I applied various elements of Cassandra’s myth while also keeping in mind all the aforementioned elements of my study.}},
  author       = {{Papageorgiou, Andreani}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Cassandra’s Dream Song in Context: Reinventing Greek Mythology through the Contemporary Flute}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}