Abstract
"How Dare You!" is a large-scale musical composition that addresses different problems interconnected with each other under the umbrella of global warming. The musical work follows an overarching narrative of problems and solutions through two contrasting sections. The first section represents global warming issues, while the second section provides a counter narrative, representing a possible solution that engages with the issues addressed in the first section. The first section is comprised of three movements, and the second section of one movement. Each movement is unique in style and instrumentation, from soloist pieces to large woodwind ensembles, conveying a statement on environmental problems or solutions.
In this essay, I will describe how the research and the understanding of these problems and solution informed my compositional decisions. Also, I will provide a background and musical context on global warming and ecomusicology, a detailed scope of the composition, and a detailed analysis of each one of the movements through different music theory lenses such as Serialism, Contour theory, Narrative and Golden Ratio.