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Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century
Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25177 Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century Walton, Chris, 1963- Zaidel-Rudolph, J. bunyard@acenet.co.za Bunyard, Rexleigh Gay Myths Grail legend Hero themes Psychoanalysis Archetypes Societal health Symbols Musicals UCTD Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2010. This thesis examines the realisation of archetypes, symbols and mythic processes reflected in the musical discourse of selected 20ftt Century stage musicals with a hero theme, namely The Fantasticks, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar and Man of La Mancha. Of these, Camelot and Jesus Christ Superstar are mythically by far the more complex, so these will receive correspondingly far greater attention to background, immediately prior to their musical analyses. Insofar as the mythic language of symbols is heavily invested with description, the text reflects this investment. The purpose of this research has been to examine the way in which composers of the 1960s and '70s have revealed symbolic entities inherent in the dramatic plots of these musicals without necessarily being academically aware of deliberately revealing these entities. This being the case, the symbolic grammar and structural psychic elements evident in the musicals could be said to elicit a symbolically related compositional response conveyed in musical structures. Furthermore, the implications of the mythic choice of the hero theme itself and how this is conveyed both in the drama and in compositional choices are examined and discussed in an attempt to comprehend the Zeitgeist of the era, and how its representation In a popular musico-dramatic genre contributes to our insights into human and societal health. Music unrestricted 2013-09-06T19:44:14Z 2010-06-28 2013-09-06T19:44:14Z 2010-04-20 2010-06-28 2010-06-01 Thesis Bunyard, R 2008, Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25177 > D10/293/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25177 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06012010-124010/ © 2008 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Additional information (2 volumes of compositions stored at the Music Library) application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Myths Grail legend Hero themes Psychoanalysis Archetypes Societal health Symbols Musicals UCTD Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title | Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title_full | Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title_fullStr | Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title_short | Archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| title_sort | archetypes and symbols and how they are expressed in musical discourse in selected hero theme musicals of the 20th century |
| topic | Myths Grail legend Hero themes Psychoanalysis Archetypes Societal health Symbols Musicals UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25177 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06012010-124010/ |