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This is to certify that the

dissertation entitled

"Revelations: a Choral Symphony of Praise"

presented by

Jerold Jay wyrick

has been accepted towards fulfillment
of the requirements for

 

Ph. D. degree in Music Composition

. Major professor

 

Date June 7z 1990

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REVELATIONS:
A CHORAL SYMPHONY OF PRAISE

By

Jerold Jay Wyrick

A DISSERTATION

Submitted to

Michigan State University

in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

School of Music

1990

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ABSTRACT
Revelations: A Choral Symphony of Praise
By
Jerold Jay Wyrick

Revelations: A Choral Symphony of Praise is a composition for tourpart mixed chorus
and orchestra. The texts are taken from the books of Psalms and Revelation. Each represents
different aspects of praise. The first text, ‘Worthy is the Lamb”, is an example of praise in
response to what God has done for man; the third text. “Holy, Holy, Holy', an example of
praise for what God is. The Alleluia sections are exuberant expressions of praise in response to
the other two texts.

The harmonic and melodic material is derived from pitch sets which contain the maximum
number of major seconds and perfect fifths. and the minimum number of minor seconds and
tritones. The dominant texture throughout is polyphonic and imitative. In Part I, “Worthy is the
Lamb' (mm. 1-188), the GA-E—A-D motive, introduced in the percussion, alternates with the
more legato woodwind motive, Db-Eb-Bb—Ab—Eb. The chorus, in contrast to the orchestra, has
sustained melodic lines in conjunct motion. In Part II, 'Alleluia' (mm. 189-289), an instrumental
theme and a choral theme are presented in a tugal texture. The orchestral parts add rhythmic
vitality and emphasize the structural pitches of the choral theme. Part m, “Holy, Holy, Holy'
(mm. 290-336), is a slower imitative section with the orchestra interspersing motives from the
previous sections. The coda, (mm. 337-379), recalls the material from Parts I and II.

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