COMPOSITIONS BY ROBERT POLZONI B.A, (Honours), Brock University, 1998 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC (COMPOSITION) in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES School of Music We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA April 2003 Copyright © 2003 by Robert Polzoni 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 Date A Of A ZZ, DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS by ROBERT POLZONI The following works were written during the course of completing my Master of Music (Composition) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. My principle teachers during this degree were Dr. Keith Hamel and Dr. Brent Lee. ii T A B L E OF CONTENTS Abstract...; 1 1 Table of Contents 1 1 1 Indifference, for 2 Bb Clarinets, Bass Drum, Claves and Tape 1 Senza Nome, for SSAA Choir , 1 3 Prova, for string orchestra 28 Noise, electroacoustic • 63 Two, electroacoustic 64 Shadow, electroacoustic 65 Obsession, electroacoustic 66 In Viderunt, electroacoustic 67 iii Indifference For 2 Bb Clarients, Bass Drum, Claves and Tape Robert Polzoni Indifference *=eo Ambient B is b is b is b is b is b is b is b is A Robert Polzoni 4 r r r r r r r r 4 • n 4 J * -0 \ f \ Soft mallets Audio Loop Clarinet 2 Claves PP - 2 -17 Cl . 1 Cl . 2 B. Drum 17 17 Tf mp i> 4 = = 17 n U 17 -3-35 Audio C l . 1 C l . 2 Clav. B. Drum 35 -"i 1 N j» o mp 3 TT ~" 2~—==_ mp 35 n *> V> mp J 1 -u 35 >• L£.—_ f\ »>f C l . 2 Clav. f p mf C l . I C1.2 B. Dram -5--6--8-102 Audio C l . 2 Clav. -tTf-Audio C l . 1 Clav. B. Drum WIT Sub P Jf\ r r r r u< ? u« ?]'uil'? U1T ? L _ t _ J ' - 10-111 -11 -r r r r r r i( 115 4 1 = 1 4 115 n 4 u 115 4 - 12-Senza Nome for S S A A choir Robert Polzoni - 13-- 14-- 16-- 17 -- 18-- 19--20--21 --23--24--25--26--27-Prova for string orchestra Robert Polzoni -28-Prova Robert Polzoni -29--31 -32--33--34--35--36--38--39--44--46-47--52--53--55 --56--57--58--59--60--61 -N o i s e electroacousitc Robert Polzoni -63-T w o electroacousitc Robert Polzoni -64-S h a d o w electroacousitc Robert Polzoni - 6 5 -O b s e s s i o n electroacousitc Robert Polzoni - 6 6 -I n V i d e r u n t electroacousitc Robert Polzoni - 6 7 -