Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Miller, Scott
URN	etd-06022011-171502
Title	Musical Allusion to 'The Rite of Spring' in Four Contemporary Works for Solo Bassoon
Degree	Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)
Department	Music
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Beavers, Gabriel Committee Chair Campbell, Griffin Committee Member Kemler, Katherine Committee Member McFarland, Alison Committee Member Ortner, Frederick Dean's Representative
Keywords	le sacre borrowed music unaccompanied bassoon
Date of Defense	2011-05-08
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The bassoon solo that begins The Rite of Spring has had a profound and lasting influence on the treatment of the bassoon as a melodic instrument, both in the context of the orchestra and as a solo instrument. It has been alluded to and directly quoted in many works over the past century, and has become associated with the modern concept of the bassoon as a solo instrument. Four works for solo bassoon by contemporary composers—Canto XII by Samuel Adler, Metamorphoses by Leslie Bassett, Paisagem sonora no. 5 by Rodrigo Lima, and From Rite to Rite by Claudia and Maíra Cimbleris—all adapt the bassoon solo from the introduction to The Rite of Spring. Although the passages in these four works that contain musical allusion to The Rite of Spring vary widely in content and character, they demonstrate certain similarities in the treatment of material borrowed from the bassoon solo and other parts of the ballet. These similarities suggest a common way of thinking about Stravinsky’s bassoon solo, and its continued use by contemporary composers suggests its long lasting impact on modern bassoon writing.
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