"Shrieks, screams and sighs: Constructions of gender and sexuality in William Bolcom's ""Lilith"""
Clark, Evan Wayne
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Description
Title
"Shrieks, screams and sighs: Constructions of gender and sexuality in William Bolcom's ""Lilith"""
Author(s)
Clark, Evan Wayne
Issue Date
2019
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Silvers, Michael
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Richtmeyer, Debra
Committee Member(s)
Magee, Gayle Sherwood
Livengood, Kerrith
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
saxophone
music
Bolcom
Lilith
gender
sexuality
Language
en
Abstract
This project
investigates
the
musical constructions of
gender and sexuality
in
Lilith
(1984)
for alto saxophone and piano
by William
Bolcom
(b. 1938).
The
musical
manifestations
of
the
Lilith
character
as a female demon
are
explored
primarily
through
historical
analysis
and
feminist
criticism
in music.
A
close reading
of
the
composition’s five distinct movements,
based
on this framework,
ultimately
presents a newly informed critical interpretation of the work. This
outlook reveals how the idiomatic timbral and performative qualities of the saxophone
are
narratively wielded
by Bolcom
as vocal utterances
and
are used
to invoke
conceptions of
embodiment
and
evocations
of desire.
Furthermore, an
outline
of
performance
considerations
is
provided
as a practical
guide
in order
for
saxophonists
to
artistically
navigate
the score.
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