CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
TABLES AND MUSICAL EXAMPLES x
PREFACE xvi
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 : NARRATIVE, REPRESENTATIONAL, 4
AND PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS IN THE EARLY
CHAMBER MUSIC OF LIBBY LARSEN
Early Career 4
Black Roller 9
Background 9
Analysis 12
Conclusion 22
Cajun Set 29
Origins 29
Analysis 31
First Movement: Gringalet 32
Second Movement: French Blues 37
Third Movement: Joe Férail 41
Conclusion 47
Early Career Reflections 51
CHAPTER 2: SUBJECTS AND SUGGESTIONS: 53