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Mysteries for Orchestra

Wickliffe, Patrick
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4749-5173
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649770676395491

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2022, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Composition.
My curiosity in world culture has expanded to Eastern philosophy and its integration into western musical languages. Mysteries manifests this influence, finding solace in subtle orchestral colors which alternate with boisterous passages. A performance of Mysteries lasts approximately 18 minutes. It is composed in one continuous movement. In this piece, I am reminded of the west wing of the Cleveland Museum of Art which now houses Indian and Southeast Asian artifacts. There one may behold thousands of years of history. One gallery featuring sixth century BCE Jainism yields to a Chinese gallery, adorned with fiery-eyed gargoyles calling out to visitors where once they graced the tombs of influential statesmen in the Tang dynasty, guarding them from sinister spirits. One may also cross paths with Nataraja’s Shiva, the ancient Hindu Lord of music, who beckons serenely and beneficently with his hands as if they are about to execute a Vedic hymn on the vina. In fact, music was considered an essential component of sacred learning, and its rhythms reflect the structures of an ongoing creation of the universe. As the gallery continues, my attention is drawn to a new 2022 exhibition by Peng Wei, Migrations of Memory––The Poetry and Power of Music. This exhibition – comprised of multiple music stands in semi-circular formation, letters by Western composers translated into Mandarin, and stately Chinese paintings depicting a subtext described as “Wild Geese Descend on Level Sands” – addresses the vital role of music and the arts during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is dedicated to the Cleveland Orchestra and to musicians worldwide, aiming to keep communities “spirited, resilient, and connected”. Mysteries has arrived at this place of creation which – it is possible Shiva, the Tomb Guardians, and Peng Wei would agree – is meant to be shared.
Michael Fiday, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Douglas Knehans, D.M.A. (Committee Member)
Mara (Margaret) Helmuth, D.M.A. (Committee Member)
70 p.
Music
Wickliffe; Mysteries for orchestra; Orchestra Pieces; Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Museum of Art; Migrations of Memory

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  • Wickliffe, P. (2022). Mysteries for Orchestra [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649770676395491

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wickliffe, Patrick. Mysteries for Orchestra. 2022. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649770676395491.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wickliffe, Patrick. "Mysteries for Orchestra." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649770676395491

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