Publisher's Synopsis
"The Second Act", composed by this book's author, is a musical representation of the events recorded in the second chapter of the Acts of The Apostles from the "Holy Bible: New International Version". Performing forces include large orchestra, brass septet, mixed chorus (SATB), men's chorus (TTBB), soprano solo, tenor solo, baritone solo, and bass solo.;Of central significance in this book is the utilization of an important analytical tool for investigation of much 20th-century music: category analysis. This methodology observes the composer's usage of various musical parameters in the establishment of structure.;Part I provides an examination of textual and outer musical form. Part II explores the wide spectrum of melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and internal form procedures. It concludes with a comparison of salient features in the composition.
