Date of Award
Spring 4-18-2025
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Music
Department Chair or Program Director
Kuykendall, Brooks
First Advisor
Bratt, Michael
Major or Concentration
Music
Abstract
In the Spring 2025 semester, Madeline Berger completed a semester-long composition project within her composition lessons. The piece, When I Thought We Were Timeless is a cello duet inspired by themes of timing and connection. The two cellos are representations of people meeting throughout a lifetime. At certain moments, they connect, only go along their separate ways. The piece showcases a non-traditional form of music notation where there are no measures, and dotted lines to show the musicians when to play together, which helps to represent the "timeless" nature of the piece. The piece continues within this timeless world, but the moment the piece ends, it succumbs to the idea of existing within time, therefore not actually being timeless at all.
Recommended Citation
Berger, Madeline, "When I Thought We Were Timeless - Cello Duet" (2025). Student Research Submissions. 650.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/650