Sounds of love and death: Sonic retellings of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Mark Medini Holdsworth

doi:10.4225/23/5a7a580eca0d1

Sounds of love and death: Sonic retellings of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Mark Medini Holdsworth

Conservatorium of Music

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This paper catalogues the significative techniques used by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev to represent love and death in their respective Romeo and Juliet adaptations. In particular, this analysis focuses on the Balcony and Tomb Scenes; the pivotal scenes of the play In which the concepts of love and death are fully developed. The author draws from semiotics, topic theory, and traditional forms of music analysis in order to construct a comprehensive study of these composers representational devices.

Original language	English
Qualification	Masters
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Tonkin, Christopher, Supervisor Symons, David, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	19 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4225/23/5a7a580eca0d1
Publication status	Unpublished - 2018

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