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154426 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38488 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2016 xi, 78 pages : illustrations, music Doctoral Dissertation Academic theses Text eng McKee, Marcy Mills, Robert Rogers, Rodney Hawkins, Gordon Arizona State University Partial requirement for: D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2016 Includes bibliographical references Field of study: Music This paper explores the relationship of text and music in Dies Natalis by Gerald Finzi. Many of Gerald Finzi’s compositions have been researched and analyzed, but Dies Natalis, a work for high voice and string quartet, has received limited attention. The text is by Thomas Traherne, a lesser-known English poet and theologian. The research investigates textual interpretation and an explanation or a discussion of the religious mysticism of Traherne. After a biographical discussion of the composer and the poet, this paper provides a musical analysis, including a study of thematic and harmonic relationships in the work, and an examination of word painting and text setting. To facilitate my analysis, I used the piano reduction and not the string score for this project. Music Music and literature Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble--Analysis, appreciation. Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble The relationship of music and poetry in Dies Natalis by Gerald Finzi