Working Class-ical Music: Exploring the creative potential of embodying working-classness in a folio of new interdisciplinary compositions

AIDAN Teplitzky

name	Figure 1 - Perry, G. and Mio, V. (2012) The Adoration of the Cage Fighters available at: https://www.a-n.co.uk/media/5040462/, accessed 12.08.2021
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name	Figure 1.1 Teplitzky, A. (2024) Methodological Approach Diagram
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name	Seven Working-Class Time Pieces
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name	Figure 1.10 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 1. Expiration Date, Original duration of musical idea
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name	Figure 1.8 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces Development
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name	Figure 1.2 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 6. Repetition, Musical material to be repeated
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name	Figure 1.3 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 6. Repetition, Example of how the music is repeating
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name	Figure 1.4 - Escapism 3. Interlude - I Just Wanted to Write Some Music Example of layering musical material
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name	Figure 1.5 - Escapism 1. Vice, Opening of movement to show melody in full
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name	Figure 1.6 - Escapism 1. Vice, Development of the melody being reduced
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name	Figure 1.7 - Escapism 1. Vice, Further development of melodic line being reduced
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name	Figure 1.8 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 3. Needed Time of Arrival, Example of original speed of musical idea
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name	Figure 1.9 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 3. Needed Time of Arrival, Development of musical idea being sped up
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name	Figure 1.11 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 1. Expiration Date, Development of musical idea's duration changing
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name	Figure 1.12 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Theme in original key
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name	Figure 1.13 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Theme modulated to G Major
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 4.Part Time
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name	Seven Working-Class Time Pieces - 1.Expiration Date
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name	Seven Working-Class Time Pieces - Front Cover
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 2. Off Time
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 3. Needed Time of Arrival
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 5.Queuing
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 6.Repetition
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name	Seven Working Class Time Pieces 7.Per Hour
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name	Figure 1.8 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 3. Needing Time of Arrival, Example of original speed of musical idea
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name	Figure 1.9 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 3. Needed Time of Arrival, Development of musical idea being sped up
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name	Figure 1.14 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 5. Queuing, Example of score
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name	Figure 1.15 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 7. Per Hour, Example of floating between chords
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name	Figure 1.16 - Seven Working-Class Time Pieces 7. Per Hour, Development of changing between chords
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name	Holding - Mockup
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name	It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working-Class
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name	Figure 1.17 - It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working Class, Quote of I Got You Babe.
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name	Figure 1.18 - It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working Class, Example of developing musical material from I Got You Babe theme
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name	Figure 1.19 - It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working Class, Example of stretching the duration of notes
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name	Figure 1.20 - It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working Class, Example of decreasing the length of the theme from I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher (Bono, S. (1965))
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name	Figure 1.21 - It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working Class, Development of decreasing the length of the theme from I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher (Bono, S. (1965))
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name	Figure 1.22 - Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor, Bar 3 Cello melody
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name	Figure 1.23 - Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor, Bar 28 repetition of Cello melody from Bar 3
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name	Figure 1.24 - Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor, Bar 32 repetition of Cello melody from Bar 3
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name	Figure 1.25 - Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor, Bar 102 repetition of Cello melody from Bar 3
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name	Figure 1.26 - Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor, Bars 60 - 63 showcasing lengthening of Cello melody in Bar 3
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name	Budget Cuts to Fauré's Piano Trio in D minor
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name	Baguette Baton
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name	Figure 1.27 - Baguette Baton, Bars 1 - 4 showcasing changing the duration of the musical idea.
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name	Figure 1.28 - Baguette Baton, Bars 12 - 15 Showcasing repetition of musical idea.
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name	Figure 1.29 - Baguette Baton, Bars 32 - 34 Showcasing instrumental layering of sung melody in unison.
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name	Figure 1.30 - Baguette Baton, Bars 41 - 42 showcasing instrumental layering of sung melody with harmony.
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name	Figure 1.31 - Escapism 1. Vice, Showcasing the keyboard playing Ab Minor Melodic scale in accordance with speed of film
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name	Figure 1.32 - Escapism, 2. Don't Look Back, Example of musical character constantly changing
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name	Figure 1.33 - Escapism, 4. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It Used To, Opening with Ensemble playing stab chords while the keyboard plays long held chords
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name	Figure 1.34 - Escapism, 4. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It Used To, Development of stab chords falling apart
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name	Escapism - 1. Vice
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name	Escapism - 4.Why Doesn't It Feel Like it Used To
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name	Escapism - 5. Stargazer
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name	Escapism - 3.Interlude - I just Wanted to Write Some Music
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name	Figure 1.35 - Escapism, 3. Interlude - I Just Wanted to Write Some Music, Example of chordal motif in ensemble with keyboard providing rhythmic octave leaps
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name	Figure 1.36 - Escapism, 3. Interlude - I Just Wanted to Write Some Music, Development of chordal motif in ensemble with keyboard providing rhythmic octave leaps
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name	Figure 1.37 - Escapism, 3. Interlude - I Just Wanted to Write Some Music, E Melodic Minor riff that is layered across the ensemble while the keyboard plays stab chords
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name	Figure 1.38 - Escapism, 3. Interlude - I Just Wanted to Write Some Music, Development of E Melodic Minor riff that is layered across the ensemble while the keyboard plays stab chords
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name	Theme with Variations Forced by Expectations
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name	Figure 1.39 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Bar 125 example of detailing continued uncertainty within posh environments even after receiving a high level of education.
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name	Figure 1.40 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Bar 263 onwards detailing the awareness of personal changes due to code switching
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name	Figure 1.41 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Opening theme in Eb Major.
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name	Figure 1.42 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Example of harmonic modulation through outfit changes.
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name	Figure 1.43 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Theme modulated to F# Minor.
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name	Figure 1.44 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Theme being sped up and slowed down to emulate feelings of uncertainty.
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name	Figure 1.45 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Note repetition, melodic fragments, and big dynamic contrasts.
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name	Figure 1.46 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Breakdown of theme to harsh noise.
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name	Figure 1.47 - Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations, Fusing extracts of the different variations into a single musical line.
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name	The Damned
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name	The Weight of History and Background Etudes
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name	Figure 1.48 - The Weight of History and Background Etudes, Bar 16 example of copying the opening chords from Bach's Violin Partita No. 2.
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name	Figure 1.49 - The Weight of History and Background Etudes, Musical development achieved through rhythmic rocking of chords.
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name	Background Etude No.1
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name	Background Etude No.2
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name	Background Etude No.3
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name	Background Etude No.4
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name	Background Etude No.5
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name	Background Etude No.6
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name	Escapism
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name	Escapism - 2 - Don't Look Back
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name	Seven Working-Class Time Pieces
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name	Budget Cuts to Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor
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name	Baguette Baton
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name	Escapism
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name	Theme With Variations Forced by Expectations
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name	The Damned
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name	The Weight of History and Background Etudes
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name	It's Hard to Make an Oboe Sound Working-Class
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type	research exposition
keywords	composition as research, composition, social class, working-class, interdisciplinarity, practice-based research
date	04/03/2024
published	13/01/2025
last modified	13/01/2025
status	published
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copyright	Aidan Teplitzky, 2024
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2628825/2909546
published in	Birmingham City University
portal issue	1. Doctoral Research

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