COMPOSITIONS BY JOSEPH SCOTT AMORT B.Mus, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1999 B . B . A , Wilfrid Laurier University, 1995 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC in T H E FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES School of Music We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard T H E UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA April 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Joseph Scott Amort In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS by JOSEPH SCOTT AMORT The fol lowing works were written during the course of completing my Master o f Mus i c (Composit ion) at the University o f Br i t ish Columbia, Vancouver, B C . M y composit ion professors during this degree were Dr. Stephen Chatman, Dr. N iko la i Korndor f and Dr. Kei th Hamel . A list o f performances and/or readings of these works is included at the end of this thesis. ii T A B L E OF CONTENTS Abst rac t Table of Contents Tango!? , for orchestra Mo js i je , for SSAA choir, organ and bass drum l inea(r), for trombone quintet bent wa l lpaper , for string quartet The Doctor 's Los t Trek, for tape Append i x I: Program Notes from selected performances Tango! for orchestra J. Scott Amort 1 Instrumentation Piccolo Flute 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B t 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones Timpani in A , D Piano Harp Strings Duration: ca. 12' 2 Transposed Score Passionately, in the manner of a tango J. Scott Amort Copyright « 2000 by J. Scott Amort 3 Tango!? 5 Tango!? Tango!? Tango!? Tango.'? 9 Tango!? Tango.'? Tango!? Tango!? 13 Tango!? Tango!? 16 Tango!? 17 Tango!? Tango,'? 19 Tango!? Tango!? 21 Tango!? Tango!? 25 Tango!? 26 Tango!? Tango.'? Tango.'? Tango!? Tango!? P -f~f*=ff: 31 Tango!? Tango!? Tango!? Tango!? 35 Tango!? Y 36 Tango!? Tango.'? Mojsije for Choir (SSAA), Percussion and Organ J. Scott Amort Duration : ca. 10' 39 o OS E SH a u fi-C3 S T o °lo 3 g ca oo U .23 ^ "S 00 |-l <+H eg ID o CD ca g ca < ! . 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CO CO tm tTO CO I c E 3 (A CD I 0 (A p CO I CD •a E co (A (A tm a • (A 0 co co IttK s J \ ttK 53 linea(r) for trombone quintet J. Scott Amort Duration: ca. 4' 56 a +-> GO O o 57 bent wallpaper for string quartet J. Scott Amort Duration: ca. 13' 65 h S. toneless (on the bridge) ? unbroken 1 h. U S I toneless (on the bridge) toneless, broken (on the bridge) rub string with ftngerfs) & . k. k 1 K »' _ ~~ - £ •£ = 5 d > > = d ^ S > £ 67 1 68 tt 4 1 •S 5 69 i I * * i 1 72 5 i— I I 1 75 76 "Si I 1 g 78 NT HI 2" "a a a | a.1 79 [=: 80 81 The Doctor's Lost Trek for tape J. Scott Amort Duration: ca. 6' 30" 82 Appendix I Program Notes from Selected Performances A N C O U V E R 5fM PHONY BRAMWEU TOVEY, M a r i e Otrtctor J E A N COULTHARD READINGS O R P H E U M T H E A T R E O C T O B E R 4 , 2 0 0 0 Generously supported by: 83 O K ! Welcome to Ihe 2000/01 Joan Coultrtard Readings conducted iby Maestro Brarrwell Tovey. The Vancouver Symphony has selected worfcs by the following six composers to be read in this session: Nea Welsansel is a \ f a r w u v e * t o ^ ^ hoWs a Master's Degree in Composition from U B C , a Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Manitoba,, has studied orchestral conducting at the Conservatoire National© in Toulon (France), and opera conducting wirth Christian Segarici at COpera de Toulon, His compositions and arrangements have been broadcast locally and nationally on C B C I ete vision and radio Da Canada and in France, He has sooted feature films, documentaries for T S N , dance videos for the Bravo! iperiorrning arts channel, and produced music for large-scale multf-medie installations at Expo zooo in Hanover, Germany Neil has also conducted all 99 performances of his four chamber operas and has recently received a mafor Canada Council grant to compose hie fifth opera, a full-scale^ work enttttod Ttm Master* Stmko. Night Sequence The themes for Night Sequence are; taken from Ihe opera The Master's Stroke, a 00-mlrvute work which intermingles the myths of immortality and the archetypal Don Juan figure, placing them iin the world of professional golf. The first two movements of Night Sequence, played without a break, represent the