Date of Graduation
2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
DMA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
School of Music
Committee Chair
David Taddie
Committee Co-Chair
Matthew Heap
Committee Member
Andrea Houde
Committee Member
Evan MacCarthy
Committee Member
Beth Royall
Abstract
This document examines the harmonic and melodic content of four albums by English Progressive Rock band Pink Floyd: Meddle (1971), The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979). Each of these albums presents a coherent discourse that is typical of the art music tradition. The ways in which formal cohesion is achieved includes harmonic arguments, motivic development, and textual and poetic narrative.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Christopher Everett, "Tear Down the Wall: Long-Form Analytical Techniques and the Music of Pink Floyd" (2017). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 7098.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/7098