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Author (up) Simms, Bekah isbn  openurl
  Title Foreverdark: For Amplified Cello Soloist and Chamber Orchestra Type Book Whole
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 64  
  Keywords Bathory; Cello; Concerto; Heavy metal; Musical composition; Music history; Music theory  
  Abstract Foreverdark is a single movement, ten-minute concertino (short concerto) for amplified cello soloist with live electronic processing and chamber orchestra. The exact instrumentation consists of violoncello solo, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet in Bb, horn in F, tenor trombone, percussion, piano, harp, violin 1, violin 2, viola, violoncello, and double bass; each part is played by a single player. The compositional style is a continuation and deeper exploration of the composer’s current compositional interests, namely the integration of quotation and popular music style signals within more broadly art music formats. By amplifying and separating the cello soloist from the ensemble, the player’s position alludes to that of a “lead guitarist;” subsequently, much of their melodic material (and that of the orchestra around them) is sourced from a variety of heavy metal riffs, most of them from bands the composer listened to as a teenager. The piece’s title, “Foreverdark,” both references the song with a similar name (Foreverdark Woods) by Viking metal artist Bathory as well as the composer’s long and somewhat nostalgic relationship to the metal genre itself. In addition to heavy metal-sourced melodic and rhythmic motifs, “Foreverdark” also contains some material bordering on a folk music aesthetic. Surprisingly, metal-turned-folk is a common stylistic shift in for some of the bands quoted within the work.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis Doctoral thesis  
  Publisher University of Toronto (Canada) Place of Publication Ann Arbor Editor  
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  ISSN ISBN 9781085778831 Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
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  Call Number INTech @ brianhickam2019 @ Serial 2201  
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