prologue and overture of the opera, The inspiration for the third movement comes from the opera's beauttfui and courageous heroine: JSectt Amort Bom in Sarnie, Ontario, in 1972, Joseph Scott Amort grew up in Windsor, Ontario. After piano and French horn lessons as a youth, Scott on toned Wilfrid Laurier University In 1990, studying business and! computer science, tn his fourth year at studies, he eflected to take a composition course in the Faculty of Music. This course confirmed his interest In music composition, and after completing an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, he entered Laurier'si music school in the fall of 1995. There he studied composition with Glenn Buhr, Peter Hatch and Omar Daniel. In the spring of 1999, he graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Music in Composition.. Since September 1999, Scott has continued his studies as a graduate student at the University of British Columbia In Vancouver, B C His teachers an lh3C have Included Stephen Chatman, Nikolai Kcrndorf and Kerth Heme! Twtgot? Tango!? takes a traditional Argentinean tango tune - B Chodo. as Its main musical material. After a short orchestral introduction, several; solo instruments present this theme'. These presentations, however, are rudely interrupted by wfnd and brass gestures before the'tune returns forcefully in the violins, This return quickly fragments/and as the music progresses, the tango theme undergoes further o£consbiK#on. After a final tailed attempt at dominance, the tune completely dissolves into a static, nebulous texture, This stillness is soon disturbed, again by the brass end winds. These interruptions gain Gn Intensity and speed, soon engulfing the entire orchesfra, The texture builds lo a. dirrtaic, and the return of the tango theme, This victory is short-lived: however, and the ensuing troakdown of the tango seems final, until the last quiet chorda of (he piece are heard, triumphant in their simple closure. Jennifer Butter Jennifer Sutler {age 24) graduated from Wttfrfd Laurier University in 1999 w h e r e she studied composition wtth Peter Hatch, Glenn Buhr and Omar Daniel, In the fag of 1999 she began a Master's degree In composition at the University of British Columbia, where she is currently studying with Keith Heme!. She has composed music for the W L U Symphony Orchestra end the WLU Rule ensemble, as well as many smaller chamber groups and solo performers. She has also achieved recognition as a 84 eSjeklra W O M E N ' S C H O I R February 5th, 2001 ELEKTRA WOMEN'S CHOIR Diane Loomer, CM and Moma Edmundson, Co-conductors HOSTS THIRD READING SESSION OF NEW COMPOSITIONS Ryerson United Church, Vancouver BC Eric Hominick, piano 1) OVas Nobile 2) Dum Transisset Sabbatum 3) Blue 4) Sanctus 5) Song for Tamar 6) Mojsije 7) New Day Rising 8) able fires are, Isobei Faire 9) Senza Nome Susan Nakagawa Evans Loren Robert Carle Lisa Miller Graham Porter Stefan Smulovitz J. Scott Amort Brent Belke Lisa Turner Robert Polzoni M o r n a E d m u n d s o i D i i n e L o o m e i C O - D I R E C T O R S 7061 C y p r e s s S t r e e V a n c o u v e r B C C a n a d a V 6 P 5 M 2 T E L 6 0 4 261 2 6 7 0 F A X 6 0 4 2 6 4 0 0 2 7 m o r n a @ p o r t a l . c a d l o o m e r @ a x i o n e t . < C a r o l y n S h a n d l e r G E N E R A L M A N A G E R III37-163RD S t S u r r e y B C C a n a d a V 4 N 4 R 7 T E L 6 0 4 584 2335 F A X 6 0 4 584 2375 shandler@interchange. Etekfra Women's Choir Is pleased to acknowledge the financial support of; The Canada Council for the Arts, The City of Vancouver through the Office of Cultural Affairs, and the province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Gaming Commission, the British Columbia Arts Council, and BC 2000 Heritage and Arts program, The Hamber Foundation, The Leon and Thea Koemer Foundation, The Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation, The Vancouver Foundation and Nancy's Very Own Foundation. 85 Computer Music Concert UBC Recital Hail Final Projects from students in Music 320 Elaine Saunders. 'Fraser Waters. . •GeoftWo^sri,. : Kim : : Kf*ayisl"if . Mary Syvanto Pete Attierton • }rMi0kMi^ml^ ».«...«.......... »••.« - S i e H M r p i e;*.-* •: : :Sk^a~S& Sunho: Kirn,..... . -~ - « > »«•• • »4 BUI •» |:« I I»:lt«1't:iTK