Thesis:

ThepresenceandabsenceofmusicaldictionwithinF.ScottFitzgerald's
TheGreatGatsby
clearly
parallelsJayGatsbysrelationshipwithDaisyBuchanan,andconstrictsanewversionofrealityandfantasyfor
Gatsby.

PurposeandEffect:
ThismusicaldictionchangesGatsbysrealityofDaisyandoffersanewlensintothe
novel.

Examples:
Page39
therewas
music
frommyneighborshousethroughthesummernights.
Page40
bysevenoclockthe
orchestra
hasarrived,nothinfivepieceaffair,butawholepitfulof
oboes
and
trombones
and
saxophones
and
viols
and
cornets
and
piccolos,
andlowandhigh
drums
.
thelightsgrowbrighterastheearthlurchesawayfromthesun,andnowthe
orchestra
is
playingyellowcocktail
music
,andthe
opera
of
voices
pitches

a
key
higher.
Page42
convincedthatitwastheirsforafewwordsintheright
key.

Page46
andagreatnumberofsinglegirlsdancingindividualisticallyorrelievingthe
orchestra
fora
momentoftheburdenofthe
banjo
orthe
traps.

acelebrated
tenor
had
sung
inItalian,andanotorious
contralto
had
sung
in
jazz

Page49
somethinginher
tone
remindedmeoftheothergirls
therewastheboomofa
bassdrum,
andthe
voice
ofthe
orchestra
leader
rangout
suddenly
abovetheecholaliaofthegarden.
attherequestofMr.Gatsbywearegoingtoplayforyou
Mr.VladimirTostoff
slatestwork,
whichattractedsomuchattentionat
CarnegieHall
lastMay.
thepieceisknown,heconcludedlustily,as
VladimirTostoff
s
JazzHistoryoftheWorld.

Page50
thenatureof
Mr.Tostoffscomposition
eludedme
whenthe
JazzHistoryoftheWorld

wasover
no
singingquartets
wereformedwithGatsbysheadforonelink
Page51
conversationwithtwo
chorusgirls

oneofthegirlsinyellowwas
playingthepiano,
andbesideherstoodatall,redhairedyoung
ladyfromafamous
chorus,
engagedin
song

shehaddrunkaquantityofchampagne,andduringthecourseofher
song
shehaddecided,
ineptly,thateverythingwasvery,verysadshewasnotonly
singing,
shewasweepingtoo.
Whenevertherewasapauseinthe
song
shefilleditwithgasping,brokensobs,andthentook
upthe
lyric
againina
quaveringsoprano.

Page55
thecaterwauling
horns
hadreacheda
crescendo

Page94

Klipspringer
playsthe
piano,
saidGatsby
Inthe
musicroom
Gatsbyturnedonasolitarylampbesidethe
piano.

when
Klipspringer
hadplayed
TheLoveNest

Page95

SongLyrics:
Inthemorning,/Intheevening,/Aintwegotfun
Onethingssureandnothingssurer/Therichgetricherandthepoorget
children./Inthemeantime,/Inbetweentime
Page108
Daisybeganto
sing
withthe
music
inahusky,
rhythmic
whisper,bringingoutameaningin
eachwordthatithadneverhadbeforeandwouldneverhaveagain.Whenthe
melody
rose,
her
voice
brokeupsweetly,followingit,inaway
contraltovoices
have,andeachchange
tippedoutalittleofherwarmhumanmagicupontheair.
Herglanceleftmeandsoughtthelightedtopofthesteps,where
ThreeOClockinthe
Morning
,aneat,sadlittle
waltz
ofthatyear,wasdriftingouttheopendoor.
Page127
AsTomtookupthereceiverthecompressedheatexplodedinto
sound
andwewerelistening
tothe
portentouschords
of
MendelssohnsWeddingMarch
fromtheballroombelow.
Page151
ForDaisywasyoungandherartificialworldwasredolentoforchidsandpleasant,cheerful
snobberyandthe
orchestras
whichsetthe
rhythm
oftheyear,summingupthesadnessand
suggestivenessoflifeinnew
tunes.
Allnightthe
saxophones
wailedthehopelesscommentof
the
BealeStreetBlues
whileahundredpairsofgoldenandsilverslippersshuffledtheshining
dust.
Page163
ashebentoverWilsonsbodythatafternoon,andtheadventitiousauthorityofhis
voice
setthe
key
forthenewspaperreportsnextmorning.
Page164
thecasemightremaininitssimplestform.Andit
rested
there.
Page167
Hewasonthepointofcollapse,soItookhimintothe
musicroom
andmadehimsitdown
whileIsentforsomethingtoeat.

74
WordsandPhrases
2
InstancesofActualLyrics

Introduction:
IwillbeginmypresentationbyintroducingmyselfandthetitleofmyIOP.FollowingthisIwillessentially
discusstheverybasisofmytopic,music,thatcanbedrawnforthfrommytitle.Thiswillleadmeintomy
historywithmusicandwhatitmeanstome.Followingthis,Iwillbeabletodiscussmythesisstatement.Iwill
asktheaudienceaquestionregardingmusic,thenmoveintomyanalysisandexamples.

Body:
Tobeginmybody,Imustdiscussmyexamplesofmusicaldictionfromthetextsoastoprovideafoundation
foranalysis.Iwillprovideavisualwiththerisingandfallingofatraditionalplot,thenoftheGreatGatsby,and
thenwherethesequotescomeaboutinthenovel.Iplanonvisuallyemphasizingthemusicaldictionineach
example,similartowhatisseenabovewiththeboldedanditalicizedwordchoice.Aftersplittingupthese
examplesandexplainingthem,Iwilluseactualauditoryexamplesofcrescendoandsomeoftheotherwords
usedtoactuallyshowandemphasizethepresenceofthisdiction.Mostofmyanalysiswillcenteraround
Daisy,thereforetimemustbeallocatedtotheanalysisofthepurposeandmeaningofDaisyscharacter,then
whatthepresenceofthisdictionmeans.IplantospendalargeamountoftimefocusingonDaisyand
individualquotesregardingher.

Conclusion:
Iplantoconcludebysummarizingmypointsandshowingtherelationshipbetweenmusicoftragediesand
Daisysrelationshiptothetragedyandfallofthenovel.Iwillphysicallyplaymusicoftragedywithsuspension
chordsandchordprogressionstomirrorDaisyspresenceinthenovel.

PresentationStrategies:
Whenpresenting,IwillusePrezitovisuallyrepresentandaidmythoughts.Inaddition,Iwillaskforaudience
opinionandquestionatcertainpointsofmypresentationsoastoemphasizethepointsmade.

UseofRegister:
Iplantousenotecardstoaidmythoughtsandpreventlapseinjudgementorspeech.Iplanandhopetospeak
fluentlyandeloquently,deliveringmyinterpretationandanalysiswithacademicvocabularyandspecificterms.