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THE INCORPORATION OF EXTRAMUSICAL
MATERIAL INTO LIBBY LARSEN’S POST MINNESOTA
Orchstra residency chamber music
Transition to a New Phase 53
Black Birds, Red Hills 57
Background 57
Similarities between Larsen and O’Keeffe 60
O’Keeffe’s Musical Influence 65
Compositional Process 66
First Movement: Pedernal Hills 69
Second Movement: Black Rock 75
Third Movement: RedHills and Sky 79
Fourth Movement: A Black Bird with Snow-Covered Hills 83
Fifth Movement: Looking... 87
Conclusion 92
CHAPTER 3: A NEW DIRECTION WITH ABSOLUTE MUSIC: 94
THE GENERAL INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN SOUND IN
LARSEN’S VIOLA SONATA
Compositional Development 94
IntroductiontotheViolaSonata IOO
LarsenasanlnstrumentalComposer 103
Overview of Viola Sonata and its Connections with Earlier Works 110
First Movement: Flow 117
Second Movement: Drift 126
Third Movement: Breathless 135