Semester of Graduation
Spring 2025
Degree
Master of Music (MM)
Department
Music
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Lee Hoiby’s life and style are discussed, and his song set The Shining Place: Five Poems of Emily Dickinson is analyzed. A small biography of Emily Dickinson and of the set itself is provided. The song set is analyzed through how Hoiby set Dickinson’s dashes in the music, how diatonic collections are used within the songs, and how motives are used within the songs. Interviews conducted between myself and Lee Hoiby’s partner Mark Shulgasser are transcribed at the end in Appendix A.
Date
3-31-2025
Recommended Citation
Millspaugh, Anne, "Tonality Without Function in Lee Hoiby's The Shining Place: Five Poems of Emily Dickinson" (2025). LSU Master's Theses. 6156.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6156
Committee Chair
Jeffrey Perry