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Abstract:
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This treatise , A musical analysis of The abyss suite , examines the musical underpinnings of an original three -movement work for jazz orchestra . Each movement musically represents a certain period of time occurring over the course of an emotional ordeal in my life . Through the incorporation and manipulation of certain musical elements - -form , melody , harmony , and other compositional devices - -this piece serves as a wordless narrative of that ordeal . The analysis will address each of these elements in turn . |